Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-23
Prospectus Of the Ellsworth
American for 1859.

With the new year of 1869 we expect to
commence new volume of the american.
enlarged and improved. and printed on y
new press, capable of running OF an
edition much larger than we now antici-
pate Of having. As Indicated last week,
we find such step necessity that we
must meet. fol we must not only keep step
to the music Of the Union. but We must
keep up with the demand of the times
We therefore give the following reasons
for the effort TO quit the old groove of 4
hand press, "A limited circulation, and limi
ted space:
l,t. The necessities of the business re-
qnires larger sheet. We do not have the
space to insert near all of the ADVERT e.
nlents offered, and what is of more import
ance, We can not give our readers As much
general news and miscellaneous reading
as We dssre. The enlargement will cna.
BILE us to remedy these detects.
ID. newspaper printed on a Cylinder
press presents a much better appearance
than one printed on y hand press; and
then, all hands have got tired of working
hand press. and voted ii behind the times
for newspaper. Such being the fact, We
have made no effort for years to increase
the circulation of the american. This
sho I'D not be. for 10000 people, are entit-
led to a good sized and we'll printed local
newspaper, and they can sustain such. Or
this there can be no doubt.
Sd. As we have published a newspaper
iu the county, more than double the length
Of time that any other person who has
made the attempt did, We desire also to
publish the best one Of all of them ;-one
that shall be nearer what is demanded of a
good local newspaper We want there
fore
s;lst, To give our readers more rcadin z
matter.
ID. To give a greater variety.
| 81. 70 make special effort to awaken
4 more vigorous attempt to cultivate the
farm, to increase our local industries, to
encourage love for our native State, to
point out tie way to make home happier,
the people more cOntented and thrifty, and
to beget spirit of industry and economy.
And what is of importanc, to US, 10 that
we aim to build up business that will pay
all engaged in it.
Why should We not succeed? Jack
Downing said more than thirty years ago,
that ''the people Of Maine went to New
York to mill, too much," but the late Seba
Smith. Jack Downing. lived long enough.
no doubt, to bee the people in Maine rush.
ing too heedlessly to New York and Bos-
ton for their newspapers. A Maine news
paper, as general thing, is more valua-
BILE to citizen Of the State than New
York or Boston paper. 10 the majority
of men the reading is more suitable and
more instructive. The first or fourth
page of the least valuable OF our country
journals contains very much better men,
tai alinent for the masses. than the finely
printed columns Of the large city dailies,
full of Police Reports Of petty thefts.
drunken rows, &c. II therefore, our
friends will second our efforts, we shall
not only succeed, but we shall make the
enterprise success. We ask, therefore,
tho citizens Of Hancock county to pat one
side $500, Just this aud nothing more,
for ourself or an agent will be tapping at
your door," and before "bleak Decem-
Der, F" asking you to take and pay for the
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN for 1869 No
pains will be spared to make the paper
welcome weekly visitor. bearing the cur
rent news of the day, filled with choice
stories, general reading. &c. &c.
A-rhose indebted we must ask to pay
up At once. This we shall insist on. This
is for all indebted. no except ions, that we
think of now.
Ellsworth, Oct. 18th, 1865.