The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-25
THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES
DoDGING THE ISSUE.


TIE Times few days ago gave ''cuIrenc
to the ridiculous fiction" that its circulatio
: was greater than that Of the BULLETIN an
Picaynae combined. No one read this al
nouncement without smiling at the absurdit
of such axproposition. With view to ties
the truthfulness Of this boast, We submitted
fused to accept They dare not submit to al
investigation which they know will result il
their defeat. Wills. We may admire their dis
erection III this respect, We cannot but scorl
the miserable subterfuge TO which they hav
resorted in order to cover up their weakness
In the III ost disingenuous manner it seek
to controvert our position, and to evade til,
issue presented, by publishing a fictitious
table of sales made of the three dalies at the
various news stands in the city. The exhibit
however, is pretaced by the remark that il
was prepared more than a month ago.
Now the reader must take into consideration
the fact that since that time the circulation OF
the BULLETIN has been steadily increasing, at
the rate Oh from TWO 10 three hundred copies
per week, whilst the Times, since its apostacy
and abandonment of the cause Of the white
people, has diminished in its circulation in a
like proportion. II will be readily observed
then, even admitting the statistics of the
Times to be true, that they cannot be taken at
this time as a correct exhibit Of its circulation
as compared with ours
Again, the Times carefully avoids giving its
sales to the newsboys. 1t is wel-known fact
that four copies OF the BULLETIN are sold by
them to one of the Times On this item our
competitive contemporary is ominously silent
1t knows its weak point, and by flank move
propose to let them escape so easily. Let
them accept our challenge or acknowledge
the greater popularity of the BULLETIN No
such lodging of the issue will suffice to con-
vince the public that the Times has the larger
circulation. No such unfair selections Of ia
vorite localities for the sale Of its copies, and
the exclusion from their statement Of the |
strongholds Of the BULLETIN, will be regarded |
Is fair or admissible evidence.
We are willing to acknowledge that more
Times than BULLETINS are sold in the Custom
House and State-House In those buildings
The Camp street journal is regarded as the
semi official organ Of the party in power there
By its opposition to the white mans party
md its afforts to divide the people, it specially
itself to the Republicans in and
'ut OF office. But We submit that that portion
4 the community forms but an insignificant
raction of the reading public and the pur-
hasers OF newspapers Hence the larger cir
ulation of the Times among that class Of
'eople does not q to,tiori argue greater
throughout the entire city
For the expression of sentiments of kind
ess toward ''the proprietor Of the BuLLE-
IN, uttered by the Times, we feel both CRATE /
IL and inclined to reciprocate, but at the
lme time must remark that it comes at a verv
tie day. When in our infancy and struggling 1
n existence, and such cheering and sympa- {
letic language would have encouraged us in .
W ventnrous enterprise, all recognition of ,
n existence even was withheld and we were {
It alone to fight our own battles and make j
II own way. Well, through the kind !
slstance and generous support of @
Oeral community, combined with our 5
gn energy and determination to
cceed, We have safely crossed the :
unicorn of uncertainty, and are securely b
nded on the side of success. In the day S
Nv OF our prosperity, we find our contempt 9
rles quite ready to assign us a prominent !,
'sition in the field of journalism, and are I,
IT unwilling even to drop now and then a
ord Of both respect and esteem. That we II
we accomplished so much, is gratifying, as r
is proof positive that we are no longer o.
emed a nonenity, but live, fourishing and o.
gOrous institution Ct
Our readers will pardon us for thus intru- ~
lg upon them our business affairs But they a,
list bear in mind that the circulation of a II
wspaper is its fortune and is priced as ". =.
5hly rs woman values her virtue There bt
e We are jealous of our reputation, and can as
afford to have it impugned. Although al
four months old, the BULLETIN has at ", ",
ned the circulation of the Picayuae, now
lrly forty years in existence, and of the i.
nes, which We believe is now in its twelfth
+ Of age. fe,
FOR such unprec edented success, and such an
antic growth, we have every cause to be an
h proud and grateful. And we shall ever -
We to merit a continuance of that high tn
Or which has been SO layishly bestowed m,
N us by warm and sympathizing friends t tiu
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