The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-14
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NEwsPAPER PUBLIsHInG-ITs DIFFIcULrrEs
AND THE REHEDY.-rhat Portage County customers
may be apprsed Of Of eSigeneies of
publishing and the relsiy proposed by sors publishers
Tor the difficulties under which they labor We present
ehe following from two of our by cotenporaries-
promising that though do not present ad ,pt all
eher plans In conducline business are very IN
Impressed With the belief ought to- aud that Al,
will at very distant day, obliged to lake
similar business positions.
The business position assumed by our contemporaries
IL The outgrowth of their experience and as their
are Instructive on this particular point and worthy of
reelection we give their respective articles entire
The cleveland Herald of Feb. 9Th saya:
On Business NArrRRs.-Jnstice to ourselves reonIre.
thst we introduce long delayed hut absolutely
refHrins In certain branches of our business. - -
We ca not longer consent advertise for charity hut
mnst Insist. hencefnr, that all advertised matter wtet
or for objects charitable resious festival ncIudine
msTTlage aud obituary notices. shall be
paid for- ~ a-s = ~ =
We contribute proper charitable obieets
reason why should an additional tax in tje
way OF paving for type seing occupying room IL
have been to contribute fill share towards an a
serving institutions It has become imperative on ms 70
our donations OF this character to eonfrib-
sSos aud NOT have these upon us for the
use Of our columns Our friends the necessity
OF rms course in business point of view and hone
there will be hard feelings if compelled 10 re.
ec articles which have heretofore appearedu Her
ald unless they accompanied by the money for their
insertion. 'aa ls5FI'3 =
We are also forced 10 adopt rigid rule in rela
un to business advertising and hereafter shall extend
no credit to casual advertisers.
Cash must accompany all advertisements save where
anere y special contract for yearly = te,'
LEGAL advertisements, mutual deal between the ad
vertiser aud ourselves. EHF ~ fF-H. -
Another reform shall u.ake,-aud wish our Daily
and Tri-weeky mail subscribers notice i-by extend
Ing the cash system to mali subscribers the Daily and
Tri Weekly on and after May 1st az 80
We 0iue Hotce therefore that shall no longer op cred
on subscriptions and de first of May eri shall dis
eonttHc ecey paper sent By mail soere the subscription is
Unreasonable men will commend our determination
"heu We say that such Credits small and
so scattered tha: newspaper cannot live and do credt
business Long ago the Eastern papers discovered that
credit upon subscriptions mpztibIe with s7ceess
ana hey adopted the pay advance system No Eastern
paper can De had without prepayment, and we know of
no reason why the rule should apply to u.s. We
oei eve our friends will the force of and
command our determination. f5l'-
3 The Cleveland Plain Dealer of Feb 7th saws:
CASH Uf, OR No TRADE-More thsu a wear aro We
Ano;ed the cash mp system Daily anI Tri Wtek
Y the same had previously done for our We.xIy
we found thousands Of dolats upon or books credited
20 inayiduas in small nmouIrs scattered throughout tba
country which we found qite aiIahe to
Iaking tie hint ON sten Publishers W ho never send
OUT paper without the pay, stopped the Dealer 10
time. but which find fully made up and uhat
Is neeter r all concerned, they cheerfuiy paid for
N ADVANCE Our ppers nut Vest in competinn via,
Eastern Publishers bavs hsan ePd so near To eash
eost that The cre system he longer Continued
with safety We snd see the Herald et iscity
nno otner W1a'ern adopting tie cash up PLAN
~ snouid hafr been done years ago.