The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-10-26
OUR PAPER--ONCE MORE.


In conversation with friend the other
day, he said, that the establishment Of pa
per in Lancaster, had proved Of moro bene-
fit to the District, than anything ever done
hero. We agreed with him at once, for we
knew it to be fact. We can confidently
assert, that Lancaster has improved more in
every respect, for the last twenty months
(since the establishment of the Press here
than she has for any forty months previous.
This improvement is of diversified charac-
ter it exhibits itself in the general bearing
and conduct of the people, the Improvement
of plantations, the reading habits inculcated
by the young, &c.
Go to any section of the country, and we
will warrant Lancaster District is far better
known to-day, than she was two years ago.
Every man is fit for something, and, (ego-
tistical as it may sppcar0 we believe we
have been the means Of doing much good
for this District. In all probability this will
aiway s be our home. A man having new
encumberances every year cannot pull up
stakes whenever he chooses.
With nm ambitious spirit, we contemplate
maxim still further improvements in our pa
per, bot to be warranted in doing SO. the
people must help US. Although we make
our living by the paper, still We arc not mis-
taken 10 saying, we are contributing to the
welfare of our people-establishing charac-
ter for the District. Lands have advanced
in value here, town property has advanced,
and it dnnot he denied, that the Press here
has ben in measure the means Of effecting
SO desisablc result Our desire is to pre-
sent yaper, which will compare favoraby
" it'll NY in the country. To do this, we
wouldllike to procure about FIVE hundred
now subscribers. If each one Of our pres
ent subscribers would aid us, only little,
this coIld easily be done. Friends will you
do it
Mr. Willis Gregory Of Hickory Head
brought US the other day, twelve names, and
the cssh. Mr. WIN. Robinson, of Pleasant
Hill, brought us two or three, and several
other friends brought u, one or more each.
Now ifall will help us we will do the thing
right, md no mistake.
To clubs Of ten or more, only $3.50 each
-DS 5s--
E8y- Merchants stand in their own light
when they do not advertise. In cities, where
news papers arc common, every tradesman
A. ca l.. ~ oIx.ar
tising. In answer to an advertisement which
appeared in our paper short time since
We have received at least dozen applica.
tions. A man came here some three or -four
months ago, and engaged us to advertise
some patent medicines he kept for sale.-
The medicines were left on sale with firm
here, and although they never were heard OF
before, Mt least twice Ms much has been sold
since the advertisement appeared, as the bill
for advertising amounts to, and in all proba
bilty ten times as much will be sold before
the term Of advertising expires. To sci
goods, you must let it be known you har'
them for sale, and the way to do this, is t.
advertise in n paper which your customer
--"5v-. -. : ....-.-
W- The following we find in a lat
number of the Charleston Courier
"In looking over our exchanges publish
ed in this State, received 10y yesterday
mail, we were much gratife TO percciy,
the very large number Of advertisement
that appeared in each, not solely becaus
it naturally pIeases US to see those e,,
gagged in the same labt rious business a
ourselves successful, but because it indi
Gates progressive spirit and a prosper
Gus condition of affairs-indecd, in ou
opinion, there is no truer barometer Of tn
degree Of commercial prosperity, to wbicl
a city, town, village or District has at
tanned, than the advertising columns q
their respective papers.