The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-06-05
Tie New York Herald.
THE SALARIES IT PAYS.

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The O editorial staff of the New
York Herald consists fone CHEF, one
managing, one financial, one city editor
and eight editorial writers. The ship
news, foreign news, domestic news,
statistical matters and translation de-
partment each have chief, with such
assistance as he may require from the
city department. The city depart
ment is presided over by a chief who
must have gone through all the grada-
tons Of the reportorial department..
1 This force consists of twnety seven
reporters who cover all the news points
in New York, New Jersey, Brooklyn
and contiguous places of easy access
to New York The salary of managing
editor is $1,000 per annum and fnan-
cial editor $500 per annum, and the
writer's, OF sub-editors, from $40 to
geo per week reporters s25 to ego
per week. no. s'i t'.t-i-z - -s
In the composing room seventy five
men are employed, whose pay depends
upon the skill and steadiness of their
labor, some making as high as $44 per
week. af,a asIi1@a asoEgA
The clerical force of tho paper num-
bers about twenty, divided into relays
for day and night work. sav 12a-.I
The editorial force meet daily in the
Council ROOM of the establishment.
The meeting is presided over by Ben
nett, father Or son, as the case may be,
or in the absence of both these gentle
men, then by the senior writer, DR..
George B. Wallis. At this council all
the current questions of the day are
discussed, all formality in speaking on
topics is avoided, aud it partakes more
of the character of a family gathering.
Mr.. Bennett, after carefully looking
overhis memorandum points, breaks
silence, and the conversation takes a
cheerful turn and continues for up
wards of two. hours. In the interim,
each editor is assigned to write GER
tain article, Mr.. Bennett, Sr., has not
written an article in the Herald for
upwards of thirty years, yet he identi-
fies himself with the editorial columns
by requiring the editors to- keep the
tone and style of their articles within
certain cardinal points.
Mr.. Bennett has q telegraph wire
(nine miles long} connecting the Herald
Office with his residence at Fort Wash
inGton; also q shorter line .(tlree
miles) to his house on Fifth avenue.
BY this means he is in communication
with the office. Important news from
Europe and, indeed, from any part of.
the world, is announced to him, and he
sends the points for leader over the
wires, the telegraph key being man
fpnlated by the gehtio hand of his
beautiful daughter, Jeanette t'''>z-
The foreign correspondence on the
Herald is now in charge of gentle
man in London, who receives salary
of S5 900 per gear in gold. He moves
and instructs the correspondents at the
various European capitals.
The receipts from advertising range
from $500 to $4,000 per day, accord
ing to the changes in the busy season
of the year. .'l'''r'
Mr.. Benefits income from his real
estate and newspaper is $225, 900 per
day, annum that Of his son $4,000.
Bennett, Sri, is Is years of age, yet
his brain is ais vigorous as it was
twenty five years ago. His habits are
of a very absteminous character, and
to this he ascribes good health.