Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-11-11
Prospectus of the
Baltimore E ening Bulletin.

IN presenting the EVENING Bull
LETIN to the consideration of the
public, it is proper to max, brief state
men of the general plan upon which it
will be conducted and the advantages it is
expected to offer.
The first aim of the proprietors will be to
make it valuable and trustworthy az a We
hiclc of news, as the first requisite of a
good newspaper. To this end no effort
will be spared to secure, by telegraph, by
special correspondence, by the employment
of an efficient corps of reporters, and by
every other necessary agency, prompt, au-
thentic and accurate int, lligence of all
matters and events of public interest, h p
prnlng at home or abroad, and to present
the news thus obtained in readable and
interesting form, with proper comment,
when comment is required. The truth, on
all occasions, and not sensation will he the
object sought in the collection AMI publica-
ton of news.
The commercial and financial news de-
partments of the paper will receive especial
attention. In each afternoons issue will
be given full and accurate market, money
and stock reports brought down to the
hour of going TO press-w'ich will be late
enough (34 o'clock p. ny to admit of
fair statement and reviews of the days
transactions andof the state of the markets
at their cose-thtls anticipating the com
mercial news published by the morning
papers ofthe following day.
Published in the afternoon, after the days
work is mainly over, and when business
men find their only leisure to read, no
pains will be spared to make the EVENING
BULLETIN interesting and useful as FAINT
" newspaper, and to build up for it a per
manent circulation. Particular attention
will be paid with this view to the literary
and critical departments of the paper and
a'so to the character and variety of its Sc
lectcd and miscellaneous reading matter.
Book notices and book reviews art notices
and critiqucs upon dramatic ahd musical
pc tormances, prepared by competent
hands, will it is hored, give the paper
reputation for critical independence and
acumen, and furnish reading matter inter
esting to the very best class of readers.
In the treatment of all Subjects as well as
in the publication of news, constant regard
will be had to the true fLnctions ard dig.
nifty rheumatism and the proper limits of
newspaper comment and inquiry. The
line between matters which are fit for pub
liCatio and those which are n0t-bctween
what the public has a right TO know and
what is or ought not to be matter of pubic
discussion-wil. be carefully observed. In
this respect the EvENING BULLETIN will
aim TO crafty the taste and merit the APP
probation OF the best portion of society, and
not of the lowest and worst elements in it
Politically the EVENING BULLETS, with
out surrendering its independence and alb
s0ute freedom of criticism and dissent,
will endeavor fai hfully to interpret the
conservative spirit and sentiments of the
people OF Maryland, with which it is cor
daily in sympathy. 1t will advocate all
useful and necessary reforms either in leg
islation or in the methods of administra-
ton, and will give its support only to such
men and measures as are best fitted to Sc
cure these reforms In municipal affairs the
BULLETIN will favor an entire divorce
between municipal administration and
party politics, and will advocate the srlcc-
ton of the best men, in point of personal
fitness and qualifications for positions of
trust In the advocacy of al !
these views, and in the discussion OF all |
questions, the BULLETIN will endeav0r 10 |
observe II tone Of moderation and courtesy
hef ting the character of an ind, pendent |
journal, and equally removed from the heat |
and violence of partisanship on the one
han", and from excessive tmid:ty or luke |
warm neutrality ON the other. Is scdul- |
ous cndcavor to live up TO these standards |
and to observe the c rules OF editorial con
duct, the proprietors Of the EVENING Bull
LETIN hope to make their paper not on,y |
worthy of the goodwill which, in advance |
of its publication has been so freely mani |
tested to their enterprise, and which already |
finds practical expression in their adver |
Using columns, but OF that far more extern |
died patronage and sureport 10 which they
trust in time to attain. Oct 20