Connecticut western news., 1892-01-28
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1892.
HOW IS YOUR CIRCULATION |?

uVW lS IUUn OIhOUkA HUN !
 The Litchheld County Lesder (pub- lished at Winsted, Conn. during number of weeks in succession unblush- ingly stated that 1t had the largest cir culstion of any paper published il Litchfield county. Possibly sone un- sophisticated and confding reader ma, have been gnllible enough to beli-v. the Leader's statement, but the news. papers in Litchtield county paid little or no attention to said statement as they we'll knew how absurd said state ment was; nevertheless it's repeated publication became offensive for 1t look cd as fl the Leader was parsding around with . chip on its shoulder and chal- lengipg any oue to knock it off After forbearance had ceased to be Q virtue. the Winsted Herald stepped up and proved it's ability to knock the chip from the Leaders shoulder. Subs-- qnently the Herald stated that its owl' circulation was triflo over l, 800 copies. Then the New Hartford Tribune .'bobs up serenely" and says:
 According to Rowell's Newspaper Directory there Is but one newspaper H. Latch6sld county which ranks higher in circulation than the New Hartford Fri bune."
 Iu..much .s the Tribune claims to print only about l0O0 copies it incidentally throws . A 'od of light on the actual circulation of the Leader.
 And now the New Milford Gazett, leaps into the arena; and pulling off iss coat and splitting on it's hands, It doubles up it's fists and says:
 The proud claim which the Winsted Herald frequently makes, that ir leads in circulation all papers published In Litchtieid county Is not 90 great . claim e it would try to make its readers be- lisve. We find that taking she figures which it gives and comparing them with those of tne circulation of she Gaz- tte. the Herald circulates only about 50 papers moro than the Gazette does when its edition is tue smallest; that, too, in fAco of the fact that the Gazette is Q far younger paper in years than the HeraIu b and Is published in . village contain ing lees than lSO0 inhabitAuts and In a town containing only 4OOO people, while the borough of Wiustsd contains 27l6 people aud the town of Winchester 6lS3 inhabitants"
 Please observe the different soenes in this newspaper comedy entitled
 GREAT CD CIRCULATION.
 ACT l.
 Scn1 I: The Litchfield County Leader, claiming to have the lsrgest circulation of any paper published iu Litchneld county. psrsdes with chip ou its shoulder.
 SCENE II: The Wlnsted Herald knocks the chip from the Litchfeld County Leaders shoulder.
 SCxSE III: The New Hartford Fri bune proudly steps into the line in a position next to the Winsted Herald, aud forces the Litchield County Lead or to take lower place.
 SCENE ": The New Milford Gazette hurls the New Hartford Tribune from Ats usurped position, steps into said position and virtually claims to outrsnk oven the Winsted Herald.
 ACT II.
 ScKsK I: THK CoSNEcrIcUr WESTERN NEWS appears and claims that in propur- ton to the population of its field, its circulation outrsnks the Litchfield County Leader, the Winsted Herald, the New Hartford Tribune, or even tle New Milford Gazette. Furthermore, on the score of population in it's field, HE CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS Miaks it has the largest circulation of any paper published in Litchield count. . Al all events it is the ideal newspsI CT of the county, becsuse
 TH NEWS Is clean but spicy. not namby. pamby oh;
 Amid three rousing cheers
 The c. W NEWS appears
 And the music strikes up Yankee Doodle Dandy oh.
 SCENE II: THE CONNECTICUT WEsrERS NEWS standing in its rlghtful and prol or place st the head of the line, while the discomfted circula tion clsimantl reluctantly salute it
 Tho average circulation of the NEwt h upwards of 1000 copies. Bear 1T mind that the NEVIS is published in ( town of only 1647 inhabitant-. Further. moro, there are less than 600 inhabitants in the ciaage of Canaan. In otbei words, the number of copies of tie Nxws published every week is eqnivalen, to ave-eighths of the entirs popaLuion oi the town of North Canaan. Taking tl ( number of inhabitants in its town as | basis or standard from which to com. puse . newspapers circulation. and by which to judge it's merits, we find tba, in order to equal the pro rata or p.l capits circulation of the NEWS, tie Winsted Herald should publish 4. .OO( copies instead of 1,5O0 copies; the New Hartford Tribune should publish 2.OO( copies instead of 1000 copies; the New Milford Gazette should publish 2.6O( copies insseai of l. 400 copies. It will IA A l