New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-26
NEWSDEALERS AND THE TRIBUNE.
WHY PRICES WERE RAISED AT NEWARK.

| WHY PRICES WERE RAISED Al NEWAhh
LETTER FROM A CLEAR-HEADED AND INDIGNANT
| DEALER-THz DEALER ROBBED AND IGNoREI
| by ALL EXCEPT THE TRIBUNE.
| To the Edftor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In answer to your inquiry of yester'
day and your article in todays issue to reasons fol
raising the price of the NewYork papers in Newark one
cent, the reply is simply told: Tired Of tong IRON
4:30 until $3.50 p with half day Sunday FOL
nothing. to build up magnificent palaces for the
York paperg and their publishers About ten years
gentleman opened store in this city. and worked
very diligently, +oo bat there was room for him, and
he failed to make it pay About three years ago. as
last resort he the prices of the New papers
to New York prices which had never been done before
OF course, the trade followed suit and did the same.
He quit the business here, but left the trade in the
lurch From that day until this have made nothing.
How could we. when The Herald costs us ga cents,
The World t. with this in the latters fayorhat it is
sale but that will only last OF course until 1t gets
grip at our expensei We make nothing out Of the
and two-cent papers. Now comes The Times down
at our expense too While II issues circular stating
its wholesale Price IL cents is very careful to note
under "that the postage eIpressage must be paid
| by the newsman"
You then ask why raise the price Of THE TRIBUNE.
which costs 2z cents, charged us by the Newark
News Company The price is quite hberal but we can't
live Off THE TRIBUNE alone. The better answer Is
We wish to protect routes aud stand by them who
stand by u.s. Your article proves that we cannot
pay carriers bad debts and the losses unsold
papers, and them at prices for in your
article you say that q man with 500 papers cannot
clear over 81 81 so per day. and there are not over
three dealers in tins city, Of sixty to eighty
that handle much more than half the number above
quoted what the average newsman Of Newark make
q day1
No. gentlemen, it Is only standand-deyer game OF
|
must sell them at any price they name We have only
increased to cents per week routes more
then they get the City NewYork ask you, would
It be fair in to sell t. the transient purchaser VINO only
buys newspaper when there Is miracle inttat lower
rate than deliver them customers all the year
roundi may add that all the risk Is account OF the
transient customer For this alone he should
pay moro. Our route customer finds fault at the
small increase Why hOuld hei II lie loves to read
you paper or any other half much he 10
his print under yecy abusive slur on the poor
Dewsman, he would subscribe or II and have it ert at
BY the way, why should the publisher of newspaper.
any more than the butter merchant sold II to
the Washing grocer dictate what 1t should be sold
for Tue book publishers got hopelessy lett on ths
question Is it not time chat the great metropolitan
daes followed all the cad ng weskies aud nonthes,a and
lett of printed price until they can fly OF are trans.
OF no account OUTSIDE of The City or New York Just
look at the predIcament OF ne Times when II agrees 70
sell It's paper transient customers In Washington for
cents aud at the same time wants 70 cents mouth
| from its mail subscribers.
think speak the sentiments OF the Newark dealers
when 1 assert be sell The Nec York Times
for Genus Will exclude It altogether from our coun'
ters Respectfully yours, T. T. MuLLlGAN'
927 BrOad.St. Ne'cark ~ j., Sept 20, 1888
| I'VE take Mr.. Mulligan at his own word. He init
mates that the Newark newsdealers intend to stand
| by those who stand by u.s." The TRIBUNE has been
the only New-Yorl paper that has stood by them in
the late reductions of rates. We believe that MIR.
| Mpiligan is the principal newsdealer of Newark,
| and we expect him TO keep his wOrd.-Edl