The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-31

v.,o uu~.ssru anu aisaemsnasion o. Christianity !
over the earth. the HERALD devotes large portion
Of lis space 10 reports Of their proceedings In ono
week we have pnblisbed over 6fty coiunns Of reli-
gcus intelligence, a. all binds, containing q com
pssse summary OF the doings Of great majority Of
the churches In the United States Independent Of
the large number Of sermons reported throughout tho
scAr In this respect we hare made no distinctions
The Catholic and the Protestant have been treated
WITH equal cons serstioo and each hare read In she
HmALD the sermons Of Their most eminent di.
vines
There u one other department Of news which was
established first In our paper and the importance Of
which has been frequently acknowledged by the
business community. We sllude TO the publication
Of financial and commercial intelligence, embracing
sN che transactions chat take place In the money
market Through our columns the public were Grit
introduced TO the bulls and bears, and informed Of
tho msnner in which they conducted their business
The condition Of the bsnks, the rise and fat In
stooka the operations OF spectators, were all duly
pubHshod, and every at.enpt on the part Of presi-
doats ard directors Of corporations to impose upon
aad cheat stockholders, exposed and denounced. |
In the year of the great financial revulson, tho
HssALp was among the most prominent opponents
Of the system WHOM led 10 the disasters that
marked that period in the commercial history Of
ihis country. We have never swerved from the
coarse which we adopted then but have continued to
exclaiu against that xfravasanoe and speculation
which at present threatens 10 overwhelm the MGR
camille community In go crai bankruptcy.
Let us look now, fr N oment, ut the present con-
iitloQ and future pr specss OF the HRBALD Nine
seon years ago we o,mnrnced Its publication on q
single sheet for cent, which WAS in few weeks
raised TO two cents rod4yit contains eight pages
md "a about three times larger than when it was
lrst published, while increase has been made in
the price. Then it had circulation Of seven thou
sand now its circulation Is nearly sixty thousand,
and 1t has readers 10 eyery part Of the world It
has correspondents Ia every country and its facli
tics Cor obtaining iuf rmaton from all quarters are
not equalled even b, the London Times. Where
one small press satisfied the demands Of our
patrons, we find Il impossible to meet il now
with the aid Of tn co mammoth machines, which
are cepable of throwing OF fifty thousand papers in
three hours. II we could print one hundred thou
sand IN the same time. believe would still be
unable to supply the emand so that our circulation
10 only limited by ths utter impossibilty Of obtain
ing sufficient mechanical power for tho purpose
We have spoken Of the enterprise which has been
exhibited by the HExALD in obtaining the earliest
news, but Il would be utterly impossible, even In
this extended SKETCH TO give en- adequate descrip
ton Of the varous ways in which It Is collected
We have sent repo terra to o distance Of fifteen
hundred miles to procure intelligence and give &C
counts Of the proceedings Of meetings which we
deemed OF importance 70 the country at large, and
during the war with Mexico no expense was spared
to present the earliest Intelligence from the
sce0c Of hostilites TO our readers This enterprise
sroused the emulation Of the other daily papers,
and although the Of this city stn remains far
behiAd The HERALD,it Is great way ahead Of every |
Other city in the Union At one time Boston and I
Philadelphia took the lead. but New York
has reached . point which battles all attempts at
competition on their part Through her press the |
e npire State possesses vast and controlling In. !
auence on the policy Of the country, end the power
of the HERALD has been exhibited ON many occa-
sons But il is unnecessary further to ude to this
subject. its present position and circulation are
tho beS proofs that can be presented Of its indu-
ence.
THERE'S one more department TO which we shall
refer. While speAkh Of tho large circulation Of
tho HERALD, wc are reminded Of the great advan-
tagcs it possesses ~ advertising medium, and Of
the extensive patronage II enjoys from the business
eomnsn,ty. The princely merchant who desires
purchaser for his goods. and the humble servant girl
in want Of place, advertise in our columns. If
the hcuseSeepsr 10 looking for house, or the art
oles with which 10 furnish It; If Q person is in
search Of lost friend; II man In business |
desires lean Of some Ahouaands on security, or IL
another wants to loan IT, they all express their va
rious wants through eur advertising columns. As
this h one Of the most important departments on
the paper, we treat Of IL under separate head.
In our establishment tho work is classified as |
ruch az possible 70 facilitate the transaction Of the
business of each department. The mechanical de-
partnexs. which includes tho press and composing
rusms Il under the general supervision Of one per-
son, ard 20 with the financial and editorial depart
meats, while foreman and O number Of assistants
attend to the details The following table gives the
number Of persons employed in the publication aud
sale q the HERALD
Number Of editors and reporters. .......,... 20
Rcguisr compositcfs. ...........+..-....".. AZ
Subsidiaries ........'............,' W
Proos readers. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
keyletS.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ............,, L
Fcremss of composing department. ..,...... l
Assistant foiemen.. ..,......."......,.....,
Clerks in the mail department ............... @
Clerks in the publication office. ...,.....".. G
Hands In press room. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
NewrboTs in this city Observation-Disclosures. zoo
Agents throughout the Union .,.........,.. 150
Carriers in New York and vicinity. ."...... 80
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6S7
would be impossible to estimate the number
~ho Arc indirectly dependant upon the HERALD fer
support Cor in the above list have included those
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