By 1897, nearly one million Dawns had been distributed, largely by the colporteurs. Most of them lived on the small reimbursement they received for each Watch Tower subscription or book they placed.
१८९७ पर्यंत मिलेनियल डॉनच्या जवळजवळ १० लाख प्रती वितरित करण्यात आल्या होत्या; आणि या कार्यात कॉलपोर्टर्सचा मोठा वाटा होता.