The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-08-01
Shop Talk.

The reader will be pleased to learn that
we have just ordered plates for Gunner
lGpew, IA twclyc-pagc war story. Gunner
Depew was a sailor Of the Foreign Legion.
and he tells Il story Of his experiences that
thrills. He lived and fought through his
two years in the service of Francc--through
the inhuman cruclties of four Hun prison
cnmps-but when you read the story you
will wonder how he did so. To survive
what he actually did would appear to be
beyond human endurance.
One day last week an old friend residing
in South Bossicr under the impression that
the Banners price of subscription had re-
Gently been raised to all Presidents and non
residents, alike, offered us 81 in payment
for years subscription. This week an
other old friend residing in that part of
the parish has sent in like sum in re-
newing his subscription, doubtless being
under the impression that he would get
credit for only one year. This again illus
tratcs that the Banners readers and old
friends stick-and. too. that they do not
expect us to sell the paper to-day as cheaply
as could two years ago, and particularly
since war prices for everything have come.
The reader will note from the list of sub
scriptions paid during July appearing in
print in this issue, that the Banner is not
rcction. The residents of Bossier Parish
who would keep well informed as to local
current events must read the Banner. and
the greater part of them realize this. That
new subscribers are continually being ad-
ded to our mailing list is source of graft
ification to the management of the paper
and it's owner. We love to work-it is both
satisfying and elevating-and particularly
are we attached to the work of this office.
out is what affords the work and continued
financial success of the Banner. and we are
grateful for it. We thank you, friends, one
and all, and trust we will be able to make
the Banner of continued interest to you.
We note from recent issues of the Pub
fishers IHriiiary published for newspaper
mem that the owners of many country
wee klies have done as the Banner has as
regards their price of subscription-fxed
upon one price for the home reader and
another for the reader residing outside the
parish Tor county,. The publisher Of the
Remington Tnd.) Press has three prices.
He has just raised from $50 to - for the
| home reader, and charges $2.25 per year
| for his paper to those residing in the zones
| between :, and ), and $3.50 beyond zone 5.
| He says that "a thousand country papers
| went out of business last year, and that
| more than il thousand will do the same this
year. The Press is not going to be one Of
the latter bunch if we can help It.. He
| writes like he is in business for the sake
| Of business-:,nd no doubt he will stick.
1T would seem that tho minimum sub
| scription rate Of :. for all live country
wccklies is soon to come There Is to be
further Interference by the War Industries
| Beard. Already postal rates to the pub.
i Usher have been raised: he has been forced
/ to abandon the practice of exchanging
| with his brother publisher; no more sam
4 pie and gift copies are to be sent out: and
/ those publishers who have not long since
| adopted the cash-in- advance rule for sub
| scriptions will find that the board Is going
| to force them to do so. Through these
/ means it is planned to conserve newsprint
paper, and it Is doing it.
The Banners friends in renewing thcil
subscriptions continually say to us. ! Now
keep it coming on Meaning for us to ex
| tend credit beyond the date the subscrip
ton is paid whether or not they remit
promptly in response to the statement SEN
out from the Office. That we can't do. W.
have repeatedly advertised that we have
but one rule for all, and that rule must n
tight. In a word. we demand cash in ad
vance for subscriptions. and treat every on
of the Banners readers just alike. In re
wishing the mailing list each month the dat
and not the name is first looked at.
Those July LIST subscribers who have thu
far failed to renew, have. of course. alread!
been dropped from our mailing LIST. W.
were a little slow in parting with them TO
the reason that statements were not malice
to them on time. The August LIST subscrib
ers, who should have had statements abou
the middle of the past month, will receiv
them the first of next week, or Saturday
this week Those who fail to renew Will d
dropped from the Banners mailing lis
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