The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
From the London Tunes.
American Jonrn alism.
From our Special Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, July lO.

American journalism.
from our special Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, July IL.
have frequently had occasion to no
tice the big way 10 which the Americans
do things, and do not know that il
would be easy to find an apter illustra-
ton OF this than that furnished by the
centennial Newspaper Building" in
the exhibition grounds. Here you may
see any one, or, il you like, all OF the
..S, l29 newspapers published regularly
in the United States" In England =
man thinks it cheap il he is given his
choice OF a few score of newsp .pers
tor penny and rs our penny is here
practically represented, rs a rule. by
| five cent or even a ten cent piece thu
smallest shoeblack, tor instance, expects
ten cents (5d.) Tor shining your boots).
a man could scarcely grutnble 1t asked,
say quarter Of a dollar, or one shilling,
for the run OF the 5000 papers Need
it be said that in the Centennial Building
he can see them one and all for nothing?
He is not only permitted as favor to
see them, but he is invited. nay presse',
to confer the favor OF entering the
building and calling for what paper he
likes. As he pass 5 the entrance his eye
is caught by some such kindly and courts
eous invitation rs Come in and See
paper from your home" write Your
name in the registers give your carr !"
III. superintendent aud make yourself
at home" The home into which he i
titus cordially welcomed is. moreover
very pleasant one. Without any pre-
tensions to imposing architectural ette.t,
it is simple, elegant, and neat. l, 5
length is 81 feet; its width is 46 feet; its
height 80 feet. 1t is admirably lighted
and ventilated by long rows OF windows
and large lantern 70 t. Open ON -
sides. it Catches every breath OF air tina.
, ventures in this weather to stir out, one
side the air is cooled by passing over
; the lake, on the border OF which the
building is pleasantly situated. 1t is,
= in fact, altogether about as cool and
:, agreeable place-quite apart from il
;, :, literary attractions-as visitor to lht
= Exhibition could wish to be offered |:
= chair in. He may at first wonder how
;, among 5000 papers, among them such
mighty sheets as the New York Herald
he is to get at the small, loved print o
his home, thousands Of miles away. i
may be, over the Rocky Mountains
But the management is SO simple tina
u by consulting the catalogue any on" cal
at once find y paper he wants. They arr
pigeOnholed on shelves in the alpnaOeti
y cal order Ut their States or Territories
and their towns. the names OF which ar,
. clearly labeled on the shelves. Thu!
> newspapers OF Abbeville, in Alabama
70 would be found on the first shelf, an.
~ those Of Larami City, in Wyoming. 0,
= J. the last but anybody in difficulties ha
:. only TO apply to one OF the eight super
iteness," are ready TO execute mis- order
= as il they bodily belonged to him. II h
- would like TO take notes or write. ~
= has, in two galleries which run round III
: upper part of the building. his cnoice =
= so.ne thirty desks with pen, ink, AM
:. :. paper. all provided, of course, gratis
or II he has ladies with him, or iri-nn
II n it'll whom he wants to have i perfect
8 private ru ,tns comfortably fit ed W
- The visitor is, Ill TACT, SO spoiled. tn,
= before he ha, been in the building tiv
;" minutes, he begin, 10 feel himself mi u
=. =. cd because he cannot order At the usud
: prices OF the establishment an ice
- .'cocAt4ilr and 3 bath.
~ IL will net, hope. detract from In
:" Merits vi thi, pleasant home and rcfus
~ ior the warm and weary readers !
= newspapers to mention that it IS an ~
Vel. Isc.ueut. since no attempt is III .de |
disguise tine fIct. II is i TACT whirl
e however harmless iii itself. is in Amer
= e. too often mixed up with l,iiy pr.
:. irs>ions and motives, the juxlap,sitln
- with which makes il ludicruus, - ).
!" nothing worse.
BIT the propri-tars Of tn Centenni
-. Newspap Building are avnwesly ~
= y. r,iag ay.nts-.le lirg.st. '.ei,ev
-. in all Am ,rrc M .s>rs- G. Z. Il well
Co.. OF New York. rn-ir rntrrp ii
I, will east sling thcr abJlt 3lb.iIDJ
fl,or). in-iuling the building AMI Il
49,. expense nf running" it for six mpntll
-. How much co.n-s out III their ptnk-t.
80 cannot say. as they hsve bern large
su,.id II by IN OF tn: lr.riinS A he
icl: D tper<. BIT tlcv have the III
- ayetnent OF the enterprise, and will W.,
ur.lly re, the lions sh re ot the gIor
1, will certtinlv IN IKE their n .mes KIN "
'a> all over A ne.ica. in corners which
on may never hive reached. For The Am.
~" nc ms are new-p, psr realers tua III III
p III most to 4 child n ,r indeed Dies u
ef nee,i q, he An American 10 nrpr.scia
''n the opportunity o. rssting in c,sDtpr
rp bile ru.,sn, in uries to red Latest ne
ny from ones home. | b I've seen a.,
Zee Young children in the building .-onni
lie their p.p.rs - steadily AMI sttenliv,
= asany vi the adult voters around the
To- 1t IS possible. admit. that they =,
reading one Of The newspapers for q,
me ,lren. III which = Large nu.n,cr are ln
ter lishesl in AIuerics- Jne Vi the,n. acc.,l
Ak ing +, the Catalogue is-ued Ivy Mo>>
ale r ,~sll, hs@a cirulafis,n u 200.
xe. SOU anil ssid American neWsp sprrs
it declared By the san,e authority lo~xce
ter ..slss ssnnbsned issues ~ I'll ths 9th
|ify eious of the essrlh.'s Ono II Ava10WI
,ss Is..rpsissd =, 6nd Inst = this namisr
e. lsas shnn 6.x33, Oe 0Ogo tAa0 GhG