The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-22

lottesville, Roanoke, Norfolk, Newport
News, in Virginia; Sou.hern ines and
Raleigh in North Carolina. The cls ven
strong and Influential newspapers COIN
posing this League print daily letters
telling of the different points visited ny
our party. Seven columns were printed
about the beauties and the industries ana
resources Of Richmond, four COLUMNS
and a half were required to tell OF our
stop at Danville. more than three col
umns were sent out and printed lescrip-
five of Charlottesville and its surround
ings. three columns told of a pleasant
stay at Roanoke, five columns will be de-
voted to Il writeup of the great harbor
and other advantages of Norfolk. tWo
columns will tell of the great ship build
inc industries at Newport News, one col
umn and half will tell of the delightful
Sunday spent at Southern Pines, ana
more than three columns will be devoted
to the industries and institutions of Raj
eigh These letters appear simultaneous
ly in the eleven newspapers of TINS
League, and already the attention they
are attracting to the South can but prove
of incalculable value to this favored sec
ton of our United Country. The work
thus begun will go forward daily until
have done for the cities of Virginia will
be duplicated at other points visited
Not one penny has been demanded in
payment of this work. These letters
are absolutely complimentary. We do
however, offer to the different communi-
ties visited an opportunity for specific
representation i'll a very comprehensive
Southern edition which we are prepar-
ing, to be issued by the entire seven
newspapers composing this combination
at the close of the tour. 1t is our pur-
pose to make this edition an authoritlvc
index to the points in the South offering
opportunities for the profitable invest
ment of Northern capital. The edition.
it is confidently believed, will reach a
circulation i'll New England alone in cX-
cess of 100000 copies, and the cost for
representation in this edition is $3.50 q
page, or less than $3.50 per column for
each paper. | believe that you are fa-
miliar enough with advertising rates to
recognize in this a special price of less
than one-third card rates for this rep
resentation.
detail these facts at some length to
you. believing that you will do me the
Justice to correct the erroneous impress
sion which has gone out as Il result OF
your editorial. 1t has been stated repeat
eddy. and l have emphasized the matter
in advance of our visit to all points, that
our tour is not junket | have eX-
planned that we are not seeking enter
tainment or attentions other than such
courtesies as may best aid us in seeing
TO the best advantage the industries and
resources Of the different points visited.
| every case | have requested that the
free grog and free lunch, TO which you
refer, be cut from the program, and L
have stated i'll my correspondence with
various committees that it was abso-
lutely impossible for us TO accept of any
sort of formal entertainment. ! have
endeavored to make all these points plain
and specific and in the face of these
facts you will see the grave injustice
which You do our party in your editorial
criticism of the 10Th inst. and in the in
terest of fairness l ask that you set the
matter right before the readers of your
paper.
yours very truly,
&C. f. KING,
General Manager"