Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-21
MAKES US FEEL GOOD.

Nlotnl year VI ltS existence, We did
not contemplate its bringing forth
such compliments and kind words
from our brethren throughout the
State. They are all the more deeply
appreciated. The good will of most of
our local neighbors and the fulsome
expressions of some of the big dailies
have cheered us very much, and we
could not forbear reproducing some
Of the nice things. Today we in.
ilict our friends and readers with
another instalment, feeling that
many of them will rejoice with us.
Among our weekly contemporaries
in Virginia, none is looking better
or doing better than the VIRGINIA
CITIZEN, of Irvington, under the
able management of Mr.. w. Nc
Donald Lee. The CITIZEN has just
celebrated its fourteenth birthday.
Norfolk Landmark.
The VIRGINIA CITIZEN, published
at Irvington, and which is one of the
most enterprising and up-to- date
country newspapers in Virginia, has
just celebrated its fourteenth birth
day. The CITIZEN has been a most
important factor in developing the
Northern Neck.-RichmOnd NeacS
Leader.
The VIRGINIA CITIZEN has just
entered upon its fourteenth year.
The energetic and many-sided Lee
knows how to make an all round
newspaper. He can blend "the
rural" with "the metropolitan" in
the most attractive and catchy style,
and IN so doing it is not so strange
that some two hundred new names
have been added to the subscription
list, and "that the past year has been
the most prosperous in the history
of the paper" We watt our con.
CALCULATIONS and wish our brother
Lee and his most excellent paper
Continued success.-SoUM Boston
Ne1cS.
- Ike
tFrom Norfolk Dtspatch)
Our contemporary, the VIRGINIA
CITIZEN, celebrated in its last issue
the beginning of its fourteenth ami.
versary. We are delighted to note
that it has added during the past
year some 200 weekly subscribers
The VIRGINIA CITIZEN illustrates
in its news and editorial columns, as
well as in its general features, the
possibilities of good weekly news
paper. 1t circulates throughout
almost the entire Northern Neck OF
Virginia, being published from 8
comparatively small center of popu.
lation. 1t depends as we'll in great
part for its patronage upon the ad.
vertising of those people who wish tc
do business with the Northern Neck
of Virginia. As Irvington is not a
large town in itself, its local patron.
age is necessarily limited. This does
not interfere with the prosperity OF
the CITIZEN. 1t has created fol
itself field and fills that field in
excellent fashion. One is particu-
larly impressed with the advantage
of the elimination of competition in
fields of this kind. Thus the sup.
port of the entire section is thrown
to the making of one good news.
paper.
We are glad to see that the adyer.
tisements of Norfolk and Ports.
mouth firms are the most prominent
In the columns of the VIRGINIA
CITIZEN. That paper has always
favored the establishment of close
business relations between Norfolk
aud the Northern Neck, and in
taking through its columns the
announcement of representative
Norfolk firms to the people of the
Northern Neck, it is performing 8
good service In promoting trade and
intercourse between the two sections
Several Norfolk business men who
advertise in the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
have informed us that it brings them
excellent results.
We like the typographical dress OF
the CITIZEN and it's policy of print.
ing full accounts of local happenings.
This is the primary function of a
weekly paper, and we often suspect
that too many of our rural contem.
poraries acquire the chair and
scissors habit when they would
greatly increase their circulation and
usefulness by pursuing a policy of
printing clean-looking local paper.
The country editor who hustles
for news is bound to command sup
port for his paper. AS a rule, the
country paper contains too much
politics, too little discussion of gen.
eral affairs and far too little discus
sion of home affairs and of vital local
interests.
The VIRGINIA CITIZEN is one of
the highest types of that portion of
the weekly press which still retains
an enormous influence in spite of the
growth of city dailies. Clean in its
typographical appearance, clean in its
policy, independent and progressive,
it would retain its hold upon its
clientele regardless of any competi-
ton that might arise, either locally
or from without. Moreover, as we
have interpreted its policy, it is
trst newspaper trying to give the
facts and the news and is not a
personal or political organ.