The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-26

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We re'publish the following, hopin
that in another issue we may have tn
pleasure of chronIcling our success:
A PROPOSITION.
| We have proposition to make to tn
good people Of Winchester and Frank lii
County, which we believe their (riendshi,
and good will for US may prompt them tc
accept. 1t is this: We want press
not hand press, but an Adams Powe
Press, s,--one that will print l 900 paper.
per hour, and enable US TO execute book
and pamphlet printing in as good styIe
as can be donein cities. But before stat.
ing our proposition, we deem it nccessa
ry to mention our reasons for desiring such
apress, and to show that We have no Wis
lonary enterprise in view. There is in
the future bright and hattering pros.
pect for large increase Of printing in
this neighborhood provided the facilities
are furnished 10 secure it. OF course we
do not actually need such a press for the
number Of papers we issue now. They
count up only about 600, which, though h
attended with considerable labor, can be
pulled off on a hand press such as we
have. But, known to ourself, there will
soon be a demand FOR ten, aye twenty
times the amour, of press work now nee &.
essary on the Home Journal. And in
case our proposition succeeds we firmly
believe that the increase of subscribers
to the Journal will demand such press
Tor then OF course we would enlarge it to
size that would certainl secure the
patronage Of every man in the county of
franklin who feels spark Of county
pride. The size Of the press we now
use will not allow US to enlarge our pa.
per an ola, else we should have done so
before now. Besides, we are compelled
sometimes to turn off jobs that we find
ourself unprepared to do because of its
smallncss.
We are compelled 10 leave out two
columns Of advertisements, this week,
in order to get in reading matter that
could not we'll he deferred.
Now, we ask the people Of Franklin
County--we ask any o! our readers to do
Us kind favor by gonS our security for
press and office that viii he an honor
to Winchester. and that will merit the
highest praise for Franklin county in
every place where the Home Journal
may circulate. But what do mean by so.
liciting you tr go our security? Simply
this: Such a press as the one in qucs.
ton can be bought for about $500. At
least, we will only ask $500 to enable
US to accomplish our design.
Now are there eight men who will
subscribe 800 each, and own the press
under an agreement that it shall be ceded
TO US when we pay the same amounts
back to them pectively? Or, if eight
such cannot be found, are there 1G men
who will subscribe $50 each, under like
provisions? Surely there are. They run
no risk whatever, as the press will belong
to them until we satisfy them, and in case
Of our failure thus to do, then we place
enough at their disposal to make them
ed'c' SNltuiiiiy ~ PS'S''0 'uii w iouih
who will take fifty dollars stock and
thereby enable US TO furnish a better pa
per and TO secure a vast amount Of work
goes to Nashville, besides sew.
efal Jobs which the future promises to
bring Us provided we are able to do them
Friends, we are not begging. Nay, we
are not asking as much as many of you
have granted others without any security
at all. We would not ask you TO do
this had we the money. The Home Jour.
nal has made money, but that money We
have given in payment for the material
in our office and for current expenses
The Office will soon pay for such press,
we firmly believe, and on the strength of
this belief we make said proposition in
full confidence as 10 the result
Now, friends, let US hear from you
Make up $500 in cash. and we promise
to procure the press, place it in our Of.
fee and pay for it as fast as we can.
Who does not wish to see his comfy |
large, interesting, useful and
Then give us the IittIe as.
sstance required and you shall not a.
wait good result in vain.