Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-14
THE WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER.
It's Permanent Success Established
Already.

Already.
Last Tuesday, the 9Th of March, tn,
WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER made its ap
pearance, and, We believe, fully met pub
lie expectation. formed on the promises
made by the proprietor in advance
Nearly ten thousand copies we're issued
and disappeared in an incredibly shor
space of time. Before Tuesday nigh
the edition was exhausted, and hundreds
who called could not be supplied. Many
Of our business men, we are happy to say
have subscribed for the WEEKLY to senC
to some friend in the country Already
our list has assumed respectable proper
tons, and it is no exaggeration to say thai
more has been accomplished in n weel
than was expected in several months
As many advertisements have been re
ceived already as are to be desired in Q
paper Of this character, for it is our pur
pose to make complete family paper
full of valuable reading matter, large
amount of which shall be original. II
will be seen from the second number
that all the leading editorials and locals
of the daily appear in the weekly, SC
that our country readers will learn nearly
all from the weekly that would be gained
by taking the daily This feature is
worthy of special attention, and We be.
lieve will enable us to gain an unprece'
dented circulation for Southern journal
The profit and permanency of the weekly
being established from the first issue, we
confidently appeal to the reading public
of the whole South for such patronage as
our efforts may deserve. The financial
and commercial departments will be
carefully prepared and adapted to the
needs of all the vast, wealthy region
within the influence of the Memphis
trade. To the city and country press
we are under renewed obligations for
kind notices, and we will take pleasure
in such reciprocation as may be in our
power To the public generally, and
some of the business community in par
ticular, We feel sincerely grateful for a
generous encouragement, that at once
rewards all efforts, and will stimulate the
proprietor and editors to zeal and per
severance Ett WgitfA l
The following are some of the favorable
notices of the LEDGER recently made by
our exchanges, referring to both the
daily and weekly:
We are happy to receive the Memphis
PUBLIC LEDGER of the LIST inst, in an en-
tire new dress. We should have noticed
this good fortune of our friend Mr., Ed.
Whitmore in our last number, but were
crowded with new advertisements. The
LEDGER is the only evening paper pub
lished in Memphis, and is ably edited
and conducted. -Panola Mss Weekly
Star. siag4
We are indebted to Colonel j. j. Du-
Bose and Captain Harvey Mathes, of that
sterling journal, the Memphis LEDGER,
for courtesies and polite attentions shown
us while in Memphis, recently. The
LEDGER, under their hands, has grown to
be mammoth weekly, one of the best
in the West, and is a fitting comment
upon their industry and enterprise
Central Miss. Star.
We have received the first number of
the WEEKLY LEDGER, and are pleased to
see that this sterling paper is on the
progressive. Those desiring to take a
Memphis paper will find it well-con-
Quoted and reliable sheet Address E.
Whitmore, Memphis, Tennessee. Price,
50 90 per annum. Milan Tenn Times.
The MEMPHIS LEDGER-We publish
this morning the prospectus of this lead
ing organ of the Bluff City in another
column 1t is one of our most welcome
exchanges-full of news, able editorials,
and carefully selected matter. For par
ticulars we refer you to the ADVERTISE
ment.-HOt Springs (Ark.) Courier.
That valued exchange, the PUBLIC
LEDGER of Memphis, edited by the gen.
erous and chivalrous DuBose, comes to
us with a bran new face The WEEKLY
LEDGER will begin its career to-day, and
we wish il all the success which we know
the ability and zeal of its editor will
command.-Holly Springs MISS. Con-
serrdtire,