New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
A GREAT BUILDING.
WITH A NEWSPAPER TO MATCH.

yer York t,5-res5oadace OF Ths Cincinnati Coame-r.
The new building in course of erection for
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE, which has jus, reached It,
seventh story massive. majestic. and beautiful IdouDt
II the whole city show another building more pleas
ing 10 the artistic eye and there certainly not half
dozen buildings between the Battery and the Central
ark that can be at all compared With in this respect
In color as well rs IN form outline II Is pleasng-the
first story being granite, with polished dark granite p-
lars ana the other stories being dark brick chastely
ornameued, and rendered stll more elegant Dy granite
trimmings II is as satisfactory from the uti.tarian
poiut OF view from the aesthetic Il II commOdOus'
and admirably adapted 10 It's purpose. Il is very
strongly cOmpactly, and honestly built II s built %
endure for ages, and looks though it might easily
stand for the next Thousand years keeping IN memory
not only the name OF Horace Greeley aud that OF his
immediate successor by whom built, brt bearing
also the Of their successor through the accumu
ating generations. In short, THE TRIBUNE Building
meet, all the conditions imposed architects by John
Ruskn; and 1 feel sure that when Rusrn fulhlls his
threat OF burning down this city, 20 gioat his wrath
against the works Of incompetent house-0uders,
there Is at least one editce he will spare as monument
Of architectural beauty But when one turns away
from the vicinity after looking around he can hardly
keep from ndugiug in little grief on account OF Ihe
sun, ana Others, whose big houses, which are close
to the new palace OF THE TRIBUNE look So poor and
shambing IN comparison with IT,
The remarkable growth OF THE TRIBUNE IN popularity
and Importance during last year two one OF the
most interesting facts the history Of metropolitan
journalism" Il conveys a lesson 10 American editors
more valuable and memorable than other lesson yet
offered them in the way OF practical example For how
has the success been won't Not by abusing It's rivals
not by wrangng with its eRemes not by boasting OF
lts merits; not by swagger, humbug. IL has been
fairly and honestly won by making the paper OF great
and enduring value 70 intelligent readers Ia every
number Of IL there are bodies OF matter which can be
found in no other paper published here, which Is Of
interest not only the nteectuai classes, but TO all
eoes who would keep posted about the thought OF the
tmes and ehe movements OF the day and which Is exer
sng an edueatory influence without precedent IN the
aaiIy press. IN my Judgment the editorial page OF
THE TRIBUNE is at fanlt 10 many respects. II often
assumes positions which painfully wrong and at
wish facts II often gives out ideas unworthy OF ts
chief aud It's own antecedents II often takes views,
narrow aud distorted; often gives Way prejudice
and the demands OF seIfnterest. But after admitting
all this let then take the paper for all IN ALL espe-
ciany taking those remarkable features which II
alone among city papers let us look not
merely lis dispatches, ports aud correspondence
but az its scientific, literary educational Industrial, and
ecclesiastical departments; and after doing 80, am
free 10 admit as dsinterested spectator that it
pies an exceptional, uosa5e, and admirable place Ia
New-York Journalism. ...t 1..r.r ...rr
Its - deserved Tho daily circulation Is con