Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-01-13
Our Dollar Enterprise.

The reduction of the price OF our paper
to one dollar, and demanding payment in
advance, does not suit some Of our cotcmpo-
raries. The BrnSUicher, for instance,
which would not do us the favor TO notice
our change Of terms, until it received an
order, in business way, to advertise it for
us-and while complying with our request,
tries to neutralzc the effect of our adver-
tisement, for which we expect 10 pay, by the
following editorial:
"GLAscow Tl,sEs.-A: he particular re-
quest of friend Green, we publish his paper
Observation-Disclosures ARRANGEMENT" We
think ne is taking the wrong cRRe. The
price of living and labor is rapidly and per-
mancntly going up, under the accumulation
of monev-why should everything be at a
premium but the Times" Who has made
more than decent support for the last ten
years by publishing in Missouri? We
know of only one paper-and that in St.
Louisiana in that city Mr.. 4. p. LADEw
saws he knows that other publishers have
lost in the aggregate one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars! It has been even worse
out of the city. What is the use Of sinking
the business even lower-till few men Of
talent or capital will continue in i? Every
reasonable man who wants good home pa
per is as willing to pay four cents q Wecl; for
it as two cents-satisfied that he will get the
worth of his money-and satisfied that cheap
literature and cheap wares in general are
not the thing for family service. We can
Motive ought not, 10 compete with the SIOp
shop dollar papers Of the eastern Cities
We necessarily bestow more labor and eX-
pense, and do the community in which we
are located more good--and why should we
give away cur sheets like patent medicine
circulars, to force circulation We know
something about the finances of a printing
ofice--and we do not think it will pay
The Bloomington Journal expresses ON
opinion exactly, when speaking Of similar
dollar enterprise
The Editor will soon have amassed AT
amount at that price, sufficient TO retire tc
the poor house "
We care not who continues in the pub.
fishing business, or who comes into iL-whc
loses or who makes money. We have triet
the old system for about twelve years, and
large per cent of orr profits are scattered
over the State, and lost to US. We have de
termined upon different system, and by ex
ira labor, expense and care, we intend
make the TINES command premium. II
true, many persons are willing to take
home paper and pay 80 per annum for il
and it is equally true, many prefer an ''eas
ern slop shop" paper at 81, and will TAX
such if their home papers are not publishe
ms cheap. We intend to compete with an
drive out this very class of worthless paper
and the Brunswicker, and IFS "elappers al
grinners" ought to assist us, instead OF "'
ing to break us down in the effort by unge
erous and unjust Instructions. That ella
of papers "is not the thing for family Sc
vice" but unless the publishers OF L
State supply better, at as low price, tn
,.u be taken into "family service" Al
home uapers will never be looked into.
is idle to argue our "labor and expense
and the "go0d we do the community IN WIN
we are located" when we cannot get u
people to look into our papers.