The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-12
RICHMOND BIG DOT
ON AMERICA MAP
Great Publishing House That
Has Helped to Make 1t
lust That.

The beat thing that has happened
TO this town lately said Il Richrondcr
to tho Industrial editor. lis the re-
next best thing is the criticism which
came along with It," And he went on
to explain that the zeal with which the
ncwcp3pers in tho disappointed cities
have been trying to convince the world
that Richmond is nothing but 4 dot
on the map has not only given the dot
tremendous lot Of free advertising.
but. what Is better. has caused Rich
monu To rub its eyes and take u fresh
look 1T Itself. do you know lie
added. that there are hundreds Of bust
ness men in this city who never go,
AN idea OF the size oil that dot until
within tho last week."
This gentleman called attention 70
tho fact that Richmond not only has
several important industries of which
very many iiichnondcrs never heard.
but that the magnitude OF some % lis
well-known Industries would utterly
amaze nircty-ninc -hundrcdth5
Of our people. He then cited
tho case OF a single industrial con
corn which probably c3crts q greater
to-day than anything else in Amer
lea outside OF New York, Boston ana
Chicago.
yhis concern is "a schooiboois pub
li.hing house, an enterprise which, was
started II dozen years ago 70 provide
books suitable for the needs OF South
orn schools, and which during this
period has completely rcvolutlonized
the schoolbook business OF the South
compelled the rewriting Of nearly
every textbook that was unfair to the
south and reduced the cost Of school
hooks In virginia and other southern
states by an enormous sum.
DO YOU know" lac said "tb., ia
millions OF children in the South To
day Richmond is the most familiar
nam" on the map? You and studied
our Lessons in books whose tito pages
bore th- name OF New York or Bos-
ton. We grew up With the Idea that
everything that was worth while came
from New York or Borton We didn't
know that bool; could be made outside
or Now York or Boston. To-day all
over the South our children are study
ing books that bear the name of Rich
nond. and they arc growing UP with
connh"'ce IN their own Southland and
In the ability of the Southern pccple
10 provide for their own reeds"
He has just been going over some
facts about this rrcat southern in
dustry. Here are some Of the points
he gave me:
The Il. L. Johnnon Publishing Com.
PAM has recently shipped more than
100000 copies OF it's language and
grammar books 10 tho state Of Texas
alone. /, has already sold more than
'.o0o0Oo copies OF it's graded classics
readers One OF it's arithmetics Co
laws Advanced has just been adopt,
ed Tor use In the navy schools, ,rhich
have been recently established by The
United states government
billions OF its publications arc scat
tered all over America. North as we'll
a. South. some OF them being in use
u
the other schoolbook publishers have
their headquarters
Recently it has been extending It's
catalogue to catch the college trade
and next Tuesday IL viii put out "a his
tory OF American literature. that Will
be the nrst textbook Oh the subject
10 give Southern authorship fitting
recognition.
This book Is by Southern author.
Or. J. G. MctcaiI. Bostw!ck professor
OF literature at Richmond College DR.
Mctcalf. English literature. which
was published by the Johnson Com
T,any a year ago. is said 10 rank as ono
% IL. most highly Endorsed textbooks
on the subject ever published
The Johnson Conpany's publications !
arc all printed and bound In Rich /
mond, ard Win the exception OF what
IL expended for such supplies as can
not he obtained ~ home all the money
received from itu sales remains in the !
South
The company is owned by more than |
500 Southc-ncrs. and It's president !
James II. Crunp, and most OF the mem |
her. Of It's directorate are among the
leading directors of some OF the largest /
hanks and hduciary institutions OF /
Richmond
And. vet the newspapers and the |
correspondents In the cities that com |
pcted with Richmond for the re- |
gional bank arc telling their readers /
that there is nothing In Richmond that (
Is worth while. Down here we know Z
hcttcr, ana no agency is doing more /
10 LEI Tho balance OF the world |