The Portland daily press., 1867-02-06
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
From the Christian Mirror.]
THE PRESS has been enlarged since New Years.
We are glad to such evidence OF prosperity. With
need Of importing Dailies from Boston and New
York.
From the Portland Price Current.1
The PREss.-The crowded state of our columns
last week prevented from noticing the engagement
and Encouragement of the columns of the Daily
Press, which in its present enlarged form, and with
leading journal of Maine, and equal to any in New
England; especially when taken into consideration
the amount of interesting reading matter that is
daily furnished for the money.
a. [From the Gardiner Home Journal
ENLARGED.-The Portland Press was enlarged on
the LIST nst to about the size OF the Boston Daies.
This is evidence OF not only the prosperity OF the
Press, but of Portland well, for OF course the
Iargement is caused by the increase of advertising
favors. The Press is worthy of the patronage it
ceives is a credit to Portland and to the State and
hope increasing years may increase its prosper
ity.
[From the Eastern Argus, Jan. q
The Press appeared yesterday morning enlarged
by the addition Of q inches to the length of its col
umns. Its makeup has also been changed again,
and on the whole it presented decidedly improved
larger than ours, but the "bggest are not
always the best"
The Dolly Press appears this morning in an en-
large torn, making it fully equal in size to any
daily newspaper in New England. The editor, iII
his New years salutatory shows that the success Of
and glad OF its prosperity. The return to the
original style OF arranging the contents the paper
is one OF the most agreeable features Of the change
4Ess Iron the Bangor whig.l
The Portland Press was enlarged on the list Of
january to about the size of the Boston Daily Post
dales- and it now makes very handsome appear
ance This evidence of prosperity on the part of so
good and reliable paper as the Press is gratifying
It shows too, that Portland has lost nothing OF vgor
euSerprse Or resource, by the great fire. but that its
course is still onwardthat its business is in fact
creasng, notwitnstanding the apparent calamity Of
last yesrand lhat Its promise of commercial great
ness is certain to be fulfilled. The Press is among
the best OF the New England papers, and its present
appearance is a credit TO the State.
from the Bath Times.l
~ The Portland Press comes out greatly enlarg-
ed I'd we suspect now gives another settler to the
question wnicn rs the principal paper IN Portland
II is DO una 70 distance its competitors
[FSom the Lewiston Journal, Jan. H.
The Port land Press has increased its size equva-
lent to an aSdition of three four columns. This
enlargement, following so closely upon its resurrec-
tpn from the ashes of the great re shows that the
pripcipes it advocates and its efforts to cater the
literary tastes OF Its readers are appreciated by the
p0Dllc. my ,uonai 81 &c now opt'ineu VIII DC
devoted to details of important events, and selections
from current literature
From the Worcester tNdass.,) Spy.l
THE PRESS; Among the papers that commence the
year with enlarged sheets and manifest signs Of
prosperity are the Portland Press and the Hartford
Evening Press. The former is the largest and best
daily in the State Of Maine and the latter we have
long regarded as one of the abest of Connecticut
exchanges
lFrom the Portland Advertiser, Jan. 81
The Daily Press appeared yesterday morning in ar
daily paper in New England. In the arrangement
OF reading matter it has returned to the original style
which we think quite an Improvement in its appear
apoe
Since the Press has been under the editorial man
agement OF Mr.. Richardson its editorials have beer
high toned and reliable, welding powerful infiu
has taken fair stand, always discussing topics in