Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-10-22
Dams pap.r. ara coun,ry raper..

Daily Papers and Country Papers.
We take the accompanying pointed aud truth
ful article from the last number Of the Vilaee
Record II the reader will substitute the words
Wilmington City, for those of "Chester County
wherever they occur. be will make the article as
applicable to this city as it seems to be 10 West
Chester. This short-sighted policy Of taSie
the city papers to the exclusion Of the home
local papers, is indulged by many persons l"
this city and State who ought to know better
| So too in business mattels. We know oil mer-
chants in Market Street hereabout who nave
gone-aud perhaps do yet gO-to Philadelphia
to get even their smallest jobs Of printing done,
notwithstanding VIC have five printing oih9es
iu wilmngton-and they have, moreover told
their friends and others how much cheaper work
generally can be done there than here; the re-
suit of oil which has been, to our certain kno1-
ledge, that many persons have been led, By the
same ideas Of economy, to go to Philadelphia
for their Dry Goods, Groceries and other articles,
which, had it not been for the examples set them
by these very economical merchants, would have
been purchased at their stores at home. The
" taking the city papers," therefore, is not the
extent of the folly of people who live adjacent
to the city. 1t runs into retail business channels
to greater or less extent, and thereby Injuries
and cripples the mercantile interests Of the city
unnecessarily. Nor is this all. There is no accru
ing advantage to those who practice this lais'
system Of economy; for as general rule, lRer-
chandise can be purchased hero as cheaply as il
Philadelphia and printing, are kaoic, eau bt
dOne-and we speak now for our own establish
ment--as low here, and in many cases lower than
in Philadelphia. 1t has not been over week
since gentleman made inquiry Of us respecting
the cost cf printing a certain job which he shew
ed us and when he heard our price he frankly
Informed us that we were just tifty per cent below
what Philadelphia establishment had asked
him for the same work. He is gentleman o
standing and responsibility, and his word i,
truth to al who know him. What is true o.
printing, is, we presume, trne of every othe
business interest of Wilmington, the experience
of those who go to Philadelphia to make pur
chases and get their printing done, to the con
> trary nOtwi hslauding.
/ But to The article Of the Record. Here ii is =
q The numerous Railroads running III all di
rections from Philadelphia, enable the rural di-
! iricls to have the daily papers almost ever
e hour in the day. They TEEN with news of th
# war set forth III Job Type. The village newspC
. pers become duh, stale and unprUftable. -
" Local news" items dwnde into insignihcanc'
e They are unimporant Cent, meu who rea
. the /" dailies" do not eondesceud to opeu I'll
! - weeklies." Hence the local papers hec0m
- use ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the local Editor ma
Z (, expect to receive from sl who entertain th
e opinion, notice similar to tue following:
"wAYNnBuEd. Oct. TO- 1861
e Mr.. Henry S. Evans: You will please discontinue ~
d subscription to The ''Vilage Record"
Since our il'o has gone into operation we have II
II daily papers from Philadelphia and ,eee ly FdF
s seems 10 be Of rery lille use in the piV Of
"Youts respectfully.
y The above is a fair specimen. The local pap,
j seems to be of litle--nO, " very hnle"-use. :
e Local enterprises county news-are
ID livery little USE TO Chester county ma
eT " since our Railroad has gone into operation
~ Chester county politics or Chester county cour
Al Chester county schools or Teachers institute
Chester county volunteers camps-Chesu
" county organizations for the Relief Of Soldier
A wives or furnishing the armies with blankets
stockings dead or who's married-Che
ter County Agricultural or Horticultural Soci
ties-lhe local news generally" seems to be
little use" especially " since railroad b.
gone into operation"
So says our correspondent-and he oug
cd to know-tor he gets {" the uaily papers ftc
in. Philadelphia !" If our correspondent is
r.s shoemaker or merchant, or engaged in bu
less Of any description, he may Us well shut
~" shops stores and shops are of "yery little US
in Chester county, since the completion of o
IN Railroad"