The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-03-17
Journalism In the United States.

The variety and extent of Journalism.
in the United States is shown off to
great advantage by the forthcoming re-
port Of the tenth census. The collec.
tion and collation. OF the facts bearing
on this particular national industry was
committed to the hands of s. N. d.
North, who is himself an experienced
newspaper editor, and his report will
show that there were printed in this
country during the late census year
l1.4l8 periodical publications OF which
9S2 were daily, 8,725 weekly, and the
remainder semi-weekly. tri-weekly, BIZ
weekly, monthly, semi monthly and tri.
monthly. New York takes the lead
with l,4l2. Illinois coming next with
l,032 Missouri standing eight on the
list with 531. These publications arc
divided into some twenty classes :
Devoted to general news, politics
and family reading are 1856; to relig-
ION. 672; agriculture, 1862; commerce
and finance. 143; trade, 1855; insurance
and railroads, 81; magazines and peri
odicals devoted to general literature.
145; Sunday newspapers, 247; medi-
cine and surgery, Ill; law, A: science
and mechanics, 70; education, %; art,
society, music and fashion, 70; college
and school papers, 2l0; children's and
Sunday school, 1872; freemasonry and
similar, 146; illustrated publications,
bl2; miscellaneous, 496. OF the whole
number 0,619 are printed in English,
and 769in other languages. or these
latter 605 are German. 35 French, l
Indian, 2 Chinese, Polish, 8 Welsh, As
Bohemian, 2 Portuguese, 26 Spanish, %
Swedish, 0 Dutch, Italian, Is Nor
wegian and Catalan. or the relig-
ious publications there are la unsecta-
rian. 70 Methodist. "a Baptist, 67 Cath
olic, 80 Episcopalian, 80 Presby.
terian. 8 Dunkard. G Spiritualist,
8 Mormon and Shaker. An
estimate OF the oost OF running these
publications shows that S28, ,57l, 1896
was paid out in wages alone during the
census year; the percentage of which
paid for work on daily papers was Sc 65
and for weekly and other papers 43.35
per cent. In the production of these
publications 80, 100 male and 1856 fe-
male operatives find employment; 49,
AS0 persons. among whom are quite
number OF females, are returned as
editors or on editorial stats. The gross
value Of the annual product OF these
publications amounted to SS7, AL, 1872,
of which the dailies are credited with
$40. 760. l32, and the Others with S44,-
60l, ,09e. The percentage OF receipts
from advertising on the former was
5000, and the latter 4S 81 per cent. The
percentage Of receipts from subscription
was allies, 40 Il; others, 63.79. Thea av.
erage daily consumption Of paper was-on
dailiss, 297, ,56S pounds tho total
weight used during the year teing
78.l65, ,95l pounds. The aggregate
circulation per issue OF dailies was
3.637, ,i24 copies, and for all classes,
81. l77,924. The aggregate number OF
copies Of daily papers issued during
the census year was l, 135, $50 ,446, and
for all clAsses 2.077, $50, CTS. The aver
age subscription price OF daily papers is
S7.3I. The people Of this co intry pay
out mora than S26, 900. 900 a year for
their newspapers and periodicals.
Mr.. North's newspaper statistics will
soon appear in the shape OF report,
which will give An exhaustive history
Of the subject. and when his investiga-
tions. which ara OF = more thorough
nature than ever before made In this
line, are completed he will present the
institute with . collection,
embracing . copy Of every paper ever
printed inthis country. .-Poper Trades |
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