The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-22
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1880.
.THEHE Is A NEW TIMES"
Tur TlMrs Is four years old Today.

cut all our teeth, including our "isuo'n
teeth. This youth enables us to take al
vantage Of the experience Of older papers
during centuries past, TO avoid their errors
10 improve on their merits, and to suggest
new ideas.
We are ever watcbful 10 take advantage
Of improvements which modern journalism
demands Of every live paper. We DO mol
wait until we are forced TO make improve
ments. but anticipate the wishes OF our con-
sequent large and daily increasing reading
and advertising patronage. We shall never
be content % acknowledge that we cannon
reach news wished by the public. we ex-
pect the number OF our subscribers to IN
crease from day TO day, and we never eN-
pect to have our obituary written.
In October, 1886, Captain Page McCarty
founded THE TIMES, and after more than
three years service retired, about nine
months ago, and is now editor Of that crisp,
newsv afternoon paper, The Democrat.
At tina. time there were five daily papers
bere-the Wing, the Richmond Dispatch,
the Stats Gazette, the Anzeiger, ana the
state. The Wing is dead, the oth'r four
continue in a flourishing condition.
AT that date Richmond had population
of about 10, 600; now il has $1,000, according
10 Porter's census returns, but 9O,Ooo ac-
cording TO the estimate OF HE ZINES
based upon careful compilations. In the
opinion of those interested in the founding
of THE TINES, it was thought that there
was room for vigorous Democratic morn
ing daily, and the response (which INK
TIMES has received has demonstrated the
truth Of the belief.
Asis the case with every other paper IN
Richmond, The TIMES found that the mails
were inconvenient. The causes of this re-
suited not only in difficulty IN obtaining
intelligence, but also in circulating II.
From the start TIE TINES aimed to be a
newspaper, 10 be Democratic, but an organ
only of the people of Virginia. IL Is the
peoples paper and will remain so. Its ann
was TO subordinate no department 10 an!
other, to give all the news in newsy ana
not in prolix manner. That is It's ann 10
dav. and by its force Of editors, con-
tributors, reporters, and correspondents, 1t
not only is prompt and bold in expression
of opinions on matters Of public interest
but serves the news in as presentable and
fresh manner as possible.
We began publication in an upstairs
room ON Main street, between Ninth and
Tenth Streets then moved 10 site on the
same street between Eighth and Ninth;
then 10 the corner of Ninth and Main, and
finally to our new and permanent home,
THE TIMES building, corner Of Tenth and
Bank streets.
To those who have been unvarying Ia
their encouragement of us we may say that
our business Is increasing daily in all
directions, and that by this time next year
we expect to have circulation at least
equal TO that Of any daily paper in the South
Atlantic States, if not greater. We now
print four pages daily, with eight pages on
Sunday, increasing the number of pages as
the occasion may require. In short time,
when we have received our new Hoe press,
of latest design and with latest improve
ments, we shall print an eight-page daily, so
that we may-not permit advertisements to
suffer on account of news matter or
news matter on account of advertise
ments. BY this enlargement, which means
using the same normal type as at present,
and giving our readers about sixteen more
columns Of matter daily, we shall be able
10 carry regularly number Of new feat
ures which cannot fail to be attractive.
AS we had no old features, we were not
confronted with the problem whether or not
10 change them, but we have endeayored in
planning for the new form 10 place our
selves abreast Of such metropolitan papers
as the New York sun, the Philadelphia
Times, the Chicago News, the New York
Herald. and the vast majority Of advanced
first-class journals Of this country. We
ind 1t absolutely necessary 10 print eight
pages TO accommodate all our features.
TO get the news we have spared no
thought or expense and we shall not change
this policy. We have the exclusive night
franchise of one OF the great press associa-
tions Of the country, and we enjoy the
results Of the labors Of it's vast army of work.
ere at home and abroad. So much for general
news. A regiment Of correspondents in
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and South Carolina, send us daily crisp tele-
graphic news. Our city news is well ham
died and full AZ required. At great expense
we have valuable correspondent in New
York, the business centre OF the country,
and another at Washington, the political
C capital, and our special and exclusive ser
vice Of cable news furnished by the Dun.
lap Gable News Company has excited wide
spread attention and earnest commenda-
ton. We were the first paper in the South
10 obtain this service, and are glad that we
were.
All our type is set In our own office. The
use Of ssplate matter''-that horrid, horrid |
thing-we have ceased in Daily, Sunday, |
and Weekly. We ceased TO use it some time
ago, because we found that IT was crowded |
out by live matter, and that good pair OF
sharp shears and substantial paste-pot |
would give us fresher general reading mat
ter, which everybody expects TO lind in a
daily, and because we desired to
have all our type set In THE TIMES office.
But stop. We have been little.long in
our talk to our readers, and II we do not
take care will become 'guerrillas,' as
Mrs. Darlington would say, and that is not
an attribute OF youth, though youth is a lit
10 boastful.
Our esteemed neighbor, The Richmond
Dispatch, has given US text In saying
there is new TINES" In extending
Greetings TO our host of readers we would
Tell them that Tux TINES will always be
,ew-tbat is, newsy.