Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-01
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
DAILY PROGRESS.
COMMERCIAL Business NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISH
THE Town OF NEwBERN

COMMERCIAL Business NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
THE Town NEwBERN.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
A T THE REQUEST of many of your business men
IA have made the necessary arrangements to commence
sq9 IA
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
interest and to the interest of the citizens of the State
Will sustain in tfs important and indispensable
it, and pledge 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
soN carry the enterprise through to success and make
Of the fixtures place so dear to us ALL
Daily Journal to enable you 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
this important advantage over your The West has now
been by railroad to very doors and there
natural and inevitable procrastnaion are
already being felt No town stand stilit must either
it's
ally, or it must decline Now it is for you 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 neighbors
Experience proves that towns. sometimes like individuals
when thrown upnn their fAn daualnpe
prosperity far advance of those which rely upon advan
itqus or natural advantages There is no reason Why
products of foreign countries which, in times gone BY,
would be given exchange for the products of the West
you and colleges flourish in your midst But your expe
rence your intelligence tells you that you cannot stand
rely upon Journals of other advertise your
goods-to inform the people of the West that you
that cA trade with them to equal if not to better ad
vantage than other market because to
them ana can goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than Others You cannot rely
possessed by Newbern and Schools
which must and will spring into existence soon they
ali The worldly interest have now is or soon will be-
identified with your community and with you intend to
while shall use all honorable to gain your appro.
baton and give satisfaction both as citizen and as an
all times and under all Circumstances look to the
mon welfare of the Good Old North State"
Now people & H t it, tn,
fort in this matter Henceforwsrd for veal or woe am
with YOU Having practical klOxledgs Of the printing
life daily and weekly newspapers aat;er myself that
make % Gns msy non With
degree satisfact If ncessant toll be of the ee-
ments of success am determined to do my part and
TIE DAILY PROGRESS will be printed with type
| on a new press, and will be of respectable size.
may fall friendly the enterprise will please procure all
the responsible they cn and return the same to the
thereafter the first number of the will be issued
Now is expected tha, every business man in the town
serbers The subscrpton money will not be demanded or
expected until the paper is successfully under way Let
Newbern raise subscribers and the possibility
failure removed The editor feels confident OF being
able very respectable circulation in the
Counties by his exertods But being personally
acquainted of the citizens he appeals to those in
teested and especially to those who do know him. to
ert themselves
TERMS:
Daily Paper One Year, in odcance $8 90
Daily Paper, Six Months, 3 90
ApyERT1sEMEH1s will inserted reasonable terms.
c~ Merchants, Mechanics Manufacturers and others
are respectfully requested hand in their advertisements
by the 18th of August that they may appear in the first
| number of the paper. ,f~s 80
In connection with the above would that c.
G. Davenport late editor of the "Express newspaper
formerly published in Newbern has arranged with
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription
tracts where he had received advance paymentswhch
| far as specified. promise to fulfil. -. =
Newbern, N. c., July Is. 1858. So
JOB WORK.-Hsving arranged the Office and procured
the services Of good workmen all orders for Job Printing
be attended to- Work executed promptly and in
good STYLE and cheap the be done elsewhere
Orders solicited. .... -. ~ = .
Once on Pollock s. near the Iost Oaos in the building
where the Express was formerly published.
/ SOUVENIRS OF TRAVEL, BY MADAME OC-
| - TAVIA WALTON LEVERT,
' N ". .PoMERoY.