Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-06-19
Who Own the New York Daily News
papers, :

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80 papers, :
Most of the leading newspapers print
ed in English in the metropolis ARE
owned by joint stock companies. The
exceptions are the Herald, the e1clu-
sive property of James Gordon Bennett;
the World, which Manton Marble has
had no partner in for several years; and
the Evening Express, whose proprletors
are Erastus Brooks and James Wilton
Brooks, son of the late James Brooks.
The Times has at present, it is said,
but four stockholders-E. B. Morgan,
George Jones, Mrs. Taylor, widow of
James Taylor, and Andrew Y. Stout,
President of the Shoe and Leather
Bank. IS ( -
The Tribune stockholders, notwith-
standing the reports to the contrary,
have not materially changed since the
| death of Horace Greeley, the resigna-
ton of Samuel Sinclair, the publisher,
and the purchase of fifty-one shares by
William Orton, of the Western Union
Telegraph, and his reselling to the old
dynasty all his shares but one. The
stockholders are understood to be as
follows: Whitelaw Reid, 81 shares; DR..
j. G. Aver, IA; Horace Greeley's estate,
8; Bayard Taylor, 4; 81. Parsons Farm
ham, 8; Silas Cheney (Mr. Greeley's
brother-in-law), 3; Mrs. s. T. Clark
(widow of s. T. Clark, deceased, who
was the former financial EDITOR, Q; E..
H. Jenny, 2; Oliver Johnson, 1; Solon
Robinson, l; Theodore Tilton, l /;
Thomas N. Rocker, 1; George Ripley,
l; John F. Cleveland, L; John Hay, 1;
Patrick O'Rouke, /; Philip A. Fitz-
patrick, l; Cornelius A. Runkle, l; Mrs.
Albert D. Richardson, 1; William Or
ton, /; and Charles E. Wilbour, l.
making up the 100 shares.
The Sun is mainly owned by Charles
A Dana, Marshall o. Roberts, William
Hitchcock, and Isaac 81. England,
though there are number OF small
stockholders. .
The Journal of Commerce has not
more than three or four stockholders,
the principal of whom is David NJ.
Stone, occupying the position of editor
in-chief.
The Evening Post is owned by Will
liam Cullen Bryant, Isaac Henderson,
and Parke Goodwin. Mr.. Henderson has
by far the largest interest, but by mu.
tual consent, the responsible editorial
control during his lifetime is vested in
Mr.. Bryant, with his son-in-law, Mr..
Goodwin, as executive chief.
The Commercial advertiser is O joint
stock concern. The capital stock is
$72, 900, in shares of 1000 each, held
by Hugh ]. Hastings, Henry Smith,
ThurlowWeed, Thomas Murphy, Thomas
E. Stewart, Jenkins Van Schaick, and
Mrs. A. Maverick. The first named
owns Just sufficient to constitute a ma
jority, and thus secures control of the
paper and the power to hoist his name
at the head of the columns. No divi-
dend was declared last year, it is said,
the manager preferring to surprise his
fellows stockholders with large sum to-
wards q building fund.
James Johnston, formerly assistant
publisher of the Evening Post, is the
principal owner of the Evening Mail,
and, being in i'll health, is represented
by his brother Robert, who, being
Scotch, partakes of the characteristics
of the race for thrift. Cyrus w. Field
was an owner. OF late, it's editor, j..
NJ. Bundy has, it is understood, obtain
ed handsome interest.
The Telegram, the evening edition OF
the Herald, is, of course, owned by
Bennett, and the Ne,Os is the property
of Ben Wood.