Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1916 — THE DEMOCRAT TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR AFTER SEPT. [ARTICLE]

THE DEMOCRAT TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR AFTER SEPT.

Renewals Before Such Date Will Be at Old Price of $1.50 Per Year The continued advance in the cost of issuing a newspaper has made it imperative that publishers advance the price of subscription to partially at least meet the advanced cost of production, and on and after September 1, 1916, The Democrat will be advanced from $1.50 to $2.00 per year. All renewals and new subscriptions received prior to that date, however, will be accepted at the old price of $1.50 per year. In view of the fact that practically all the weekly county papers have charged $1.50 per year right along or have lately advanced their subscription rates .to $1.50, it is but reasonable that a twice-a-week county paper should receive at least fifty cents more, which is all this advance means. Our readers must realize that the cost of practically everything is much higher than it was 10 years ago. Everyone is receiving considerably more for their products except the newspaper publisher and therefore his patrons should not object to paying him a little more for his paper that he, too, may in a measure meet changed conditions.

The Democrat is paying almost twice as much for labor, print paper and other items of expense that enter into the production of a paper than it did a dozen years ago, but has kept from advancing its subscription price until conditions have become such that it must now make an advance of one-fourth, and we feel that our readers, realizing the changed conditions, will accept the new rate without protest. The Remington Press, a weekly publication at Remington, has given notice of an increase in rates to $1.50 per year, and the Republican of this city, a twlce-a-weea pan.*?, has announced that it will be $2.00 per year after September 1. All the surrounding county seat papers are published but once-a-week, and their rates are now $1.50 per year.