Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-02
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THE DISPATCH REVIVED.
II was not until December trat Mr. CO.
wardn. haying Joined with MIN MIR.
Henry * Eliyson. .nder The trn-name
OF Cowardin x Enysou. !itprs and pro-
priet1rs. revived tn Dispa'cb Mr.. Ely
son was practical 'rirter. For many
years before the war h" wac ae Graprie-
tor - a jc5-prn,ing cstahlislm ~ aud
was a f. rsOnal friend of Mr.. tGVdrdins.
lie had served in tEe ."glsl ,iprr with
MI Cowdrdin. had also been sheriff of
Richmond afterwards Mayor NJ Rich
mOnd). and was known AZ a prudent
businessmen. The pleasant tus;rsss re-
lationS thus formed continued ia eNist.
tncc until the death of Nj. Cowardu. me
latter always managing The editorial de-
partment. while the former gaze his at
tcntion 10 the mIltitudinods "details IN.
YONed ia the supervision of The -chani-
cal ana business departments aad 10 Sc
curing proper news service.
They secured the building on Governor
street just in the rear Of the
Postal Telegraph Company There gust
opposite where the paper was first
issued il was revived and re-
NAMED for few years-and until
removed to lis present building. north
west corner Of Main and Twelfth. Those
were days OF great newspaper rivalry
The Wing. Times. Republican. Enquirer
l Sentinel. Examiner. ana D.spdtch--seven
morning papers. and the Ey Ming Bu.le-
Tin We're all Published daily
Ia the course of a year or two the
Times began 10 fail. and C0wardln &
Elyson bought its goodwill and title
The Bulletin did not live long. The Ex-
aminer swallowed up the Republic in
10 i..
quircr and Sentinel were unified Later
on the Examiner was consolidated with
the rnqurer-th, title Of Enquirer being
retained until $50. when that paper cX-
PRED. ThrT- is now a new Times a
State and q Star.
THE DIST ATCH COMPANY.
The firm of Cowardln & Enyson was
dissolved q short tims before the death
Of Ny. CoWardin dn November. 1892. and
a stock company was formed. with the
former owners as principal officers.
The Dispatch has the best location in
the city. In he basement OF the building
is a press-ro0Il Of H. - feet pitch-one
of tie best ptcss-rooms IN the country
and rising above This are four tall stories
on the frs; n0or are the coua,ins-room
and rooms OF the business manager.
president. city iitor. reporters. and lady
clerks
ON the second G-c: is the composing
roora-inc place where the 'Vpe as, get.
whsre tho proofs are read. where the
forms are made up ready 10 be sent by
steam elevator TO the prcss-roon. In
the basement
On the ib.rd Is he cditori1i-room and
the taailinG-room. and Office for the G's-
tribution OF the city edition 10 the car
reis. news agents, etc.
On tue fourth II The Joh-ofce ana print
ers employed 20 set up and revise the
ma.lnc-iisfs.
TEE PRESENT oFFIC Frs.
Ipon TIE daaih. few years ago of
Hr Henry X. .l,vson II became necps-
ssry 20 rcO- -aniGe The company. ana tine
f3llcwinG Officers Were elected. AMI en-
time 10 5 rye;
4. OBJ. Cow ifdn PRECEDENT
II Theodore EllysoD. secretary and
., psgr. J.
". - rhes;einan vice-presii lsnt.
Tho ncarl of Dir ctors consist Of the
aAsv-. ana Nfssrs, William +. Driakard
william Fi'ys.n. pnl J. Tsvlcr Ei.Vsrn.
The Issues Il The Dispatch are daIy and
weekly. the latter being issued in two
u..gtE