The New York herald., 1851-09-07

proper TO state the actual CIRCULATION Oh tneu re-
! spective papers.
! Mr.. Daniel Lee writes US from Washington, that
the circulation of the Genesee Farmer, published at
Rochester, is 10000 at this time. 1t was stated at
| 10000 in the census returns. MIR. Lee says, "you
may safely set down the agricultural journals pub
lished monthly in the State Of New York at mil
lion copies q year," which would be over $4,000
monthly.
The proprietor of the New York Democrat, Ger
man paper of this city, complains to US that his cir
culation is put down at 200, and says his damage
would be very heavy in the advertising business if
understood by the public, whereas his daily cir
culation is $500, and that of his Sunday paper
1000. As we have said before, We are not respon-
sible for the census returns and the German editor
should N AXE his complaints to the Gems depart.
ment at Washington.
The Epening Post, of this city, endeavors to
throw discredt on the census returns published by
US, and makes the astounding declaration that Gin
scarcely single instance was its report correct"
Does the Post an to say that all the propretors
of papers in this State liars and deceivers, or
that the assistant marsh is have made false re-
turns of the reports made to them by tho pro-
prietors themselves! The Post also says, Sour
(the Post',) own circulation was under-stated be-
be expected by all who have watched the per-
seyerine efforts which the Union safety journals
have made for the past year to possess them
selves Of ou. advertisements. Now, the Post
knows very well that we not among those of
the Union press who have made any efforts '' to
possess ourselves of its advertisements" We care
nothing about either its eircul alton advertising
CUSTOM and have not thrown n straw in i IS way.
In the census returns, the Post is thus put down,
doubtless by the authority Of in the Office
of that paper" New York Post, daily, semi
weekly, and weekly, 1900" As it necessary
in cas styling our list, to divide this circulation,
ported in this blind manner, we endeavored to do
it faily, by stating it thus-daily, 800; semi
weekly, 5000; weekly, 500. If this is incorrect,
why does not the Post give its actual circulation,
it in June, lS50, and at the present time, if it
pleasesl Su n statement would be satisfactory
to the public.
The United States census being taken for the public
benefit we submit that the returns of the marshas,
when duly made to the Department at Washington,
are public property As such, we have not hesi-
tated to obtain copies of such portions of the
returns might in opinion interest the public
The propretors of other papers have, of course,
the privilege, but some of The N are, it would
seem, more interested in suppressng The truth thal
in publishing it.
The following extra. It Of letter. from our CORES
pondent at Washington, shows in what manner our
census returns were obtained, and with what
they were made upi-
Crssrs OFFICE, WASHINGTON, |
August IL, 1881.
sH-HGving now furnished you With the newspaper
statistics Of the United States, given In the
Of 1850 will state toyou the nature and amount Of the
work performed.
The lists Of papers with the county where published.
how often issued character and circulation given ia
schedule Of the returns by each Assistant Mar
The return has 70 be united and carefully examined
for this schedule s which then copied when all the
lists copied condemned statement was made cut,
arranging all papers published in the same county, to-
geiher
will understand them to be owing 10 Deficiencies In the
will certify 20 the exactness and accuracy
of my copies. have found many papers which neither
give terpas, any name Of editors or publishers.
/ have not only been engaged myself, but have en-
poyed two other persons in assisting me In the prepaa-
ton Of the work. and believe II 10 be as correct
thing furnished in the Last census.
We repeat the following comparative circula-
tion Of the New York city morning papers, as re-
ported in the returns except the German and
penny parers'-
New York HrRAIp p,,,.,.................. 1900
New York Tribune. - is9
Mornin gExprsss. ................... 1000
Journal Of Couimerce. ............... 4sJ)
Total, except the S3isD
We have put the circulation Of the AIorning kr-
press at 1900, which is probably full proportion
Of the total circulation Of that paper orning aad
evening editions, which the propretors report at
lO,7OO 1t will be seen that the circulation Of the
HERALD was, last year. nearly equal to the circu-
aton Of all the other morning papers published in
Al. - lot.x .l.o-
gular price of the HERALD.
The above statement is ma ie up from the census
returns, but ii is more or less incorrect. Ae-
eordlng to the Journal Of Commerce, the circua-
tion Of the CouriU and En7uir1 is less than that
shown in the census, and we suppose that the cir
culation Of the JotTnai Of Commerce is also some
what above the mark On reference to our books,
we find that ou. circulation in June, 15J0, was
y 49, and not 80 900 but bdievs that actu1l
CIRCULATION in J,ans ls5O, ,ras equal to hs omJinf
ci'cviaiion Of the Colgiu, Journal, Trbsne, aSd
Morning ESpTess, at The SAND tias
TINS CoMrIRoLLERs' REro-r-THE TAxArrox
or TIE CIrY.-From the Comptrollcr's report,
which we published few days ago. il Is clear
that taxation is going ahead at fearful pace and
that a most reckless and p-odigate expenditure
looms out in almost every department Of the city
government. The amount Of tax levied for the
year Is nearly three millions, and n sum Of 81 $751;
O65 has been alrea iy interest ia anci
patton this revenue, while the expenditure has been
81 jl6,slj, for seven months Let US examine
one or two items Of this enormous expenditure
Printing is 50, ,07s, and stationery 81, j,2ij making
together total Of 1928. How such amount
could be expended or printing and stationery re-
quires some explanation. II is at the rate Of up
wards otsl 400 per week. or s2OO per day for every
day in the year, ineluding Sundays. Let US look a:
another item. The contingent expenses of the
Common Council, Tor seven months, are sl2.657,
though the tea room and its appurtentnccs
have been abolished. This il at the rate Of
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