The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1865-01-12
Our New Terms.

In consequence of the extraordinary
advance in price Of all the materials en-
tering into the composition of newspa-
paper, including white paper, ink, labor,
&c, we are compelled, to save ourself
from serious financial loss, to increase the
price of subscription to and advertising in
The ANegAanian. All the newspapers in
the county, and indeed throughout the
entire country, have already SO increased
their rates, and zee ought to have done the
same two years ago to make the two ends of
The AHeghanian meet. But we refrained
from changing our terms in the hope that
the high price of paper, ink, &C., would
prove only temporary-that it would last
but brief season, and then resume its
accustomed level. This hope has proved
fallacious, and We have lost money by ad
herring to it as long as we have already
done; SO nothing remains unto US, as a
provident man, but to recognize these
high prices as permaneney, and to ac-
commodate ourself as best we can to
state of affairs most intimately affecting
our business relations.
When our readers recolleet that at the
breaking out of the war we could buy
bundle Of white paper for S4.25, it costing
now in the neighboItood Of Sl1.00, and
that everything else used in printing
Office has advanced in price III like ratio,
they will not be surprised that we have
concluded to bring forward our terms to
something ike conformity with the en-
hanced cost Of production. On thescon
trary, the only wonder with them will be
that, while we have our hand in, we do
not increase our terms one hundred per
cent mare than pe hare done, which, ia
king our terms at the beginning of the
war as fair standard, would be perfectly
justifable under existing circumstances.
We will give these new terms d fair
trial If they prove adequate tocover US
from loss, we will adhere to them in the
future if they prove Inadequate, we will
still further advance them and just as
printing materials recede in price, SO viii
our terms recede toward the old, cheap
standard.
We desire to continue the publication
Of The AUeghanian. A Union newspaper
at the county-seat Of the county is an in
pensable necessity. We do not expect
to make money out Of the undertaking,
but at the same time we cannot consent to
lose much by it. The burden must be
borne in part by our friends.
With everything we use, eat and wear
increased in price two, three, four, and
five hundred per cent within the past two
years, our friends cannot complain of our
slight advance as to terms. Especially
can they not consistently complain seeing
that they make two, three and four times
greater wages now than they did two
years ago, and that they are, per conse-
quencc, better able to pay $3.50 year
subscription now than they were to pay
$3.50 then. Should any of our friends
| and subscribers, however, think our terms
exorbitant and uncalled-for, they are at
liberty to put themselves outside the di-
rect influence of the same by squaring
their respective accounts and ceasing to
be our friends and subscribers.
TERMS OF THE ALLEGHANIAN.
| On and after January IL, 1865, The AUe-
ghamian will be published at the following
rates, viz:
Per annum, payable in advance, $3.50
| If not paid within six months, 40
If not paid till the end of the year, 800
Advertisement will be inserted at the fol-
lowing rates, viz:
Transient advertising, per So, IL lines, $1.50
Each subsequent insertion, so
Auditors Notices, each, 200
Administrators and Executors Notices, $50
Estray Notices, l.5O
mos. mos. 12 mos.
lines, or less. $3.50 $4OO $500
/ square, II lines, $50 600 1000
2 squares, "a lines, 600 1000 1900
B squares, SO lines, 800 100 5000
Fourth column, 500 1900 1000
Third column, 1000 1900 $500
Half column, 1900 1000 5000
Column, 1000 5000 5000
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