The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

The Pr ss---P. opposed Inc.ease OF Pic.
II is not necess Try for the intelligent re ,deIs
Of the Pres to be informed that abe changes oi
the last year aud ar, and the enhanced pri-
ces Of labor and material which affect almost
everything else. bear with crushing weigh, upon
the publishers vf daily newspapers. When the
Press WAS started Jane, ioJz, printing paper
sush AS Was then required for Its publication,
was worth about nine aud a haU cents per
pound. Soon aiterward, owing TO the scarcit.
vi stock, the paper manufac. .rers began to adj
yauce the.r prices, So that b, D.cei.ber follow
ing the cost vi paper had quite doubled, anu
the white sheets necessary to supply subseri-
Der a year, cost, before type was used upon
them, almost or quite AS much the subscnp-
tion price VI the paper. Reluctantly were
compelled to advance the price of our paper to
SIX dollars in advance, or seven dollars at the end
OF the year. This was done On the LIST of Dec,
1874, and it was oredtabe to the good sense and
ju is lnent Of the subscribers To this paper that
the, 80 far appreciated the necessity laid upon
tn Il not more than dozen persons, in a c.rcula-
tion of about 1890 at that time, withdrew their
subscriptions in Consequence of the advanced
rates. That necessity was imposed upon us
simply by the increased price Of paper ink,
llb,r, types. fuel aud the cost of subsistence
not at that time having advanced.
Bat to-day very different state Of things
exists. Paper is higher than ever. and still ON
the advance. All bills for labor-and we en-
ploy about fifteen or twenty hands upon the
paper alone-have increased from 20 to IS per
. mt. Fuel-and we are Obliged to burn coal
the year round to secure motive power-has adj
vAnced 50 per cent. Ink, types, presses, Office
flrniture,-constantly wearing out and needing
rsnewal,-have all advanced in about the same
ratio as the other articles named. Add to all
this. that the publishers are subjected to the
same inconseniences as Other people on account
of the increased rates of rent, taxes, insurance,
household expenses, etc.
In view of the increased expenses referred to,
the publishers Of the Press, after the most ma
ture consideration. and counselling with many
OF their fellow -clti1ens. have. very reluctantly
exists for increasing the subscription price Of
TIE papere and commencing with the first day of
Jsae the invariable price of the Daily Press will
Be Eight Dollars per annuin If paid absolutely
in advance discount of tleelUe and half per
cent. will be made, which will amount TO one
dollar on years subscription. That no one
may feel that advantage is taken Of him, and to
ALLOW all an opportunity to avail themselves Of
the discount, We will CONSIDER all pa, ulents made
BY olisa6scfi6srs previous to the 4th of July,
Is con ns within the rule of strictly adrance
pIymsats.
o. to the ist of June the bills will be made
out at the present rates, but to all subscribers
indebted for less than ono year, the arrcarage
will be reckouel At the al vance rates, proefleI
they continue the paper, and pay u years ad-
vance under the new rates.
We wish It particularly understood that no
claim tor the psper At less than the published
Rates will be recognized, except where ad ance
payments h I'VE actually been made. The fact
taIa psrson suos,rioeI when the terms sere
s.x dollars will give him no privilege DC, ond The
hrst Ut Jane. unless he has actually pa,l beyond
that time.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE PRESS.
HIving made the foregoing. unpleasant
reselstion to the reader. we take especial pleas
ure In announcing that, VA the first day of ] uue
tbs Daily Press aiH De saiIsgsi tpeafy.iee per
ceat, wth an addition Of one column to each
page AMI the length of the columns propor-
tionally increased. The enlargement will be
equal 10 oas full page OF the present size, and
viii make paper tr.he larger than the Boston
Joafnai, though at much less price than that
paper. la fact, even AZ the increased rates, the
Press will be the lowes,-priced paper in New
England when its is taken into account.
Besides the increased size we intend To spare
neither labor nor expense 10 maAe the Press
wJftiy ths p1roatss vi the State, aal su;h
paper as the people OF Portland will tel il a
privilege to encourage by their continued favor
aud support. A large addition will he made to
the re sd.ng matter, and We shall make every
reasonable elfort 10 ADJ to it such features and
u make it the vehicle of such intelligence as
shall render II q welcome visitor in cry coup
ting house and at every ire SIDE. IL will require
tine to N *, all tae Improvements conteulpla-
ted. but they shall. be Forthcoming.
One word more. The Publishers would mot
have IT understood that they enlarge the paper
- an excuse for the increased price, or that the
increased price is to pay the additional expense
occasoned by the enlargement True, the en-
lr1sment " II impose upon them a very great
incr, se Of current expenses but they look to the
in;reased advertising which they will be able to
accommodate to pay the increased expense Of
the enlargement. The enlargement, it is hoped,
BY the aid OF an enterprising business public,
wLi pay its own way; the increased price of the
paper Is rendered necessary Independent Of this
enlargement, aud we propose this as a full
equivalent for the increased price demanded of
our subscribers.
"We regard the Argus as the godfather of
democracy in Maine. Its history is wound in
and interviewer with every democratic udpin-