New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-24
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND.

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merce industries of various kinds are upon scale
so grand that we have ceased, almost to CONSIDER
them with reference to their proportions News
papers. too are among the gigantic institutions Of
the country. whether considered in relation to tho
immense numbers issued from the press, or to the
great power they exert for good evil in forming
public opinion. Foremost In circulation, and, we
believe, in influence stands THE TRBUNE. We are
now, and for several weeks have BEEN printing over
| 100000 copies of THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE and the
circulation is increasing by several thousand each
| week. 1t is true that many thousand subscribers
have been added TO subscription list whose term
will expire with the closing of the Presidential
| paign but we have doubt that we viii commence
| the year 1869 with 100000 regular subscribers.
| Let us glance at the magnitude of the business
THE TRIBUNE is printed on sheet measuring 81 by
479 inches, weighing IS poundsa ream. One issue Of
240 900 copies of TIE WEEKLY alone requires 40 reams
5OOsheets eachat g. pounds to the ream making the
total weight of a single issue 81 200 pounds or more
than Is tuns. The paper when turned out from the
mills is folded half the size of the sheet and put in
bundles containing two reams, 900 sheets EACH The
bundles are compressed to almost the solidty Of
hound book and measure about inches in thickness
Two hundred and forty piled one upon another
would make column 40 feet in hight with
by 23E inches side measurement. III each OF the
10000 copies of THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE were adj
dressed singly to the person who subscribes for
it, and it required but 10 seconds to write the
name of the subscriber, post-Ofice. and State.
it would take one person 67 days of 10
hours each to perform the labor. but 70 accomplish
the work in one day of 10 hours G7 would he
required for each issue, it would take ten per-
sons working every day i'll the year to write wrap
per for each subscriber Of course we do not address
each paper to an individual subscriber, though we
do so address several thousand copies each week,
not with pen in hard, but by machinery; still the
labor is so vast in this department as well as oil
Others in our establishment, that notwithstanding
we have in operation the most improved and effective
machinery to do whatever work machines can 90
efficiently we request our friends TO comply with
the following directions. which, if followed will
save us several thousand dollars year IN clerk hire.
&C., enable us to I'll orders with much moro accu-
racy and CELEBRITY, and save much l-feeling on the
mart of those who think they have been badly treated
There will be little cause for complaint if they VIII
address all letters relating TO subscriptions adver'
! Using books, documents, &c, to THE IRiBUNEi
| when sending subscriptions by mail state whether
| The DAILY SEMI-WEEKLY or WEEKLY TRIBUNEn
desired instead of The TRIBUNE Or your paper" AZ
many persons do BE careful TO give the name OF the
post-oiice county and State. to which the paper "a
reoured TO be sent II change of address Is desired
the name OF tDe pOsl-oilcc couhol, p'NN W
which the paper is going and the name of the post
office county and State to which the paper Is TO ot
sent. and be particular to state whether it Is, THR
DAILY. SEMI WEKEuY. OF WEEKLY TRIBUNE Let
vour letters DO as brief is consistent with the
| above suggestions. The following are good speed
| rnens-beng brief and clear in statement:
r..r YoEf, Mainf sept. 10. 1873
TRIBUNE. NewYork After receipt Of tins letter please
| obIiar. ' Yours. &C. HENRY LEA.
! DUNLAP iowa. Sept. II. 1883.
coSy na TfS Sent t9 10 e sf' Ti5r Co. my
| Dunlap. Harrison Co. Iowa
Had Mr. Granville written (" Weekly" after the
DAD MY. and before Tribune his letter would
| have been complete. As a specimen Oh How not TO
DO il" we print the fOliowing ...-.f
"Mr. HORACE GREEIiY u have taken your excellent
considered that it worth times the price have
paid it. as il has saved aood many tAies the cost
relation to the markets Could you not giTe US the price
OF dried a apPS IN your 9pS, %S would f ike 20. 70
know the price Of appeS n New-fogk so as to be able
10 know whether the dealers herr impose upon them
have sold my farm ~ Sacm and VIII remove 10 Franklin.
to which place you viii dC T my upper h eT ssru
Now, had friend Smith omitted the complimentary
notices which, though gratifying we have seldom
time to read and written Send Tie Geekly Tribune.
nOic sent 10 me in bundle addressed Salon. o.. 10 Frank
Hn Morgan Comfy H. L am member of he cia5
gotten up at Salem and of27 subscribers uhoso mortg
cds or1raided in March last and had he addressed
| his letter to THE TRIBUNE instead of 70 Mr.. Cree
! iey, we would have been able TO comply with
his request. But as the post-OtCe stamp on the Gu
velOpe was entirely illegible were unable to tel
| from Thdt Salem land there are many,I it came and
as he did not mention Wkch Franklin land there are
severall we could DO nothing hut wait for Mr John
Smith to write again, which, after two weeks, he
did accusing us of wishing 10 swindle him, and
saying he did not for the paper but did rot
like to be cheated = and added. five would send his
paper from Salem o.. to Franklin, H., lie would re-
ceiye it till his time ont, and then take some
paper the propuctOrs of which would do as they
would be done by" We then wrote TO Mr. Smith.
stating that his name was not our books 1--WE had
spent some time in looking), and inquired whether
he was a subscriber to TIIE SEMI-WEEKLY or TIE
WEEKLY TRIBUNE, and If his paper not sent in
bundle to one address, and if so, when his subscrp
ton commenced. In due time our friend Smith
responded" He very sorry be had given us so
much trouble il was all his fault, The TRIBUNE
is the best paper in the world he could not do with
out it," &c. and added postscript stating that he
had found that the article of merchandise in which
his friends Interested quoted in the market
reports of THE TRIBUNE.
A word to advertisers For - spread one line
Of the broad columns Of TIE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
our lines being one-sixth to OnC-uuarter longer than
in other newspapers-chch is less than One Cent line
for er1y 0OO-before 240 thus enabling
the advertiser to communicate his wishes and make
known the value and price of his wares, 10 several
times 2iO 900 readers. THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE is tho
cheapest advertising medium. as well the best and
cheapest weekly newspaper in he world.