The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25

Is absolutely without foundation m FAC,
!hlfa-Durins the year 1905 I.ynchbura
dlu ana during the year 1906 Ivnchbura
VIII. ship more dry goods ana notions nan
Richmond did or will. -'
This question as to shoo., 49,, .,--.
dry goods and notions a. ,,o LII "a
easy solution. We have offcred A. o,,s
10 the shoe wholesalers OF Richrnond ana
now repeat the offer 20 them ana 1900
II 20 tho other interests Affected II thov
are not ready or willin: To prove AN.
shen we ask that hereafter The Tines-
Dispatch will refrain from p,,bllsbins
their unsupported claims.
Now at this juncture while vo or.
on this subject. we are going TO ASH vour
Indulgence 70 make a Statement - 80
touching actual facts. OF which .ons
OF your readers may not bo ad,sss6
una IN doing so We would disciaim any
Intention whatever Of being eaptious We
people Of Lynchburg love our capital civ
and are ready 20 concede TO her he,
just need OF praise but al the saons
time we, too. have Accomplished so.,e-
thing, ana We are that proud OF our ovv,
achievement as 20 make US resent any
attempt to deprive us Of the credit OF a.
When RichmOnds citizens have In ,hs
recent past visited us TO ind out the rea-
son for the existence in I.ynchturp, ~
that broad spirit OF an ali-pervadinr COM
mon interest that has made II possible
III RAA kfRpi't AloAEN cIten COn0ppfftora
In the same lines, 20 get together and ac-
complish things. we threw open the hooks
and told the whole story II our exne-
rience here could be made anplicab,e -
your needs IN Richmond we were riad
Indeed OF an opportunity 10 helm a,d -
there II not now and never has 80,
any disposition manifest here other man
10 glory in every advance that Rfrh-
mond makes. And while this ia tr,to r.
iore We glory we want those advances
"a an a.cf-
and 80 we revert once more 10 the shoe
situation 10 show why Richmond docs
not excel Lynchburg as "a shoe rrerkot
Notwithstanding tho fact that d1ri,V
the year l*o. now drawing 10 a close
the official count Will show that r.,,rct,
burg VIII receive Of New England mad.
shoes an average ~ over two hundred
cases week IN excess OF the number -
he received by Richmond (and this rneans
IN aggregate OF ten thousand casea 60,
FOR the year. Lynchburg viii manufac-
iurc for the retail trade more than the
similar output combined OF Richmond
Manchester. Fredericksburg. Nev-ror.
NewE and Alexandria. the only other
polnts ia Virginia claiming 20 make shoes
ard that for tho year 1907 the product OF
The Lynchburg shoe factories will exceo5
tie entire output Tor the Southern states
Tor the year 1900. as shown by the lsst
Federal census The point We wish n
'iAbHoHiNe - mat tuc Importance Of
Lynchburg as a shoe market cannot be
properly measured By any conparison
having for It's baris shipments II shoes
if"m New England. Our CITY "a the
south largest shoe manufacturing CEN
ire and supplies a large part % It's own
demand independent ~ Massachusetts
Richmond. on the other hand Is inst
making start in nanUfacturing and for
tue present at least must, OF necessity.
depend for her stocks on the New England
factories. Therefore any comps rison be-
tween The TAO cities. based solely on the
shipments from Boston. and leaving out
LynchburS own Tremendous factory out
put cannot possibly be relied tiDon 10 ac-
cIfately represent the true relative status
or the respective cities Hence Nc uro-
posed the shipment test 70 settle the con-
roFersy WIZ the Richmond Wholesalers
accept u. or VIII they continue silent and
X some future date repeat their claim fl
your columns unsupported by figures. that
your readers may be longer guiaies by
Claims which they are csthe- unable or
unwilling 10 subs1ntiate7
NC know the policy az THE Times
dispatch Is for fair dealing and In the in
terest - far dealing We charge Won
with the duty OF Withholding any such
claims hereafter unrl the wholesale rner-
chants OF Richmond who are Interested
VIII prove their right % make them
Respectfully.
JOHN 4. FAULKNER.
Secretary Board Of Trade OF Lynchburg.
Va