Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-06-10
NeWspaper Patronnre-

Many long and weary years of ex-
perience in the publishing business.
has forced conviction upon US that
newspaper patronage is word of many
definitions and thai a great majority of
mankind are either ignorant of the
correct definition or are dishonest, in a
strict biblical sense of the word News
paper patronage is composed of IS
many colors as the rainbow, and is as
changeable as a chameleon.
One man comes in and subscribes for
the paper and pays for it in advance,
and goes home and reads it with the
proud satisfaction that it Is his. He
hands in his advertisement, asks the
price, and pays for it, and goes to his
place of business and Feaps the advan-
tage thereof. Tbs is newspaper pat
ronage.
Another man says, "you may put nv
name o1 your books" and goes off
without saying q word about the paw.
Time passed on and you want money
and ask him to pay what is honestly
due you. He flies into a passion, per-
haps pays, perhaps not, and orders his
paper stopped. This is called news
paper patronage.
Another msn has been a subscriber
long time, but-has never paid q cent
and at last becomes tired of you and
wants a change. Hethinks he wants
a city paper. BE tells the postmaster
! ne don't want it, and you get a paper
marked refused" But does he call
and psy2 Oh mol He wants his
money to pay for his city paper. He
will pay you after while he says. But
he never does, unless you sue him.
And this, too, is called newspaper pat
fonage.
Another man brings in a fifty cent
advertisement and wants two dollar
notice given it, and if you refuse he
goes OF mad. And this is called news
paper patronage.
Another man lives near you-he
does not take the paper-he don't like
the editor-the paper Is too small for
him-yet he goes regularly TO his
neighbors and reads it, and finds fault
with it, and quarrels with the opinions
of the editor. Occasionally he sees an
article he likes and begs or gives half
dime for the number. This is called
newspaper patronage.
Another man takes two or three city
papers and cannot afford to take a
home paper, but he likes it and comes
into the Office and begs one whenever
he is in town. This, also, is called
newspaper patronage.
Another man, likes the paper, he
takes a copy for himself and family,
and pays for it, and does all he can to
get new subscribers-he never grum-
oles, but always has cheerful word
for the editor. If any little item of
interest occurs in his neighbornood he
informs the editor. This Is newspaper
patronage.
Another man has a patent and wants
you to give it a two dollar notice every
week, lit will be of interest to your
readers" he says; but aItho, knowing
it viii benefit him most of all, he does
not offer to pay for it. This is called
newspaper patronage.
Another man has taken the paper
several years, but has not paid for it,
and comes in with four or five dollar
advertisement and asks you to insert It
for nothing because he is an old patron
of yours. This is called newspaper pat
rOnage-
Another mana young man about
town"-no use Of his taking a paper,
he knows all that Is going on. By and
by he gets married and hands in the
notice with 'just hand me a dozen
copies" He gets them and when you
mention pay, he looks surprised-'you
surely do not charge for such thingsv
And this is called newspaper patronage.
Another man." (bless you, it does
US good to see such mem comes in aud
says: "The year for which ] paid is
about to expire. want to pay for
another" He does so and retirss.
This is newspaper patronage.