Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-04-23

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With this number we present to our sub
scribers the Daily Gazette. enlarged and
Otherwise improved, and withou, any in.
.<snasas of lhs Subscription price. We trust
70 continuation Of our advertising patran,
- ~ -ssmaneratisn. Though grateful
fsr anhscriptions, = means Of cnlarginc
our s6iHty 10 give the widest circulation to
advcftisements. We csaaet regard them at
our present rates asa source ofpreit. We
, trpss. however, that no man will condo
tSeeod 70 become habitpsl reader of tie
0sssats withoos paying the carrier the small
$50 teschArgrs for It's weekly delivery =
Ne $40 scarcely imasine the individsaI, IN.
.les@i saliterally be going down hill with
rapid pace in money matters, so impover-
isAsdss to be unable to raise lals cts. per
week fos the quantity Of re aiding matter
directly isseresting himself. that we now
place before him.
With regard to advertising, il is question
ssabIa. X there be man within the precincts
Of our city who eca read, but who daily Pc
ruses the columns of the Gasstte. while it
s6n9s ~ way into the domestic circle Of al
most every American family in Davenport.
We mention this fac, from no feelings Of
.saaitys but simply to show the sdvantages
thss those traders possess who advertise
their wares aud merchandise in the Gasstie.
The man who sits down and expects people
60 come to him to inquire il he have an ar
.siSle they wish. when through the medium
ofthe newspaper they have already learned
sjpst where that article can be obtained
without inquiry, is not deeply vsrsed in the
A0erican trait OF saving time. The con-
slant harPing Of the press throughout our
county upon the one string, shat the man
who adyertises most literally is most Ebe-
raj ia the disposition Of his goods" has had
il eject upon community, and the individ-
val who DOES no, acknowledge it's influence,
il igAersnt Of another trait of our heteroge-
neoss population. that Of saving money.
But we did not Intend an essay on adver-
tising. but simply TO seize the fitting oppor-
strnity TO soy few words respecting our
selves. The Ga,efis is now as large as pa
spsrs generally in cities Of four times the
population. To the mind Of the stranger
The fact = suggestive Of thrift. and rapid
growth. strong inducements for him to make
this the home of his choice.
The size and business-like appearance Of
its newspapers. more than any other one
thing. assists to, build up a city. We need
not say that it shall be our aim, so long as
connected with the establishment, which
away back in tn past We founded in this
place, 10 keep pee wita the rapid pro-
gress Of cur city. So far we have been
laebied - do so and with continued health
~ r6perity We have no fears for the fl-
cosu. The subscription list Of our Daily is
.contissslly Increasing while that of our
Weekly has never before so rapidly aug
mente3. At the rate at which our business
in every department is enlarging, we al
ready feel the necessity Of an agency more
potent than the ply steal energies Of man to
carry il on, and 90 soon ~ we can establish
ourselves in . suitable building we intend
ssmmoning that power to our aid in the
meantime with our present facilities we
will endeavor to give satisfaction to cur
friends in every department. in which our
services may be required.