Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-01
PROSPECTUS.

Many MAINTAIN that the day OF
weekly-newspapers is past in Honolulu;
that the people want their news and
food for thought fresh with their coffee
every day; and that the people are will
ing to pay for what they want. AT the
very nominal figure established as the
subscription price of Honolulu Dailies,
fifty cents month, it must be borne in
mind that six or seven hundred, or
even thousand subscribers is but
mere bagatelle toward the expense of
conducting newspaper. Our adver-
tising rates are not such as would
satisfy our Pacific Coast contempora-
ries, or in fact any but those who labor
for the love of it rather than for profit
This paper will not be run for glory,
but will conducted on a sound iinan-
cial basis and value received will be
given TO its patrons in every case.
We believe that the independant ele-
ments in the community will appreciate
and properly support daily morning
paper that is outspoken and independ-
ent in its utterances.
The DAILY Honolulu PRESS will
be published every morning, Sundays
excepted, for the proprietors, Messrs.
l.. L. Valentine and Arthur J Jhnstone.
Mr.. Valentine will be the responsible
business manager and MIR. tombstone will
be the responsible editor of the paper.
1t will be the aim Of the management
to make the Honolulu PRESS news
paper in every sense OF the word. The
paper will contain twenty-eight columns
including daily average Of from six to
eight columns of local news, editorial
matter and short pithy articles Of general
interest to the residents OF the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t will be made distnctively
family newspaper, and will endeavor
to reach the interests of all classes of
citizens without introducing the OBJ
jectional features of the newspapers of
large cities
The editorial department will be con
Quoted in candid, manly and impair
tial manner, and while political theo-
ries and public actions will be care
fully probed, and, in many cases, severely
criticized, the utterances of the paper
will be jealously guarded and not al
lowed to degenerate into abuse or per
sona detraction. In the main, edi
torial articles will be short and always
to the point; but in cases where the
facts warrant and public opinion de
mands, fuller exposilions Of living
issues will be given.
Our local department will contain
everything of interest to the general
readers of the islands and will include
local notes from the other islands and
general correspondence on local topics.
This department will be. made spicy
and readable, and will, from time to
time be interspersed with humorous
local episodes. Full reports Of all pub
lie events and social entertainments
will be given and a just equipoise will
be established among our various So
cial elements for special news.
The shipping department will be
made full and correct and special ar
rangements will be made for weekly
corrected lists of foreign shipping.
Full shipping notes of our inter-island
traffic will be given, and the Interests
and convenience of shippers will be
carefully studied and provided for
Our advertising department viii be
conducted on liberal business principles
in such manner that the ends of
patrons may be reached by placing
their wants and desires before ma
jority of the reading public. Prompt
ness and correctness in this department
will be assured. Arrangements have
been made with the proprietors of the
SATURDAY Press to carry out all unex-
pired advertising contracts and sub
scriptions, which will faithfully done
Collections will he made monthly and
all bills against this paper will be paid
monthly upon presentation to the busi-
ness manager.
In conclusion, the chief aim of the
Honolulu Press will be TO foster and
protect Hawaiian interests while es-
pecial attention will be given TO indi-
vidual industries and plantation enter
prises. We expect to merit the sup
port of the community and respect
fully ask the privilege of fair trial,
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