New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-12
THE CITY md COUNTRY PRESS.

Wherever there is q live, vigorous, well-man-
aged country paper have found 1t heartily accord
with THE TRIBUNE in declaring that the country press
like the better part Of that in the large cities. asks
gratues In the way of free carriage In the mails from
Congress, but Insists only having its man tranpOrta.
ton pOss 10 rates consistent with the sound
business management OF the Department Wherever, on
the other hand there paper which have no
excuse existence the fact that there be
something to print the county advertisements II Is
to be found bowling through the greater part Of lin.
editorial space against THE TRIBUNE for insisting
that whoever the mails shall pay for the
the midst OF the present little chorus Of such hOws 1t is
pleasant much good sense the relations OF
the city and country press is condensed into the
sprghtly little Springfield tOhio) Daily Repnbiie'
Certain city journals affect TO despise the country
of rural newspapers On the Oner hand many country
Journals indulge in TRADE against the city press This
is wrong Judcl0us. thinking both interests will
not fail the highest welbeing Of both city and
country journalists are Identical We look with cOmpla
cency upon the prosperity OF The Cincinnati Con,ciri,
Gd-te Chronicle aud Times aud generously refrain from
thrn out OF existence 10y torrent Of denuuca-
ton; even consent that THE NEw.YoRK TRIBUNE Co.
shall continue the publication OF their paper ~ usual
Poor TRBUSEtho world is wide enough for thee ana Us
60 pcHcei IL Ii substantial ana uudOubted
fact that THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE has done more to create
demand for local country Newspapers Than any Other
single agency DOM Piati Thought IL was The TRIBUNE
that Killed The N0cd cheek Press. IL was the immortal
Dom himself who Killed II. aud would kill any paper
with less vitality aud pluck than The Cincinnati CONNER
caL Dnnn III his place ID success but his place is not
that OF managing tdlOr.
But 10 resume subject, confidently that
THE TRIBUNE and certain weekly Journals published IN
New.GUik, CINCINNATI aud ClScw here, have, by their
circulation ia the rural districts created demand for
these very country journals who occasionally bite tho
hand that feeds them. Let any country editor inyes
gate the nIster no will hnd that the very who
takes THE TRIBUNE The IHdepeidcHt The Weekly
Cincinnati gazette Chronicle or any other weekly city
Journal, IL the very frat to walk np and subscribe
for his local journal The same principle prevails III
the of provincial dulles. Springfield daily paper
says III COZ Cincinnati dailies not taken here
our circulation would be much larger" TINS would
hardly he the Six hundred additional subscribers
readers journal equal lo The Gazette and Commercial
Neither would thousand The sober truth n, that The
Cincinnati dHes which we're largely circulated In this
sixteen prepared and opened the way fOt
"a successful local daily In Springfield. Another sober
truth IL, that tho Springfield. Dayton and other
provincial daily papers, do. ia turn beneht
the city pr'ss. 1lo Cincinnati papers cannot
lies than the latter with their Inferior facilities.
perscde their uelghbOrs Ia the Queen CITY Neither
ought TO try this game. Each publisher ought to make
good paper for is LEGALITY he IL able 10 do Tie
Springfield, Dayton, Piqua, Akron Journal should
make specially 0t hOine news IN which department tho
city journal Is thrown out " competition For part
we the influence VI city daily weekly journal
Springfield paper acceptable. u Cincinnati New-York
journal cahuOl compete With Springfield people take
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, H. H. true, but they also take
The Sprigfeid Repubiie. f they dropped THE TRIBUNE
they would hardly take trO copies Of The Republic. They
take The aiiy G0sc aud The CoBBerotd but they also
tend 10 allow TIE TRIBUNE and the Cincinnati dailes
and weeklcs 10 be circulated IN heretofore, In our city
aud county aud We hope their publishers viii appreciate
nggnaniinity