Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-11
THE MODEL NEWSPAPER.
The Inter Ocean for 1888.


TO give all the news without lndulg-
ing in offensive sensationalism to be
courageous and aggressive i'll the adVo-
cacy of well-eotabiShed PRINCIPLES,
without being narrow-mindei or un-
fair; TO cater to the tastes OF all asses
OF intelligent readers. without pander-
ing to the prejudices of any. to present
in most attractive form the greatest va
riety OF matter. without curtaling or
lowering the standard OF any depart
ment,to grow in interest and excellence
with each succeeding year of its exIs
tence, is to be he model newsp per.
From the first it has been the aim of
the publishers of The INTER OCEAN 10
have the paper reach this high stand
ard. and in each of the ten years OF Is
existence notable step forward hts
been taken. AS every change has met
with encouraging response from tie
public in the shape of increased patron
age. 1t is fair 10 assume THAI The ell Jrs
,f the pub isi.ers have Been in the right
direction, and have b -en pDrrcilte /.
IEE lNrIE OCEAN Will rem lin unCom-
m.>lnSly Republican. will ma nlai ~
is present altitude oi Protecting Anne ii
lcan interes9-; will con inue To devote
special atteh ion to traic, tr,nsn,rta.
ton and econ mic qui stions. win re-
t,sial the 'ep r, IN MS of rne Curiosity
ohop "A cuFr, NJ encvclopedia 81 eur
obs, lhteI esllhg, and valuable informa-
tioh. called out by inquiries of sub Glib
crs;) The WomOn's Kingdom devoted
10 me progressive movements in
Whicn women are interestetD; the
farni and Home covering topics of
special interest to farmers, tfieif wives,
,, , ana tiieir chiltren): The Vetel inary
containing answers to questions a. to
the Treatment of horses, cattle and other
animals by one of The best veterinary
surgeons in the West>; and Complica-
tons taking in puzzles, enigmas, CO.
nundrums. etc., all of which are pc
culiar to the paper; will give as much
Space as hitherto to serial and short
stories. original and selected sketches,
and poems, and with increased facilities
for rnewsgathering in the shape OF special
wires to New York and Wa-hington,
and experienced correspondents Well
placed at hone and abroad, will
more than obtain its high stan lard for
enterprise and accuracy in AL depart
ments of LeWs.
The INTER OCEAN, always closely
| identified with the interests of the
West, has led in the work of develop
ment of both Northwest and South
west, and 1T will continue to make
| prominent the characteristic features Of
he progress Of the newer communities
toward statehood. No paper in the
country has given so much attention to
| immigration movements. railway and
canal enterprises, race and economic
| problems, and other topics relating 10
the prosperity of the Older States and
the development OF the newer sections
rs The INTER OCEAN.
Because it is constantly enlarging
the field of newspaper discuSsiO and
graphing unhesitating With al new
questions that come before the people,
il has increased rapidly in circulation
among all classes of tradesmen and
farmers. Because of its enterprise in
leasing special telegraph wires to the
great news centers, it has grown in f.
vor with all who like completeness Al d
accuracy in dispatches Because Of its
steadfaSt Republicanism aud lis close
sympathy with the best elements OF the
Republican party, it has 9rown steali-
y III favor With party men. Because
of the high haracter ana wide range
of its lit rdrv and special departments,
{ has become a greitr favorite in the
home than amy other di ~tinctive,y DO
hticai paper in the country.
The aim has been to make it the best
paper for city, suburban, or country
reader; the best paper for the business
man and his family th., hast =,
the strong partisauS as well as the GEN
eral reader; and as the circulatio Of
the several editions has mere tsed more
rapidly the past year th IN in aly pre-
vlous year, and as it is now larger t,,til
hat Of any other paper west of New
York City. the publishers, feeling tnar
they have fair measure of popular ap-
proval, will continue in the coufse
marked out, making improvements as
will keep The INTER OCEAN at the
head of the list Of Americ,n journ lis as
the model newspaper
The circulation is best shown by the
amount oil p sage paid on the D tpers
sent to actual subscribers. Judge by
this standard, The INTER OCEAN is Tar
ahead OF all If its Chicago contetnpora-
eS, as is shown by tile table below.
This table gives the amount OF postage
paid Oh circulation by each news paper
na ned Gall of Cnicago) for tie FISCAL yeay
e,1aing June 30 1882:
The INTER OCEAN SIS. .G09 SO
The Netos. ,169 IA
The Times. 6,5S1. 10
The Tribune s. 644 81
The Herald ......-.... ........ /, 443 68
This statement needs no comment,