The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-07-07
Our Call.

We call upon our Republican friends.
now, to assist increasing the circulation
Of oar paper. We made call some
since to our friends in general, to aid
il increasing our circulation which VIC
arc glad to say to some extent was COM
piled with We made that call for the
purpose Of sustaining paper in the
County and enable US if possible to en-
large it. We have thus far been enabled
to keep our head above water although
probably, having smaller returns for our
labor and money invested, than would
satisfy any one having a less desire for
the credit Of their County.
No one can expect us to publish
blanket sheet, when we tell them that to
increase the size Of our paper single
column on each page would cost us the
first year between two and three hundred
dollars, and nearer the latter sum than
the formcr-ovcr and above our present
expenses.
We arc aware that We are laboriug
under many cmbarrassmcnts. First our
County paper when it camc into our
hands was at very low cbb, and many
prcjudiccs existed against it from the
want its stability and the manner
in which it had been conducted.
Second our mail facilities are as
wrctchcd as can we'll be conceived the
main difficulty arising from the shiftlcss
manner in which the Post Office De-
rartment and its sub officials discharge
their duties. We have tri-weekly mail
from here to Marengo, also tri weekly
nail running from Marengo through
Helena, Ola and 1ndiantown to Marietta
in Marshall County. Our papers are
usually deposited here in our Post OF
fec on our publication day, and yet it
takes those directed to Helena, Ola and
Indiantown Post Offices, frequently from
eight to ten days to arrive at their places
Of destination. when it should not take
them including Sundays, and making
all connections more than four days
Here certainly Uncle Sans careless Subs
are at fault. Again the weekly mail
running from Albion in Marshall coun
~ through the northern part Of our
County to Vinton in Benton county
leaves Albion, between one aud two
hours before the weekly mail from our
place arrives there, so that our papers
for the northern part Of our County are
obliged to lie in the Albion Post Office
one week. Whereas if a connection was
made our subscribers in that part of our
County would receive our paper the
next day after publication.
Hero certainly tho Department is
seriously to blame. Such accomoda-
tons of the people Of our County, and no
better in fact can they expect from
Democratic rule.
Now what We wish, is,to do our share
towards enlightening and imbuing our
citizens with the true spirit Of Republican
ism and to effect this, frstt to increase our
home circulation, depito the difficulties
We have to encounter. In doing this
we are forced to call upon our Repub.
lican friends to aid US. Political matters
willnot be stale, although received four
Or six days after being published. Will
our Repu blican subscribers teach this
to thoir neighbors, no matter Of what
political hue, who are not now subscri.
bers for our paper, and induce them to
take the same. How many Of our Re-
publican friends will get one subscriber
each |? How many two, and how many
ivef Our terms are easy taking for pay
anything that goes in the market Of
market prices.