The New York herald., 1876-10-29
THE HERALD POLICY.
What the Guileless Little Ones Say
About the Change.
THE COUNTER CURRENT STRONG

II must at last bo dawning upon tho minds Of The
few still rocacitrant newsdoaers that they waiting
Tor rising recede before has got to tho food
All things follow natural laws; the circulation OF the
HERALD Just a. much tho tide. Tho nowsdealers
must able to take and must take, higher ground II
they would avoid being submerged. As we said, aday
or two ago. the newsdeacrs cannot nght the public
and the HERALD combined. We give the following ~
proof OF tho assertion -
The small nowsdealcrs OF Jersey City echo the
ments the New York and Brooklyn ncwsmen as pre-.
viousy published IN the HERALD "Sincc the price Of
the HERALD was reduced" SAID the proprietor OF tho
stand in tho Jersey city ferry house, "the demand has
been increasing at surprising rate. used TO sell
no HgRALps overy morning. but during the past week
my sales have been than lSo and It looks AZ II
I'd have to Increase my orders again. don't know
how It Is with other dealers bat with tho increase
in the sale of tho HERALD don't 10 Affect tho dc.
mand for the other papers sell just AS many Suns,
Times Worlds and Tribunes as ever, NOTWITHSTANDING
tho new customers have Tor the HERALD"
At Harrisons stationery and news store, No 10
Montgomery street, tho dealer sad:--"Im selling
seventy y-hvo H.RALps every day now about one-thrd
than used to sell before tho price was put down
to thrco cents. got stuck tho other papers
though. DO you see that os OF papers therey Weli
that's all dead loss TO me now; cant soil thom
today" and no thumbcd over pile OF noay folded
sheets in u mourniul manner. "But It's . rainy day.
to-day and OF don't get clear OF my stock as
would do It It was pleasant weather"
1--WE sell double the number OF HgRALps here" said
tho dealer at Insleys stationery and stand No.
63 Montgomery street 'srne call TO from
passing customers who take lIERALDs more than over
they did before tho price went down s'pose tho
other papers will have to lower their prices now"
Al No so Montgomery street tho keeper OF the sta
tioucry store politely rcgrctful tnat ho hadnt
copy of tho HERALD remaining. 'There's big do
mnnd for them now" said he "Wero soIng lao
every day. and used handle only ninety before the
prico was reduced "
Tho owner OF tho small stand at the junction Of
Newark and Railroad avenues was indefinite in his
statements OF his business. II sell about twenty-five
or nfty HERALps day, said he brusqucly. II don't
know whether Pm selling now than before
sposo am
At tho stationery and nows No. ITO Newark
cnue tho young who stood behind tho counter was
cheerful and communicative 1--WE sell about twenty.
four HRRALps day, besides our regular route" said
he, sand could sell good many more. but we haven't
bocn taxing any moro than usual number yet
Tho HERALD sells mighty well here ~ tho low price"
Tho counterpart. OF Tiny Tim pceped from behind the
shslf Of the stand tho Junction of FRS. street and
Newark avenue. "HERALD sirY No, sir !" said he, 10
very thin tona ssYou couldn't get HxaALD now, sir;
IT'S too late"
ssDo you sell many HRRALps hero2"
s.You bet!" the briof but emphatic reply. "You
SEQ they put the prco down three cents last week
and that's why there's sold. wo only soil nftssn
of the stand, but could a sold twentyavs we'd
had 'sln, ana tho little round hssd subsidized behind
tho shelf into the depths below.
Another small boy at the stand on Second street,
near Newark avenue, said with a chrrup: :-"wo soil
thou u~u n q faxL "a mod tO ae IN
ten or twelve every day and sell thirty now"
.youro making better profit then, al che low pricss"
~No sir. Wo amt maxim US much, but thp intAntla
m nd was eventually persuaded that hc gain On thirty
papers Mt twonty per cent was more than that on
| twelve ut twenty -hve per cont
Tho lad In charge OF tho stand at tho Of Coal
street and Newark avenue reported sale OF twenty
IIRnALDs duly, about many sans and fow copies
of tho Times Tribune and World Being asked in re-
gard to tho comparative salo OF HRRALDs before and
| since tho reduction, he said -"Thore - . good dead
more call for em since the reduction, though don't
| make 80 much money selling 'em. We only used u
| sell fifteen until tho price went down"
Al tho stand opposite No. 1s9 Newark avenue the
dealer said he selling nifty H.RALDs . day,
while previous to the reduction he disposed Of only
twenty. or thirty. "They sell good deal better
now, continued he, "psoplo will have HzRALDs any
way,"
Tho keeper OF tho cigar and nows stand No. l2d
Newark avenue acknowledged q better demand for
HERALps since tho reduction, but declared that he
would not serve thom .evsn il had an order for iy
more tomorrow to be served right the next
block" Upon being questioned for reason he urged
the smallness of tho profit and was not OF mind 10
accept his gain through any innovation upon the old
custom. Ho was chiefly noteworthy ~ the only dis
sentcr among them ALL