The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-04-04
No 80

A CoNTRAsT-TnE. CHARLESTON NEWS
Contrasted with the accounts of
the dai ly papers, hereinbetore refer
red to, we submit the evidence taken
relative TO the accounts of the daily
News of Charleston. The contract
made with the proprietors of this
paper was twenty five cents per line
for publishing the acts in three pa
pers, the Daily, Tri-weekIy and
Weekly News, which was twenty
five cents per line less than was paid
to the Charleston Republican for
publishing the same acts in the daily
and weekly. All accounts of the
News were itelnized, giving the title
of the act and date Of publication In
the three papers owned by them, and
tho number of lines contained in each
act. Commont is Unnecessary, for
tho evidence is ii. itself sufficient
tribute to the integrity of the pro-
prictors of the Newe, and the correct.
ness of their accounts:
JONI INVESTIGATING CoMMrTTEE,
Charleston, S. O. Feb. 18, 1878.
j. Herman Schultz, being duly
sworn, deposes on oath IS folio WIS.,
My name is S. Herman Schultz.
reside at IL" Rntlelge street, in the
city of Charleston, and l am by occu-
patton the manager cf the Journal
of Commerce. was in the Office of
the Charleston news from November
1865, until it WAS merged into the
News and Courier up to March,
1877. l was first collector, and af-
forwards book keeper. I think I be-
came book keeper about the middle
of January, 1871. (Witness referred
to theledger of the Nows and Oou~
rier and recognized entries in Janu-
ary eighteen hundred and seventy
one, as in his bandwriting) ."
The measurement of the News and
Of the News and oourior, adopted as
to all their advertising custom was
nonpareil measurement, excepting
business notices, which wore inserted
at fifteen cents per line, by count of
the lines, in eighteen hundred and
seventy one. At that time the rates
which the News was charging the
State were ten cents line by nom
pareil measurement for the daily,
and five cents per " line, of similar
measurement, for the tri~weekly and
weekly. The credit rates of the
News at this time for ordinary GUS
toners were in the Daily News, fit~
teen cents lino nonpareil for first in.
sertion and 10c line nonpareil, each
subsequent insertion, with discount
of 20 per cent. off for monthly pay
ments to regular advertisers. Rates
of tri"weckly and weekly we're, about
the same rs the daily to ordinary
ChotOlllclo % Wu5 tACCubIObuCu-.1 "
make the measurements, and enter
the charges for advertising IN the Of"
fee of tho News in eighteen hundred
and seventy one, and made out all
the bills against the State for adverS
tising, and / am satisfied that the
measurements are correct. CATER
measuring advertisements at random,
in company with Mr.. A. +. MelcherUy
from the files of the News for the
years eighteen hundred and tseventy
one, eighteen hundred and seventy
two and eighteen hundred and sew
enty three, witness continued) lam
still satisfied that the measurements
arc correct. There is one advertiser
ment charged as 3,413 lines, March
twenty fifth, eighteen hundred and
seventy one, Which, IN meGsufemenss
is only three thousand three hundred
and fifteen lines, and which, i am
satisfied is mistake in counting the
hundreds. The generality OF the ads
vertisements arc charged one or two
lines less than the measurement. The