The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
PRIZES DELIVERED
To THE WINNERS
VIRGINTAN's MERCHANTS AND
MANUFACTURERS CONTEST
rs ALL OVER.
APPRECIATIVE WORDS
VERBALLY AND by LETTER WIN
NERs EXPRESS PRAISE Al
THE FAIRNESS AND SQUARE
NESS or CONTEST.

A happier. better satisfied set of
people than the winners in The Viz
ginian,s Merchants and Manufacturers
contest-the most interesting, and
unique ever conducted by a Richmond
newspaper. would be hard TO find.
IN accordance with the promise OF
Manager w. A. Snapp, of the contest
department.. the prizes were all de-
Iivered, or the necessary orders Issued
therefor by noon "Wednesday, and
every prize winner who called for his
or her reward Wednesday morning had
words OF praise for the fairness and
squareness with which the contest was
verbal thanks, a number took occasion
to write letters of appreciation to The
Vtrginian expressing their gratitude TO
worked so faithfully to aid them in
capturing the prizes they won.
Words of Appreciation.
Here are reproduced copies of three
letters received yesterday from win
ners Of the most important prizes
The VirEinian,
Richmond, Va.
Naturally we are highly elated over
winning the grand prize-$l eco in gold
in your Merchants and Manufac-
turers contest. We desire to thank
to secure this cash prize and to express
our appreciation of the fair, courteous
treatment extended to us at all times
by your contest manager, Mr.. w. A.
Snapp. and his assistants
Very truly yours.
. c. II. DUNAWAY.
Principal Sidney School.
w. a Snapp.
Manager Contest Dept. The Virginian,
Dear sir,-I have received the, Max
well roadster. ] am well pleased with
II. l wish to express to you and my
many friends my thanks for their
kindness during the contest; The prize
ia worth the trouble and VIII be highly
aDDreCtate0 by me.
~ W. b. BLANKS.
Mr.. w. A. snapp.
Manager Contest Department,
The Nirginian.
The third prize-a 1925 piano-was
delivered to me this afternoon. Many,
many thinks for same. / also wish to
thank you and the ladies in your office
for the courtesy shown me during the
contest which I think was conducted
on a perfectly fair basis.
MISS ELLA NJ. FA1RLAMB.
Conducted ON High Plane.
From every source-the contestants
and their friends and o-workerS--haye
come words of praise and appreciation
for the plane upon which the contest
has been conducted. Much hard and
conscientious work was done by the
members of the organizations and those
worked to secure votes for the indivi-
duals. and throughout the, contest,
which began october eth, there was
a. good natured rivalry and interest
that has not attended any newspaper
contest Richmond ever saw.
The contest was an advertising fea-
ture, pure and simple The merchants
and manufacturers who co-operated
used this method of giving back to the
consumer values that would have been
expended in other forms of costly ad-
vertising, and the results in introduc-
ing the advertised products to new
consumers has more than justified the
faith of the advertisers. At the same
time the contest presented the advan-
tage that the contestants did not have
to ask their friends to buy junk or
prize packages but simply to invest
In useful, necessary products, the labels
from which counted for votes in the
contest.
Altogether, fl has been most salts
factory feature to all concerned. The
only regret the Virginian has is that
II could not award prizes to all who
competed.