The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1856-12-01
OUR PROSPECTUS.

He that would commence a new journal in the older
States should have strong to urge his de-
fence Nothing but great great energy should
Justify such an attempt The ranks full and compe
tion great and an honorable position only be attained
by long and laborious struggles But newspaper
in new town the great West is the natural result Of
the growth of the town and indicative of It. So much do
we find this to be the that in ST. Paul. town of ten
thousand inhabitants there Eve newspapers while in
Phadelphia with FIVE hundred thousand inhabitants
fifty times the number there but forty That is to
saw if there were the same number of newspapers in
Philadelphia in proportion to the population, in St
Paul, We should have two hundred and fifty journals in
stead Of forty.
newspaper IN the West is the voice by which the
town makes its merits and its claims known to the
rounding world It's the voice by which those afr off
are attracted towards ii interested which their
business their interests and their made public
70 the new town the newspaper becomes an agent M
herald in i,s prosperity ard stay Y it, advst
All this and more propose to become Nninger
CITY in whose ultimate and great have abb
ding confidence Whatever energy, TACT skill and indus
try can, through the columns of newspaper, do for
town. SHALL within the limits of capacity, be done
through the Emigrant Aid Journal for Nininger.
As to circulation we set no limit to it, We shall scat
ter our papers broadcast the land Publicity in this
country is the great necessity for pub
cy we need for towns sake and papers success
We shall look pecunary aid advertising columns
and to the efforts of those interested IN Nninger aid
supporting U.S. We do not seek anticipate pro6t-a
we require is sufficient to support the paper in the style in
which it will and ought to be conducted. @
It will become also the representative Of the great Emf
Al:. .s..Aa-
we speak in another column The novelty Of its position
as the journal of such company, and the extensive cir
cuation it will have among the friends and members of
that project will make its advertising columns especially
valuable to the business man East West. It will have
that about it which will fix the eyes of the community
it; it will be conducted with energy and lberality, and its
circulation will extend wherever think the advantage Of
the paper ITSELF of Nninger City, Of the Emigrant So
ciety requires it, We the enterprise In no pc-
ovune spirit and we will seek make it the great emgra
on paper of the Westhe representative paper Of the
West With these motives can, therefore, properly
ask the advertisements of those business who desire
knowledge of their brought home the western
people, They cannot but acknowledge that the appear
ance of the paper its character and its Objects suf
cient to fix the attention wherever it ccuated
they doubt that the same energy will give the most
We have reduced our advertising charges low the
cost of publishing the paper will permit They stated
in another column They are, compared with other
pers, very moderate
The paper will be continued in the style the
present number It will be published monthly until May
next after which will appear every two weeks Some
slight intermssion may between this number and
next it will be necessary remove, in the meantime
all our printing materials Minnesota to send out
petent workmen open Office, &c. These matters WILL
however, be despatched quickly possible and the
ond number will make its appearance in Nnnger After
wards the paper will be published regularly at the times
mentioned.
The second and all subsequent numbers will contain
map of the Territory, showing the relations Of Ninnger
with the surrounding country The engraving of it
not finished in time for this number. 1t will also show
from time time all towns commenced in the Terri
tory, with the changes of county boundaries, &c.
With the second number will likewise commence a vari-
ey of important information regards the different parts
of the Territory yet ocaedthe quantities of
ment land yet open for entry in the different land Offices
the different of travel leading to the Territory, with
their advantages and disadvantages and the Of travel
together with every other species of information which
can be of service to the emigrant.
Possibly during the winter and certainly upon the open
ing of navigation in the spring, both the editors Of the
paper will be permanently located in Nnnger and able to
give the interests Of the paper their personal supervision
and attention As to its future there be nc
question.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR IN MINNESOTA.
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