Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-19
AwoRD TO OUR PATRONS.

With last weeks issue we commenced
the fifth volume of the TRIBUNE. The
reading matter was printed upon new
type manufactured to order, for the
paper. There had been complaint upon
the part of those of our readers who had
begun to grow old, about the smallness
of the type which had previously been
used. To Obviate this the new type was
ordered and, as stated last week, the face
of the type is much larger than that of
the old and vet there has been no dimi-
nuatiOn of the amount of matter furnish
ed the reader, for while the face of the
type is larger and therefore palmer and
easier to read the body is no larger than
that of the type formerly used. This
change has been made solely for the
benefit of the readers of the paper. The
old type was but little the worse for
wear and would have lasted for years
and made good appearing paper. From
the last issue you can judge of the i'm
prOvement made, and we trust that our
efforts to improve the paper will be ap-
preciated. When the TRIBUNE was
founded we announced paper to be
devoted to advocating the interests Of
Northern Michigan, and especially Of
Cheboygan county and village. How
well we have done so we are satisfied to
leave our patrons to judge. We have en-
deavOred to fulfill all we promised.
Have we done so? We are no ''blOated"
land holders and consequently cannot
be charged with having any special in
terest to promote outside of the TRIBUNE,
but feeling that the success of the paper
depended ON the success and growth of
the town and county, we have endeavOr-
ed to promote their every interest to the
best of our ability.
Having faith i'm the future of ChebOy-
gan we have not hesitated to invest
largely in machinery and material for
the TRIBUNE office, until we now pride
ourselves on having one the best ap-
pointed offices of any country paper in
the state. In addition to the power press
put in last winter, the steam engine in
the spring, and the new type for the
body of the paper, we have added largely
to our stock of job type, having recently
received several fonts of the latest styles
of job type, both wood and metal, so that
we flatter ourselves that We are able to
produce the best of work, from small
card to large size poster. The posters
that have been recently printed at this
Office, and which have been seen by all
of our citizens, we feel would not be a
discredit to any Office in the state. We
shall at all times keep a full supply in
stock so that we shall be prepared to dc
all kinds of work, and would ask the
patronage of the citizens. We propose
to do good work at reasonable prices
and guarantee satisfaction Every veal
we expend a large sum of money which
goes to the merchants of the town, and
i'm return we would ask their patronage
so long as we do as well by them as they
can do elsewhere, and we think the Office
is entitled to their support. To the read.
ers of the TRIBUNE we would say, you
see the paper, judge of its merits your
selves. If it is deserving of your support
let us have it and do what you can, &C.
cOrding as it may merit your efforts, tt
induce your neighbOrs to subscribe fol
it. The better support we receive the
better paper we promise to give you, and
for the future, as in the past, our aim
shall be to the advancement of the in
tereSts of this section.