The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-28


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This scale is designed to cover the adver-
tisements which are Of the usual length,
and, Of course, are subject to an increase
when the advertisement goes beyond the
customary size.
In recommending the above scale ofprices,
your committee is impressed with the idea
that we have met in Convention for the pur-
pose of consulting as to the best manner
of conducting newspapers. There is not
much difference in the patronage Of country
papers generally, and Jour committee be-
lieye that such scale of prices should be
adopted as will yield at least fair profit,
while at the same time they should not be
so high ss to work disadvantage to those
who are compelled to advertise. Your
committee believes that the business ofpub-
fishing newspaper should be made inst as
profit able. as the same amount Of capital,
labor, and brain work, invested IN any
other branch OF business. We should bear
in mind that most Of us are engaged in a
business which we expect to follow through
life: that it is conceded by almost every
thinking person in the country, that to the
Press is conhded almost the destinies of the
Republic. Why, then, should it not be
well paid and amply supported? Why
should the country newspaper be left TO
languish, and often times to die, dragging
down with it all the means its publisher
-vhs Ia hoo
helped into power by csaseless effort and
unrequited labor, are in possession of some
fat Office and living at ease? The business
ofpublishing a newspaper, at best is but lily
paid, and your committee feel anxious that
something be done by this Convention to
advance the publishing interests of North
ern Indiana especially, and the country
generally. They therefore earnestly recon-
mend the adoption of the scale of prices
presented by them to this Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Kimball the report
was accepted and the committee dis
charged.
d. f. VanValkenburgh moved tc
amend by charging all legal advertise
ments at ten cents per line for each In
sertion.
C. 0. Myers moved to amend by
charging 81 per inch for first insertion
and so cents for each subsequent inser
ton.
A lengthy discussion then ensued.
Mr.. Bsal could see no reason for. es
tablishing uniform rates fer legal advsr
Using more than for any other. III.
thought the price Of all advertisement.
should be dependent on circulation. A
paper which had circulation Of 1900
was entitled to larger rates than one hay
ing 200, because it afforded the patron
a greater benefit. So far as his papeI
was concerned no distinction was mad,
between legal and general advertising
The Clerk of the county had founo
fault with his rates, and had alread,
shortened the forms of legal ads. to re
duce the price.
Mr.. Hossler thought the Clerk of ST
Joseph county was an exceedingly con
scientious individual, and desired t
know if he carried his compunctions t
the extent of refusing the $4,000 o
$4,000 salary allowed him by law.
occurred to him that when officers man
Tested disposition to starve publisher
or reduce their compensation for work
Justice demands q reduction of their IA
salaries, and he, for one, was in favor {
agitating that question.
Mr. Beal did not want to see any a.
ton taken by the association which ha
the appearance of monopoly, and he col
sidered the adoption of uniform rate
looked like this.
Gen. Williams favored uniform rate
because it would do away with tn
complaints urged by the citizens Of on
county at paying more for the same kin
Of work than those of another did. l.,
gal advertising was mere form of N
tice, and a smaller list of subscribel
answered az we'll as larger one. II
rates were higher than the one conten
plated by the association, but tor II
sake of having uniformity, he was vii
ing to accept the one suggested in IL
amendment to the report of the con
mittee.
Colonel Hascall said printers had
right to organize for mutual protectio
and he thought they had right to e
tablish uniform rates. Competition h;
been the bane of publishers, and viii
it was persisted in to the extent it hs
been, they would remain poor. L
thought newspaper men ought to bewe
paid for their work, and he would
glad if they could effect measures
bring about that result.
Mr.. VanValkenburgh remarked tn
the purpose of this Association, if it h;
any, was to do away with the present r
inous competition, and the adoption
fair and uniform rates for legal adve
Using was one step in the right dire
ton. Unless the rate was too high,
saw no reason why it should not
adopted.
Mr. Beal had never known an a
soc'ation to live up to the rates
adopted. 1t was only temporary exp
dent. He wished fair price for
work, and wanted each publisher to