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A NEW NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
THE ATLANTA DAILY GEORGIAN AND SUNDAY
A Mighty Weapon in the Battle for Good Government Accurate News
and Progressive Legislation—A New and Growing Family
of Readers, United for the Common Good.
Southern arm of the Hearst newspaper system *
Its field is the entire South. The ambition which inspires it is to be throughout
the hre Southern country a helper of those that work for the public good, the carrier
cf news, accurate and complete, the adviser, the friend and the partner of good
citizenship,
The growth of the Atlanta Georgian and American in a field that is new to the
Hearst newspaper system, has been extraordinary and encouraging,
The Sunday circulation of 120,000 and a daily circulation of 65,000—both
increasing week by week—represent in the South the greatest power for good—
which is the power of men united AND THINKING TOGETHER.
Millions of readers of the Hearst newspapers in the North and East and West
are personally united in the birth, the rapid growth and wonderful prosperity of the new
national newspaper,
Strength is in union. The thinking, earnest, wisely progressive and radical
millions who make up the Hearst family of readers and who have formed public opinion
n this country in years past, welcome with pride the new Southern branch of the great
family. .
The Atlanta Georgian, those who direct it in unison with the other Hearst news
papers; realize to the full the meaning of the words, "Southern hospitality."
The Atlanta Georgian has been welcomed into the homes of the South, made
the medium through which Southern public opinion is expressed, and in two years this
newspaper has come to be the greatest, most widely circulated newspaper in the
great Southern region of progress and growth.
Those who read the Hearst newspapers build up the, success and power of
the Hearst newspapers.
It is interesting and gratifying to them to know that the power which they give
is used AS THEY WOULD HAVE IT USED.
The success of one newspaper means THE BIRTH AND THE BUILDING
OF ANOTHER NEWSPAPER.
The gathering together of one great family of readers means, as soon as
presses, plant and men can be gathered together, the beginning and the building
up of another family.
The columns of an honest newspaper are to the people of our day what the
meeting and the public square were to the people of ancient days.
In the columns of an honest newspaper, North, South, East, West, millions of
men gather at the same hour, learn the news, identify their selfish enemies and their
friends, THINK AND PLAN TOGETHER.
Latest and most brilliant of the great national organs-of publicity, progress and
right thinking is the Atlanta Georgian, honored by the confidence and friendship of the
People of the South, reflecting their aims and ambitions, fighting their battles.
Its creation, rapid growth and instant success prove that every section of this
country is able, at first glance, to recognize honesty of purpose, sincerity of utterance,
and cc-operate with both.
Circulation Figures Showing the Rapid Growth of the Hearst Papers in Atlanta
Average Circulation oi ATLANTA SUNDAY AMERICAN for September 109,032 AND STILL GROWING
Average Circulation of the ATLANTA DAILY GEORGIAN for September 62,331 AND STILL GROWING
October Circulation to Date
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ATLANTA SUNDAY* AMERICAN, 120,000 ATLANTA DAILY GEORGIAN, €><3,000
AND STILL GROWING 1
NEW NATIONAL NEWSPAPER is born and is fighting for the people and
their interests in the South, which is Tjne new nation of energy and power
within this nation,
The Atlanta Daily Georgian and Hearst’s Sunday American is the
Governor Slaton Personally Investigates and
Verifies- the Circulation of The Georgian
and Hearst’s Atlanta Sunday American
QE fiasg
ICAN
Ootober 4th 1913.
At the request of the aahagment of The Atlanta Georgian
The Sunday American, I personally examined on Friday after
woon tholr various circulation statements. In detail* This sort
required sometime, but It wan willingly given, because I regard
,the6e newspapers as enterprises of whioh all Georgia should be
proud. The figures the papers furnish, under oath* to the postal
authorities show a marvelous growth for the time The Georgian and
Sunday American have been in Mr. Hearst’s hands—particularly The
Sunday American, which Is only six months old.
These circulation figures I have cheered up and verified
in person. I have examined the sworn statements of the circulation
manager and the cashier of The Georgian corporation, and cross
questioned them in detail about the circulation figures. I be
lieve the figures to be absolutely correct.
Purely from a bueineas man's viewpoint* both The Georgian
and The Sunday American, In polntn of quality and quantity of cir
culation, should be, and I have no doubt are, highly satisfactory
and effective advertising mediums. Certainly they are most ex
cellent newspapers, and should commend themselves to merchants for
business purposes*
The fine circulation.showings furnish me ample foundation
for warm congratulations. I sincerely wish for Atr. Hearst and.
file Ceorgla newspapers the fullest measure of prosperity and 6uc-
cess—both of which seem assured. I am persuaded this great pub
lisher means to he consistently a firm and powerful friend o> At
lanta, Georgia* and the whole South# and I well know his ability
to do big things In a big way.
Tills page is republished
fr 0 , n the editorial pages of
T!i<- So"' York Amerlean, Nu.v
y„,-l; Evening Journal and the
,, ,i lie-.rst newspapers.