Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-04
PROSPECTUS
OF ,TAE
DAILY PROG REsS.


A CbNnsactSL am Bus,jlss NEwspApxR ~ p, D.
IN TEE Town. or NswBERN uSLlsHRD
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newhe,.
A THE REQUEST cf many of your businessSx
i nave en- made the necesssry srrangemens to cont
1861 the publication Of DAILY JOURNAL in September
TIM DAILY PROGRESS will be devo,ed sn. your town.
@ ana TO the interest Of the citizens the
enterprise to your commercial prosperity? indispensable
it, and pledge 70 you in advance what poor Undertake
independent, useful and interesting paper g give IN
your cordial cooperation and support can aa without
nothing and must fail shall rely then upon yn romplh
mill carry the enterprise through to success az and
one OF the permanent fixtures Of the place so dr
unnecessary s1 point out to you the neeessitr al
DAILY journal to enable you to compete snccasmy Of
other commercial towns in this and the anion; ~ With
the trade of the West. Your interest S o'ales for
The pe.Ple OF Wilmington. Charleston Norfit ' p
burg and Richmond commune with the int.r' eIers-
their daily papers Will you longer suffer them nrongh
This important advantage over you? The WIS, possess
been brought by raroad to very doors and s now
Knocking with her rich productions for adnitts There
natural and inevitable Consequences Of prucn, The
already being felt. No town stand still, are
advance IN commercial and general importance and eer
prove IN Its religious moral aud social charac, u I'm.
ally. it must decne< Now it for y. r., ssr e"ntu
will rise fall in the great contest f Whether
trade. lou certainly cannot expect to maintain Sena
Experience proves that towns, sunetimes ike
when thrown upon their own Resources o, V'auas,
prosperity far in advance Of those which RELY UPON adr
titions or natural advantages There is no r aavan.
Newbern sho"Ii not again crowd her wharves ;, why
products OF fregn Countries, which, as in tim WIN The
would be given in exchange for the products Of the ot
There Is no reason why schools should mot riso esq.,
You, and c"IIeges flourish in your midst But ng
rience, your intelligence tells you that Won cu espe.
still and witness these things You cunuo, ynm SAND
rely upon the Journals Of other towns to adva,. not
gnds-to inform the people Of the West that VIM your
that you acA trade with them equal if NOT IN b e"l
vantage than any other market because YOU are %
Ton rnFf0
facility and less expense than Others can You
upon the Journals of other towns point ont nnJ @ rely
advantages by Newbern for Factores and e
which must and will spring into existence as soon ~ @
are properly and e"ergetically advocated " "'ey
All the worldly interest have now is or Som will !,
identified with your community. and with you intend ~
sink or swim. But in the publication Of This JM "
while shall use all honorable means to gain vnur @
baton and give Won satisfaction. both citizen and "
editor shall endeav"r t" do justice our neghb anu aa
mon welfare of the "Good Old North State" ''' GULL
Now to you, people OF Newborn. commit this enernr;o
persuaded that you will see the necessity for powerful sf
fort in this matter Hencefrward Tor veal or woe
with You. Having practical knowledge of the print; in"
business and having been engaged for MANY years Of &
life upon daily and weekly newspapers Aatie nv &
can make paper that will meet your wants. and ONE o
which you. citizens Of Newbern NAV point with m NJ
degree Of satsfact If ncessant toll be one Of the e
ments of success l am determined to do my part, and
confidently expect you to do yours
The DAILY PROGRESS will be printed with new tv,o
on a press, and will be Of respectable size :p'
Gentlemen into whose hands copy OF this prospectus
may fall friendly 10 the enterprise will please prcure ali
the responsible they and the same IN tho
proprietor by the goth of August which time or snon
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued
Now is expected that every business man in the town
of Newborn will take especial interest in procuring sinh
scrbers The subscription money will be demanded ar
expected until the paper is successfully under way Let
Newborn raise two hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure is removed. The editor feels confident of bepr
able to very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his exertiOhs But being personally uu
acquainted with of the citizens he appeals thse in
terested and especially to those who do know him. u e.
ert themselves.
TERMS:
Daily Paper, One Year. in aarance, $500
Daily Paper. Six Months, 800
ADvERrIsExENTs will be inserted reasonable TERMS
~ Merchants, Mechanics, Manufacturers and others
by the 18th of August that they may appear in the
number of the paper.
In connection with the above would announce that c.
G. Davenport, late editor Of the Express" newspaper
formerly published in Newborn. has arranged with me
fulfil certain specified ADVERTISING and subscription
tracts where he had received advance payments-whc
far specified, promise to fulfil.
]. L. PENNINGTON.
Newbern, n. e., July Is, 1853. So
JOB WORK.-Havng arranged the Office and procured
the services of good w0rknen all orders for Job Printing
be attended to. Work executed promptly and in
good style and cheap the be done elsewhere
Orders solicited.
Office Pollock St. near the Iost Office in the building
where the Express was formerly published.