Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-01-09

10 8ECO1D SUUS6BU DeI9s
A. probably all our readers have
seen in the newspapers Of late, the
postolHce department, In Its Efforts 70
veed out publications that are not
bona-6de subscription papen, ana
therefore have no right to second
Glass rates, has made radical ruling
which seriously affects all newypepers
which have MT been in the habit Of
Collecting promptly from their sub
sefihesx.
There are hundreds 81 papers in the
eat, and some 10 the western cities.
that DO not expect 70 collect anything
for Subscriptions Where = paper can
secure . phenomenally large ctrcula-
ton Il finds 10 trouble in securing
COURTEOUS rates for advertising. This
is : c2sx of papers that the govern
necs seeks TO exclude from the pouod
Yates OF postage. Journals Of this
eaass-of which several are published
q Portland. Naine-are In the habit
q Offering = small premium. worth
about q much IS Is charged for =
yeArss subscription, t0eaeh subscriber.
It this way they zes the name on
Tier books IS . paid subscriber. That
Is generally the last 700 bear from
them. They do not expect payment,
as their big subscription list is shown
to advertisers and draws the sure pa
tsonage Of the latter.
On the other hand, in most cases
the delinquent list Of the country pa
pens Is made up Of bona-fide subscrib-
en-. 1t consists Of those from whom
the publisher Representations hop
ing against hope'-to eventually ~.
ceiye his pay. But. in order to get at
the snide weeklies with the huge free
calculations, the postoffice department
has seen 1T TO make the new order. II
Is probable that, II there had been
. way to except legitimate newspaper,
from its provisions, such exception
would have been made. But the
postal authorities cannot make flesh
|of one and fowl Of another So II
has come to pass that the country
newspapers are up against the propo-
sition as strongly Is those Of the snide
eastern weekly class.
Below We give extracts from thu
provisions Of the new order. IL VII
be seen that 1t is very drastic, and
leaves no room for evasion. 1t say
just what may be done by each clasl
Of papers, and gives the statutor!
penalty for violation Of itssprovislons
1t seems that nowad ays In this coun
try they can send you to Jail OF. FIN,
you for doing things or failing to d,
things that were considered perfectly
harmless In days ag0ne. II you dom
kowtow to : judge just right, he Cal
send you to jail; and u you are within,
to credit = subscriber more than yea
they II cut you of OF the second-clas'
list and under certain conditions max
you dig up fine. But that's neithe
here nor over beyant. It isn't wha
one thinks ought to be, but what Ii
that must be taken into consideration
The Record publisher has never beef
q severe collector. In the early day
the only way we could have collecte,
. consideration from many Of our pic
neer subscribers would have hee
along the same lines that blood is es
tracted from turnip. and, as tn
publisher was In the same condition
o bis subscribers, they managed =
get along very we'll. or Thought the.
did. which was just the same.
However, to cut long story shor,
We give the ruling below. We inten
to observe II In good faith. No Rne
ours, please, II II can be avoided. q
each single wrapper. or on each papt
where there are several subscribers q
any postoffice, the date Of paid sui
scription Is plainly printed. A dolls
and . half a year Is l2l cents . month