The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-05
BIG NEWSPAPER
FIRM CHARTERED.
Capitalists Have Taken Hold Of
the Norfolk Dispatch and Pro-
pose to Build 1t Up.
OTHER CHARTERS GRANTED
Many New Enterprises Author
lied BY the State Corpora
ton Commission.

The State Corporation Commission yes
terday chartered the Norfolk Dispatch
Publishing Corporation of Norfolk. Fol
lowing are the officials: Peter Wright
president and treasurer, capitalist; Fred
II. Thompson, of the firm of Smith and
Thompson, Potter building, N. Y, one
of the leading newspaper representative
OF the country, WHO has reprcnted the
Dispatch, Memphis Commercial Appeal,
Buffalo News, Columbia State and TWEEN
ly leading dailics and weeklies of the
country for some time and became in
terested In the Dispatch because OF his
acquaintance with the enterprise and
his belief in future of the Tidewater sec
ton. James M. Thompson, secretary and
publisher Of teh paper since 1900, when
he purchased 1T from old owners.
The Dispatch was the successor to an
afternoon paper running for twenty-five
years IN Norfolk. The present paper
was established 1885.
1t is claimed that it has been equipped
with plant unsurpassed outside OF Rich
mond.
1t is the pioneer penny paper of tho
section and has been built to circula-'
ton third among the papers of the State.
The December average was 12,S56.
Make 1t State Paper.
The purpose ofthe new company is to
provide additional capital through new
interests to develop the Dispatch into
State newspaper covering in addition to
Underwater Virginia the country districts
OF Virginia and the cities of North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. j. ". Thompson Is from the shen-
andoah Valley, he graduated in 1897
from Johns Hopkins University of Balti-
more. He was later on the staff of the
Washington Post with the New York
Journal and Herald. and head of the
Interview Syndicate of Washington.
Fred Thompson was formerly circula-
ton manager of the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal. He was prominent in build
ing UP that paper and afterwards formed
the Smith and Thompson firm In New
York. They are successors to the Frank
Richardson Agency. one of the most
successful in tht country.
May Manufacturing Company (incor-
porated). Richmond. Isaac May. presi-
dent and treasurer: NJ. q. Marcuse.
vice-president; Moses May. secre tary;
"A. Billikopf, general manager. Rich
mond. Capital. $4,000. Objects: To
manufacture and sell cloaks, hats. skirts
and any other line of mems, womens
and children's apparel.
n. NJ. Minnix Company dncorporated),
Rossiyn, Va. N. NJ. AIinnix president
and treasurer; f. S. Emery secretary.
Rosslyn. Capital. $4,000. Objects: For
the manufacture, sale and exchange OF
gypewriters. Office furniture. supplies,
and appliances.
The Gibboney Sand Bar Company {in-
corporated). Berton. c. H. King, presi-
dent. Dublin William Glbboney. secre-
tary- treasurer and general manager.
Berton Capital. 10000. Objects: To
sell and ship sand. to deal in lime. brick.
cement, concrete or cement building
blocks, lumber, etc.
Tho Virginia China Company Gncor-
porated), Roanoke. NJ. III. Pendleton.
president, Clifton Forge; j. II. RowIett.
Jr,, secretary and treasurer, Richmond.
Capital. $4,000 Objects: To deal in
glass, china. pottery. etc.