The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25
.LYNCHBURG CLAIMS
To BEAT RICHMOND
Two Cities Compared as Shoe
Markets and Also as TO Dry
Goods.
HILL CITY THINKS SHE LEADS
New England Figures Are No
Longer the Cri-
teriOn.
Edltor Of 10 TImes-DIspateh.

Editor Of Tho Times DISPATCH.
Sir,-On two separate occasions during
the early part Of the year there has ap-
peared in your columns articles claiming
Tor Richmond precedence over Lynchburg
as shoe market. The first we passed
unnoticed. The second article called forth
from US mild protest and an ofYer 70
settle the question beyond cavn by a com
parison OF the actual value OF the shio-
inents really made from the respective
cities. Your representative advised us
that the Richmond wholesalers could not
DC induced TO produce the figures upon
which the claim was based. and upon this
statement we considered the matter
crossed, when On the nth Of this month we
were surprised 70 see again the old claim
reappear in the following form:
Shoe Markets.
Please publish the leading shoe market.
OF this country; also state II Richnond A.
a larger shoe market than I.ynchb,rp
III possible, state the sales OF each rIfv
tRichmond and Iynchburg). Also, please
state which II the leading dry goods ana
notions market Of the two cities. Please
possible.
Thanking you IN advance. 7 remain
UBSCRIBER
Last years figures place the 3obbine
markets iu the following order:
]. Rev York.
p ST. Louis.
8 Chicago
l. Baltimore
O. Philadelphia C1eat Richmond by only
"a few cases. and that was due really to
big retail houses that bought as jobbers).
O. Richmond.
7. Lynchburg.
Lynchburg claimed 20 be ahead ~ Rich
mond. and demanded a test ly railway
DOCKS. Tho test showed that Richmond
johoers shipped 600 cases more than
Lynchburg However, the figures for
this year show that up 10 October 1st
Lynchburg was ahead Of Richmond Cor
THIS year Therefore the figures for tho
whole year may put Lynchhr-g ahead
~ Richmond. and the probability II alzo
thar both viii 80 ahead o. PhIladel-
phia
Tn reply 10 the second question. Rich
mond Is decidedly the leading drv goods
ana notion market OF the two cities
As IONS as only our position as a ehoe
market only was assailed we were con-
tent TO pass the matter with a slight
dissent Our position as a shoe marx q,
az compared 70 Richmond IS too wei! es-
taoiished and generally known 20 make
IL Necessary FOR rs TO seriously combat
every effusion from the pen OF ovar-zoal-
Gus reporters who may be led away from
The true fgrts by those who are even
willing to build themselves up on the false
foundations 81 faliacy. But now even
our position AS O wholesale distributor ~
d 20 goods and notions IS questioned. and
it may. perhaps De- proper FOR US 20 state
a few facts. that your readers may not
longer he mislcd. and while we are about
IL we may az wei cover the whole situa-
rn
We wish 10 deny the accuracy 81 the
article reproduced above in the following
terms.
Fl-st-Lynchburg. during the year 1908
did larger shoe business than The city
~ Richmond did
Secord--That there has been had no
test whatever By which the actual ship
ments OF the two cities either IN number
of cases or In value OF the shipments.
could have been possibly ascertained. and
therefore the statement that Richmond
shipped 5000 more cases than Lynchburg