Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-03-08

An idea of the aggregate cost of dis
patches may be had By a short cireula-
ton. The Herald calculates 8 line Of
its type at nine words. and there are
two hundred apd ffty lipes Of 'fsolid
noupareil type in a column. thus Civ
ing total per column 0f Z29 words.
a eolamu of WashiugtOn disuatehes
would consequently cost ~ SO. The
Herald seldom has less than 4 column
Of Washington speeials" for which
IL pays az This rate but 10 also has
from i've to SIX columns daily Of 8 re-
port af Congress sent By the Ass0oi-
ated Press agent. This is paid for at
the same rate but as the report IL. d.
vided between i've or six papers Ia
New York city the expeRse 70 each
one 1s very HEl l53g grgs q Ia u t---am0nmtin to
less than q cgntper word The charges
to the other. papers throughout the
country still further reduce this eX
pense, making it really Insignificant.
Almost daily the morning papers con-
tain from quarter TO a half colHnIn q
of European kilograms. A dispatch
from Europe which, when published
makes half q column, or 1l23 words.
did not amount to more than SOU I'D It's
original or "condensed. shape, ana
tue GkAaAtso u Tue 4AhA0uN4G Ca-HA|
paHY Is sfheFofoFe only7an the so q ofds
actually Transmitted. These 500 words
cost 1920 delivered 20 New York city
When this sum IS divided between the
Herald, Times san tribune World,
and y Jourpal or Commerce, the cost
to 91-does not look 50 for
midable. The famous great Gable
dispatch, " known at The time as gAe
King Of Prussia3s Peace SReeeh, was
sent specially to the Herald, and came
ini hands for enlargement by sup
pl4 ;ea be emmitted words. The dis
psteAs contained 1910 words, and cost,
at the old rate Of s. per word the
neat sum Of s5083 in gold OF about
GTl00 ia ssgreenbaaks This sum was
divided between six papers. averaging
cost to each Of nearly 5000 Under
the old organization of the Associated
Press two-thirds Of this expense was
charged td the country Press. so that
the New York papers did not reai ily
pay such tremendous sum for that
famous telegram as appeared at first
glance. Under the old organization
Of the. Associated Press The telegrams
furrished by that agency to the New
York papers cost about $500 per week
to each paper. During the first four
weeks after the Snilb ana the estaD-
lishment Of the United States and
European News Agency Ia movement
which resulted 10 withdrawing from
the New York Press the support Of
the gFsater part Of the eouatry Press
the veFe cost b each New York pa
per was @zl00, The special kilograms
cost mOFe-veFy considerably more
than those Of the Associated Press
go that is may Be safe 10 eaiou be
weekly expenses for asEapnie +
tsr ~ each 0f the New York dtilies
at about, $1,000 to $500. Often L is
less, but oftener much more, the Fri
bRue and other pap6fs having 0cea-
sfoually boasted of expeRdIug SE0.UUt
IA single week for telegrams The
last boast of this sort which I remem
Der to have natieaa in the Iribunt
was coupled with statement that IL
circulation amounted to aboUt 5S ,00
daily. When il is remembered tha
this circulation is sold at two cent
per copy. and the sales of a week vii
amouut to only $6720, It Is not cas-!
for the uninitiated I'd see how tbs
money Is made, It Is the advertise
ments that Bay the profit though ever
the best advertising PATRONAGE would
not Justify the regular expenditure o.
SO 600 per week IN kilograms.