The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-15
BIG TRADE TRADE PAPER PAPER
WILL MOVE HERE
RICHMOND TO RE FUTURE HOME
or THE MERCHANTS
JOURNAL.
WORK OF CHAMB X
FEBRUARY ISSUE WILL BEAR
CAPITAL CITY DATE LIN L.
PUBLICATION MOST I'M
pORTANT IN SOUTH.


The Merchants Jo,,rnal and Com
inefce' the largest mercantile puo'l@a-
loH III uie 7oDih. VIII move us "lhc1s
from Lynchbufg TO RichnoA4 ms
"tth' ana inc Feboafy issue oL 'Ae
yptihai VIII pear h'chWIhd o@ie
me.
Inc decision or TINS puphcatl'h 10
make Rlchmt nd lis future home-a
mAth more Important ST. p 70 total
commercial interests ana 10 the Guy
generally than appears upon the sur
iaoe--"as brought apoat Through me
eloil OF the tf4de eAtetal IN 'uFea0
OF the chamber OF commerce. Ne
SooatIons wish Norman Nj, Johnson
owner and edilor Of the publication
nave been. In progress Tor hFe IN 'hths.
ana the fact that dF. Johnson had
practically decided u make Inc move
was loFec4sted IN The EHglnlan seV-
efal weeks aEo.
Sue, esSful Publication
the periodical, which Is aow one OF
the most successful pubtie4tlou ifoi"
hna"tl1l stnndp pint III the Souih, X
q consolidation OF nearly an the pflh-
clpal cuMmerclal magazines OF ths
southern states and Is recognize az
Inc largest sectlonaI neTcahtI4e Jour
r III -he country. thonsA it5 opera
tlohs are co3hhed 70 dtheasisE'
states anu II mas played an 4th
fort4ht part in the upouIa1ng 90
7- atnefn lH4uStfa4Ism' RICHMOND
from hencetorth Will BOAST Oh com
hieFeial journal Oh us own anu the
members Of the chamber Of com
metee oetieVe tina Eehio*ai q tine Iap-
5@cafion To TINS clty il one 81 me NEST
important Of recent accomplishments
II that organization.
Mt J3nnSon, wh2 is IN the city SUI
perintend'ng the task Of moving
stated last night that he had options
on two central locations for the of
fees and would make decision to-
day.
Established Eleven Years ago.
The Merchants j ournal ard Conn
merce was started in Raleigh about
eleven years ago by Norman II. John
son, it's president: Clarence Poe, edi
ter and president of the Progr essiHe
Farmer, j. w. Bailey. editor and pres
dent of the Biblical Recorded. and
john s, Pearson, president of the
Mutual Publishing company. The
Journal was started as official organ
Of the North Carolina Merchants as
sociations and afterwards organ Of
Ns@ Southern merchants aAguCtA ions
embracing tho Ststes Of West Virginia.
Virginia. Southwest ~tKntuckv. East
Tennessee. North Carolina. South car
9ltpa. M1sissippi. Alabama. C,eoraia
and Florida
In 4q0s n purchased "reomnerce =, n
fraaa 4ournal efrfulat{nv il f;eoTrta
florida Alabama aad AfGssfss,nni and
In 7oo- q n.1rShaaea fha @S,i{sh bern
Retailer" If Atlanta. GEORGIA covering
r,rarfIralI,- ina say,,l, TERRITORY 90 COM
rnerca In 1a0s "A 1tarazins for BuSi-
ness Men" was likewise consolidated
NTH thia ,,,bIInat{on Var. rarantlv
thA ..1sfata peta{Iar Hrsgsyfuea VAS
purchased and consolidated
Comes Eror, lvnchburo.
A,o',t -. go. - 49, r..t,,o,u
ton novaa ia TTnch5nrg VIRGINIA
q here il has continued 10 add Ia its
advertising and circulation values In
Earning tba davelnnrnent M tha man
tfacturfng ANA tobtinp narkA, the
chamber ~ commerce hea several ex-
1srfs tn a+,nea- refr,r, +hen, ana the
ma for3f7, - tbasa recoycnnerde4 tha
establishment ~ vonr~antiIe nanar
A fte~ crnsf[gerfncy trs ~ost ~ +hs al mo
IN cor,rojttee Geetfed tha, /, ms ;,,3-
n~acficai hui entered neentIaftnns
q NOM I'VE yr,ontf,s LOO uitb Torrn'',
y Jnhnso, president and gunner Of
he Merchants. Journal Publishing com
many ana ne rrs,4It - aat,era7 cop-
sersrras .lea IA re estatifsbnent az
he D,s,{sbi me- notr+ tn Richmond
Norman II .Tohnson the- @dito- ~