St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
THE NEW CALEDONIAN.

The Caledonian makes bow to its
readers today in new form and its
eight pages will be found replete with
interesting matter. The unexpected
but appreciated patronage Of local
advertisers has been gradually en-
croaching on our reading columns
and an enlargement was necessary1n
order to give our readers as well as
our advertisers full measure. The
eight-page form was chosen to con-
form to the present style of news
papers and to avoid making bulky
four-page sheet. The new form gives
a better chance to classify our mate
rial and to display our advertising,
four-fifths of which comes from St.
Johnsbury business firms.
The past year has been very
gratifying one to the owners of the
paper and it is only fair that our
readers shonld share in our prosper
ity The new Caiedonian is over one
fourth larger than in its old form and
with this enlargement will come more
complete service in our local depart
nient, towns, news and editorial col
umns. Our inside pages will, as
heretofore, contain the most carefully
selected miscellany and correspon-
dence, and departments for the farm
&c al he
to publicly thank the many friends
of the paper who have helped make
it attractive by their rich and varied
contributions and by o her attentions
which busy editor can deeply APP
preciate. No paper in the state has
so many letters from all parts of the
world as the Caledonian and it will
interest the public to know that every
week papers are sent out from this
office to Vermonters residing in Can
ada, New Brunswick, Mexico, En-
gland, France, Germany, India, China
and Japan, as we'll as to 81 states in
the Union.
We think this extensive circulation
is significant. We think it means
that Vermonters know a good thing
when they see it. Hardly a week
passes but what the editorial utter
ances of the Caledonian are quoted
in some metropolitan daily and on
one occasion when it was the first
journal in the country to publish
letter from Henry M. Stanley while
at Cairo the Associated Press tele-
graphed the entire letter to every
paper in it's list. We think this is also
significant. We think it means that
the people read the Caledonian and
that they value its opinions. It's no
mans organ nor is it partisan in its
politics. 1t supports what it con-
siders the best men and best measures.
Sometimes it makes mistakes. In
this respect it is not alone. Ithas
always taken an active part in Yer
mont politics and proposes to do
vigorous work in the campaign of
'92-national, state and senatorial
The CALIFORNIAN leads, not follows
1t has record of which we take a
just pride, and the paper remains
fitting monument to it's founder, the
late A G. Chadwick, and his worthy
successor, the late c. NJ. Stone.
But we do not for moment be-
1ieve that its limit of strength or
usefulness has been reached. Men
may come and men may go but the
Ca1edonian will go on forever, always
unfolding "the good, the beautiful
and the true" and fighting every man
or body of men who endeavor to
smirch our towns fair reput alton.
With an honorable record behind it
and a high ideal before it, the new
CALIFORNIAN will earnestly strive to
fulfil its mission in this town and
community.