The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-21

change and spoke In high terms OF
praise OF the afternoon virginian.
Colonel Il. .. James Secretary of
the Commonwealth. said he thought
the change would be a fine thing for
the paper.
Ben r. Owen, Jr., secretary TO the
governor, was of the opinion that the
change was for the better and would
even up the newspaper situation, hav-
ing two morning and two afternoon
papers In the field. =
City Clerk August: Il am glad to
hear it, We need another morning
paper"
City Electrician Thompson: Some
thing tells me you are going To sue
coed. for it's a one-sided business at
present"
Council Committee Clerk Alfred H.
Mcdowell: It's a first class oppor-
tunity. and l believe The Virginian
will make the most of it,
City Councilman Morgan r. Mills:
Put me down for a subscription right
away. I'd rather have The Virginian
in my home at the price of the other
morning paper than to have the lat
ter at The Virginian's price. The vir-
ginian is bound to make a success in
Its new field
A
Crenshaw: Il am glad to see you are
coming out in the morning field and
you have my best wishes. However.
think you will make a mistake in
not getting out Sunday morning
paper"
Chief OF Police Louis Werner: The
VIrginian should be d great success as
morning newspaper"
Captain George Pollock We will
get real morning newspaper now
Captain Tom Mcmahon, of the de-
tective bureau: Il am very glad to
hear it,"
Justice John j. Crutchfeid. Well.
It's about time'
Gilbert Pollock: i do not always
agree with The Virginian as far as
II is real newspaper"
Squire Mccarthy: Now. If The
Vtrginian viii only get out real Sun
Jay newspaper we viii be all right ;"
captain s. r.. Donohoe. auditor Of
public accounts. and himself a news
paper man, owner Of the Fairfax
Herald TO my knowledge. Rich
'nond is the only town of its size
that has only one morning newspaper.
and ! see no reason why the morning
issue of The Virginian should not be
a success
w. d. Saunders. dairy food com
missioner "One morning newspaper
in city of the size of Richmond is
rather slim allowance. Richmond
certainly should have TWO morning
papers am really glad to learn
The Nirginian has decided to publish
morning issue"
Allan d. Jones, attorney of New
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may be accepted as typical of out
OF town subscribers to The Virginian.
He said The Virginian is we'll liked
IN Newport News. and | am confident
Its morning issue Will be welcomed
there. / am sure The Virginiau will
cover the morning field properly and
1t will be great benefit to the people
or Virginia TO have two morning pa :
pers published in the capital citv.
Norfolk has two morning papers. the
Nirginian Pilot and the Norfolk Land
mark, and IL Norfolk can support two
morning daily papers am sure Rich
mond can support two, with a larger
population than the seacoast city.
Collector Nj. X. Lowry, or the Unit
ed States internal revenue department
was pleased, he said. to learn that
fhe Nirginian management had de-
cided To issue a morning paper. He
said he believes the MOI ming issue Will
be of great benefit not only to the
people of Richmond. but to the peo-
pie OF the State at large
FIRST Lieutenant Joseph lie Masu-
rler. adjutant of the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Battalion. said: II
think the plan of The virginian to
publish a morning paper is an excel
lent idea and in keeping with the
progressiveness of Richmond am
sure the morning paper will be well
received by the people,
Colonel Joseph Bidgood. secretary
of Virginia military records said: Il
am glad TO learn that Richmond is
to have two morning papers. There
is no doubt that Richmond with its
surrounding thickle settled country
can easily support two morning pub
LEGATIONS.
III. Stewart Jones, clerk OF the So
preme Court OF Virginia. said Il an,
glad TO see The yirginian enter the
morning field. ! have waited for this
step by the paper for a long time and
recently when the Virginian was ask
ing the opinion OF the people concern
ing the adNisa bility or publishing a
morning issue, ] wrote letter to- the
management, stating that | believed
the morning issue would ne a decided
success"