The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-01
Wednesday, May l, 1889.

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s.The Cost of Printers Ink" 1.-THE
Ideal Delinquent, "Fhe AdEah-
tnees of CompetitOrs's QuarrclS.
s.Thc Proper Size of Type, ana the
PccuIiar Build Of the Eye of Sub.
scribers to Country Newspapers.
..Thc Foreign Dead Beat SubScrib-
er versus the Foreign AdFertiser.'
"a Long Programme Arranged
for the Press Association.
Our beloved old friend and contemporary
Thomas. b. Crews, of the LaurenS0Hc
Herald, has been appointed Il committee OF
one, TO write an essay, or paper, ON "country
correspondence" 10 be read at the next iHcet'
Ing of the Press Association. The Press ana
Banner has no doubt that his paper will be Il
valuable one. That appointment, and that
subject are in the line of progress.
AS the "foreign advertising agent has
been cooked to q turn. suppose some brother
write an appropriate epitaph for the
"foreign dead head" or "dead beat subScri-
bers to Country journals. "Dcad head Or
dead beat" "foreign subscribers have cost
the county printer tenfold more than he
has lost by "foreign advertising agents"
Suppose, then, the President appoint an es,
editors to have the "largeSt circulation.
II the President would in the name of the
Press Association, offer n premium for the best
"essay on 1.-THE cost Of ink, tlrcwood, and
printing paper,' an immense good would he
accomplished. If there is anything that viii
get "next to" a delinquent subscriber to a
country newspaper it is supposed to be an cs'
say on the cost of printers ink. Whenever
this subject is mentioned, the ideal "deli4-
ouent" is expected to be moved to tears-and
to pay up.
1t would be exceedingly interesting if the
President OF the Press Association would APP
point committee of local competitors tc
write an essay on "the advantages 10 be de-
rived from senseless and vulgar abuse OF each
other" OF course we do not think that the
President could find experienced brethren
in this State to fill this committee and TO write
this essay. But as the Association has sent
to distant State for speaker, so the President
might send to distant Slate for committee
men to write up this subject.
Without wishing to indicate a course for
the Press Association We hope to be pardoncd
for one other suggestion: 1t would be OF
lasting benefit to the craft, and to the
public, If a committee were appointed to
find out by what business methods or
scientific principles 1t is ascert&ined that long
primer type is better for the business Of the
country printer and the eye-sight Of the
reader of country newspaper than nonpareil,
the subject to be divided:
l. II long primer is better for the country
newspaper, why is ii not better for the city
newspaper, which always uses smaller type?
. Are the eyes of the readers of country
newspapers essentially different from the
eyes of the readers Of city newspapers?
8. II there is no special difference in the
eye-sight, why is 1t that the city newspaper
has so long labored under the impression that
the smaller type was best?
4. Does the country editors preference for
loaded long primer lie in the fact that ii
costs less money to fill a given space?
5. Is there any advantage in setting given
amount of matter in large type, so as to cover
the space OF a small township?
6. Is there any advantage in printing
newspaper on two or more sizes Of type?
In conclusion, we would like to see essays
from esteemed brethren, who get mad about
these suggestions. They needn't be studied
much. Almost anything will do, so it is Ill.
natured, and as these essays might not keep
until q regular meeting of the Press Associa-
tion, the brethren might give US the advan-
tage OF their dissertations at once. We stand
in fear and trembling, waiting to be shot at
or to be denied the pleasure of reading able
essays on the subjects above referred to.