The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-29
NOTICES FREE OF
CHARGE.

PUBLISHING NOTICES FREE OF
i CHARGE.
We have received the following notice
for publication free Of charge accompanied
l.by the communication which follows it.
i NoTIoB.-Notice is hereby given that the
animal meeting of Salem Nut ual Fire In
surance Co. of the town OF Salem in th e
county of KeLosha and State of Wisco nsin.
Will be held on Tuesday January Sd, 1871 at
one O'Clock p. m, at Salem Railroad Depot
for the election of officers for the ensuing year
aud such other business as may come before
the meeting. A full attendanceis desired.
Salem Wis. Dec %, 1870.
| Gao. s.. TABER, Sec.
/ h&
sALBM WIS. Dec %. 1870.
Px6. Kenosha Telegraph.
| DEAR SIR
am requested by several Of the members
Of salem Mutual Fire Insurance Co to ask
you to publish the enclosed notice if you
will do so free Of charge in your next week 8
issue. The reason for making the request Is
that it is matter of public interest and
besides many of the members are your pat.
rons. Very truly yours,
| geo. 8. TABEE, Sec.
80 ,as
Two reasons are assigned by Mr.. Taber
for asking that the notice be
published free Of cHargs. LIST. 1t is a
matter of public interest. I'd. Many of
the companys members are patrons of
the TELEGRAPH. The proceedings of all
corporations are, in one sense, matters of
public interest. They are matters OF
special interest to the members. And
4 being matters of special interest to the
nembers-te the corporations-they
should pay for the publication of their
notices. And, as far as we know, all
corporations outside of Kenosha county
always pay for their publications. And
we know that some corporations in Keno
sha county always expect to pay. And
we cannot see why the Salem Mutual Fire
Insurance Company should ask or expect
to receive more than other corporations
!, MANY Of the members are your pat
rons." Many of the members take tht
TELEGRAPH, therefore we should publish
the notice of the company free Of charge
Many of the members buy tea and sugar
of Mr. Taber, therefore Mr.. Taber should
Z furnish the company with coffee anG
? honey-or at least the printed papers il
{ blank necessary for insurance. Wher
Mr. Tabet does SO, it will be in order fol
him and many of the members to ask
us to publish the notices of their com
pany free of charge.
Being entirely unacqualnted with thu
rules of charging when we took contro
of the TELEGRAPH office,we first aimed K
{ ascertain what the practice had been il
I the Office. That practice seemed to hay'
been to charge for all notices, except O.
marriages and deaths and for charitable
, and religious purposes, and sometime
for these. We conclude to publish al
notices for charitable and religious pur
poses free of charge. And we conclude
| that the publication of all other notices
except perhaps of marriages and deaths
should be paid for, and especially al
: notices of corporations, companies anG
g societies. AS far as we know, the Salem
Mutual Fire Insurance Company lack
! bus the numbers, strength and capita
TO become as great monopoly as an,
other corporation, and has no more RICH
; than any other to ask the publication o
its notices free Of chargo.
r A :" History of Tobacco" is announced
: with fine cut. Those can read it VIII,
(; chews we don't.
Mrs. Laura Fair, who recently shot ant
killed A. p. Crittcnden on the Oakland
boat, and who Is now confined in the Sal
Francisco County Jail on charge O
9 murder, is very low with Inflammation
t of the brain.
ri Christopher Columbus was recently
candidate for Councilman in Buffalo, anG
was badly defeated. A new illustration
: OF the remark that republics are migrate
l. full.