The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-11
To Herald Subscribers

1t is against the business policy of this paper to in
sert anything in the nature Of a dun in the columns of the
paper but 1t seems j~ustifable to break the rule once. For a
long time we have been assuring subscribers that they
would be carried as long as the postal regulations would
allow, if they were unable to pay. The time has arrived
when a reckoning is necessary and surely no subscriber in
arrears can take exception to a request for what is due.
The regular terms of the paper call for the subscrip-
ton price to be paid in advance, and on that basis many
subscribers are in arrears, the total sum amounting to
hundreds of dollars. The money is needed worse at this
season than at any other time of the year and it is hoped
that those owing on subscription will appreciate the len
lent policy that has been followed during the past year or
two and will not neglect the matter but will make a special
effort to pay up. If it is not convenient to call at the office
mail a check.
Price Will Advance
Here is another reason why you should pay now. On
Dec. l the subscription price of the Herald must be raised.
The Herald has chung to the old subscription price, $500.
per year, while papers all around us and in other parts of
the country advanced to So. 90. 1t was hoped that the items
that enter into the expense of conducting a newspaper
would drop, but they appear to be just as firmly fixed at
the high point as ever. Print paper, for example, that be-
fore the war could be bought for 3 or 3R cents now costs
15c per pound by the time it is stacked in the shop. A ton
of it costs $500 and does not last very long in getting out a
paper the size of The Herald. So in justice to those who
sell us supplies or look to us for their checks Saturday
night, we must come more nearly to getting what our pro-
duct is worth.
Beginning Dec. 1, 1920, the subscription price of The
Herald within the state Of Montana will be $500 per year,
with a discount of SOC if paid in advance. Six months sub
~scription on the same basis. Outside of the state the sub
.scription price will be $500 per year straight and sub
80 days in arrears will be discontinued. The
higher price outside the state is made necessary by the
zone system of postal charges. The zone system, which,
by the way, we consider perfectly just, now makes the item
Of postage on a newspaper going to the more distant zones
an important one that must be considered
Old Rate Till Dec. 1st
New subscriptions or renewals for not exceeding one
will be received at the old subscription rates until
December l, 1920. We believe we have the largest family
Of readers of any paper in Roosevelt county, and additions
are very welcome. We do not wish to take from our lists
the name of a single person who desires the paper, but
ask all who owe us to pay and pay soon.
Look at the label on your paper. All subscriptions :
expire on the first Of some month. For example if your
abel reads 1-1-2O you owe for it since Jan. /, 1920. If it
'eads 11-1-20, your subscription expired the first of the :
present month. Pay up or subscribe now, and save money. :
Sincerely yours,
THE WOLF POINT HERALD :