The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-09-29
TsYE FOURTH EST.4TE.
STATISTICS or JOURNALISM IN AMERICA

In his preface 20 "Lothair," year
ago, Dsraeli said there were 1000 news
papers in the United States, and he was
not far from exact. Mr. Il L. Rowell,
the advertising agent, furnishes us with
statistics to show that at the present
time there are 6,O56 periodicals of all
sorts in the United States, of which
about one.seventh, or S4S, are semi
monthly, monthly, bimonthly, or quar-
terly. This leaves 5,20S newspapers
proper, which, making allowance for the
new ones started since Disraeli wrote,
would be reduced to something less than
5000 in June, 1870. Besides these,
British America has $50 periodicals of
which $50 are newspapers SO that the
total, exclusive of Spanish America, is
5,547 newspapers and S91 magazines
and reviews-in all, CABS. The total
number of copies yearly circulated is
almost 500, 600 900, or 35 to each in
habitant. In Massachusetts, however,
the number printed for each inhabltant
is "a, IN California 81, in the territory
of Columbia 80, and in New York lib.
New FORK also has the largest number
of publication of any State 1894, and
81 of these are printed in New York
city.
The largest number of daily papers
published in any State is 80, in New
York. Pennsylvania is second, with 81,
then Illinois with 3S land California with
"a. Delaware and Florida have each
one daily paper. Kansas has ii -as
many as Vermont, West Virginia, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas combined Ne.
braska and Nevada have each dailies,
more than either Oregon TO-, Rhode Is
land (6), South Carolina (5), Vermont
(3), West Virginia (3), Arkansas ~,
Delaware Florida, Maine 60, or Missis-
sippi az. The papers of New York
have also the largest circulation averag
ing TAIL each issue. Massachusetts, is
second, with 500, then the District OF
Columbia, with 1923 Nevada has the
smallest average circulation, only BIG,
while Florida averages GIG, Arkansas
$50, Texas 70l, and Mississippi l53. -
The average circulation of all daily pa
per5 published Is 2,7i1, OF the weckIies
1898, and Of the monthlies 4,UIl. The
average edition OF all the papers printed
is 1912. There are 548 papers III the
United States which print more than
5000 copies each issue, and IL which
print more than 100000. The New
York Weel.,y has the largest circulation;
among the political weckIies toe New
York Grj6une takes the lead, and among
Che agricultural wceklies Noorra Har"
her Yor&cr. The LdePeaoieal IS the
largest paper, and has the lrgest clrcu-
'atjon OF any religious paper.
Merry 1000 papers are printed on
thc auxiliary plan 60 that is,ou sheets pun
chased from New York, Chicago, and
ether centers. with one side already
printed. This number has more than
doubled within year More than j.,
900 new papers have been established
since March, 1879, and the number OF
new ones announced since January /
1871. has averaged nearly four per dag
The number OF suspensions is about one.
fourth as large as that Of the new lssuc,
announced. The whole number of news
papers has iully doubled within SIX year,
according to Mr.. Bowei, by which ~,
sgpposc is meant the number Ot copie.
3rintod. We are Inclined 90 doubt thl
truth OF this estimate
The number Of papers published ii
other than the English language, is las
increasing those in German ia t.t
United States number Bill and ia Can
ada 5; and over three time. rs many IL
all the other publications i'm foreign lsu
euages combined. Those in French ar,
confined principally to Louisiana anu
tLe province OF Quebec, The Scaudi
1a4au publications umbtr Is, aud arc
colauca cutir,y e. Tie W., aud North
west with a single exception, IN New
York city. In Spanish there are bu
r, Dutch g. italian Welsh ., bohe
uian =, Portuguese Cherokee l. uonD
OF which have a very wide Circulation
Or influence.
The Whole number Of publications il
Massachusetts, is 2S9, Of which Il ar.
daily. 3 semi-veekIy 10 weekly, 90
monthly, and 10 quarterly. the aver
sgc circulation of the massachusetts, da
les is 1886, semi weel;lies I 9s3,week
hos 4,54l, monthlics S, So, and quarter
les GIL We take it that these hg
urcs are more recent and more accurat,
than those Of the census will be, When
We -e hem
rom the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune.
MN =, "a, n "a a., I'D % 80 q, 4. .r,gss