The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31
..yERrLy 1nt, HAVE rn5m REWARD"

.yERILY THY HAVE TInsm gEw tRD"
a rbc Aesos Leoder the afternoon organ Of the
ownels If fhe 73p.esDspatcA. issued Special
Supplement" ca Thursday, March 3oth. which
was called Achievement and Progress Number .
II was stated in box on the front page that the
supplement shows the marvellous development
OF Richmond IL every line Of business. A finer
sxhiht Of growth uas never made b any city.
Fhs Netes Leader directs special attention TO the
acts and figures SET forth in this number. Get
Il. Read it, Keep it,"
This is indeed All interesting Implement In
great headlines it tells its readers of 'Iiioh-
moads Brilliant Sons" Of Water Facilities ano
Railway Advantage, OF Enormous Iron Indus.
try Of Great Manufactures Of Education
and Religion" Great Banking Residential
and Social Attractions Wholesale Jobbing
Trade" etc.
And then turn With interest 70 tie adver,
sising in the supplement There are about s.
columns OF advertising OF this amount about
&c columns are advertisements Of liquor houses,
local retail and jobbing houses In other words,
about 30 per cent. OF the advertising In this great
Achievement and Progress Number Is furnish
ed by the handlers OF intoxicating liquors Nearly
onethird Of an the money that came into the
money drawer Of the afternoon organ Of the
joint owners from this supplement tame from the
iiaHor trade OF Richmond
n THE Richnon&s Fir0iaiaH protests that the IL
anor Trade did not receive fair treatment in this
supplement OF Progress and Achievements The
trade furnished nearly one-third of the udvertjs
ing for this great supplement The trade Iur
nished two full page dsertlsements. hut where
ras the write-up of the achievements Of tht
trade Great headlines there we're as TO the Iron
Industry. Railroads Banks. Real Estate. Manu-
featuring. etc bE where was The headline as tc
the Liquor trade?
Was the copy misplaced or ~as It too lengthy
Or did the man 70 whom the work was committed
tall by the way in his effort 10 sample the pro
ducts advertised by tie various firms? AT any
1 rate, the ~riteop was lacking We suggest thai
The Aeacs Leader detail q reporter to get up
special story OF the Achievements Of the
Trade We can tell the reporter where to so tc
lind material for the write-up. Let him 90 over
We the State penitent!ary and get his stories al
first hand from tho conyicts there to the city
saal and get some additional facts there, TO the
\ city almshouse for some equalid details; TO VII
Harrisburg and Petersburg, 10 the insane asylums
and find some achievements" there; TO the red
hight district and add the stories of shame to b
found there: to the cemetery and add mp the iina
victories chronicled there! :
There is no hack Of material to write thrill
4 ing tragic, terrible story OF the achievements
| Of this trade, story horrible that it IS tht
alsgrace and danger OF our Christian civilization
TODAY. Why did not The Neqos Leader play mp
this story of achievements of the trade which
FURNISHED nearly one-third Of the cash that cam,
Into the cash drawer from this special supple
M4hent? Did the organ shrink back from the pub
%lication of results OF this trade which the paper
Vas advertising so shainelessly and scattering
#hruadcast into the homes OF Its claimed loot
faNbocrfbers? Or had the afternoon organ. II
Eonjunction with the morning organ of the same
usners. already given to the liquor trade aid ant
41nistance equal and more than equal to ia,
same write-up given to other trades
The Ttmes-Dlspatch and The Ae,es LeadeY have
k1nen defending the trade In their editorial col
nnna. and hare been attacking the Anu-Saloon