The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-12
THE LAST CALL IS
COMING
Subscription Campaign
Soon to be History

The Independent-Repor contest
closes next Wednesday afternoon.
June Is, at 4 o'clock. SUBSCRIP-
TIONS OR VOTES RECEIVED AT
TER THAT HOUR CANNOT BE
COUNTED. This contest has at
tracted abundant attention and well
it might. as no subscription campaign
of equal Importance was ever staged
in Somerset County, nor is it likely
that another will be during the pres
ent generation.
We are not able at this time to
tell how many new subscribers have
been added to the list: we can only
say that we have generous number
of new names in the Independent-Re-
porter family. This paper has led
in a comparison of circulations, by a
generous margin, all country weeklies
in New England. The names now
added puts us so far in the lead that
it is not at all likely our supremacy
in the New England states will be
hereafter challenged.
There are 1000 country weeklies
in the United States. 1t would be
very pleasant, of course, could we
stand at the head of this great news
paper aggregation, but it is hardly
possible that we shall do that. 1t is
likely, however, that we. may move
up a little from our place in seventh
position. The country weeklies
which still surpass US in circulation
are as follows:
Walton (N. W Reporter. 1888; Nc
Dowell (W W Times, 7240; Prince
ton, GllD Republican, 1000; Red
Bank (N. j. Register, 6S40,
At the present moment 1t would
appear that there are but four out
of 1000 papers in our own class that
still lead. We might sometime over
take our nearest competitor, the Red
Bank (N. j. Register. We imagine,
however. that they are as busy as we
are in climb toward the top and
when we get 6S40 they probably will
have moved up another thousand.
However for a paper published in a
town reputed to be located in the tall
timber and which, as matter of fact,
is on the border of the big woods in
stead of. like Red Bank. located in
the midst of manufacturing towns and
cities. we think perhaps we ought to
pc Ialrly content.
A few more days remain in which
you can aid your local ne wspaper and
your favorite candidate by subscrib-
ing or adding to your present sub
scription. We don't need to say that,
if action is to be taken. it must be
done quickly. We shall be very busy
in this Office as the final hour ap-
proaches and the candidates and their
workers will find Themselves over
Whelmed with things To attend to. II
you purpose to add anything to your
present subscription standing, let us
urge you, for our own accommoda-
ton and perhaps for your peace oil
mind, to proceed at once.
We greatly appreciate the loyalty
of Somerset County people and our
constant thought is to be worthy OF
it. With the support we now have
if we cannot make the Independent
Reporter an ideal country weekly we
shall be greatly chagrined and dis
appointed. The following is the
present standing of the contestants:
Mrs. Josephine Goulette, Skowhegan
Albert Finnemore, Skowhegan
Mrs. Bernice Castle, Skowhegan
Mrs. Helen f. Henderson, Madison
Miss Marcia Hilton, Solon
Mrs. Ella b. Getchcll. Hartland
Mrs. Clarence Il. Buzzell, Madison
Miss A. Irene Libby, st. Adams
Weldon W. Barker, Madison