Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-09
One More Earnest Word,

A careful examination OF our books
shows that we have now due US. sums Of
larger or smaller amount, from near q
thousand persons. All these sums added
together would make some thousands of
dollars which if we had would permit us to
purchase new press, enlarge the paper
and make many more Improvements, that
We very much desire to effect. 1t is quite
needless to call attention again to the fact
that we cannot make the improvements
which we want to do, nor make the need
ed engagements unless the business will
justify the outlay II may not be good
policy to run in debt and wait for the bust
that Indebtedness, especially when the bust
ness as Row conducted does not afford
margin of profit sufficient 10 justify any
outlay. And yet in all business we must
draw on the future, have faith, and 20
ahead. Once more We intend to make an
effort to do that which we haye desired to
do tor years-purchase new press, en-
large the 4Arsericdn and then make it our
principal business to get mp a good local
newspaper. We announce TO all indebted
to us, that henceforth until the close of
this year, We shall make it our especial
business 10 collect our demands, pay our
bills, and prepare for Jfresb start in the
newspaper line. five have as good lex
AS we ought to 10. we shall succeed; and
If any one that owes this Office any amount
S not politely asked to settle up soon, it
W i'll be because he or she il overlooked
| Business, and not pleasure or politics, is to
| be our aim from now until the close of the
year, SO that by that time we shall be able
t o make a newspaper that we shall not be
ashamed to send forth as a fair sample o t
country Journal or We sh.ll be content to
quit the business. If our patrons, and we
have as good ones a. any newspaper need
have some who always pay and those
who mean to pay some time. will just as
sist US we shalt TURN OVER A NEW LFAF
with the commencement ofthe New Year;
and if anything goes wrong, why tEen we
shall sell out and 90 into some business
that will pay, or we think will. We have
become quite we'll satisfied with thirteen
years of hard service, with little to show
for it. and in making newspaper that is
not half large enough to suit our conveni-
ence, or to serve the purposes for which u
newspaper is published.
Our subscription list never was larger thar
now, nor have we ever had better run OF
job work. but 1t is kind of business that
requires for {, successful prosecution unre-
uniting toll. and the most thorough atten.
ton all the ti,ae. The business will not al
is said of some kinds Z" run itself" or II it
does, it will not run into prosperity. Here.
! tofore we have had too many irons in the
fire, hereafter we shall have only one, and
that one we intend to look after we'll, or
leave it in the hands of some one who will
Therefore. with this confession We leave
the matter this week but only to be cont in
ued, weekly, for three months, for dun
ming, writing, book-posting. and making
out bills is the order of the day in our sane
tum until Jan. 1869, IL we live. and then
we will commence a new volume. with
new type, printed on new press, with a
good subscription list, PAID Up, and with
ample space for all sorts Of news, or we
shall make our best bow and retire, we'll
satisfied to give up to a smarter, ADLER and
better man.