New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-22
THE TRIBUNE And TIE WORLD

The World asserts that its weekly circulation has
been doubled within q month-and will probably
quadUple before February 22d that its Circula-
ton of all kinds is increasing, while that of The
WEEKLY TRIBUNE has largely fallen off so that it
requires five hours less to print it than it did year
ago-and it closes string Of such vaunts as follows;
within month, six weeks at furihcst, the clrcula,
ton of The World will be larger than the circulation OF
The WEEKLY TRIBUNE. That are sure OF. IcrhdpS
is larger nOW. That we are not sure OF ana VIII not
assert"
We have no skill at this game of brag and pro-
phecy combined. Wecannot guess what the circula-
ton of The TRIBUNE or that of The HOrd will be at
some future day. But the public has a legitimate in
terest in knowing the actual circulation respectively
of journals which solicit advertising mt good prices
on the strength of their extensive subscription
hence we make the following proposition:
capable, intelligent, honorable umpire shall
have free and full access to the Offices of either es
Enlistment, including the books, with tho right to
examine ION oath, if he choosesl any and every
person employed therein and no shall report
so soon as lie shall have asceraned the actual crcu
latOn of each paper in its various editions; which
report shall be conspicuOusly printed under the edi
torial head of each paper three successive issues
of its Daily, and once each in its Semi-Weekly (if
such there bel and Weekly issues.
We propose Mr. Moses S. Beach now or late of The
Sum as such umpire, but will accept another if Mr.
b. should decline or should not prove acceptable.
We will pay the umpire for his time and labor.
In case The World will induce the other journals
composing the New-York Associated Press to unite
in making this scrutiny and publication of results
general so far as our seven journals are con-
cerned we will pay $500 for the expenses thereofany
balance unexpended to be handed over to the New
York Association for the Relief of the Poor
We Will thank The WOrld to say frankly and
promptly that it accepts rejects the scrutiny and
publication above proposed. 1t will not doubt that
we mean business.
The Ford. instead of accepting our proposition in
reply to its assertion responds as follows:
From The Daily World, Jan. 81
THE TRIBUNE now proposes an umpire on circulation,
a truth are accustomed TO- being believed and need no.
bodys affidavit In behalf In the second place, our
AIRY and February's In the third place. THE
TRIBUEE's weekly circulation Is falling on every Day
renewals not equaltng expired subscriptions and we
want the reduced figures at which its circulation VIII
stand the rest OF the year. - . 49,,
Does THE TRIBUNE need affdavts for us advertisers
That surprises us. We will credit unhesitatingy It's de-
berate afirmatons matter OF business Our ialtn
in veracity confirmed by the fact that u has not
denied statements and above That would nave
Never mind afdavts, Mr. TRIBUNE, your word will do.
L. : not the Circulation of THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE less,
J Ear less than year agoi
not take five hours less time, or thereabouts'
TO get weekly cditlOn out OF tnc
room comparing week with the corresponding week
| OF C7
No evasons lodges about poor funds, Mr.. TRIBUNE
| plain answers to plain questions.
The TRIBUNE answers
! !. The circulation Of THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE is
larger than it was year ago. Instead of losing cir
culation it is gaining very rapidly; the actual gain
| in the number of subscribers over last year being,
| for the week ending
January 14................ 1880 copies;
January Observation-Disclosures 512O copies;
showing an average gain per week Of 4,455 copies.
q During the past year, we have put in new steam
engines new boilers, and an additional Hoe Lightning
Press. These additions to our machinery have en-
abed us to print and mail our editions in shorter
time thus insuring the receipt of TIE TRIBUNE by
many of its subscribers mail earlier THE WEEK
LY TRIBUNE is the cheapest and best newspaper
ever printed. and propose, our friends throughout
the country helping u.s. to run its circulation up to
half a million copies. We have published The HOrlds
statement: will il publish our replyH