Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-18
A New RAn0rter.
William H. Vanderbi1t's Youngest Son Ready to ReGfn-Observat1OnsO . Re- porter's Life.

pOrter's Life.
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 We understand that the dingy brick build ing on Mulberry street, opposite the head quarters of the Metropolitan police, is short ly to receive a new occupant. The structure contains the offices of the police reporters on the New York morning dailies, and they will soon, it appears, be called upon to welcome new associate in the young MT. George Van derbilk the fourth son of MT. William H. Vanderbilt, who is ambitious of becoming literary man, and will begin his career as police reporter. We do not doubt that MT George Vanderbilt will receive 8 pleasant greeting from the gentlemen of the New York press, nor that he will find them good natured with his inevitable mistakes, and ing the scope of his reportorial functions.
 Whether Reporter Vanderbilt pursues his literary career beyond the criminal courts or not, he has made an excellent beginning. He could find no sphere of labor so well adapted, not only to the development of his literary tastes, but to the requirement of valuable fund of experience and knowledge of life He will learn thoroughness, accura- cy, fidelity, regularity and the value of time He will be privileged to study life in phases of which, perhaps, he has never suspected the existence. He will see poverty, bestiali- ty, cunning, ferocity, ,pathos, humor, suffer ing, unselfshness, sin, shame and crime, and every sort of wickedness and depravity, in strange panorama every day. The motley passions of mankind and the cumbrous evils of society will demand his attention and in vestigation. Then, too, he will make the acquaintance of men in all walks of life and of all tastes, manners and dispositions. He will acquire readiness. adaptability, ease, courage, self-reliance and an insight into hu- man nature. And if he Is honest, manly, modest, intelligent, observsnt, with facul. ty of putting his facts into credltable shape, and willingness to do any amount of hard work, 1t is probable that in time young Mir. Vanderbilt will make an acceptable re- porter.
 Perhaps he will prove to be different sort of young man. He is worth several millions in his own right, and will be the heir to an immense estate. Seeing the adu- Iation, fawning trucking and cringing that wealth commands, 1t would not be strange If he thought his own money should command for him unusual respect and difference. In this case Reporter Vanderbilt will soon be taught better. New York reporters are about the poorest 'lickspittles in the world. They are behind the scenes of life. They see the shams, the tinsel, the cheap hum bugs the tawdry stage tricks of fashion and society they touch the wires that pull pub lie puppets; they smell the smoky candles that light up the show to the public. They will take Reporter Vanderbilt for what he Is, and not for what he has. If he needs the lesson he will be thankful for it some day. But whether he needs it or not, Reporter Vanderbilt will do well to leave his millions behind him when he goes down to his news paper office. It will do him good to spend what he earns and no more, if only to learn what money will buy, And when he draws his fifteen dollars week as beginner, and takes his humble pretzel and it's accompani ment at MT. Carl Smidt's in the afternoon, or goes down to MT. Oliver Hitchcock's after his work is done in the evening, and smacks his lips over tencent plate of butter cakes, with his steaming yellow coffee in stone china mug, he will doubtless be surprised to find how much solid comfort he can get out of very little money.
 We wish Reporter Vanderbilt the greatest success in his chosen profession. Although he does not come of an intellectual family he should inherit robust good sense and a vigorous, penetrating intelligence. Charles Dickens first studied life in a police court and some of his best works had to do with the law, it's processes, it's servants and it's victims and Dickens had none of young MT. Vanderbilt's early opportunities. Therefore, he need not fear that he is in restricted field For all of his talents he will find abundant exercise. But if he makes good editor instead of a great author, we shall not be disappointed By the time he is qualified for higher duties, 50 many of the great edI- tors of the present day will have stepped aside that there will be plenty of room for Editor Vanderbilt.
 At that time we shall expect to hear him raise his voice against monopoly, bribery, corruption unscrupulousness, stock specula- tion heartlessness and-other existing evils, and by preeept as well as practice teach the true uses of wealth, for teaching which his police court experiences will have abundantly qualified him