San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-22
A SOUTHERN BONANZA.
Tho Atlanta Constellation, Its PROFESSIONALLY and
Leading Writers.

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The Atlanta Consultations, Its Proprietorzhip ass
Leading WriterA.
From the NV Orleans Democrat.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 10. The Atlanta
Constitution is owned by five individ'
uals, who 30 fully realize the bonanza
which they are working that they stead
| lily refuse to sell cents worth OF stock
and would not take gold mine for the
paper. Their names are Evan p. How
ell, N. p. L. Finch, Henry w. Grady,
W. A. Hemphill and his brother, Il. A.
Hemphill. N. P. 7. Finch, the politi'
cal editor, is a New Yorker. having
come to this city from Hornellsville. n.
Y, about ten years ago for his health.
He liked Atlanta 80 we'll that he bought
an interest in the Constitution and
went to work. He sticks close to his
business, and, in addition to being O
perspicuous md forcible writer, is an
admirable selector and arranger OF mat
ter. He is one OF tho few Yankees in
our midst who attends strictly to his
own business, and has been blessed by
Providence with, an absence Of the
Northern twang and bis: feet. Henry
W. Grady is the imaginative occasional
of the concern-writing when he plesses
and what he pleases. He is q natural
born sensationalist and has way OF
embellishing everything he touches,
which is sure to please the public.
Gath" once said that Henry was the
most brilliant correspondent in the
South, but this was short time after
Henry had engaged Gath" to write an
occasional letter to the Constitution,
and pronounced him the most brilliant
correspondent Of the North. The re-
suit may therefore be regarded as q
business transaction trimmed with re.
ciprocal courtesy. Toombs once said
of Henry Grady that she'd rather tell a
lie for confederate money than the truth
for gold" Grady heard of this, and
while he did not deny it publicly, hc
never lets an opportunity slip of prick
ing the statesman with his keen styles.
Grady is about thirty years old and is
said to be rich, thanks to Victor New
comb, whom he wrote up in grand style
while president of the Louisville and
Nashville, pronouncing him many times
the Napoleon of railroad men, and who
in turn placed him in position to make
much money in stock speculation. But
no one envied Henry his good fortune.
He is so companionable and bright that
everybody liked him, including Cyrus
w. Field, who, it is claimed, took such
fancy to the young journalist about
the time that the other Field was a
candidate for the nomination at Cincin-
natl, that he actually presented him
with a 100000 interest in the Constit4-
tiO1.
Evan P. Howell, managing editor of
the Constitution, is one Of the shrewd-
est politicians and poorest writers in
the state. He is man OF much in
fueace and has shaped the policy Of
the paper for years, the other members
of the company usually deferred to him.
He knows his weak point and has the
good sense to write but little. He is
clever, tells joke finely, is wonderful
Judge of men, has infinite tact, and will
fight at the drop Of hat. But for this
wise reason I might tell you more about
him.
w. A. Hemphill is the business man
ager of the Constitution, and to him is
surely due much of the success of the
paper. He is a heavy set, blue-eyed,
healthy looking man with stern ex-
preston of countenance and very aus
tere manners. He is man of method
and close application, and SO severely
economical that on one occasion after
paying $50 for special" from San
Francisco on subject of great interest
to Atlanta his hair began to turn white,
and he took to bed for three days. His
idea is to spend as little as possible and
make as much as possible, and just such
has made the CoaLstitu-
tom one of the leading papers OF the
South. Joseph G. Harris, uncle Re-
mus" is the paragrapher, but really
does much clipping, much editorial,
much literary work. He is the most
versatile man on the Georgia press, and
is equally ct home on a political poem,
a humorous paragraph, a heavy editorial
or review of Scribner. He is little
red -headed fellow, weighing not more
than 10 pounds, and is thlrty-two
wears old. He is an incessant smoker,
great reader, capital companion, and
such prodigious worker that long ago,
in walking he has achieved the "classi-
cal stoop." Best of all, this gifted gen.
tleman is modest as a violet, and new
er loses his temper, if indeed he has
any to lose. If Joe was only woman
he would make some worthy young man
the best wife in the world. The phe-
success of "Uncle Remus" has
not turned his head in the slightest,
and he deserves all the fame and all the
money which the honest work and gem
uine genius bestowed upon the book
have brought him.
The Editorial Desk.
T. Il