The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-30
SUCCESSFUL SEDALIANS.
How They Manage TO Make En-.
viable Regulations as News
paper Men.

1t is no news to the readers of the BAZoO
that Major Edwards, one of the most talented
journalists in the United States General
Bacon Montgomery and Ed. B. BurrOwes,
two of the best known and most successful
news hustlers in the west, now constitute
| the stall o. the st. Joseph Gazette, one OF
the most popular newspapers. as well as
one of the most powerful political organs
in the commonwealth.
The ability, the brilliancy, the positive
genius of Major John n. Edwards
will give any paper with which he is con-
nec;ed a prestige witch must of necessity
attract to il thousands of readers But the
gentlemen who constitute the local staff
of the Gazette have long since achieved en-
viatle regulations as newspaper men, and
TO day as repotorial artists they have very
few equals, and it may be safely asserted,
no superiors During The brief time which
they have been connected with the local
press of st. Jo,. Montgomery ana Bur
rowes have managed To scoop their con-
temper ries, and this, too, with only
limited acquaintance III this much can
DE accomplished in so short tine, 1t is
hard 10 prognosticate how many lines a
day the Herald will get left when the
ubiquitous Gazette men from SCI ia get
thoroughly acquainted. Til Herald in its
issue of the 10Th, smarting under Il multi
tude OF scoops, attempts To be | c-tious
and at the expense Of smaking self re-
diculouS, gels oil the following:
"Say. young man, can you tell me where
can find the Gazette office ?" asked a tail.
weather.beaten citizen from black country"
to 4 young man standing in front OF the
Pacific house yesterday afternoon.
The young man directed the old gentle
man TO that establishment, and walked on
about his business. He noticed, however,
that the man seeking information had been
INDUCING somewhat in ST. Joseph ardent.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
young man met the gentleman f;om the
country again, when the following dialogue
occurred:
"Say, amt you the young chap that
show.d me the Gazette office ?"
"Yes didn't YOU find it all right, uncle?'
"Well, youngster. that's what i don't
know. Nv George, / thought / left home
this morning to come to ST. Joseph, but i
want you to tell me square, am / in 81.
Joseph or Sedalia?"
why, you are in st. Joseph, Of course.
Why do you ask ?"
well, I'll tell you. NV neighbor and
me got into dispute over little matter
lha, occurred in our part OF the Country
last wear, an account OF which was pub
lished at the time Being democrat |
thought I'd call at the Gazette office and
have the editor decide the bet. Well 1
followed the dir, ciions you gave me, and
at last raped at door marked Editorial
roomsr ] was invited in, and asked to
he was the editor, pulled his mOust che
and said:
well my friend, / hardly remember
the circumstances. You see, / haven't
been here very long. / came up from Sc
da!ia. May be Mont. will know some
thing about it, and he ushered me into the
city editors room.
THE city editor said 'Let me see, do
remember something about the circum-
stances, but as l was i'm Sedalia at the
time--Oh, here comes my assistant, may be
he can tell you and he stated the case. The
assistant replied:
Having just arrived from Sedalia, OF
course l could know nothing about the
matter. Better see the telegraph editor
81 turned to that gentleman, and he
said:
ayes, remember il well-but have for
gotten the circumstance. You see, ever
ince worked in Sedalia but here comes
the solicitor probably he can give us some
nf Ormation
"'You bet can, ii it's anything about
Sedalia. / know everv nook and Corner of
the town. Oh, no; don't know anything
about that, am stranger here, you know"
"Going down stairs in despair, met the
man having charge of the city circulation,
and thinking he might give the desired in
questioned him. He replied
"You had better see some of the old.tim-
ers here, have just arrived from Sedalia."
81 hurried On, and Just as was going |
out of the door met two men, and they |
introduced themselves as the mailing clerk |
and city collector OF the paper. l stated !
nv case, and one of them said:
"'SOrry we can't accommodate you, but, |
YOU see, We have both just got in FROM Sc
ialia. and
"Well, didn't wait to hear any more
about Sedalia. And now, young man, an
,wer me frankly, am ] in st. Joseph or Sc
lalia? 1t seems to me every man l met