The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-14
MAGAZINE IS ISSUED BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Will Devote It's Energies to Boosting
Richmond ut Home and
Abroad.
INITIAL NUMBER APPEARS
VIII Be Widely Used in Attracting
Conventions and Inducing Bust
ness Enterprises to Locate in Rich
mond-To BE Published Monthly.

Filled from cover TO cover with in
terestlng facts and illustrations show
ing the progress OF Richmond bus:ncss
enterprises and telling of Richmond
people who are doing things in the
business world, Richmond" munich
pal magazine designed 10 increase tho
usefulness of the Chamber of Com
MERGE and to be issued monthly by
that organization, was the object of
much favorable comment when IL an
pearcd yesterday for the first time.
The cover design, done In colors. at
tracts the eye. ard when the pages Of
the LITTLE magazine are turned Its con-
tents arc found 10 DO just ms attrac-
tive ns It's cover. Although the publ
cation appears as an innovation in
Richmond. many of the larger cities
for some time have been putting out
through their commercial organiza
lions similar magazines. designed to
foster a spirit OF cooperative civic
publicity. and In each city where such
magazines are issued the returns
have far exceeded the cost of publica-
ton.
WILL KEEP MEMBERS
IN TOUCH WITH WORK
1t Is the purpose OF "Richmond," to
let members OF the Chamber OF Com
merce and individuals OF the business
community keep in touch with the
plans of the officers and of the board
reform and aiding to bring desirable
conventions to the city. Through tho
pages Of the magazine every city Of
consequence In the United States will
be Informed regularly Of the oppor-
tunitics. resources and industry OF
richmond. The magazine proposes TO
prk along broad lines in an effort to
uld up the commercial and physi-
II prosperity of Richmond and the
"ounties contiguous to tho city. It
further pledges itself to labor for the
general good. TO impress on Richmond
people the value OF patroni2Ing home
industries. and TO impress upon the
citizens OF tho entire country the I'M
portancc and value OF products manu-
featured and sold here. The magazine
!s proving especially interesting 10
members OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
as II furnishes an accurate record of
the actions OF the board of directors.
officers and committees, thus enabling
tho entire membership OF the organi-
zation 10 give It's intelligent and en-
thusiastic support to any movement
advocated by the chamber for the gen.
eral welfare of the business commu-
nifty. with the next issue. IL proposes
TO begin page devoted 10 communal
cations from members of the cham
bcr on subjects Of common interest
and Importance. and members are be-
ing urged TO write the editor OF Rich
10 gay matters pertaining 20 the
public welfare.
WILL SERVE TO ADVERTISE
RICHMOND ABROAD
"Richmond expresses the opinion
that tho Chamber offCommerce mum
bcrs in It's membership the business
concerns OF the city. which are inter
ested NOT only in their own prosperity.
but are farsighted enough TO see that
when they assist in upbuilding Rich
nond they are opening new ana larger
fields Of activity for themselves \
policy OF the magazine viii be 10 de-
vote much OF its space to cducatio
articles. stories dealing with CONNER
cial. financial. manufacturing. NUM-
cipal, shipping. art. history. Transport
,ation and other phases Of Richmond
With the accom- lishmen; OF its OBJ
jects In view. "a comprehensive sys-
tom OF distribution has been evolved
for the magazine, and from the very
outset II will have wide circulation.
Copies Will he mailed regularly TO the
addressed 10 their residences rather
than to their offices. In order that the
publication may be received by bust
ness men at most opportune time for
reading. Copies will 20 each month to
the rooms OF hundreds OF commercial
organizations representing as many ci-
ties OF the United States. and other
copies vii! be sent monthly TO the Unit
the latter distribution foreign agents
OF the government when questioned by
foreign merchants about American pro-
ducts will have in Richmond" the
desired information constantly before
them; Copies OF the publication will
ne placed In the hands OF delegates
attending conventions here. and by this
method still larger circulation is in
sUred.