Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18
THE SUNDAY STAR.

of form and increases OF size, epitomlzeo
not only the growth of the community 1t
serves, but the development of journalism
In ali phases. Gradually adding to the
number of its pages and to the size of the
page and to the quantity of reading mat
ter presented to its patrons, it has sought
to keep abreast of the times in every re-
spect by securing all possible facilities for
the collection and the rapid distribution OF
the news For years it observed the rule
of printing no paper on certain holidays, to
conform to the prevailing sentiment Four
teen years ago. desiring to keep more
closely in touch with its readers, it began
printing on every week day Of the year
Following the same rule, it has now ar
ranged to present an edition on every day
of the year. and beginning on the Goth Of
March, a week from tomorrow, it will in
augurate it's Sunday edition, for which
there has for some years been a growing
demand.
The Star wishes to feel that it is in COM
munication with it's readers continually,
without any lapses of time. Without
Sunday edition it leaves them and loses
touch with them for forty-eight hours each
week. With this edition it will give them
the benefit of it's unsurpassed news serv-
ice without interruption throughout the
year and will in addition be enabled to
offer an enlarged scope of special features
of unquestionable interest and value.
On the Goth of October. 1888, when The
Star celebrated the completion of twenty
one years of the present management and
marked the event by appearing in a daily
eight-page form, with a complete new dress
of type, The Star said editorially:
'Just what the future may demand of
Journalism no man can foretell; but, as an
earnest that The Star will meet all just re-
quirements to come, it's history for more
than two-score years past is pointed 10 with
confidence.
In accordance with the prophecy and
pledge conveyed in these words The Star is
now preparing to publish seven times
week. This development is strictly in re-
Spouse to the demand of journalism" 1t
is in the interest of broader utilization of
the splendid facilities assembled by The
Star in the course of it's fifty-two years of
existence and tends to increase its useful
ness, its influence, its power to promote the
interests of the national capital and to dem
onstrate anew and Enthusiastically its deter
minatlon to serve its patrons.
In November, 1890. The Star announced
the adoption of what it was believed would
be permanent eight-column fern of page,
to give more space for the news and ad-
vertisements then crowdng upon it, and
announced:
1.-THE price at which it is furnished now is
precisely the same as when the present
management assumed control, viz, cents
per single copy at the office, and A cents
per month. delivered to subscribers at their
residences anywhere in the city"
The Star of today. with it's twenty pages
of regular issue and thrty-two or more
pages on Saturday is sold at precisely the
same rates as those prevailing at these
earlier dates, when the publication of eight
pages became a reasonable ground of self
congratulation.
The Star was and is a paper for the peo-
pie and for all the people-rich and poor and
moderately well-to-do alike In Offering
The Sunday Star this same policy has been
maintained. The seven issues will go to
subscribers for 30 cents a month an in
crease of only cents monthly. This means
that while the issues for the other six DAYS
will remain practically as at present, the
Sunday edition. with its beautiful magazine
supplement, its wealth of illustration. it's
scores of columns Of interesting and in
,tr,or li,.r
entation of the news, its varied miscella-
neous features for wholesome instruction.
for amusement and entertainment, will be
offered to subscribers for a price averaging
less than one and four-tenths cents per copy
barely covering the cost of distribution
alone This will indeed be carrying out the
principle laid down at the start, and often
restated. that the unremitting effort would
be to keep The Star at the very forefront
of journalism and TO make It good enough
for anybody and cheap enough for every
body"
1t is confidently believed that this depar-
ture will meet with the hearty approval of
the people of Washington. to whom as Star
subscribers this attractive publicat ton is
practically presented. The Stars readers
know 1t wei enough now to be certain that
1t keeps Its pledges. They may be assured
that it will spare no effort or expense to
print the best possible Sunday newspaper,
just as 1t has always gone to the limit of its
means and ability to print the best possible
weekday paper 1t will try always to be
accurate and interesting. Its influence as
the home newspaper, the intimate and
valued companion of every member of the
family, will. it is believed. be us wholesome
and helpful on Sunday as on the other days
Of the week. 1t will continue to maintain
its traditions and its high standards, and
will be more than ever the friend and eff
fective guardian Of local interests through
this opportunity to make itself heard, should
occasion arise. on seven instead of six days
in the week in defense of the welfare of the
community.