Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-20
PROSPECTUS
DAILY PROG RESS
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
THE Town NEwBERN.
An Anne.al tn the Citizens nf Neurbern

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
THE TowN OF NEwBERN.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
4 THE REQUEST of many of your business men
~ have made the necessary arrangements to commence
isss, the publication of DAILY JoURNAL in your town.
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
your interest and to the interest of the citizens of the State
Will you sustain in Il important and indispensable
enterprise to your commercial prosperity? can undertake
it, and pledge to to YOU in advance what poor abilities
independent, useful and interesting paper; but without
your cordial cooperation and support accomplish
aid and with your strong arm to assist me can, and
rU carry the enterprise through to success and make it
one of the permanent place dear ALL
1t is unnecessary point you the necessity of
Daily Journal to enable to compete successfully with
the trade of the West. Your interest demands it.
The people of Wilmington Charleston, Norfolk, Peters
burg and Richmond commune with the interior through
this import,nt advantage your The West has
been brought by railroad your doors and is there
natural and inevitable
already being felt No stand stilI must either
prove its religious moral and social character contnu
ally must decline. Now is for you say whether
trade. You certainly cannot expect to maintain your
ground unless you well prepared neghbors
Experience that towns sometimes like individuals
when thrown upon their resources, often deveOpe
prosperity far in advance of those which rely advan
tous or natural advantages There is no reason why
Newben should not again crowd her wharves with the
products of foreign countries, which, in times gone BY
would be given in exchange for the products of the West
There why schools should rise up among
you, and colleges flourish in your midst But your expe
rience your intelligence tells you that you cannot stand
still and witness these things You connot you should
rely upon the Journals Of other towns advertise your
goods-to inform the people of the West that you cdn
that you U trade with them to equal if not to better ad
vantage than other market because to
them transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less than others can You cannot
Newben for Factories and Schools
which must and will spring into existence as soon as they
are properly aud energetcally advocated
All the worldly interest have is soon will be,
identified with your community. and with you intend to
sink swim. But in the publication of this Journal
while shall all honorable to gain your appro-
baton and give satisfaction both citizen and
editor shall endeavor to do justice to neghbors and
at all times and under all circumstances look to the COM
| mon welfare of the " Good Old North State"
Now you people of Newbern. commit this enterprise,
sshfhi ort this matter Heneeorward tor veal woe am
with you Having practical knowledge of the printing
business and having been engaged for many years Of
life upon daily and weekly newspapers hatter myself that
can make paper that will meet your wants. and one to
which you citizens of Newbern may point with some
ments of l determined to do my part, and
confidently expect you to do yours
on a press and will be of respectable size
Gentlemen into whose hands copy of this prospectus
fall friendly to the fsn will please I
proprietor by the Goth of August at which time soor
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued.
Now is expected that every business in the
of Newbern will take especial interest procuring sub
scribers The subscription money will be demanded
expected until the paper successfully under Let
Newbern hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure removed The editor feels confident of being
able to respectable circulation in the WesteD
Counties by his exerons. But being personally un
acquainted with of the citizens he appeals to those in
erested and especially those who do know him. to
| ert themselves.
Daily Paper, One Year. in adcance, sc 90
Daily Paper, Six Months g 90
ADvERTsEMENTs will be inserted reasonable terms.
eE@ Merchants, Mechanics Manufacturers and Others
arc respectfully requested hand in their advertisements
by the 18th of August that they may appear in the frs
number of the paper
| In connection with the above would announce that
G. Davenport late editor of the Express" newspaper
formerly published in Newbern. has arranged with me t.
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription
tracts where he had received advance paymens-whch
far specified, promise to fulfill
J. 1. PENNINGTON.
Newben, N. c.. July Is, 1885, So
| JOB WORk.-Having arranged the Office and procure
the services Of good workmen all orders for Job Printing
be attended to. Work executed promptly and i
good style and cheap the be done elsewhere
Orders solicited.
Office on Pollock st. the I'ost Office in the buidin
where the Express was formerly published.
SOUVENIRS OF TRAVEL, BY MADAME OC
| - TAVIA WALTON LEVERT,
W. .POMEROY.
Raleigh, Dec. 1e 1l2-