The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-23

subscription department has been
run on the "credit system" till the
books are crowded to the covers
with mass Of unpaid and uncol-
lectable accounts. Newspaper
subscription accounts are small,
and as We have two thousand of
these on our books, 1t can readily
be seen that the cost Of collection
is very heavy item, and We are
forced, tor our own protection, to
call halt and adopt the ''cash in
advance" system of conducting our
business. Therefore, after Janu
airy 1st, 1905, all papers sent from
this Office must be paid for in ad-
vance.
We realize that this is taking
bold stand, but "Business Is bust
ness" and we believe that the
larger number of our readers will
take into consideration our posi-.
ton and remain on our list Of
readers.
To the subscriber who pays for
his paper it simply means that he
pays for the year in advance, in
stead of paying for the year past.
To the man who does not expect
to pay for his paper it SIMPLY
means that he don't get it.
To us it means much, The saw
ing of hundreds of dollars and
the use Of our capital. Money
we must have in order to make the
improvements in contemplation,
and we ask our readers III spirit
of fairness and Justice to consider
this matter in the right light, and
not as a reflection on anyone, but
simply as matter OF business
We have on our books great
many who are, and always have
been, prompt i'll their payments,
and we fully appreciate them as
patrons.
There are many who from cir
cumstances over which they have
no control, are unable to pay.
They have our kindly sympathies.
Some have died or moved away
Our Loss
And then there is another
class-Well, the least said about
them the better,
1t is our aim In the very near
future to install new machinery
and give our patrons an all. home
print, live, up-to-date paper as the
State can boast of. And we now
SIX our friends to stand by us, and
by their support aid us to give
them a paper Of which they may
feel proud, and which may prove a
powerful lever in the advancement
Of the county interests.
Naturally we expect shrlnkagc
Of our list, and we have engaged
the services of "Uncle Ieke" to, us
far as possible, counteract this
TO thoroughly advertise the
Sentinel Journal, and as an aid to
increasing our list, we propose TO
furnish the best material money
can buy aud pant in a workman
like manner, free of charge, some
one church or parsonage. within
radius OF the papers illluence,
the conditions of which are printed
on another page of this paper
This is to be known as the Senti-
nel.Journal Painting Contest, will
be entirely under the management
oil "Uncle Ieke, ord as he has Just
completed contest OF this kind in
our sister state, we publish the fol
lowing, from the Sylvan Valley
Nows, of November 4, 1904:
EBITOR SYLVAN VALLEY NEWS;
Gentlemen:
As you have now completed the J
painting OF our church in pursuance
with the terms OF the Voting Contest
which was won by our people. we deem
it due to you to say that we are entirely
satisfied with the way you have fulfilled
the terms OF the Contest.
We recognize that the finishing Of the
new church and hard-oils and varnishcs
was more particular and expensive
job than you would possibly have been
required to do on any other of the con
testing churches, and we are pleased to
say that you have done the work in an
efficient and workmanlike manner, and
have fully justified the confidence re-
posed in you by all the people who en-