Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-09
80 PROSPECTUS
ii, DAILY PROGRESS.
= C0NARRcIAL AND BUsINEss NEWSPAPER, TO RE- p-,,.
IN THE Town OF NEwRRpN ''Ais

BUSINESS RI RE-
IN THE Town OF NEwBERN 'AisaED
An Appeal to. the Citizens Of Newbern
. 4 T THE REQUEST Of many of your business 49,
"A have made the necessary arrangements to cnmn en
iss The publication 81 Baby JoU TH Of September
Tar DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted er3 "Gr Town.
your interest and to the interest of the citizens Of the
Will you sustain me in Il is important and ind;so ae
enterprise to your commercial prosperity? Icon
it, and pledge to you in advance what Door ah,ake
possess aud all the zeal and energy reousta t abilities
independent, useful and interesting paper: b an
your cordial cooperation and support can ac without
nothing and must fail shall rely then upon yu lp pna
scA carry the enterprise through success and and
of the permanent fixtures of the place 80 ds,r ae
;, ~ to punt out to you the necessity of
other commercial towns in this and the ADJOINING S with
the trade of the West Your interest now dm" ss Tor
The people of Wilmington, Charleston NorsniL P H.
burg and Richmond commune with the nter"r i, ree-
their daily papers Will you longer suffer them t
this important advantage over you? The West psSs
knocking with her rich productions for adit,ans mere
natural and inevitable Consequences of prc,s,; Inc
already beng felt No town can stand s-it must e, he
advance in commercial and general importance d aer
prove in its religious, moral and social chnract " 'l
ally, it must decline. Now it is for YOU. to saw vJ'nu
you will fall in the great contest for ,h ne.her
trade. You certainly cannot expect TO n,,m, es'ern
ground unless YOU well prepared as yonr n your
Experience proves that towns, sometimes like ind ;d
when thrown upon their resources ofn, d, "''S
prosperity far in advance of those which RELY nr,
titious or natural advantages There is no r.S aa'
Newbern should not again crowd her wharves with ny
products of foreign countries which, in timps ~ .e
would be given in exchange for the products If M w
There is NO reason why schools should not rise mn e'
YOU and colleges flourish in your midst. But your rAu,
rence, your intelligence tells you that you cannn &
still and witness these things You connot vou l H,a"d
rely upon the Journals of other adverts" ron
goods-to inform the people of the West thar v '"or
that you wu trade with them equal if not n bo eh'
vantage than any other market because you are ea a
them and can transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than ctIers can Y H" M
upon the Journals of other towns point out and n, G
advantages possessed by Nrwbem for Factories and Scb
which must and will spring into existence as soon ~ ,Sa
are properly and e"ergeticay advocated. WY
All the worldly interest l have now is or Som will h.
identified with your community and with YOU intend +,
sink or swim. But IN the publication of this journal,
baton and give you satisfaction both as citizen and a Nv
editor, shall endeavor to do justice our neuhbm i
at all times and under all circumstances look 10 the o
mon welfare of the GOOD Old North State" W.T. ''''
Now to you, people Of Newbern commit this enterprs
persuaded that you will the necessity for a wen, I
fort in this matter. Hencefnrward Tor veal or wo. am
with you. Having practical knowledge of the prrm in"
business and having been engaged for many years nf @
life upon daily and weekly newspapers naier nysei thu,
can make paper that will meet yonr wants. and one to
which you citizens of Newbern, may point with some
degree Of satisfac If inccssan t" be one of tht M
ments of success am determined to do nv mr and T
confidently expect you to do yours
The DAILY PROGRESS will be printed with new tyne
on new press, and will be of respectable SIZE nv
Gentlemen into whose hands copy this prspcc.us
may fall friendly to the enterprise Will please procure all
the responsible they can, and the same to the
proprietor by the 10th of August which time or snn
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued
Now is expected that every business man in hetowu
of Newbern will take especial interest proc " sn
scrbers. The subscription money will not BE- man ed or
expected until the paper is successfully under way Let
Newbern raise two hundred subscribers, and the possibility
of failure is removed The editor feels conide. Of ben.
able to very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his exertiohs Bnt beng personally IN.
acquainted with of the citizens he appeals those
tereSted, and especially those who do know him.
ert themselves.
TERMS:
Daily Paper One Year. IN aIrance, $500
Daily Paper. Six Months. 500
Advertisements will be inserted reasonable terms
~ Merchants Mechanics, Manufacturers and others
respectfully requested hand in their advertiser
by the 18th of August, that they may appear in the first
number of the paper.
In connection with the above 1 would announce that c.
g. Davenport, late editor of the Express" newspaper
formerly published in Newbe has arranged with me to
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription cum
tracts where he had received advance payments
far as specified, promise to fulfill
j. L. PENNINGTON.
Newbern, N. e., July 15 1858. 59-
JOB WORK.-Having arranged the Office and procured
the services of good wOrkmen all orders for job Printing
be attended Work executed promptly and in
good STYLE and cheap the be done elsewhere
Orders solicited
Office Pollock st. the Post Office in the building
where the Express was formerly published.