The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-01-01
Spunging from Printers.

T
fully to pay for line Of printing There are
men now in Minnesota AMI long residcn, here,
carrying their heads high up, looking for station
aud pr.ferment, rho have never had the manii-
ness to subscribe for and pay for a Territorial
nswspsper. If they get married or their friends
die. they want it noticed in the paper FOR costs
nothing; but az Tor doing any thing directly OF in
directly 10 sustain our presses, they think
Of snch thing. Advertisement They adver-
tise' M. They think "edtcrs ought TO be glad
to Sc, something to Gil up their papers," Yes;
and On the same principle, steamboats, and stages
onshi to carry passengers for nothing. NO pub
Usher ia .Ninnssota. erer. published a new.pa-
per that dill not cost orer fire cents. Yet there
are plenty Of mes who think an editor mean, who
will nv, gire his paper, to any man who asks for
u copy. With jus: The same preprie,y they nigh,
beg qnar, Of milk from the man " no sells it; or
loaf Of bread from The baker.
! The capital, labor and exer,ion Of The press,
have done more for Minnesota than any other in
stFuinen,aliiy; and yet no enterprises have paid
/ '"S P'OI"'c'"aS ~ poo'iy. uDusncib uc edCfi-
feed ore after another, in their inefiec,rsl srug-
s'es TO maintain more presses here than can live
raw recruits continually rush ia to 81, the places
Of those who fall 10 the contest and 20 be The ad-
vance guard Of the army Of emigration that come,
rushing IN over US ard around US. Towns spring
up, ma nufactories Of all sorts, in all directions
town lots advance in price, business is active, the
man who lived in penury. toe proprietor Of few
acras Of unsa!eable land, finds himself suddenly
''n town with pocket full Of rocks" and is
perhaps theJ very last man who would pay dol
lar TO sustain the very press tina, made him all he
is now and moro than Providence ever designed
him to be. We cannot better express all tina, ws
had designed TO write this subjec,, ,hsn IN The
following quotation from the pen Of It0r,e.
Greeley:
Newspapers are designed 10 furnish iniorma-
ton to the public and livelihood 10 those EN-
pioyed in producing them. Their income is de-
lived from Two sources--irst, from sale sub
scripticns; secondly. from the charges paid by
those who see ut to use them as means Of com
munica,ing with the public for their own advan-
tnge or profit. There is probably not daily pa
per in the world-certainly none in America
that csuld live year without that large portion
Of It's revenue derived from Advertising, nor in
deed, could the publicity now secured by adver-
,isers be obtained for twenty times the present
cost in any other form than that paid to News
papers.
If man applies TO a lawyer, a doctor, tav-
ern keeper, a merchant, for any Of the oommod-
ties whereby the latter makes his living, he ex-
poets to pay therefor. He never saws, 'H you
want pay for this, You can have it, paying is
matter Of cosrse. But If he goes to an Editor to
get his axe ground, he generally pays when he
can't help it, but be seems TO think il rather mean
that payment is expected.
Publicity IS a vital element Of success in amos,
every business. II man were Tomorrow, to
invent machine which would do the work Of
forty horse steam engine for eighth the cost,
whether in building or running, Of such 4 steam
! engine. hc wcs!d be long in making fortune oat
Of il If there were no Press. BY the aid Of the
journals, he might acquire wealth from his inven-
ton in the Of two years, while in thef alb
sence. he would very certainly 90 down to MS
grave in poverty, though some future generation
ouId nc; fail 10 profit lay his labors. The Press
Is to Business what the Electric Telegraph is to
Intellsence--ii condeuses years into minutes
Editors are generally helping this or that fel-
low citizen 10 max his fortune every day. Very
often they are compelled to throw gold into the
zap Of this that inventor, manufacturer, proper
~ holder, &C., IN the naked fuhmeRt Of their
duty to their readers. Thus We have all been
helping Mr Mccormick make his fortune with
his Reaper this year; but did not do it at his
quest fos his sake. and he need not thank US.
But If he had asked any Of us to make his Reap
er known 10 every body, he ought 10 (and we
will trust Eoui9) have insisted on paying for the
service. no matter how much we benefited our
readers at the same time
Here is one great cause Of general obfuscation
on this subject. ''Yon did so and so, which
helped Jones IN his business; why not do
much for mel" Why, Sir, if a farmer chose TO
give his right-hs nd neishbor half his farm, would
that give his left hand neighbo- a claim to the
other half? If did him good turn without
asking any odds Of him, that is my business; If
you want ne to help you make money; pay me
for the service you require The fact tina, chos.
to help A b for nothing, gives c ID no lien on
my purse, and no right TO command my labor for
nothing.
There is nany journalist now languishing IN
poverty, while dozens TO whose success in bust
ness he gave the first impulse roll by him in their
carriages, and ~. We forgotten his very existence.
There Is no country save in the world,
where journalists are expected 10 do 30 much
work Tor the special benefit Of others without re-
co'npcnse. Generally. cut of this country, Edi-
let you know what they think, bui not who thinks
It. You cannot walk into an Editors room in
London or Paris and a.k him to devote his time
and his columns TO your own advancement or
profit. Here this is done every day, even by ut
ter strangers. Hall an Editps.s lin2e.-sometinss
his whole E:, elr:wns .aSer ais i:g2e: work :n-
to the night. 3 :gi-ug sp' to. test: she: eass,
sise".g y NE stories and obes ing The request: Of
on; soSs as;,:: "a tasa al:r :,enss,:Y2s di.pi
in 10 sss De !,aas'.sf ss.sgsi.s .iil;s:ss:ya;u:
able on advertisement out Of him Tor nothing. al
he would be likely TO get out of the publisher by
regularly paying. IL he fails, he loses nothing;
for be has plenty Of brass leit--if he succeeds,
ne has used his time to decided advantage. And
thus is ciyiliiy abused--thus 10 good feeling im-
posed Opon.''
PUBLIC LECruRE.--We are requested to
state that there will be lecture delivered before
The Young Mems Associations ard I.yceum Of 81. |
Paul, by EDWARD +. PARKER, ESQ.,, at the /,
Upper School-Iiouse, on Friday evening, Jsnu- !
sry I'd. at, 2 o'clock. The public are respectfully
invited to attend. fa.........