Daily Republican., 1882-05-03
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whining Il n Z Editorial Changes
Caleb P. johnson, who has just re
linquished the tripod and gone into tn
sweet retirement of private life to en-
10y the competency of successful edi
torial career was the Oldest editor il
Wilmington or in the State, having
been engaged in publishing and editing
the one paper, the Gazette, for nearly
forty years of constant unremittlnl
labor, 1t Is divulging no secret wher
we say that Mr.. johnson is estimated
TO be worth over one hundred thousand
dollars, a princely sum so tar as Will
mington newspaper enterprises are con-
cerned, and yet insignificant when
compared with some of the newspaper
men Of the great cities of the Union
The next Oldest editor in the State is
George W. Vernon, of the REPUBLI-
CAN, " no has been engaged in active
printing and publishing enterprise for
nearly thirty-eight years. In all that
time he has not failed to be at his office
one single whole day on account of sick
ness. The firm is now George W. Ver-
non & Sons, who have the most exten-
sive and complete establishment in the
State The REPUBLICAN is next to
the Oldest paper in the State, having
been established half a century ago, at
Georgel own, Delaware. 1t has been
another newspaper success, and now
has circulation twice az large as any
other paper now published in the State
They have one double cylinder, two
single cylinders and two Gordon job
presses, with sufficient steam power to
drive them, in their establishment, and
expect soon to have a pertecting press
that will print over 49, 900 an hour, to
meet the demands of their growing
business. Henry Eckel, publisher Of
the Delaware State Journal which was
for many years one of the three leading
papers Of the State, has been enjoying
the sweets of retirement for the last
six gears or more, but with his retir-
acy the Journal passed out of existence
but leaving the proprietor and editor
with a sufficient endowment for a
comfortable life. The Blue Hen's 8
Chicken was one Of the papers that on
joyed considerable notoriety in its
day and at one time gave great pro.
mise OF success, but the tickle wheel of
fortune brought no prize to its doors
and it exists no more. The eminent
editor, Francis Vincent, may De said to
have retired from the newspaper field
but we are sorry to say not blessed
with the splendid munitioence tLat fol-
lowed the retiracy of Messrs Eckel ard
johnson.
In 1867 came the time for daily
paper in Wilmington, jenkins & At.
kinson being the pioneers. The Will
mington Daily Commercial was for
few years success and its proprietors
reaped rich harvest for their enter
prise A field so remunerative could
not long remain without rival claim
ant for Its favors, ard in 1873 tie
Every Evening came upon the stage
with Croasdale & Cameron as proprle-
tors, publishers and editors. 1t was
SUCCESS snd the Commercial began to
wane and in 1877 sold out 10 its more
successful rival. Then came change
for the Every Evening and badgered
by the DAILY REPUBLICAN, Daily
Gazette and Morning Herald, all daily
papers which had sprung into exist
ence, it was forced in 0 stock concern.
But even this did not make it a paying
concern, and the chief editor, Mr.
Croasu ale, is now the reputed proprie-
tor Of a paper in Baltimore called the
Day. Mr. Cameron is publisher of the
Times il Marietta, Pa. Mr.. Atkinson,
one of tie publishers of the CONNER
cial, is the successful owner and pub
Usher of an agricultural paper in Phil
adelphia called the Farm journal,
which We are glad to say is rcmunera'
tive to its owner. Mr.. Jenkins is the
editor of a new weekly paper called the
American, published in Philadelphia.
We need not say that under Mr.. Jen-
klns it is ably edited.
John O'Byrne, Esq, who started the
Morning Herald is row assistant cor
poralion counsel for New York City
and ,lt Morning News, tdi1t d and own
ed by Emerson & Conrad, took its place
This short lived firm soon dissolved,
Mr.. Emerson retiri1 & TO the old edito-
rial chair of the Denton (Md.) Union.
Mr.. Conrad continued on awhile loRger
when he sold out to the p1 esent pub.
listtrs, with Watson r. SperIy as edi'
tor. A little over year ago Mr.. j. B.
Bell started the Sunday Star which
has been remunerative success. Mr.
Bell and Merris Taylor have succeeded
to the OWL ership of the Gazette. The
latest paper started is the Peninsula
Record (weekly) by John F. Speck,
devoted principally to trade, commerce
and finance and gives every evidence of
success.
The following Is row the roster of
Wilmington Delaware REPUBLICAN,
daily and weekly, G. W. VernoH &
Sons; Delaware Gazette, daily and
weekly, Bell & Taylor; Every E'ening
dailv ard Delaware Weekly Journal,