Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-04-10
BUSINESS MATTERS.

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We want all our readers to study tn,
articles below, copied from the Clevelaht
Herald and Plain Dealer. We have no
adopted the system yet, but as soon az
times improve little, zoe yiH adopt 1t
surei By remembering this, the shock
will not be quite so hard when it comes
The Cleveland Herald of the 7th says:
On BUSINESS MATTERs.-Justice to
ourselves requires that we introduce
long delayed, but absolutely necessary,
reforms in certain branches of our bust
ness.
We cannot longer consent to adver-
tise for charity, but must insist, hence
forth, that all advertised matter, whether
for objects charita able, religious, or festi-
val, including marriage announcements
and obituary notices, shall be paid for.
We contribute our proper share for
charitable objects, when called upon, as
individual, and can see no reason why
we should submit to an additional tax in
the way of paying for type-setting and
occupying room in the Herald gra-
tuitously. Willing, however, as we ever
have been, to contribute our full share
towards all deserving institutions, it has
become imperative on us to limit our
donations of this character to actual con-
tribut;ons, and not have these increasing
calls upon us for the use Of our columns.
Our friends will see the necessity of this
course in business point of view, and
we hope there will be no hard feelings
if we are compelled to reject articles
which have heretofore appeared in the
Herald, unless they are accompanied by
the money for their insertion. =
We are also forced to adopt more
rigid rule in relation to business adver-
tising, and hereafter shall extend no
credit to casual advertisers
Cash must accompany all advertise
ments save where there is special con-
tract for yearly or slime, or ''legal"
advertisements. or mutual deal between
the advertiser and ourselves. ..aa
Another reform we shall make-and
wish our Daily and Tri-weekly mail
subscribers to notice it-by extending
the cash system to mail subscribers and
the Daily and Tri- Weekly on. and after
May 1st..s ~
We give notice therefore that we shall
no longer give credit on subscriptions,
and on the first Of May next shall diseon-
tinue every paper sent by mail where
the subscription is in arrears. y
All reasonable men will commend our
when we say that such
credits are severally SO small, and so
scattered that Il newspaper cannot live
and do credit business Long ago the
Eastern papers discovered that credit
upon subscriptions was incompatible
with success, and they adopted the pay
in-advance SYSTEM No Eastern paper
can be had without pre- payment, and we
know of no reason why the same rule
should not apply to us. We believe
our friends will see the force Of our rea
sons, and commend our determination
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of the
7th says:
CASH Up, OR NO TRADE More than
d Sedl dSo We doopCOu tho 0ooh up oy'-
tenn for our Daily and Tri- Weekly, the
same as we had previously done for our
Weekly We have thousands of dol
lars upon our books credited to individ-
uals in small amounts scattered through
out the country, which we found was
quite unavailable to us. .. Taking the
hint from Eastern Publishers who never
send out a paper without the pay, We
the Dealer to all inarrears, con-
lessening our circulation for
il time, but which we now find is fully
made up, and what is better for all con-
cerned, they are cheerfully paid for in,
advance. Our papers out West in COM
petition with Eastern Publishers have
been reduced SO near to cash cost, that
the credit system canno longer be contin
ued in safety. We are glad to see the
Herald, of this city, and other Western
papers, adopting the cash up plan. 1t
should have been done years ago.