The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
A LADY STOCK REPORTER.


A LADY STOCK REPORTER.
SKETCH OF MISS MIDY MoRGAN-How SHE
BECAME THE STOCK REPORTER OF THE
TIMEs--HER INTERVIEW WITH MR..
GREELEY.
The story of Miss Mildly Morgan, now and
for a long time the stock reporter of the
New York Times, is told by the Chicago
Tribune at great length. From it an extract
covering the main points is here given: Some
| four or five years ago there landed in the
City of New York an Irish woman, lady
by birth and education, who had been
tossed about the world a good deal, had
seen much of life, and experienced
many vicissitudes of fortune. She had a
number of letters of Introduction in her
pocket to various gentlemen in New York
among others the late Henry ]. Raymond
and Horace Greeley, and Mr.. Leonard Je-
rome. She came to America to get living
having been attracted to this country by the
accounts she had heard of it in Europe, and
from the favorite impressions produced by
such American gentlemen as she had met.
The ideal of the great and model re-
public was, that all the people were edu-
Gated, polite and generous; that individuals
were estimated at their moral and intel
lectual value; and that the laws were models
of perfection, always enforced, and never
burdensome. Taking one of her letters of
introduction to Mr.. Horace Greeley, she had
a characteristic but decidedly improbable
interview with the philosopher, who ap-
peared i'm her ewes to be anything but a po-
lite gentleman. The great editor never rose
from his chair, hardly looked at the per-
son presenting the letter, neglected
to offer her seat, and con-
tinued writing Tribune editorial, while he
held a short and remarkable conversation
with her. After receiving few replies as
short as his questions, he told her she had
better 60 to raising mushrooms for the New
York market And he suggested that some
sandy island off the coast of New Jersey, If
one could be found, would be good place
to try the experiment. This philosophy was
of piece with the then stereotYped phrase,
g Go West, young man." In other words,
MR.. GREELEY's WAY
of helping people was to tell them to help
themselves. He did conclude to write a
brief note of introduction to Susan B.
Anthony, who was then to be found at the
woman's bureau, on Twenty third street,
near the Academy of Design. In due time
the note was presented, when a very spicy
interview took place. Miss Anthony wished
to know what brought the applicant to
America. She said that the streets of New
York were so full of Irish and
other women who had nothing
tide. She could give no announcement,
and only INDUCED in scolding at the pre-
sumption of so many Europeans coming to
| America. Not having a great amount of
ready cash on hand and meeting with no en-
couragement from the champions of human
progress in the metropolis OF the new world,
our heroine returned to the Stevens House.
at the lower end of Broadway, and engaged
to do chamber work on one floor. While
thus employed she met one of her faith
er's former servants, who was at work
in the same hotel. He treated her with
great respect and kindness. Taking her let
ter of introduction to Mr.. Leonard Jerome,
| he received her with much politeIess, saying
that he knew her we'll by reputation in
Paris and that an introduction was unnec-
essary. He would do all he could for her,
and, sending note to Mr.. Mant0n Marble,
of the World, that gentleman at once sent
the lady to Saratoga to write an account of
the horse races for his paper. This novel
work for a woman to do was we'll executed,
and also well paid for. But there
was no vacancy on the staff of the
World, and a permanent position was de-
sirable. Mr.. Henry J. Raymond had sud
denly died a few days before she of whom 1
write had arrived in the country. Nothing
daunted, however, when other resources
! failed, she climbed to the editorial rooms OF
the Times, and met the Hon. John Bigelow,
editor of the new life of Franklin, who was
at that time filling Mr.. Raymond's place.
AS one ofthe letters presented to him was
from the Hon. George p. Marsh, Mr. Bige.
low received the lady kindly, and. after a
short conversation, offered her the position
of stock-reporter on the Times To his sur
prise, 1t was
IMMEDIATELY ACCEPTED,
and has been filled by Miss NIidy Morgan
the lady in question. from that day until
this! AS she passed through the editorial
rooms of the Times Office, Miss Morgan
overheard one of the sub-editors say 10 his
chief: 'What have you done?" "Ohl she'll
| not hold the place a week" was Mr.. Bige-
lows reply. But Miss Morgan is made OF
different stuff from most women, and she
has not only filled her novel position ac-
ceptably TO the present time, but she is
reckoned one of the best reporters in her line
of business on the city press, and has won
the respectful admiration of all the stock.
dealers, butchers, drovers and ailway mer
of her acquaintance. She has seen great
changes in the Times Office, too-most o.
those connected with that journal at her ad
vent having left it. Mr. s. S. Conant anG
Mr.. Sinclair are now with Harper's Weekly
Mr. Bigelow's place is filled by Mr.. Jennings
Ma. Williams, the promoter OF poor children''
excursions, long one of tie Times editors II
with the new republican paper; and Col
Carr is with the Mail. Miss Morgan ha.
been fortunate in having the steadfas
friendship of Mr.. George Jones, the pub
Usher of the Times, and in securing the
respect of all the men employed on that pa
} per. When Miss Morgan commenced the
business of stock reporting in New YORK
City, she met with much opposition from
the men in the cattle yards at Weehawken
Communipaw, and the stock yards in til,
upper part of the city. She also had t.
, encounter the ill-will of other stocl
reporters, and agricultural editors, so-called
} But, as the truth dawned upon them tina
she could neither be bought nor sold in tn,
: interests OF any clique of stock dealers; tina
, she was as intelligent as honest, and as in
, domitable and persevering as New Yorl
! reporter needs to be; that she was lady who
would report the exact condition of the cat
tie, sheep, hog, and horse markets, "thougi
/ the heavens fell" thsy began to respect her
, and in short time made her paths amonl
J them as pleasant as possible.