, 1877-04-19
TIE f." COURIER. !"
Selling Out the Traps Of This Ex.
tinct Paper.
4 Brief Sketch Of It's Career---The Men
Whom It Ruined.


in the history Of journalism, tho Chicago Daily
Courier has been iAtd away In the sepulcller Of
dead newspapers, neTer 10 ~ feansTcsted, fos the
name bears warning Ia all ambitious Journalists
who attempt 10 embark on tho angry eea In which
so many have been hope1ess'y wrecked. The
Courier actually ceased lh miserable existence aves
week aso, and tho sale Of tts material and MA
chiuery Jestesdhr closed tue In the event.
ful drama. littlc Of the Inside history Of tho
papes may prove interesting and bcncnctal. and
ciye the unfntiatcd reader an adequate fdcs Of
newspaper lifo and III ups and DOWNS particular.
y IN The winter Of 1879 fonr enserpris'ng, gent'c-
cGeee motnins M md .ds Up cobned
~; s.PS; :a ;g% Esss
@ forth ~eI..printed. eomeiT.ioosns foo .hset ii
.avea columns to she page: ts t4ps ntsd being
ief copy. sna Is demand proved 1atss and s,ons HON.
tshins, as il tho ea.e with al similar ncw
sss ssea ~ Of W. III, xs, wess ,sss Ss; ths
wai At the tinio Of t!tTtIHg-who hsi
sny ssg;s,s'nfe and b t4se1 tss sad
tiensn sade.sored 70 make shsm.eiSes IL ussi"i
about he establishment ID green but Wiling banda
GO, eoald ons nf ks0ga's pfs''es visa used to print
NOVEL PLAN FOR sEcunIN0 NKws
vas adoptsd. IN sdatt!on to shs H'eaRfc se'cg.hms
Furnished By ihe American Press Association;
4 the earliest practicable monsht and extracts of
thcsr loading news md editorial wcre made enA put
Ro s ns,s a. Ct e es ssnR N
Sosr;er, afehin **ho i.y in wait 70 srab fhs dit
That sort of thing wss kept np With varied sue.
cess for soyarnl months. and In the meantime qultc
saesespttoa y, and @ stffe. sals w. 70 worked ~
Of = tsngle cylinder rfess, which ~ capable of
wotkIng.oa !. 800 Or !, goo @ lmp.es:ons per hour.
ks eS9pa sSp xsn ssn
were compelled 70 III !. stick 4 ercul.tio1. Of
4 Co., or 8, Goo at most, when the Idea OF forming
atock COMPANY via terminated. to cause tho
infant to grow, and nix months after the sheet
y oin. ii a.ca ss e.
capital soek Il so, o0o, divided into j. ooo shsIcs
500 each, Il was bad season for ad!ertistng.
and the Courier showed few or none oe those In
rsRsr esnaot % sI:t wthont .sso1s 70 b1sckmsi ss
ass s 1 as ss ,eeas @ e.
sanbosp. Joung man who had moro money than
newspaper experience, uo was anx!oas to threat
postan.ty, "a lasting one. He took !. 500 shares
Of stock In the concctn., and was ont ZIG, 900
sssssa b ct ssss q Il, s sos HI xn9s pps sss IT,.
Gentlemen were given ~. Sanbo!n ,anasr certain
Ii. ssasorn bronsht in the uew dsld Win lin ons
lucully ottAlnSd lev ah1rcS Of etOCk. u1ueronce
OF oplulou Ia tho management cAused
WAR IN TIE CORPORATION,
and tnshcofurwnEd the Courier began a rctro9rade
ovseat al,a ta. continued + VIII grsst .aess.s,
vows. Al tho n7st annua. election Tho ofiE,nn,
holdets Of the stock. not satisfied with tlc way
Sonsns ' % posssssien pAssI sIsy AA wers A Ya sept
ssns.q on,t qss } ~, :n IL
ous consndei tlat would taIs Too ions Tina; 50.
