Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-05


alike in the counting the work shop, and ne
family circle.
In support OF these statements attention Is In
vited TO the tables below. They not only show the
circulation ana advertising patronage OF the paper
for the several years named, but, by the rcmarks-
BILE increase shown 10 both departments In eash
month over the corresponding month In the pro
vious year. they also Illustrate, In the most fer.
chile manner possible, the esteem In which tine
paper is held in the city OF Its home, and by those
who are best able TO Judge OF It's merits a news
paper and its value as an advertising medium.
These are the figures referred to, with which Q
comparison is challenged:
DAILY cncuIArosk 1855 no 81.
1SS5. 1885. 1887.
JANUARY .............. "a, ass 2s,3ss 9S,sse
FEBRUARY. 2,02s 2a.32I 9s,9ss
MARCH. .25,54s 23,3sa 26,oes
ArRn........-........22, 5,2 24,s27 23,3s3
MAY .22,s74 2a,35S 2s,ss2
n .S33 23,009 9S,i1e
JrEY..-..-...-.........21.4 400 81, is6 9A.s30
August. 1,445 22,36a 21,s5s
SEPTEMBER .........-. 81. O33 33,3 94,So5
ocrour, o,ae~ o, ga, a. ss,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
DECEMBER .............. d. 600 2a,6sS 26,se0
-
pais average ..... .xS'ixs Ss'Ss1 as'ss&
Increase. ........... 1,55e l.sa3
NrhBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS PRINTED ~
%. -
,.r ..S. No.. 90.
p,vvr, 600, 90,
M.pcy ,,os sos . a..
a,vr 90. ..
NAV ,a.. a.,
INK .n. ..s . .s,
Jr,y aaa, a ,,s ~,
Aueusr a am a.so ,,u
SEPTEMBER ASIA aoes As,,
or-o.rp asa AS,e ,~
Novxx.xu as.e ..sn .a,s
prcxx.., .s.x %. -,
Total. 100 $3.50 34.0SS
-
,,,.,,, 90.
solemnly swear tina, the syures I'm tho anov.
two comparative statements are true ana correct
in every particular. F.B. MOVES.
Treasurer Evening star Newspaper Co
s"orn 70 sna Subscribed before l0e 'h's e'sn'
-
Notary Public 1 seal
OF the total circulation given above, the oooksos
the establishment show that an average OF l7.e2s
copies were regularly delivered each day by car.
riers at the homes OF permanent subscieers within
the city. or the remainder daily average OF
6.42i copies were sold at the once in the hotels
and railway stations &C, and on the streets, by
newsboys, making a grand total average within
the city OF s4.O4s copies daily, and leaving an
average Of LASS copies to be sent 70 regular sub
scribers beyond the District lines by mail, expresA
and railway trains
In addition TO the large and constantly increas.
ing fixed subscription list above referred TO- n may
be said that Of the 4el copies sold within its lin
its larger proportion are bought by permanent
residents Of the city, living In lodgings, &C, not
householder while the residue goes into the hands
OF transient vistors from all parts OF the country,
who each year come TO the National Capital In
greater numbers and for longer periods and who
furthermore. largely represent the well-to-do and
purchasing portions Of the communities 70 which
they respectively belong. The iaa-nuned IS q
class of readers alone well worth reaching: but &c
is TO the phenomsna,ly large permanent c,rcu,.-
t,ou of the psper ana espeaa,y to n. unn.y.,s,aa
hold upon the hou,ehon ana family c,rc,a tn.s
the attention OF advertisers Is parr,culariy N.
I" sne 'oaes"ns nsures WIN tnose
repr0senSlne tne enun popula1ion OF the District
Of Columbia WIN show that THE srAa circuiatcs
within ~ nu,its something more than one cory