Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-02-24
TO Our Patrons and Friends.

We desire to again thank our patrons
and friends for encouragement and
valuable assistance given us since we
began the publication of our little news
paper. A little more than a year ago,
without experience in the newspaper
business, surrounded by adverse cir
cumstances, we began the publication
of the STANDARD as an agricultural
news paper. We had procured, as
we thought, the services of a talented
young man, Mr. Frank Spurlock, as
Editor, but before we had hardly started
he found the time required to edit the
paper would interfere greatly with his
profession, the law. He resigned his
position as editor. This made matter
embarrassing for us, and left us to
either abandon the enterprise or assume
new duties and responsibilities. We
chose the latter, and resolved to move
forward and do the best we could, TAX
ing for our suide common sense and
honesty of purpose. With the help of
our friends, we have exceeded our ex-
pectation. We have now a good circu.
laton for country paper. But we
are not satisfied to stop here Some of
our most intelligent and best informed
farmers have said to us that we were
doing good work, and expressed a will
lingness to hel p us extend our circula-
ton. Naturally feeling pride in our
new enterprise, and being anxious to
be instrumental in doing some good, in
the way of encouraging our farmers,
especially small ones, many of whom
need encouragement. To accomplish
much good we must largely increase
our circulation. How are we to do
this? We believe we see way if it
would not be asking too much of our
friends. We are all interested in see.
ing the south, our native Tennessee,
and especially our immediate neighbor-
hoods prosperous. Yes, we all desire to
see the agricultural, manufacturing and
material interests of this beautiful
land in which we live flourish.
Make these industries prosperous, and
all others will be more or less so in the
same ratio. To accomplish as far as
possible these results, we again assure
1 our patrons and friends, is the prime
object of the STANDARD. With these
objects and assurances on our part,
may we not venture to ask our patrons
and friends to help us circulate the
STANDARD? 1t is your paper as well
as ours. You pay for it and are inter
ested in its prosperity and usefulness.
We desire to make it more valuable
and useful by charging it. To dc
this we must extend the circulation
II all of our patrons and friends would
procure for us one new subscriber each
or even half of them, we would at once
purchase power press and enlarg,
our paper without additional expens,
to our subscribers. We are exceeding
ly anxious to do this if possible by th'
first of September, Or sooner. TIL,
more we read and study agriculture
books and journals, and acquire knowl
edge of practical farming and stool
raising, the more we become interested
in their success. Farming is not onl,
honorable, but it should be made profit
able. We can and must make it so
With the help of our friends tn
STANDARD will continue to work 70
the interest of its readers. That W
may know just how much our friend
help US in the effort to procure a ne'
press, we propose to open a book o
roll on which we will enter the nam
of every subscriber or friend who ma
send us one or more subscribers unde
this proposition between now and tn
LIST Of September, and will publish tn
list from time to time. This PROPOSE
ton will not interfere with our pre-
MUM list, which will remain the same
We desire to enlarge our paper {
early as possible, that we may hay
more space for choice and useful ayr
cultural matter. Many of our frien(
are already at work in earnest. Wi
not others help us? Who will be fir
on our roll, and who will procure fl
us the largest number of subscriber
between this aud the lst Of September
Tobacco Culture.