The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-10-01
Forum Pay Roll
Over $45,OOO---2
Forum Employees Are
Heads Of Families

Heads OF faInllle
frequently representatives The Forum are asked how
the paper progressing and deemng that there interest
in the minds of the people taking consideration
fact that newspaper is public institution some sats
tics have been compiled regard business which
herewith published This given publicity, in
spirit Of boastfuness but order to let the people know
The figures compiled from the first day of October
1913 October first 1914 and the truth of the statements
be verified by with whom The Forum does business
either In Fargo outside of the city.
AS EMPLOYERS OF LABOR.
The Forum has seventy regularly employed in
the assembling and circulation OF the paper and OF
these heads OF families During the period grand
total of SO expended this account alone and
practically every dollar of this again expended in Fargo
fol the ustenance of the families of Forum employees
AS USERS OF PRINT PAPER.
The Forum during the year used in the production of the
daily and weekly editions sixteen car loads Of print paper four
of them purchased of Wright Barret Stwe and twelve
from the Hennepn Paper Co. These cars weighed $4,000
80 i ~ AS TO CIRCULATION
The Forum has circulation of 420 papers and these
reach all parts of the state and western Minnesota The postal
rules allow all inside the county of publication
go Free despite this fact The Forum contributed Uncle
Sam for carrying Forums to the people who reside outside Cass
county the of $ during the year When taken
consideration that the rate of papers cent
pound idea of the number of out be gain
ep cesiass s a 3 = az rss o.
Forum of the cleanest country, the manage
ment dheres strictly to the postoffce rules in carrying den
ouents and person who receives The Forum paying
subscriber.
To supply the people of this city Moorhead and Dworth
thrtyto carriers regularly employed The cculaonn
Fargo Moorhead and Dworh and Cass county will
NEW EQUIPMENT
During the year The Forum has been compelled by bust
conditions to add to it's equipment and have added
other typesettng machine to the battery which now
five machines the largest battery in the devoted to the
exclusive of getting out The Forum has added in
the machine double deck nterpe of the latest
style machines built and the expenditure for equipment
all departments amounts to $780,
DISCOUNTS ARE ALWAYS TAKEN.
The Forum makes policy of paper pay cash for
everything and to take advantage of discount The o
nothing to firm for supplies of kind in the
all bills when presented and those mailed between the LIST and
10th Of each month paid the 9Th The Forum insists
bills being rendered promptly and to that they paid
promptly believing that the money The Forum owes the
fellow his and that he better if he has
hand he if it is in The Forum bank account.
FORUM NEWS SERVICE.
The Forum is of the Associated Press and takes
tho service Of that gathering body day. For this
service the of $228 paid and this for the tolls
alone found that the Associated Press is the
reliable and authentic gathering body and the
management desires that the columns of the shall
AS TO ADVERTISING PATRONAGE.
That the people appreciate the efforts of The Forum
give them square deal newspaper asted by the steady
growth of Forum advertising patronage During
nn ahe inches Of
864 the period ending with Oct J. 1914 this has grown
and the total for the 794 lines 2o2 21 inches
Of display This does include the classified page any
legal advertising county publications. office advertising,
free advertising This growth phenomenal in city the size
of Fargo and many larger cities would make record
be proud Of Not show net increase Of S07
inches year in display advertising.
AS SPENDERS AMONG THE MERCHANTS
During the year The Forum expended among the local
merchants of Fargo for the little things necessary grand
tai Of $685. which, added to the Of the pay roll
makes total Of $52 O2S22 Every dollar Of this has
circulated in the confines of Fargo
FEW FIGURES THAT COUNT.
Exnended for labor $45 74169
Exnended for paper r...............s...... l4700OO
Exnended for new machine ................ 282821
Txnended for other supplies outside of Fargo 56258
Fxnended in Fargo for supplies 628653
Fxnended for press report Observation-Disclosures. 2O28O0
Txnended for postage on papers 3433.51
Toal expense ........... $50 63052
colonobia Finances o. K Mrss Acquitted.
The Cooubanl
yesterday