St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-07
THE FREE PRESS & TIMES. DAILY.
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS WEEKLY

The FREE PREss will soon be celebrating its
Semi-C entrnal 1t is by far the oldest largest and
most widely circulated paper the wide region of
Vermont and the Lake Champaign Valley from
which it chiefly draws its readers. In the forty
eight years of its history il has the birth and
the death of tw" three daily papers four week
Lies and three or four b-weekly and monthly
papers i'll Burlington alone. While these and
scores of other Vermont papers have had com
paratively brief and uncertain existence, and have
passed ont of sight and perhaps out of reccollec
ton the FREE PRESS has steadily grown i'll cir
culati"n, resources. and in every element of news
paper strength. Within the recollection and ex
perence of its present editor its entire establish
ment occupied no larger space than a single floor
of the present enlarged Free Press building. It
now occupies dre floors and finds its quarters none
too large for its accommodation. Its income and ont
lay for the benefit of its readers have increased
like proportion
The FREE PRESS attributes the measure of
cess it has thus attained largely to its standing
"A live sound and reliable journal. devoted to the
interests not of set clique sect but of the
public; Il paper which strives build up and not
to pull down; which desires to sustain every good
interest in the community, and to promote purity
honesty, and fidelity to justice and to right in
all public affairs. While striving TO maintain
this character, as truthful and candid expo
nent and guide of public opinion, its conduct
Ors recognize fully the public demand that
the newspaper shall be prompt record Of events
"A newspaper first Of all. They therefore
stantly extending and improving their facilities for
the prompt collection of the of this region
and of all Vermont.
Our daily is the only paper north of Rutland that
gives the
Full Dispat ches of the Associated Press,
and the daily record news of the world is supple.
mented by special dispatches and fresh and fire.
quent correspondence from points of special inter
est As enterprise in this regard will be limit
ed only by our means we may properly. for their
own interest. bespeak the assistance of our con
slant readers in extending the circulation and re-
sources of our paper. The FREE PRESS both daily
and weekly goes postage free to all subscribers and
is thus cheaper than has been any time in ten
years past. Our daily is $500 a year. and our
weekly q 90, always in advance.
To Advertisers.
The Daily Free Press and Times (morning and
evening editions) and the Weekly Free Press offer
Using in this region. Our several editions have
a large and growing circulation, only in this
the most populous city in Vermont. but in six of
its largest and best counties together with
a numerous and increasing body of readers along
the lines of the Central Vermont. Lamoille Valley
and OgdensburG Railroads, and on both shores of
Lake Champlain. If our prices of advertising are
higher than those of some of our contemporaries
thew are relatively. in proportion to circulation
which alone gives value to advertising space much
lower. In way can the same amount of money be
made accomplish much in the way of adver
Using in the region We have Indicated by pur-
chasing space in columns.
job Printing.
The job Printing Department of our establish.
ment is supplied with steam presses new and
tasteful fonts Of type and every facility for the
prompt execution of every kind of printing. in
fashionable styles and at lowest living prices Or.
deIs by mail executed carefully and as cheaply
as if given in person. If