The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-01-11
SPECIAL DISPATCH
TO THE
PATRONS OF THE JOURNAL.

The most OF our readers will rcoollect
that in May, 1863 we adopted tho advance.
pay system with our Subscribers, and con.
tinued the same during Volume Xt of the
JOURNAL closing in May last. On the very
week that the present volume Of tho Joua.
NL--Voluno XIG--commenced, the Ma.
tonal Guards wore called into service, and
II therefore became impossible FOR us TO
revise our subscription list, and discontin.
ne those not paid in advance, before leav.
/ ing home. II therefore became necessary
TO continue sending tho JoURSAb TO all
whose names were on our list at the close
Of Volume Xt.
Notwithstanding this, large portion of
our subscribers have previous to this time,
paid for the present volume; but there arc
yet upon our list about two hundred per.
sons, who havo received the JOURNAL
since May last yet have paid nothing for il.
We respectfully ask these deinquents, and
our advance-paying readers to examine for
n moment the expense now attending the
publication of the JounSAL
Thirty.siN numbers of the present vol.
umc have already been issued. Therefore
our two hundred delinquent subscribers
have received in all, SEvES THOUSAND Two
HUNDRED copies Of the JorRSAL, for which
we have received nothing. To furnish
these, our actual expenses, paid out, havo
been at least three cents per copy, aud for
portion of the timo moro than this sum
However, taking the very lowest estimate,
and we have ADVANCED, since May last
or Our two hundred delinquent subscrb.
era, Two HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN DoLLAR5--
to show for which we have accounts
against persons living in different por-
tions of the county.
In short, for our Iabors aud money all.
vanced, during tho eight months of tho
present volume which have already passed,
there is now duo us, at least FoUR IluS.
DRED DOLLARS! II is impossible for us to
visit oar subscribers personally to collect
tho various amounts due us, and we there
foro, this week take tho the liberty of ap.
pointing a "Select Committee of Two Hun
dred," to attend to tho matter-and we
respectfully insist that each man who
owcl anything for the JoUYSAL shall con
slider himself member of said Committee,
and act accordingly.
The condition of tho roads, pressure of
business, or the distance which sub.
scrihor raoidau from, paryashurv rao,I ,ot
be made as an excuse for delinquency
for all that each noed actually do, is to
place two dollar "groenback" in an on.
volope, with a slip of paper containing the
name of the sender, seal the envelope,
place three cent stamp thereon, dlroct it
to the JOURNAL OFFICE, Porrysburg Wood
County Ohio, take it to tho nearest Post
Office, and the "trouble" is all. ovor--thcro
is 10 doubt but it will reach us safely, and
DO placed to the credit of the person who
sends it. Let each of our two hundred do
linquents try it, Immediately.
We have also accounts against persons
in different parts of tho county for advor.
tising, which we wish to have settled with.
out delay. Will our friends remember
thisl
In tho spring of 1863, quite number of
persons gave us their notes for six months
or less, in settlement Of old accounts. We
have an idea that these arc now nedrly duo,
and they must be settled before February |
next, or they will bc placed in proper hands
for collection.
We trust that each of our patrons W at
once examine the condition of his news.
paper account, and if he is among those
which this article ought to chit" let the
money due be Immediately forwarded.