The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14
Matter of Great
Importance

While the news-print situation has
long been in what was supposed to
be critical condition, the facts are
that, although many newspapers have
long since ceased to survive, the real
crisis in the news print situation has
| just arrived, or is now nearly ap-
Lproaching. The price is no longer
hardly considered. The main question
is whether or not it is to be secured at
any price. If that price is not forth
coming, then the one alternative re-
naming is for the delinquent paper to
stop its presses, close its doors and
give its editor and devil vacation"
While the usual price of news
print few years ago was &c to 1-2c
a pound, the present price is 7c f. o.
b., if it can be delivered at all, which
is doubtful. With such strained con-
dition in the news-print market, with
news-print welcomed regardless of the
cost, it should not be considered un-
fair or unjust to the subscriber if
some of the effects of such condition
were passed on by the publisher to his
subscribers, as it is very apparent that
no paper can long thrive under ex-
isting conditions and continue the very
uncertain business" methods that
have been very generally followed in
the past, by most country weeklies, in
regard to carrying past-due subscrip-
tions.
With such conditions staring The
Times in the face, it becomes neces-
sary for it to hue to the line in regard
to advance payment of all subscrip-
tions. Quite number have been per-
mitted to get behind, it being the de-
sire of the management to accommo-
date subscribers in the matter of sub
scription payment to the greatest pos
sible extent. But now with the pres
ent critical condition confronting US
it not only becomes essential, but abb
solutely necessary, for The Times to
insist upon advance payment of all
subscriptions. While the manage
ment has in no manner changed in it's
desires to accommodate its friends and
readers in every possible manner, the
present conditions in regard to higher
costs of everything that goes into the
making of The Times makes it abso-
lutely impossible to longer permit
past-due subscription accounts.
Owing also the the time and ex-
pense required to send out state
ments of accounts, no one will re-
ceive such notice of their subscription
being due. Each subscriber can see
for themselves just how their sub
scription account stands by looking
at the date adjacent to their name,
either on the wrapper or on the mar
gin of the paper, which shows in plain
figures the date to which the sub
seription is paid. If your Times fails
totreach you, you will know that your
paid subscription has expired. So, in
order to avoid missing copy, you
should occasionally inspect the date on
your paper, and be sure to renew by
the time of such date. We will state,
however, for the benefit of those whose
subscription is now due, that no mat
ter what future events may bring.
forth, The Times is assured Of a liv-
ing for some time to come, as it for
tunately has on hand a considerable
supply of news-print. But we must
conserve this supply in every posi-
BILE way, as we cannot say how, when
or where we will be able To secure an
other supply Of news print, To this
end we are going to discontinue the
paper, at an early date, to all. whose
subscription is delinquent. - +
Please take notice and govern your
selves accordingly.