Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-07
Who Own the New York Daily News
papers,

F'INA1N
Most of the leading newspapers print
ed in English in the metropolis are
owned by joint stock companies. The
exceptions are the Herald, the exclu-
sive property of James Gordon Bennett;
the World, which Manton Marble has
had no partner in for several years; and
the EUeniRg Express, whose proprietors
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 V. Stout,
President of the Shoe and Leather
Bank.
The Tribune stockholders, notwith-
standing the reports to the contrary,
have not materially changed since the
death of Horace Greeley, sthe resigna-
ton of Samuel Sinclair, the publisher,
and the purchase of fifty-one shares by
William Orion, 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. @. Aver, IA; Horace Greeley's estate,
8; Bayard Taylor, 4; Fl. Parsons Farm
ham, 3; Silas Cheney (Mr. Greeley
brother-in-law), 3; Mrs. S. 7. Clark
(widow of S. 7. Clark, deceased, who
was the former financial EDITOR, 2; e.
H. Jenny, 2; Oliver johnson, 1; Scion
Robinson, L; Theodore Tilton, l
Thomas N. Rocker, /; George Ripley,
1; John F. Cleveland, 1; John Hay, 1;
Patrick O'Rouke, l.; Philip A. Fitz-
patrick, 1; Cornelius A. Runkle, /; Mrs.
Albert D. Richardson, L; William Or
ton, l; and Charles E. Wilbour, /
making up the 100 shares.
The San is mainly owned by Charles
A Dana, Marshall O. Roberts, William
Hitchcock, and Isaac FL. England,
though there are a number of small
stockholders.
The Journal Of Commerce has not
more than three or four stockholders,
the principal of whom is David M.
Stone, occupying the position of editor.
in-chief.
The EUening Post is owned by Viii,
liam Cullen Bryant, Isaac Henderson,
and Parke Goodwin. Mr.. Henderson has
by far the largest interest, but by mu.
tual consent, the responsible editora
control during his lifetime is vested il
Mr.. Bryant, with his son-in-law, Mr.
Goodwin, as executive chief.
The Commercial AdUertiSer is q joint
stock concern. The capital stock is
$72, 900, in shares of 81, 900 each, hello
by Hugh j. Hastings, Henry Smith
ThurlowWeed, Thomas, Murphy, Thomas
E. Stewart, Jenkins Van Setback, ant
Mrs. A. Maverick. The first named
owns just sufficient to constitute 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 hi
Observation-Disclosures with a large sum to
wards building fund.
James Johnston, formerly assistan
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 Characteristic
of the race for thrift. Cyrus W. Fielt
was an owner OF late, its editor, J
NJ. Bundy has, it is understood, obtain
ed q handsome interest.
The Telegram, the evening edition o
the Herald, is, of course, owned b,
Bennett, and the NesUS is the propert,
of Ben Wood.