The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-06

From the address of Mr.. G. NJ. Chase,
delivered before the Vermont Editors and
Publishers Association at Burlington, on
Wednesday, we take the following eX-
tracts:
Fifty years ago the latest news from Eu-
rope was Il month old when it reach New
York If items from the seaboard reached
northern Vermont in a week, people con-
sidered themselves seasonably informed of
current events, and were satisfied. The
Great West was an infant in the matter of
commercial and political Importance
Chicago and other large cities were unborn
and few items year, from Cincinnati,
st. Louis and other Western town, were
all the east expected The Danville North
STIR, still very excellent paper, was the
principal source of news in northeastern
Vermont. Few families had access to any
other paper. The people were not impa-
tient for the news, but could wait till the
man on horseback sounded his horn at the
gate, announcing the arrival of the Star
with Washington intelligence as late as the
first of last month
There were no railroads then, and post
routes with weekly stages were in their in
fancy. Country people logged along in "A
quiet way, taking comparatively little
thought of the busy world beyond their own
localities and neighboring villages. The
minister, the lawyer, the doctor and the
village school-master were the acknow-
lodged oracles of wisdom. A mile to school
and two to church were cOnveniences to be
proud of. On Saturdays the little village
world in itself would be visited by the
surrounding farmers, and the local affairs
of the week were passed around from
mouth to mouth. If during the week, n
stranger from an adjoining or distant
State, had spent a day in the village, the
news impaired touching affairs in his own
locality, observations of his travels, etc
were items for discussion and curiosity for
days afterwards.
There were few dailies in the land and
the circulation of the city weclilies was
comparatively small. The day of great
calculations was yet in the future. In 1880
there were but 900 papers in the Union.
In 1885 the total circulation of the dailies
in New York was but 10000 copies, and
to-day it is over 100000. In 1885 Mr..
Bennett began the publication of the
UerdH, the wonderful success of which
placed its founder at the head of journalism
in this country, if not in the world. BY
his power of organization, his wonderful
faculty of collecting and circulating reports
of late events from every quarter, he made
news an article of commerce, the demand
for which has steadily increased to the pre-
sent time. He set the first example of a
thoroughly entcrprising and successful daily
newspaper in the country.
But, as Yankee genius is quick to dis
cover all avenues to success, this great eX-
ample has been the guide to hundreds OF
successful journals since. The Herald was
followed by the Tribune in 1871, by the
Times in 1851 and, at different periods
since, first-class journals have been estab-
lshed at all the important commercial cen.
tres in the country.
That Unsuitable desire for news of the la
test moment is modern passion, created
by the enterprise of the modern press, and
the amazing rapidity of distribution, Steam
and electricity have brought the four corn
ers OF the world together, and we all now
live, as it were, in one community. Yes
terday's dailies with news from every par
of the globe reach every hamlet tonight
City styles of last year are not merchanta
bic this season in Vermont country peo
pie are square up with the fashion of tho
times. The very day the Fifth Avenu,
belle promenades in the new style, bare
headed principally, the country milk mait
is reducing her own bonnet to equal,
charming microscopic proportions, and hel
demand for old newspapers to complete he
toilet is not much behind that of her NOR,
pretentious city cousin.
AS instruction begins at home the loca
paper comes first in importance, for no in
telligent man can afford to be ignorant o.
the current affairs of his own county ant
state. The world presumes that men seek
ing information abroad, are familiar witt
the history, natural curiosities, customs o.
society and current events of their, owl
country. And this presumption is carrie(