Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-11-18
Prospectus of the
Baltimore Evening Bulletin

In presenting the EVENING Bull
LETIN to the consideration of the
public, it is proper to MAKE 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 as We
hicle 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 intelligence of all
matters and events of public interest, hap-
pening 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 and 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-which will be late
enough (3a o'clock p. N.Y. to admit of a
fair statement and reviews of the days
transactions and of the state of the markets
at their close-thus anticipating the COM
mercial news published by the morning
papers of the following day.
Published in the afternoon, after the day s
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 faml-
ly newspaper, and to build up for it per-
manent circulation. Particular attention
will be paid with this view to the literary
and critical departments Of the paper, and
also to the character and variety of its Sc
lected and miscellaneous reading matter.
Book notices and book reviews, art notices
and crtiques upon dramatic ahd musical
performances, prepared by competent
hands, will, it is honed, give the paper a
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 functions and dig
nifty of journalism and the proper limits OF
newspaper common. and inquiry. The
line between matters which are fit for pub
LEGATION and those which are not-between
what the public has right to knew and
what is or ought not to be matter of pubic
discussion-will 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 BULLETIN, with
out surrendering its independence and alb
solute 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 selec-
ton of the best men, in point of personal
fitness and qualifications, for positions of
municipal trust. In the advocacy of all
these views, and in the discussion of all
questions, the BULLETIN will endeavor to
observe tone of moderation and courtesy
befi ting the character of an independent
journal, and equally removed from the heat
and violence of partisanship OH the one
hanu, and from excessive timidty or luke
warm neutrality on the other By sedul-
Gus endeavor to live up TO these standards
and to observe thee rules of editorial con-
duct, the proprietors of the EVENING Bull
LETIN hooe to make their paper not only
worthy of the goodwill which, in advance
of its publication, has beeh so freely mani
tested to their enterprise, and which ALREADY
finds practical expression in their adver-
Using columns, but of that far more extern
ded patronage and sureport to which they
trust in time to attain. Oct 20