Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-22
Newspaper Patronage.


Three years experience in. the news.
paper business, says an exchange, has
convinced u. that the term ''newspapel
patronage will admit of many definit.
tions, ansi that many, very many, are
ignorant al its correct meaning.
| One man comes and subscribes for the
paper, and pays ior it in advance, an0
goes home with the proud satisfaction oil
Knowing IL is his. He hands in his ad-
vertisnent, asks the price, and pays fol-
it, goes TO his place of business aud
reaps the advantage thereof. This Ii
the understanding of, the words, news
paper patronage"
7 Another man says: .You may put
my name on. The book" and goeszofl
withoui saying word abont pay. Time
flies away and on want him TO pay you
what Is honestly your due. He gets
mad, perhaps he yays and perhaps not.
and orders MS paper stopped. This il
another kind of newspaper patron
age
Another has been a subscriber long
time he has read your paper for years
without paying a red for it, and comes
tearing into The Office once or twice a
year, and wants to know how it comes
he got no paper last week" He goes
oh "ieiiput say ing u worn ABOUT Hlidt
he has owed you SO long. He finally
wants a city pfser. He tells the posi-
mas er he don't want your paper any
lenger. and you'lf get paper returm.,i
marked refused But does he cal al,o.
pay you? Oh! no, he wants his money
TO pay for his city paper-he can't get
that without paying for it in advance :
He says ne will pay you after awhile
But never does unles you sue him. This
too, is called newspaper patronage
Another man wants a fifty cent adj
vsrtisment and wants you to throw in'
a 81 90 puff, and If you refuse he goes of
mad. This is avery common kind oil
newspaper patronage.
Another man lives near you-he don t
like the etiitor-and the paper is too
small for him yet he begs his neighbois :
and reads it, finds fault with and quar-
rels with the opinon of the editor This
is the meanest kind of newspaper pat
rpnage.
Another man takes two or three city
papers but cannot afford to take his
home paper, but likes it, and comes in
to the Office on publication day, picks up
acopy, and walks out with it. This is
also newspaper patronage.
Another man likes the paper, he takes
q copy fer himself and family, and paws
for it, and does all he can to get subscri-
bers-he never grumbles. but always has
a cheerful word for the editor. If any
little item occurs in his neighbsrhood,
he informs you of it. This is newspa-
per patronage.
Another man has a patent of some
kind and wants you to give it a two
dollar notice every week, sit will be of
N lfkaF4 N hn
knowing at the same time
it will benefit him most of all, yet he
does not offer to pay forit. This is called
patronage.
Another man has taken the paper for
years without paying for it, and brings
in ten dollar advertisement, AMI w.nts
you to insert it because he is an old
patron" This is called newspaper pat
ronage.
Another mana young man about
town"-no use of his taking paper, he1
knows all that is going on. BY and by |
ne gets married and hands in the notice |
with 'just hand me dozen copies. y
He gets them, and when You mention
pay, he looks surprised-"you surely /
10 not charge for such thingsr' And
his is called newspaper patronage
Another man bless you it does US
rood to see such men, comes in and
ays: "the year for which | paid, il
lbout to expire, want to pay for an
'ther, and want to renew the ones am
ei ding to my friends Hack east" This
Is newspaper patronage.
Now isn't newspaper patronage a curl i
'us thing: If this hits any o. our sub
crihers in a tender spot we cannot heiI,
t. Let them pay and avoid these plaiB.l
acts. We hav". a,perfect. knowledge al
IL these various kinds of newspaper
'atrons- lie sa1es f-g.e ssl /