New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-02

thelr circulation and asking Tor .oelr slh'elhc''
erber as a ;pim or sworn. md The following IS the
letter received:
"OFrIcr OF Nrw-YopK TrBUNE.
NEw-YORK Dec 80, 1879
Mr. II. p. HUBBARD NoC- Hdren, Conn.,
DEAR SIR Your favor was duly received. IN re-
ply would say that YOU understae our circulation on
the Weekly, which Won nut n 100000! The actual
circulation Of The Weekly is considerable more man
double that. and 1T the present rate of increase
VIII he over 100, 600 before your book - printed
do not believe that Won would Intentionally 90 Us
an m justice, but YOU cannot blame US lot IeeHLg
somewhat tired OF these continued mlsrepiesenIi-
tions-cOmmcnced hy R1wel ont of personal spite,
ana kept mp by others. bel eve more through care
lessueSs than anYthlnL else" ,
90 he question OF week XIV circustlons Is now eashy
settled Pracuctly the whole editions ~ the lean-
ing wreklIes. issucd from the Offices If daies, 20
through the mails. and the Post Once has com,
plete records Of the postage. We are wen sa'IrHu
with our bu-lues~ and have no disposition 10 maze
mparI.ous with others tut. as tins question n;ls
been raised. NAV merely say that the Doors
~ the Post Office Department at NaShlheton
show the circulation OF IHh WEEKLY t.lb'
through the mails 10 Ne the largest Of any werNIy
paper IN the United States. An abstract mas DoeI
recently pre- rared by the Hon. y. d. Hazen. lbIu
Assistant Pcs masteI-(ieneral showing the postage
paid respectively by the sixteen papers OF afResi
circulation, for the year 1879 He iRBUNf pa'u c
eight thousand dollars more than the largest among
the otter flieen.'
His answer to this ELECTED the following reply:
"OFFIcE OF NFw-YoRK TMB~NF.
NEw-YoEK January =. 1SoO.
Mr. H. T. HUBBARD, New Haven Conn. 80
Deqr SH.-Yours of the 81 LIT nit. Just at hand II
you put our weekly circulation at 10000 W VII 10
complain although we Will WI hout doubt De ~
good deal above that Def % the winter u over II
YOU could invent some pio, ass of making every pup,
usher tell the truth about his circulation. we Wou1
be glad. THE TRIBUNE, Won know. IKE the lale ".
Washington. " can't tell lie which places Us al
"a disadvantage with so many Others
Comment Is unnecessary except to say that close
wha Trey were printing The ave age circulation
for SO. as given above, shows that k,Wel VIII
have to back DOWN and pay over his SJ0o ior IL J..
very evident STAT iHE EFKLY lRBJ NEN issues
/ must have av-iaged at least 10000 during IN'J:
Mr. W hitelaw Rcid can take this as Iund to SEND
poor children 10 Western homes.
There are some not unnatural msapprehensions
in the above. and some inaccuracies; but it shows
an honest effort by an advertising Agency to get at
the exac, truth and as such we welcome it. An Adj
vertlsing Agen is not bound to state crculatons at
| al. Where he does undertake to state them
nyhetbe- he has had facilities for knowing
OF not then be is bound not 10 state
| them slauderously. This Is just what George T..
ROweH has habi.uay done. We are more than
ever convinced that he meant to biackmalL and
Ealing in tins resolved TO DE recklessy. II Is ms
| interest to Geprecilte the great papers
which he cannot bully; and TO lead
Lii, advertisers 10 patronizr instead the ~ patent
/ outslles" aud other worthless sheets. On these
he can name rates that seem preposiercusF low
| and Vet 80 eNfrUNAE tNllf ul-u III ~ i'--''-.
to real exten, and character Of circulation that he
can readily extort half the receipt, for his own fees
YET a single advertisement in lHE WEEKLY lRiB-
UNE. or in Hnpgs Uec,ly. would be worth more
10 auy reputable lo Sc than he same advertise
meut in all the paper, in Mr.. Bowe's whole brood
If "Co0perative Lists" throughout the United
states!
The RAJ circulation Of THE WEEKLY tribune TOT
1850 is greatly in excess of the figures stated
above. The actual issue. paid for and sent ont-
for this week is $4,000 copies. This is Of course
somewhat swollen by the campaign orders. wmcl
are now beginning TO come iu brsd7. Exclusive
however. Of all orders from campaign committees
the number mailed to the separate atdr sss OF ac
tlial Subscribers wa. Iie.5O0.
ANY reputable advertiser il The WEEKLY tins
wear to the extent of hundred dollar
Is at liberty 10 verify these figures. VIII
q line from oar CASHIER. or from the All
verising De.k. be can visit the Press Room
inspect tie automatic register Of .he presses and Tho
work in the mail room, question the employs
watch the entire publication. note the paper usee
and tie bags mailed am finally procure from The
Post Office tue weight of the edI-ion.-LGI