The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-18
THE SUNDAY vJRGINIAN.

the public within two weeks. The first issue
that time The virSinian will appear regularly
every morning in the year.
With its business organization strengthened.
its resources enlarged. its mechanical facilities
increased and its news and feature services so
hroadened as to take in the best The Nirginian
has decided upon this advanced step.
Gratiaed at what 1T has been able to accom-
plish in the two years OF it's life. The Vrginian
Is ambitious to do much greater things and
30 make it's influence more potential for the
material, intellectual. social and moral uplift
of the state.
Mr. 5 p. Jones. OF this city has been elected
president of The Richmond Virginian Company,
TO succeed Mr.. X. s Barbour. who though still
deeply interested in The Nrginian aud its
work. found other calls upon his time and
strength too exsctng to permit his continuance
in that position; Mr.. Harry r. Cook has been
elected vice-presdent and Mr.. S. B, Wood
fin remains secretary treasurer and general
manager. Rev. DR. James Cannon and Rev. J.
Sidney Peters, who have been active in the
affairs of the paper have retired from the
Board of Directors as indicated in their state
ment printed in this issue.
DR.. Cannon and Mr. Peters and some of those
IT.
because they felt the need In the Old Do
mfnons Capital OF u paper OF strong charac-
idea of devoting themselves permanently to
secular journalism. Their lives, their energies,
dedicated to other fields OF service for the
worlds good. They took large part in
launching The Virginian and getting it estab-
lished because of their conviction that such a
potential influence for morality and progress of
the highest type was imperatively needed in
Virginia. The time has now come when they
feel that they can retire from active connection
with the management of The Virgfnian and
personal responsibility for its business and
editorial policies. and can devote their time.
energies and thought more fully to those higher
Offices which have first call upon their best
service While retiring from active participa.
ton in. the conduct of the paper, these gen.
! tlemen have the welfare OF The Virenian the
| accomplishment of its purposes and the
triumph of the principles for which it stands
as deeply at heart as those who personally
lies
| With view to charging its work and put
ting on Sunday paper The yirgipian has in.
creased its capital and has SO extended its
facilities as to insure prompt publication and
systematic distribution of a Sunday edition
fully in Keeping with the character of it's daily
issue. With the most complete news service
| the best and most popular features TO he
found in the leading Sunday papers of tie day
and with it's high ideals the management hopes
to supply to the people of Richmond and Viz
snia a Sunday paper which will be welcomed
| in their homes and will exert only good In
| tuence upon those into whose hands ii falls
We have leased the large building at No
! 80 North Seventh street, where The Vircinian
! will be at home April list, and there We will
be glad to welcome our friends. and we hope
/ 10 have as our growing army Of friends-The
People. 1t is for them and their best In
terests that The virginian lives and labors,