Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-20
Few Opinions ofthe Christmas
Issue Of the Daily Press.
.IlI WAS A GREAT PAPER
This ''S Y the General Sentiment. Evidence
Of Encrgy ana Enterprise. The Peo-
pie Ought to be Proud of it.
A Credit to the City.

ss me Christmas edition of the Daily
" 'ress, and also the first issue run off on
the new Cox Duplex Columbian press
Just put in by the management, was
sssneraily compiimented all over. the city
x sunday and yesterday. The citizens
y seemed to appreciate the efforts of the
i5I,ublishers;st to give Newport News a. pa-
per Which should be in all respects com
$snensurate with the progress and enter
Prise OF the city, and the wide-awake-
hess of her citizens.
Columns might be filled with the ex-
spressions of.approyal heard on all sides.
al or them voluntary. Many friends
o. the paper came into the office to offer
their congratulations.
Here are q few opinions gathered at
random:
Captain J. p. Williams, deputy col
Slector: 1t was a, very good paper.''
~ b. Shaw, of the Citizens Telephone
and, Telegraph Company: 1T was a
5000 5000 paper, and you deserve credit
me paper ought to get patronage. It
evidences taste and enterprise on the
Fart.of the management
Mr.. j. G. -Livezey: "You are to be
congratulated
Mr.. w. G. Burgess: THE paper is
of the Daily Press management It
y should be encouraged by all of our peo-
pie. am already getting visible re-
suits from my advertisement in that
issue
City Treasurer J. NJ Curtis: 81 liked
the paper. very much. l read it with a
great deal of interest, and so did all of
MY people,.
Mr.. D. G. Smith, clerk of the courts:
IT was great paper, and the whole
town ought to be proud of it. It is
Il not only the best paper ever published
on the Peninsula, but compares favor
@afly with any in the State. heard
more than hundred people compliment
the paper in Hampton. They are all
OF the same opinion as l am. I think
the management of the paper deserv es
q heap of credit, and know they will
get 1t. IT the people here don't APP
preclate such enterprise, we'll
haven't anything to say about them"
Mr. Sol. Peyser. of the Capital Dry
Goods House: You are to be congratu-
lated. 1t was a good pape1S''
Mr.. Elias Peyscr, Of Peysers: 1T was
a GOOD paper, and a credit to the city"
Mr.. H. J. Lewis. of Gritfiths s; Lewis:
It was the finest paper ever gotten out
in Newport News. and the people Of
this city ought to feel proud of it,
Mr.. Z. S. Cottrell, of the Cottrell Real
Estate Co.: 1T was hot stuff"
Mr.. j. L. Marye, Jr., Of Marye &
loyenton: "A good paper. The Daily
Press is an institution which deserves
gotten good results from our advertise
ncnts in the paper and are thinking
Embarrassing our space"
Mr.. :: A. Hirshberg. the Clothier: sit
. Eassas pretty paper, and a good one.
think the Daily Press is to be congratu-
Mr. c. W. Mugler, Of Mugler's Shoe
q Hat Co.: 1T was all right. and shows
enterprise for a city of this size. 1t
should meet With encouragement from
ALL D"-
Postmaster Fred Read: 1T was all
tight. ! have put my copy away for
reference"
Mr.. Edward Byers. proprietor of the
Allegheny Inn: 1T was the brightest
issue OF paper I ever saw in a city
Of this size"
Mayor A. "A. Moss: ut was a great
paper. l was just coming in to get some
extra copies. Newport News is a going
city but in her progress, she has not
gotten ahead Of the Daily Press
The Daily Commercial yesterday said,
edi,ori!y: The Commercial concratu-
siates the esteemed Daily Press upon the
r handsome and instructive special edi-
ttion issued Sunday morning.