The Daily Newspaper: The History of Its Production and Distibution — John Shaqi
The Daily Newspaper: The History of Its Production and DistibutionAnonymous
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The Daily Newspaper: The History of Its Production and Distibution
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Newspapers -- History; Printing
The immense amount of work which comes under this head has been
previously referred to. A few statistics will render it more clear.
During the year ending February, 1877, twenty-two thousand seven
hundred and seventy-three money letters passed through this department
in the WITNESS office, while as many more, having reference to changes,
instructions, giving advice, etc., were attended to. Some of these
letters are of an extraordinary nature. In one instance, on a day when
some eight hundred money letters poured into the department, the writer
signed his name after the manner of an enigma. It was interesting,
but out of place. People sometimes send letters with the statement,
"Of course you know my name, as you sent me a circular," or something
similar. Others sign their names without giving any post-office
address, while many again give two addresses, one at the head and the
other at the foot of their letters. Sometimes the amount required to be
sent is enclosed with no other intimation; but more frequently still
the letters, names and all, are sent without the money.
By an ingenious method all money letters which come into this
department are numbered, the amount received and the page of cash book
where entered marked upon them, and then filed away in books of one
hundred, which are bound together, so that any particular letter can
be turned up in an instant and referred to. The cash book is ruled so
as to give a column for the DAILY WITNESS, WEEKLY WITNESS, NORTHERN
MESSENGER, NEW DOMINION MONTHLY, and AURORE, and the total amount;
and sometimes one single letter contains a subscription for every one
of the papers enumerated, while a very large proportion have at least
two of them. There are a very large number of subscribers who, year
after year, take these papers, and not satisfied with this evidence of
goodwill, make a point of sending several other subscriptions along
with their own. It is always pleasant to the publisher to hear from
these, and their letters constantly recurring, year by year, are like
the visits of old friends.
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