San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-15

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will never pay. And what benefit,
pray, can such an intermittent and
irresponsible class Of readers be TO
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We viii add that both readers
and advertisers should prefer the
FEEE Press because Of
IT'S BUSINESS METHODS.
AS to subscribers, those Of the
FREE PRESS are bona fde. No sub,
scriptions IRE taken or retained
without II good degree Of moral
certainty that they viii be pail.
1t is sought to be forced on nobody;
no man or woman can truthtully
say that we have ever continued Il
paper a week longer than we had
every reason to believe it was
wanted. We want no involuntary
subscribers.
Again, as to advertisers, the
methods of the FREE PHEss are diff
fcrent from those of many Of its
contemporaries, especially Of this
section. We insert 10 business
advertisements merely to "tilI up"
AS soon as the time paid for eX-
pircs, we take them out and ill the
space with reading matter. We
have uniform scale of reasonable
prices from which we do not devil
ate; whereas some OF our conton-
poraries take advertisements at
merely nominal rates, Save when n
chance to "gouge" occulS). And
they frequently give from double
to four times the space the advor-
tisemcnts should have. For i'll
stance, they will expand simple
business card and make Il displayed
advertisement of from three to four
inches square, at businessmen rates;
thus depreclating advertising and
cheating their patrons out OF space
which should be devoted to reading
matter. And finally. they will allow
advertisements and business notices
to stand for months after they are
"dead," till they become an eye
sore alike to readers and advertisers.
The FREE PRESS does none Of these
things. Such advertising is not
profitable; and then We have been
in the business too long not to have
sufficient pride to try to conduct it
on BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.
Now we say to all, if you like
our '"style" and business platform
as set forth above, we would like to
do business with you. 1--WE shall
not insist that you love us fondly;
or endorse al we say or do.) Speci-
men copies Of the FREE PRESS sent
free on application, and our friends
win oblige us by sending lis lists Of
names for that purpose. We are
willing that it should speak for
itself. Apgopos, with returning
prosperity, we ought to have u
much larger list Of subscribers.
WIN not our friends interest them
selves 80 mach as to show the paper
to their neighbors and ask them to
subscribed Now Is q most favorable
time to move III the matter.
TIE FREE PRESS JOB-PRINT-
ING OFFICE
A word in conclusion on this
We have much the largest
printing outfit in this part Of the
country--taking rank in fact with
many city Offices. We can do
from 4 visiting card to a
full sheet mammoth poster, as re-
CARDS dimensions, and anything
else in the printing line in the best
style Of the art. Having a skilled
and experienced job-printer we can
promise satisfaction. Ali work
done promptly; prices reasonable.
Orders from a distance will receive
prompt attention; work sent by
mail or express, We say to one
and all: You will save money and
trouble by patronizing q home in
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