The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-18
Let us Settle the Question:.

1t will au-rsaemhssad-t THAT lew
days ago, in acknowledging the re-
ceipt of number of clubs of new
subscribers, from Kentucky, we made
the assertion that the circulation of
the JOURNAL was larger in that State
than both of the Evansville Demo
cratic papers eombined. To this the
Courier of yesterday makes the fol-
lowing reply:
The RICHEST JOKE OF THE SEASON
Our neighboT of the Journal pretends TO
say that he has more subscribers IN Ken
lucky than the Courier ! Have you any
money to bet on that Jose~sdl By mis-
take in the off1ce-miscount the Weekly
Courier last week was not sent to about
100 of our Kentucky subscribers Yet with
or without this we are prepared to show
the journal that we have ten subscribers
in Kentucky to the Journals one. Why,
we send more Dailies in one day to Hen
derson than all the subscribers the Journal
has in Kentucky put together. Is your
negro Suffrage dodge Intended for Ken
Lueky, Journal 2 They'll soon find you
out!
4 The circulation of newspaper is
to the proprietors of serious impor-
lance, and our neighbor displays little
Judgment In meeting our assertion in
so rifing a. manner. The Courier
denies the claim we setg up for the
largest circulation in Kentucky. - IF
it will give us the opportunity we pro-
pose to prove it. The question of
circulation is one of importance, not
only to the publishers, but also to
advertisers. The fperehanf should
advertise his business in the news
paper having the greatest number of
readers in the region of country
whence he hopes to derive trade. If
the business men of Evansville are
seeking the Kentucky trade and have
been advertising in the Courier under
the mistaken belief that it had lager
circulation in that State than the
JOURNAL, they should be properly
advised upon that question. The
Courier now claims, as it has hereto
fore persistently done, that its circu-
lation is greater in fKe1taeky than
the JOURNAL, beyond all comparison.
We deny it; and on the contrary we
assert that the circulation
of the JOURNAL is the greatest The
issue is fairly and square1y made.
Now for the proof l Or 5 9gA b .fsWs. ss
We propose that the proprietors of !
the Courier select one disinterested
citizen of Evansville, and the jour |
NAL Company viii select a second. and
these. two select a third, who shall |
compose Committee to examine and
determine the question Of Kentucky
circulation. To this Committee the |
of both papers shall sub
NIT "a statement of the number of
bona fide subscribers atsleach post |
office in Kentucky; and the Committee
shall verify the truth of the statements
made by thorough examination of
the books, papers, and employees in
each establishment. and by such other
PERSONS as they may choose; the re-
suit of their examination to be made
in writing
Will the Courier accept of this
If SO, the proprietor
will at~onee-address--a.-letter- to thu
JOURNAL Company signifying his
acceptance and designating the
referee I selected by him. We will
answer, with the selection
of the referee on the part of the
JOURNAL. The two referees so
designated can agree upon the third;
and the investigation can be. made at