New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

found to be impracticable. IT was found.
however. that the Sunday edition of daiies IN 1870
amounted TO 1I,53s0H copies an issue, contributed
BY 456 papers. compared with total daily cir
cUlation Issue of II O19. 130
is significant that the states contributing
the largest daily circulation the same rs those
mentioned as having the largest total circulation.
with the exception of the substitution of CalfoT-
and Michigan for Maine and Tennessee
There has been interesting decentralization
progress in daily circulation since lS51 in which
year the ten leaders contributed Sl5 per cent In
that year the states having the largest daily cir
culation in order of importance New York.
Pennsylvania. Massachusetts. Maryland Ohio.
Louisiana. South Carolina, Virginia dncludinS
West Virginia.. Tennessee and Missouri To sup
ply 905 per cent Of the aggregate daily circulation
in 1905. 2l twO-fifths of the total number
would be required. In 1905 the proportion con-
tributed by the leading states in 1850 had
shrunk 7s7 per cent. Since 1879 seventeen states
and territories have been created out OF territory
not then organized having territorial govern
ment. states in 1895 contributed i515.@5 az
gregate daily circulation an issue
might be expected from it's pre-eminence IN
population. New York reported in 1895 more than
double the number Of daily papers contributed by
any other city. the total number being evenly di-
vided between morning and evening issues
The aggregate weekly circulation issue was
So 1872 OS7 in 1860 In 1850 the North Atlantic States
produced practically two-thirds of the aggregate
weekly circulation issue. New England alone
contributing one-ffth. but in 1895 the entire geo
granite proup including New England. reported
but little more than One-third Of the total weekly
circulation
issue of weekly publications more than doubled
but at no time since that decade has so great a
proportion of increase occurred IL is hkely tiltt
the period increase I'm weekly circulation
has passed. There has. however been more
marked increase in weekly circulation IN urban
than in rural states due probably TO the estahils-
ment or continued prosperity OF exceptional pnDi-
cations having literary pictorial character ne
production of the weekly shows less concentration
locally than any other class of publication
The list of ten states contributing the largest
circulation of weekly publications in ls9 dlIrers
somewhat from that Of the largest producers o.
1afIies and their total contribution 70 the totai
weekly circulation is considerably less than thaV
of the ten largest producers of the other classes
Noreov>r the proportion of total circulation OF
the weekly contributed by the ten Leading states
Is decreasing. IT therefore difficult 20 escape
rho conclusion that the weekly - PrlniariF Il
representative Of the rural sections ana thaI u
1yiU never be supplanted in this capacity.
The weekly paper has performed an undouoted
service Wherever pioneers pushed into inc WI
derness or newly developed mines or nlahut'ct-
,rinp snterprises attracted inhabitants 10 new CONF
r,uritiss the newspaper which followed m Iie
wake OF population inevitably the weekly ne
weekly indeed. may be termed the chafaCteVlS'',
American newspaper. II has told the storE ..
,oI,ng communities from the time of the settletsl
Of the United States. pcturing the hopes rit's
and triur1phs Of the founders. and mas Noiced 'le
conscierce activity and maniness OF the average
American town and village