Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-27
To Our Patrons.

second volume OF the WEEKLY HERALD,
and we embrace the opportunity OF eI-
pressing to our patrons and friends our
acknowledgements and thanks for the
liberal support and encouragement we
have received at their hands during our
entire connection with 1t. 1t has been
our aim at all times to make the HsR-
AID not only the exponent OF the SEN
timents OF the people OF our country,
and State, but the jealous advocate OF
their rights and interests, and at the
same time have endeavored to make II
. tlrst class family newspaper, readable
and entertaining to every member OF the
social circle, of no matter what age or
sex. How far we have succeeded is not
for US to say but the liberal patronage
which has been constantly bestowed up
on US leads us to believe that, to some
extent at least, our efforts have re-
eeived the appreciation for which we
have labored.
The increase in the cost of production
OF almost every article Of merchandise,
caused by an inflated currency, during
the past few years, has been u. exsmpled
10 our history, and this enhancement Of
prices has borne even more heavily up
on newspaper publishers than upon
most other branches Of business But
the public have willingly yielded to
reasonable advance in the prices Of SUBJ
seription and advertising, and in most
cases the press has managed to sustain
itself.
But the skies are Frightening and we
earnestly look forward to an early pc
riod, when, upon gold basis. business
will resume its wonted briskness, and
when prices will rule somewhat within
the bounds Of reason. With this in
view we have decided to at once enlarge
our sheet by adding two more pages to
It's size, thus giving ten pages, or sixty
columns of matter per week to our
readers-an amount larger than that
given by any other country paper in New
England, and still the price will remain
the same, viz; two dollars and fifty
cents per year.
In addition to the talent heretofore en-
ployed, we are also happy to announce
to our patrons that we have made an
arrangement with Henry Clark, Esq,
OF Poultney, by which his valuable
services have been secured in the edito-
rial department, and are perlectins ar
engagements for an increased daily cor
respondence from the different towns In
our County and the most important
ones in our State, touching upon mat
ters Of Importance transpiring in their
various localities. This achieved, we
have no hesitation in saying that we
will give to the public in future, as we
have endeavored to in the past, the very
Ssst "locap paper in the State, as we'll as
. journal whose Judgment in National
and State affairs, we trust can be
looked upon by our readers as practical
sound, and worthy to the title Of the
leading newspaper of the Green Noun
tain State.
All these Improvements will be at
tended with largely increased expense
but we feel confident that our efforts to
give the public a first class paper will be
fully appreciated by them, and that q
suitable return in subscriptions will be
made.
A large number Of subscriptions ex-
pire on the first day Of January and as
our terms require payment to be made
strictly in advance we trust that such
subscriptions will be promptly renewed,
that no break in the receipt Of the
paper may occur. We shall also be
thankfully for as many new names as
may be sent In to Us.
In closing we would add our thanks
to numerous friends In different parts OF
the County and State who have rendered
rs such efficient service in forwarding
Us items Of news, and interested them
selves In procuring and forwarding
subscriptions and other patronage. To
such we feel under heavy obligations
and shall ever esteem them among our
warmest and most substantial friends; ;
and we feel confident that the proposed
improvements will inspire them with 3
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