Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-03
PROSPECTUS
DAILY PROGR RESS.

DAILY PROG RESS.
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
THE Town OF NEwBERN.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
a THE REQUEST of many of your business men
n have made the necessary arrangements commence
between the Goth of August and the lst of September
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
your interest and to the interest Of the citizens Of the State
Will you sustain in II important and indispensable
enterprise your commercial prosperity? can undertake
it, and pledge to yo9 in advance what poor abilities
Pstsasat sssp saS iassssHS RPRft ess sssi
Gus aid with your strong to assist me can and
scM carry the enterprise through to success and make
1t unnecessary point you the necessity Of
Daily Journal to enable to compete successfully with
the trade Of the West Your interest now demands it.
The people of Wilmington Charleston, Norfolk Peters
burg and Richmond with the interior through
their daily papers. Will you longer suffer possess
this important advantage you? The West has
been brought BY railroad your very doors and there
knocking with her rich productions fur admttance The
natural and inevitable consequences of
already being felt No stand stil- must either
advance in commercial and general Importance and i'm
prove in its religious moral aud social character contnu
ally. it must decline. Now it is for you say whether
trade. You certainly cannot expect to maintain your
ground unless YOU well prepared neghbors
Experience proves that towns sometimes, like individuals
when thrown upon their own resources often deveope
prosperity far in advance of those which rely upon advan
| titOuS natural advantages There why
Newbem should again crowd her wharves with the
products of foreign countries, which, in times gone BY
would be given in exchange for the pruducs of the West
There why schools should not rise among
you, and colleges flourish in your midst But your expe
rience, your intelligence tells that you cannot stand
still and witness these things You cOnuOt you should
rely upon the Journals Of other towns to advertise your
goods-to inform the people of the West that you can
vantage than any other market you
them ana can transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than others You cannot rely
he Of NH
advantages by Ncwben for Factories and Schools
which must and will spring into existence they
all the worldly interest have is will be,
identified with your community, and with you intend to
sink swim. But in the publication of this Journal
while shall all honorable means to gain your appro-
baton and give you satisfaction both citizen aud
edt" shall endeavor to do justice to our neghbors and
mon welfare of the " Good Old North State"
Now to you, people Of Newbern. commit this enterprise
persuaded that you will the necessity for powerful e
fort in this matter Henceforward, for veal or woe am
with you Having practical knowledge of the printing
life upon daily and weekly aatter myself that
make paper that will meet your wants. and one to
VI
ments of success am determined to do my part and
ySH e % with
on a press and will be of respectable size. -.
Gentlemen into whose hands copy OF this prospectus
the responsible they and return the to the
proprietor by the Goth Of August at which time or soon
thereafter the hrSt number the paper De lSSueO
Now 1t is expected that business man in the town
of Newbern will take especial interest in procuring sub
scribers The subscription will not be demanded or
expected until the paper successfully under way Let
Newbern two hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure is removed The editor feels confident Of being
able very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his own exertions But being personally
acquainted with of the citizens he appeals to those
terested and especially to those who do know him. to
ert themselves.
Daily Paper. One Year, IN adpaaes, % 90
| Daily Paper Six Months, 800
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted reasonable terms
! Merchants, Mechanics, Manufacturers and others
respectfully requested hand in ahsr advertisements
by the Of August that they may appear in the rst
number of the paper. xssts - 49,. IS 4 8
IN connection with the above would announce that c.
g. Davenport, late editor Of the q Expressr newspaper
formerly published Newbern has srraneed with me
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscsptioa
tracts where he had advance
far = specified. Il ON Sc to fulfil. .ssa..z .4s. Z
N.~bs. 1ui, H. 1850 ~ 8 rs rs.
the services II sood sii 81 Job Ptiutil
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