The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
MAGAZINE
FOR COLUMBIA
First Issue VIII Contain Special
Message From President VIII
SON TO South Carolina.

induced David Clymer Ward, editor
in-chief of The Chicago Magazine and
q well known publisher and editor of
the Middle West, to come to Columbia
and publish a standard monthly maya
zine devoted exclusively to the agri-
cultural, commercial, Industrial and
educational interests Of South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Ward. who is a Virginian BY
birth, has already arrived I'm Column
bfa and In n recent interview stated
that he had decided to remove to our
capitol city only after having CAREFUL
considered various other sections o
the South from the standpoint of
publisher and trat, in his estimation.
the Palmetto State offered better OPP
~portunities for the establishment and
maintenance of a progressive maya
zine than probably could be found
elsewhere south of the Mason and
Dixon line.
The new publication will be known
as The Columbia Magazine and ar
rangements are being made to bring
out the first issue Immediately after
the first of the new year. The mag
azine will be non-sectarian in char
acter: free from all political afilia-
lions, and in makeup and general ap-
pearance, the equal OF any national
magazine, such as McClures, the Cos
mopolitan, etc. The editor hopes to
Soon make 1t one OF the most power
full organs Of progress In the south
east and, through a new method OF
circulation, send II broadcast through
out the United States. thus advertis-
ing South Carolina in a way that
must surely bring new capital and
industries into our State.
The initial number of the magazine
will contain " one hundred pages
OF deeply interesting matter
ing both the State and nation as a
whole, chief among which will be q
special message from President viii.
son to the citizens OF South Carolina
which Is the only known instance on
RECORD when Mr.. Wilson. as president.
ever gave out for publication O meg
sage OF this kind over his own sigma
ture.
In connection with Mr.. Wilson's
special message to our people, there
will also be published the only story
ever written about the presidents ear.
ly life in Columbia-his boyhood
home. This highly interesting and
historical article concerning our pres
ident, whom Mr.. Ward has rightly
named "The Prince OF Peace" was
written by the editor OF The Columbia
Magazine from "reminiscences CLEANED
from those who were Intimately as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Wilson during TITS
very interesting period OF the prasi-
dents life.
In addition to the presidents spec
tal message and tho story of his boy
hood days, the first issue of the maya
zine will alo contain another story OF
absorbing interest 10 the people az.
South Carolina in the form of a bio
graphical sketch OF our next cover
nor, Richard I. stanning, together
with a special communication OF the
greatest Importance from his own
hand to every citizen OF the Palmetto,
State.
Arrangements have also been made
whereby the State Department of
Agriculture. Commerce and InGustrie,
will be fully represented each mont,
beginning with the initial issue, by
special articles md valuable suEGes-
lions direct from COMMISSIONER Wat
sons office. BY this connection the
magazine Is expected to soon become
an important factor In advancing the
agricultural interests OF the State and
also provide our agriculturalists with
practical Information and advice from,
q source that may be relied upon d.
authentic.
The editor will devote special at
.tention to the problem of marketin,
our AGRICULTURAL products most adj
.vantageously throughout the Stata,
with this object in view, the maya
zine will also contain a department
for bringing together the buyer and
seller OF agricultural commodities
produced within the State.
This department wal be operated
along lines somewhat similar to the
Bureau OF. Marketing of our State De-
.partment OF Agriculture. by listing thu
commodities wanted and for sale, as
we'll as the names and addresses OF
the buyers and sellers. In this man
ner 1t is expected that the magazine
will render invaluable assistance to
It's readers and also keep within the
State much of the money that now,
goes out of II unnecessarily in pay
ment for agricultural products raised
elsewhere.
The price of the magazine will be
but is cents a3copy or 3f:5e O year
In advance, and the advertising rate
will be correspondingly low to oil
advertisers residing within the State
who may wish to diA ,ose OF their. sur
plus products to cuA eorners I'M the
Northern and WeteIn ktates.
Those OF OUT readers who may wish
20 secure copies OF the first issue con-
tanning President Wilson's special
message, the only btory OF HIS boyhood
ever written, as well AZ the impor-