The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-25
A Third Proposition.

in regard to subscribing certain a.
mounts for the purchase Of a larger
sized press than the one we now use,
so that we might enlarge our paper by
the addition of four columns, and max
ing the others longer
1t is useless for us to reiterate those
propositions, as theya have no doubt
been read and remembered. Suffice
it to say that in the last (Which we
would re-publish, had we the room to
sparc) our proposal was for fifteen per-
sons to subscribe $40 apiece, making
$500, we agreeing to pay them semi
annually the regular rate Of interest
on their investment they, nd interim,
holding a lien on the press to secure
them, over and above the ample in
demnity we otherwise offered. But
each of our propositions seemed to
only awaken the desire on the part of
many to see us succeed, without i'm
pressing them with the fact that their
good wishes can avail but little, in
this instance, unless accompanied by
the money requisite to effect those
wishes. Besides, the appreciation with
which our efforts have met in the es-
tablishment Of an independent Home
Journal in Winchester, Our increas-
ing subscription, and a desire to see
our town and county excel, not only
in schools, but in every minor concern
all make US inpatient to keep pace
with the times by procuring a larger
press forthwith.
And now we make third and last
proposition, and if it fails, then will
we loose confidence in the old saying
that 1.-The third time is the charm."--
We want 80 persons to subscribe $40
apiece, and to each we will allow free
subscription to the Home Journal so
long as we retain the amount they in
vest. Now remember. friends lere is
iloenty per- cent offered you, besides I'M
doubted and ample guarantee for the
payment Of the principal. Can any
thing be fairer' Those who subscribe
$50 will be entitled to two copies of
the paper, and so on.
And while urging our claims, we
can but express surprise that many
persons will throw away their money
TO see a balloon rise, which is soon
gone without returning any real COM
pcnsa:ion; O. subscribe to a telegraph,
which when built is scarcely ever used
or in q fit condition to be used after
wards, and yet stand back when called
on TO ionu small amount, at heavy
interest, under ten-lod security, for
the advancement Of something that is
the life, ard should be, the pride of the
town and county. A press must and
ought to ever be ready and faithful
sentinel to the interests and prosperity
of the people amongst whom it may
be published. And, in fact, how jeal-
Gus and watchful many are lest pa
per prove recreant to those duties,
and yet those same persons seldom
contribute a cent to the aid of what
they are eager and clamorous should |
subScrve their interest.
But we have straycd little from
our object. However, the proposal
has been made, and we will anxiouslv
await the result. Below we give the
names OF those who have taken stock
and the respective amounts, hoping by
our next issue, at tarthest, to chronicle
our success. Let cvcry subscriber to
the Journal think of this, and the la
dies also remember that their invest
ments will draw equal interest, and
be as mnch Gf not more) apprecia-
ted. Persons at a distance need not
be afraid to send any amount they
wish, as we will give hem an equal
per cent, and should more than $500
De raised, the overplus will be appro-
oriated to additional improvements in
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