The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
. n:sALUTA II

~ a newspaper Is a medium Of commu-
uication. / t Is the medium through which
Il news is communicated; the medium
f through which the views OF the editor.
and the views Of correspondents are COM
municated to the general public: The
more extensive this communication the
nearer to perfection does the newspaper
approach. In short, Newspaper Is n
sort Of clearing house for news and
views. BY means OF Its vast machinery,
1t collects news and views in Its own
The pa per near and far distributes the
j Bame to the masses. x n.
u @ To-day we make departure from our
I routine and turn the paper over, bag and
h baggage. business department. news de-
partments, and editorial departments, to
* Post A. OF Richmond. Travellers Protec-
4 tive Association. in order that this emil
81 nently respectable and useful and influ-
L entail organization may employ our me-
dunn to, ,c6mmun.cate with the outside
world. OF course, this might have been
Zone in part by simply surrendertng some
of our columns to the Il. P. "A. men, but
q 1t would not have been n complete Job,
nor would our objects have been entirely
accomplished. II we may, be pardoned
tor saying so. 1t is a characteristic Of the
newspaper man to learn from others. His
training forces him to soc that there are
a two Sides to every question, that no one
man knows 1t all, that every man may
receive valuable hints by encouraging his
/. neighbors to give them, and SO this en-
tire esta hlishment llas decided that 1t is
WISE as we hope that 1t will be proflta-
BILE, for us to take days instruction In
the school Of the Il, p. A. We have,
therefore, Invited the organization to
take charge OF the paper for day and
Ytys US Its ideas as to how q newspaper
,hould be conducted, 51
But We had another object In view,
The Travellers Protective Association OF
America Is composed OF men who are
playing a most conspicuous part In the
commercial and Industrial development
sf the country, and We are glad OF TIKI
opportunity to give them the adyantag.
Of our medium to bring before the gen
eral public the organiza ton which the,
represent, to show what q great organi
Eatton 1t is and what 1t has accomplished
and what 1t is accomplishing for the ben
eft OF American trade.
IT was organized In June, 1880. II ha
thirty-one State divisions, It has post
In one hundred and rhirty-tiye cities l
has membership OF 225oo. and It ha
paid In indemnities to its members sS10,00t
In addition to what It las accomplishe
" for its own membership and for genera
trade 1t has secured for the country a
large valuable legislation. 1t wa
through the work and influence OF tn
Travellers Protective Association that tn
Department OF Commerce. was establish
ed. and to-day We print letter from Sac
rotary Cortelyou greeting the organiza
tIpn and giving It kind words of approya
It has secured for the general public val
sable concessions from the railroads, an
rs far back as 1888 II introduced a reso
luton In the city Of Danyille looklu
NJ 10 the establishment OF a Corporate
po,nmlasAon In Virginia. and has sine
hat time worked diligently to that enc
Il The Times Dispatch n very proud, there
tore. to be this day the Representative
and exponent Of 50 grand an instltutio,
Our readers must fudge for themselye
# how wall the T. r. a. editors and r.
porters and business managers have SUI
ase4sd In their newspaper undertake
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