The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81. 1903.
A sALuTATlON.


A. SALUTATlON.
Tho interesting announcement Is mado
TINT tho morning and afternoon papers OIL
Richmond have agreed upon IL consoiiaa-
ton TO be known rs the TImes-Dlspatch
ana tho Ncws-Leader We have no
Knowledge of tho details further than
they arc stated In the brief telcgFnm
pt!blshed in another column. but tho
Increment has the appearance OF sound
business transaction. which VIII rebound
ID the mutual benefit of publishers ana
public. The newspaper situation III fich-
ircnd has not been healthy one, from
a business point OF view. for sonie TIME.
The papers wcrn larger and better, roln-
lively speaking, than those of New YORK,
md tho expenses were enormously out or
proportion to any rational prospective re-
turn. Tho consolidation means q greatly
reduced cost of production. with u pos
s!ble Improvement of quality. it also
mems for Richmond tho greatest news
PAPER In tho South, and Mt the same time
fair measure of profit for tho owners
which probably has not been the case
for some t!mo past. We heartily congrnt-
iulate tho advent OF Tho Tlmcs-Dispntch
and tho News-Leader, and confidently pre-
dict that Richmond will BIO better served
in all journalistic respects under the new
regime than over Understanding In
dex-Appeal.
This IS a very fair ind sensible state
ment Of tho situation. except that our
contemporaries use of tho word consoli-
dalton may be misunderstood. There has
been no combination between tho owners
Of tho Dispatch and News on tho ono
hand, and the owner Of The Tines and
Leader on the other. Mr.. Joseph Bryan
re 10ie.
p.:ch the name, goodwill, subscription
list, advertising business and Associated
Press franchise of that paper, and IN
turn sold to tho Same interests tho name
goodwill. subscription list, advertising
business and Associated Press franchise
OF the Leader, Tho Dispatch will hercaf-
ter bo published in connection with Tho
Times as The Times-Dispatch and tho
Leader will DO published in connection
with the News MS the News-Lcnder. Tho
two establishments, however, are ms dis
stinct as ever and entirely distinct Mr..
Bryan has no proprietary interest what
ever In tho News-Leader, nor have tho
owners Of. that paper. or any of them.
any propr, etary interest whatever in The
3Gimcs-Dlspatch.
Tho simple fact Is that there were 600
many newspapers in Richmond, ana good
sbusiness demanded that tho number should
he reduced Tho change TINT has come
to pass was the natural and logical solu-
ton OF the problem, ono side taking the
morning field and the other side the eve
Ming field. Richmond Is able to support
one modern flrst-cass paper In each field.
but no more. Tho experiment has been
tried, and those who have put the matter
TO tho test are fully satisfied on that
point In this respect Richmond is not
unlike other cities In the South Of tho
same class Even Washington. D. G., has
only one morning paper. An attempt was
made several years ago to ESTABLISH
another morning paper in that city. but
after n large expenditure Of money tho
paper was retired.
Atlanta hns but one morning paper. !.
The same Is true OF Charleston and CO.
lumbia. s. C. Savannah. Macon. Augusta.
ga; Montgomery, Mobile, Birmingham.
Ala; Memphis and Nashville, Tenn. These
cities are more elgiby located in one
respect than Richmond. for they do not
como into daily competition with the
newspapers OF the Northern cities.
Richmond "a to be clnssed with Atlanta,
Nashville and Memphis. In Atlanta the
Constitution has for many years occupied
tile morning field without competition.
In Nashville n strong fight was made
49, h,,,a rIo
hut after sinking n round sum OF money
tlle effort to run tho American out was
abandoned, and 1t now occupies the I'M
disputed morning field.
liz Memphis there were in the morning
field the Avalanche and the Appeal. These
were consolidated, and the Commercial
was started up. Tnls was finally taken
over by the Appeal and the
commercial-Appeal. representing three
daily papers, Is now tho only morning pa
per in Memphis.
The Times-Unlon and Citizen tells the
+ story for Jacksonville. e
1t Is our purpose. as it shall be our ear
! nest endeavor. to make Tho Timcs-Dls-
i patch the best newspaper Richmond has
ever had. and the equal of any in tho
South. and we think that our readers will
be satisfied. The paper VIII cover the
! news completely and fairly. 1t will be a
clean family newspaper. and It's editorial
conduct will be fearlessly and conscien-
tously in the interest Of pure politics.
honest government, public morals. true
4 Democracy and material prosperity.
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