Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-01

Tho American Newspaper Directory
published by Geo. r. Roweil & Co. IS
tine standard authority on American
newspapers The publishers Invite
sworn statements from newspa-
per publishers upon which to ssasn cir
onlating ratings Where reports arc
not furnished an estimate is made OF
circulation from such information as IL
available. Newspapers whose cIrcula-
tons are what they are represented to
advertisers to be do not hesitate to
make verified reports.
The American Newspaper Directory
for 1896 which will soon be ISSUED. re-
ports the actual average circulation OF
the Daily Gazette. excluding special
issues for 1895 to have been io.sss and
the actual average circulation Of the
Weekly Gazette for 1876, excluding
special Issues. to have heen 2o,oB The
Directory guaranteos tue accuracy OF
these statements under 800 rortelt II
they are shown 10 be incl- rect.
Those figures do not represent the
present circulation Of either tho Daily
or the weekly Gazette, which Ia In
each case several thousand larger than
The average for the entire year Of 1895
7 Those ratings are above the cIrcnla-
tiona Of any other daily and wcekly or
sefnl-wecsiy newspaper In Texas, while
the actual clrculetion of the Daily Ca
zeite Is new larger hy 5000 tlnn Tint OF
any other Texas daily ,.ewapaper and
the circulation Of the weekly Gazette
~ 10000 larger than that OF any other
Texas weekly or seml-weeIsiy ncwspa-
per
We quote from Printers Ink OF Janu-
airy 20;
agent In New YorlS.-pnd very nice
man he g. tool always tleerfni and
smiling. Printers Ink recently interro-
gated this special agent OF the Nows on
the subieet Of the circulation ot the
Tribune another daily ~ Galveston,
but this News man said that he didn't
Know what the clrcuis Hon OF the Trlh-
tine was. Printers Ink sRi1 70 him that
the American Newspaper Directory
credited the Trihu'ie With q olrcula tion
OF more than 800, and The News sIisa
said TINT he thought the Tribune had
more circulation than that We'll,
how about SCOOP said Printers Ink.
''ph. that IL too big" said the SewH
man. II do think, however," he add
cd, '"that II prints M many az 1900
daily" and then he continued. ut
prints more than the Fort Worth Ca
without his cheerful ana smiling
qualities that special agent would have
dihieult Job, ore that becomes more
difficult day by day as advertisers
SHOW disposition 10 Investigate His
assertion that tho Gazette prints loss
than 1900 daily Is a chip Off the same
block 40 his confidential abatement 10
New York advertisers that the Dallas
branch Of Tho parer he Represents
prints 5000 daily. or the nrst subject,
he knew absolutely nothing In tbs
latter cnse either he or HIS homo ONCE
took tho figures 81 the counting ma
ehiro on the News qreas which. NJ "a
wei known to prcasmcn. counts
double ana Envo thefn as the net figures
q IL circulation.
The Gazette here assert1 upon COM
petqpl evidence that the remilar daily
rlrcription d ne Dallas News ia about
iQoe and that It d smaller Oy GOOD than
llie regular circulation " the Daily ca
tette.
Tic cnseite holds isself IN readiness
g prove The accuracy Of these figures
pofoFea tsibrna,bf I've REGULAR advcr-
tlsei1'l Al q wher, nay be selected W
tlle Ne~n,
me f'sen 81 humbu6 IS over.
50 nan f.iaFpsia TO DISCLOSE
THE TRUTH ABOUT HiMslsI.p Vi 4.
L'iHse lis' 4s, ,i'nAip TT WILL HURT
1fiA''i1iti' The Nows Is ellen, In Tex
eeeauss y darcs aot euqak. Al ini-
fo-e' acknowledgement staicneniAi, unza