Year: 1878

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 Ws desire to say iow words in regard to tho future of this paper and its man agement, and to make known iust what we propose to do, thus giving all fair understanding and ample time to consid. or bofofe deciding, Experlencehas taught us that, to enlarge paper, 1t takes mate rial and capital; yot, in WOW of what we know to be an inevitable eIhausting of of both to us. wo enlarged the paper twice since last January. and retained tho sub scription prico-one dollar-until the present time. In this we were dosirlous of giving the people of thls town. and all the patrons of THa BEE elsewhere. the boncllt of every improvement, consistent with our own safety. Tho question has boen repeatedly asked us How Is it that you can print paper the size of TIE BEE TOT ohe hOllii uiH P"J SAPN'"~o' VI" answer Is that every improvement mot with an increased circulation and patron ago, and by a strict attention to every de- tail, and working day and night ourselves industriously, thus saving the money II would cost to hire some one and turning it to the benefit of the paper.

 Our aim has been to make THE BEE q welcome visitor in every homo, and q credit to the town wherever It Is sent That we have pleased every body, made no enemies, stung no one, we do not for an instant believe. It would bs moro than any mortal ever accomplished, but that it has been our desiret to please, make friends and not hurt the feelings of any one. Our apologies are sufficient evil dence that we have no desire to run this or any other paper for the purpose of gratifying any one man or community by wounding tho feelings of the most sen- sitive. We are glad to know that in our efforts to continue the paper we have been encouraged by host of Jfts'lds, seen and unseen, for we have letters of cheer from many who never saw us. Friends at home are outspokon in their approval and support. and have given us every encouragement to do what was right, and in this particular our desire is to do that and only that. Our ambition Is to excel and We have reached the point where we cannot step without knowing the wish of our friends. Some have it, Is true, already spoken, but there are many whom we cannot seq in person, hence we pen these lines and present this proposition, to wit: That on an after the first of January, 1879, the subscription price of THE BEE will be One Dollar and Fifty Cents per Year, mailed to any ad- dress in the United States or Canada, postaoe free. Six Months Subscription, One Dollar; Three Months. Fifty Cents We offer now to receive all subscriptions from this date. November 7th. to January lst, 1879, st One Dollar, and will furnish

  the paper until January 1st 1880. at that price, but no new subscription will be taken after the 1st of January, 1879, foi less than One Dollar and Fifty Conts. All who have subscribed will get their paper as agreed, whether they subscribed last June or January. This excellent offer holds good only to January, and we will do as we agree.

 We have adopted this plan because we desire to further improve the paper, and can only do so in proportion az our friends respond. The cost of publishing this paper has been increased double to what 1t was when we first began to issue 1t. and any improvement that we make will be in proportion to your patronage. Please consider carefully the proposition which Is open to all, new and old subscribers. We thank all of our friends sincerely for the generous support that they have given us. and we shall ever strive to merit your oood aviH and favor, and in the future, as in the past, labor to make HE BEE an ornament to the town.