after rome skirmshIpg In tho courts, banborn wsa
iutt In possession Of rather empty Aud saue'ess
Tha paper ran along prccartousy and mfserahty.
being changed from morning to an evening paper
lion ~ removed if from Ksiioess to til Ff.h .1snos
where 70 .ns9ns pre-. Turned @ ot3
ss s9ta y s ss. o
H. .aysr.':'nE ..a .ln shs county gf1'ns',cs *:
ne.aossacs WAS without ~ organ ~ tee ssty, md
no yY Vii, bs s eaa
and would fll the ''lonE.telt want;" 7SMes
etitor was procured a, stsrsation stipend 10 write
into snbsc1ibin9 ior tha apsr. Int sij tho cnsfia
In shat direction vent for nanght The parst VA
H. point o. 9onx nnSr i : sssesa A. tanss but II Il,
their own destruction, kept 1t Anoai. Ths priiters
s III ae oaSs W. stsa I'd H.
counting. room to meet thcie conutant and slinosI
hontly demands: cleaning ent o. m o'a haid;
nothing. Another trMoxal was anado III the sprtns
'os 1870. the pr!ntEug material md e.ss: bcin4
.trcct aud tho bn..ucs+ oace to she Gt!s nlock on
l.a*,ailc street. There = ''lEva Of IT, was made
sans IT, ts ws5. n
''' ''''' % nsckfvsn q WI Al 4 PROPOSITION,
yta Trustees *alc. from tho e1ccl.os Publishing
fN nal aHf A
the Courier Company. .hs.s.' md hence forced
phaat. b1 otef s., ooo i Shs1as .sle . .,ti.i,
d1i q asisinstis ' o. y j. l. iissin. H. <. Esksnsa,
and Nj. Warner, Tho latter claim. that ne ps!t
Or Or H. ooo, and aase ihs paper ! DOW .iarI. i.
thought tas Presidential campaign would help H.
was found. anxious 70 distluRutah Of e1tlngulsi
him.s!t tssuFtesnx sstusl!y dead
ing Warner $3.50 Ii hi. notes Of hand. secures
ually placed It In Tue hands Of tireo impccunloa'
newspaper usn. snd then took from them dttl
III: o as H. H. as nG5 k: a
half. .aeaa creature ! an!.llnx Kick. md tie pape
| #&9 EQA0EEQ tfVUa lie kcfGA-EQ44W4 lp140 sOkI ~
avs.eolumn quarto, and switched frou. ~ esen
ing h.ek into morning pareF hut tho old talnl
would not work; they could not Iaaks tho CoaF1sI
60 Ths non!ns, company which leagss nad as
eonvsaieaty fortaed and leased sold out 70 hn. io
500 saostl; aftsrr.sa, fsassr tried q, sotts o
Democrats wera urged 10 taks atosk from time !.
tins, but the Dab would not bite. Tilden's" bari
.hs Ptesldenti.l s!eetloa la.s ~ tho co41st,;
aud ,puny column folio, and was putshe'
nomtnai,J thereafter merely e gst Pay fof son
legal sdsettistns. Oue. this 6rst, VI Nj. iesgef
notsa fly Due yaa. 70 lar, and wa no! met, and
andipk It would nat he. Ar. Warner 9lrd . bin Il
shansety. I'D Jaoks Moore granted per@is.lea +
Wsrnes possession Of Tho property On eonaltLo
that h. paid Ysagee tloo and John r. sesnlo
$3.50, pAfa ey them fos ths stock when ies4e
[ took Charge
rho Mister IN chasesry sold ths material ys,
terdaJ morning. as No. ITS Monroe street, wher
The pfcsa and engins eEa, and 1t tho Lakcsl,
Building. where svlaa Of the stuff WAS removed
| Only tfa or ak persons Wesu present, and, witt
the exception Of an Imposing aeona bought by
cnXtnn and boiler. Ill the Type, racks, stans, gRa
ieys, ETC. aud once furniture, a $40.
III. fesxcz IL therefore still liable for tho notes
| ,rbjrh tIs red bf four lots.