Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-22
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
DAILY PROG RESS. q,

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 |
"A have made the necessary arrangements commence
the Soh of Augt and hH ss Of
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to |
interest and to the interest of the citizens Of State
Will sustain in tt is important and indispensable
il, and pledge to in advance. what poor abilities
and all the zeal and energy requisite give you IN
independent useful and interesting paper but without
cordial cooperation and support can accomplish
nothing, and must fail shall rely then upon your gener
aid and with strong to assist me and
N the enterprise through to success and make it
one the fixtures the place SO dear to us ALL
1t is to point out to 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 commune with the interior through
their daily papers Will you longer suffer them to possess
this important advantage your? The West has
been brought by railroad to doors and is there
knocking with her rich productions for admittance The
natural and inevitable consequences of procrasnaon
already being felt No stand s-it must either
prove in its religious moral and social character contnu
allv it decline Now it is for you say whether
You will rise or fall in the great contest for the Western
trade You certainly cannot expect to maintain your
ground unless you well prepared your neighbors
Experience that towns sometimes like individuals,
when thrown upon their own resources often develope
prosperity far advance of those which rely upon advan
titious natural advantages There is reason why
Newbern should again crowd her wharves with the
products of foreign countries which, times gone by,
would be given exchange for the products of the West
no % B
rience intelligence tells you that you cannot stand
still and witness these things You connot should not
rely upon the Journals of other advertise your
goods-to inform the people of the West that You
that you c trade with them equal if to better ad
them transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than Others You cannot rely
advantages Newbern for Factories and Schools
which must and will spring into existence soon as they
properly and e"ergeticay advocated.
All the worldly interest have is, will be,
identified with your community and with you intend to
while shall all honorable to gain your appro-
baton and give satisfaction both citizen and
editor" shall endeavor to do justice to neghbors and
mon welfare of the Good Old North State"
Now to 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
business and having been engaged for many years Of my
life upon daily and weekly newspapers fatter myself that
make paper that vii meet your wants and and one to
degree of satsfacn If incessan toll be of the ee
ments of success am determined to do my part, and
The DAILY PROGRESS will be printed with new type
a press, and will be of respectable size.
endy a to otHs tRe enterprise viii peass
the responsible they and return the same to the
o he @
Now is expected that every business man in the town
of Newbern will take especial interest in procuring sub
expected until the paper is successfully under way Let
Newbern hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure removed The editor feels confident of being
able to secure very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his exertions But being personally
with the citizens he appeals to those in
teresed and especially those who do know him.
ert themselves.
TERMS: ....- e. ....-
Daily Paper One Year, IN adrance $6 90
Daily Paper, Six Months, "- s.. -f. 90
ADvFRT1sEMENTs will be inserted reasonable terms.
~ Merchants, Mechanics, Manufacturers and others
r respectfully requested hand in their advertisements
by 18th of August that they may appear the first
number of the paper. =. = = e.5a.,.sr-.s
In connection with the above would announce that c.
G. Davenport, late editor of the Express" newspaper
formerly published Newbe. has arranged with TO
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription
tracts where he had received advance paymentswhch
far specified, promise to fulfil. y.
>, Newbern, N. G. July 15 1858. 6ss 4. 81
JOB WORK.-Having arranged the Office and procured
the services Of good wofkmen all orders for Job Printing
now be attended to- Work executed promptly and in
good STYLE and cheap the can be done
Orders solicited i. n -
Office Pollock St near the Post Office the building
where the Express " was formerly published @e1'
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SQUYENIRS OF. .TRAYEL, By MADAME OC-'
S.TAV1A WALTON LEYERTs ~ zsSs a - /
ss.sIsss5.. For Salsby s4,,s s,.,o,.a.
pIs;,,xs 30 .sistiFa,a :.
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