The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-28
New York, "Wednesday, April ~, issa.


Since the beginning Of last July, we have en-.
gagged in making vast material improvements
IN the internal arrangements of this establish
uent, involving cost of nearly forty thousand
ssllaTs, and which will probably be completed in
hvs or six weeks, moro less. These improve
Msnts have comprehe nded immense increase Of
Aachinery, which will soon enable us to print our
journal with nearly double speed, and thus facilitate
ite circulation and increase, beyond that of any
other journal in this country New boilers, new
steam engines, new presses, new apartments and
new arrangements Of all kinds are embraced in
hese improvements, now nearly completed.
We make this simple statement chiefly by way of
apology for our past deficiencies in the early crcu
laton Of our journal, and in meeting the enormous
demand of the public for it.
The New YORK HERALD will, in a few days,
commence the eighteenth year of its existence. In
the beginning of May, 1885, we started this journa
and safely say that it is now the largest and
most extensive establishment on this continent and
second only to in Europe, and that is the
London Times. Our annual circulation at this
moment, with all the deficiencies of machinery
and room, with which we have had to contend
for several years, has reached nearly fifteen mil
hons Of sheets. The aggregate annual income of
This establishment is something over four hun
ared thousand dollars. We pay to the paper
maker alone something like hundred and thirty
or hundred and forty thousand dollars per annum.
Our present circulation is larger, in the aggregate
than any other journal in this country in Europe or
In the world Our advertising patronage has accu-
mulated vastly during the last year, and has now
reached an amount nearly equal to hundred and
fffy thousand dollars per annum, being equal to
nearly twohrds of the other journals of this
city. Weemploy about fifteen editors and reporters
IN our home department. and in our foreign depart
ment we have eighteen twenty letter writer's and
correspondents, to say nothing of printers, press
men, clerks, carriers, newsboys, and devils, to the
aggre gate number Of nearly t,ro hundred souls.
These simple facts have been the production Of
experience, energy, talent, skin, temperance, ho-
nesty, and moral courage, all combined in the
management of this newspaper. In the promulga-
tion Of accurate intelligence of all kinds, without
reference TO special interests, no other news
paper, either at home or abroad, in the new cont-
nent or the old werld, is esteemed in higher degree
than the New YORK HERALD. This feature in its
character has been the principal cause of its Won
derfu success. As medium Of advertising, it is
worth thirds Of all the other daily journals in this
city; and adyeriseis-cash advcr.isers-as our co.
1umns will testify, have at length found out the
best and sures channel for reaching the public ear
Thus we go. Without unnecessary professions or
promises for the future have only to refer to our
past results and recent efforts containing the n-s
guarantee Of our future course and coming useful
ness,