The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
v|RG|A|AN ANNOUNCES
DETAILS Of OFFER Of
$4,000 IN PRIZES
Continued from First Page.)

enter and compete for the prizes car
absolutely rest assured that they, will
receive square deal.
The offer of $1,000 in cash will nc
doubt appeal to any number OF or
CARNATIONS in the city of Richmond
and surrounding territory. and the
fact that this amount will be won
without soliciting any financial as-
sistance from the members and their
friends makes the prize that mucs
easier to be won. The contest head
quarters are located at Seventh and
Franklin streets. where any informa-
ton concerning the contest will be
gladly furnished. Also, during the
State fair. a. booth has been estab.
lished in the Industrial Hall at the
fair grounds, where all of the goods
listed in the contest will be on dis
play and representatives will be pres
ent to thoroughly explain the contest
and how to secure the prizes to all
those who inquire. Nomination blank
will be found in this issue. which when
properly made out Will entitie names
of organizations. men and women and
children, TO 1000 votes each.
Ten of these nomination blanks will
give them a good start when the first
vote standing In published, and those
who would be interested In seeing their
organization the richer by $1,000, a
friend the possessor of an automobile
and child the happy owner Of a prize
that will gladden. his or her heart
should iii in this blank Immediately
and mall to the contest department.
No names OF nominators will be given
out until after the close of the con-
test.
Work Of Cooperation.
This grand prize offer is made posi-
Ole by the fact that manufacturers
and merchants cooperating feel that
the public in general will appreciate
their giving back to them in the way
Of these prizes what otherwise might
be spent in other methods of adver-
Using.
A close perusal Of the announce
ment of prizes on another page OF
this issue will indicate that the prizes
are divided in such o manner that all
have an equal show. Also. there wit
be other PRIZES to be announced later
The list of products on which votes
will BE- issued embraces only articles
that are being used every day. Dun
lop -four sacks and barrel heads are
good for votes: also wrappers from
Meadow Gold butter; end of packages
OF Chalmers Geiatine; ends OF pack
ages of Pyle's Pearline; wrappers from
Coca Cola chewing gum; coupons from
boxes OF CHAIRMAN chocolates, Bixby
& Bros. polishes. tags from Taylor
Bros. chewing tobacco. All of these
products are well known and in daily
use and II can be clearly seen that
you are not asked nor will you have
to request your friends to use pro-
ducts that they are not using every
day In order to secure votes and win
these prizes. A list OF merchants wno
are interested In seeing you win these
prizes will also be found In the general
announcement. and this list includes
stores OF almost every line OF bust
ness. All purchases made from these
stores during the period of this con-
test with entitle the contestants and
their friends to one vote for every
cent spent.
Ask for Saies Slips.
Be sure when making purchases
that you ask for sales slips or voting
coupons.
Other manufacturers ana merchants
will be listed from time TO time during
this contest and will be properly liste.l.
Therefore. 1t will be advisable, In fact.
almost necessary for $hoSe interested
to watch The Virginian daily, not en,y
to see when new manufacture are
added. but In order to keep themselves
posted.
A list OF nominations will be pub
lished Sunday, october 13th, and voting
VIII begin the following Monday. All
those interested should begin at once
saving their labels and sales slips and
bring or mail to the contest head
quarters next week in order to secure
VOTES end To- have full ballots issrsu.