Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-29
Advanced Conditions for Post
masters and Newspapers.
JOURNAL FBlt f. PosTNAsTERs.
A Revolution in the aAbods Of
BHaHsss'

fllI lfefflenl 70 ll3es- -sli-aa---' -'--
unH 10 revoIuiioni1e the daily beTspzP>T
ba.iness On tte Paciac coast. i did rs work
IA no- we prop7ee 10 make a confession 10
'ihe public a. 10 Hhai ]; was and vhat d has
Sooe. Readers of lbe JoUsSAL since that
nne know shai it vas, and nov we intend 10
lei al oshess knoN it.
Twas ibe disclosure % ihe public that ibe
DAILY CAPirAL J0UxsAL had cut is Price
heSD $500 per year 70 500 PER year,
h.SB 90 cents per month 20 z5 cents. D. mail.
Ia .ho,t. il was the advent Of the OSE CEST 4
DAILY in the western Bewspaper field.
TIE EEyULT.
UxfTgD STATES PosroPFIcE !
SALss, MAEIOs COUNTY. OREGON. I /
October z5, 1861 1
CtpiTAL JOUgSAL PUBLISHING co.
5ALEN, OREGON,
CEsTLsMgs.-In reply 70 your favor Of this 4
date. will say that IL 10 fact that the postage
bills Of the DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL nave
been more than doubled Oh account Of IN
creased numbers mailed, danng the past 4
four HonthA or since you have reduced our |
Yours very truly,
AN CUfBERT, Postmaster.
The above statement came from Uncle Sam
over year ago, but the good work has been
going on ever since, and today the newspaper
methods Of Oregon are largely changed.
Some have initiated, and Others have scoiied'
but the people know good thing, and have
been taking It in, imbibing, absorbing 1t, and
everybody must admit that the ONE CENT
DAILY has come TO stay. It leads in its field;
Il has grown in circulation, power and in
auence, until The average citizen eHelaims in
smszemeni,
"wHAT DID ITf"
II speaks iof itself, the quality and the
business methods employed have done it, but
not alone. The postmasteS Of Oregon have
done their work. We touched the button and
that noble army Of Uncle Sans most faithful
servants have done the rest.
NO PAY NO PAPER
The JoUaNAL Is only sent to subscribers for
the time paid for. After that il stops II the
subscriber permits it to by not sending more
money. They seldom allow II to stop. After
a ,rial Of "a few months they usually want it
foE year.
|, Is an imposition on the people who sub
serite Zoe newspapers and crime against
the outraged public officials who serve them
With their mails TO send out newspapers be-
yond the time subscribed for.
We will give ONE DOLLAR REWARD
ior any copy Of our paper sent out unless by
rnistaks) day or week beyond the time paid
lOf.
Don't you feel like encouraging us' We do
no, deserve anything, however, but good will
lor doing our duty.
lis our duty to the people aud the post
maslen 10 adop, this plan. Il will save the
people money. because We reduce the price o
! oar weekly to 500 per year net cash Ia ad
! vance. sls months or three months at N,
,Ams rate. and stopped wheu time Is out,
A postmaster Is busy man.
The peslsnng Of newspaper and publisheu
Z 10 hass him elub lhsir publlcstious. or .olici
subscriptions lor him IL one Of lhs auno, anoc
u biz position.
Psslsdng u people about newspapers an'
elub terms take gfsal deal oi a postmaster
p time.
bai that Ia not al,
Ahsf be has ordered lhsir papen foe iher
be has 10 answer hunifsd questions foe lhsr
, shy they % nol como fgguiady.
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