Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-04
PROSPECTUS
THE
DAILY PROG r SIS.
COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS NEWSPAPER, TO BE PUBLIsf
To,

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
THE Town OF NEwBERN
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
4 THE REQUEST of many of your business men I
have en- made & the necessary arrangements to commence
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
interest and to the interest of the citizens of State
enterprise to commercial prospertyr can undertake
it, and gsdMge M ,Ss ts in advance what poor abilities
sadspenden useful and % give yeS N
nothing and must fail shall rely then upon your gener
aid, and with strong arm to assist me and
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is unnecessary to point out to you the necessity Of
Daily Journal to enable you to compete successfully with
the trade of the West. Your interest demands it.
The people Of Wilmington, Charleston. Norfolk, Peters
burg and Richmond with the interior Through
their daily papers Will you longer suffer them to possess
this important advantage over you? The West has now
been brought by railroad to your very doSr and is there
natural and inevitable consequences of
already being felt No stand stil-t must either
prove religious moral and social character continu
ally must decline Now is for you to whether
trade. You certainly cannot expect to maintain your
ground unless you well prepared your neghbors
Experience proves that towns sometimes Ike INDIVIDUALS
when thrown upon their resources often develOpe
prosperity far in advance OF those which rely upon advan-
ti,ious natural advantages There is no reason why
Newbern should not again crowd her wharves with the
products foreign countries which, in times gone by
would be given exchange for the prductso of the West
There is no reason why schools should up among
you and colleges flourish your midst But your expe
rence your intelligence tells you that you cannot stand
stu stu and @ %
goods-to inform the people of the West that you
that you rN trade with them to equal if not to better ad
vantage than other market because nearer to
them transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than Others can You cannot
adv by Newbern for Factories and Schools
which must and will spring into existence as soon they
Ali the worldly interest have now is, or soon win be-
identified with your community and with you intend to
while shall use ali honorable gain your appro.
baton and give you satisfaction both citizen and as
editor shall endesvor to do justice to our neghbors and
mon welfare of the Good Old North State"
Now to people Of Newbern. commit this enterprise
persuaded that will the necessity for powerful e
fort in this matter. Henceforward, for veal woe am
with you. Having practical knowledge of the printing
life upon daily and weekly newspaper fstter myself that
make paper that will meet your wants and one to
ssse c as # Of
ments of success determined to do my part and
Tns printed with new
on a new press, and will be Of respectable size.
may a friendly to the enterprise will please procure all
the responsible they and return the same to the
thereafter the first number Of the paper viii be issued
Now 1t is expected that every business man in the town
scrbers The subscription money viii not be demanded
expected until the paper is successfully under way Let
Newbern hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure The editor feels confident OF being
able very respectable circulation in the
Counties by his exertons But being personally u-
acquainted with of the citizens he appeals to those
terested especially those who do know him, to
ert themselves
TERMS:
Daily Pepper, One Year, in odrancs, $6 90
Daily Paper, Six Months I" 90
ApvERr1sENENTs will be inserted reasonable terms.
EH Merchants, Mechanics Manufacturers and others
are respectfully requested to hand in their advertisements
by the 18th Of August that they may appear in the first
number of the paper.
In connection with the above would that G..
G.. Davenport late editor of the Express newspaper
formerly published in Newberu has arranged with me to
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription
tracts where he had received advance paymeuswhch
far specified, promise to fulfill - A., =.
r. J. l. PENNINGTON.
Newben, N. G, July Is, 1885, .ss1 81
JOB WORK.-Having 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
Ordefs solicited.
Ofee on Pollock st. near the Post Office In the building
where the " Expressp was formerly published.
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