Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-18

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A tramp printer stopped at the Oar.
son (Nev.) Appcai Office 10 apply Tor >
situation. He was furnished with tenn.
porary employment, which enabled him
10 secure a few nights lodging and meals
10 match. He was a printer who had
been one Of the eighteen proprietors Of
the Daily Globe, but recently suspend
ed in San Francisco, and gave full de
scription Of its inside workings and
management under a pledge Of secrecy
and a promise that no use should he
made Of the information until he had
reached Salt Lake, where he now is.
A number Of printers left the Chron
icie's employ and started n paper Of
their own called the Globe. II gave fair
prospects Of success. and to all out
ward appearance was well-managed
and well-edited newspaper. It's maiu
purpose was to kill the Chronicle, and
the enemies Of the latter paper "stood
in" quite liberally at the start. Let the
story, however, be told in the language
Of the narrator.
"Who ran the concem?"
=" I did, for one" said the wandering
printer Then there was Lynch aud
Brooks and Woods, and all the balance.
When the force were all ON deck it had
eighteen bosses, besides the reporters
and editors? ?"
"Who edited the paper ?"
al did-and the rest Of the gang.
We all took hand. Some man would
be setting up an article and see some
friend given deal. He would walk up
to tho imposing stone and yell out,
What in blazes is thisY Then the boys
would all quit work and collect around
the stone.
Some would think that the man the
article went after was a perfect gentle
man, aud the rest would think he was
an old snoozer. Then we would row
over the matter half an hour or so, and
pretty soon a couple would JEFF to see
whether the item went in or not. Each
day the editors and reporters got their
instructions from eighteen Of their regu.
lar bosses and their assistants. kept
track Of the regulars, but split on the
'subs.' Each man had policy. had
two. Some had more. No particular
policy, but a general sliding scale, 10 fit
any circumstances"
"Did the GLOBE roll along pretty well
at frstp"
Eyes, IL swelled up big. Subscrip-
tons came in lively and were brisk, and
for a spell the great question was what
to do with so much money. We talked
Of buying building TO move into.
Presently, however. the expenses began
TO chaw US mp. Then il wasn't 80 much
question what 10 do with the money,
but where to get il Some Of the boys
we're sticking type at the case, and some
we're busting about on the outside.
somehow, the outsiders seemed 10 dress
better and eat at better restaurants than
the insiders. Curious. wasn't ftp /
guess We galley slaves at the case didn't
clear over 81 a week"
"Did You dabble in politics2"
20 yes, We ran most Of the politics
there for week. We had Democrats,
Republican, Greenback and Kearney
men on the managerial force. We
didn't agree for a while, but compro-
missed on q sort Of Democratic-Kalloch-
kearney platform The Democratic
Central Committee gave us $4,000 in
political printing. and owed us about
81, 900, which we trusted. Some Of the
politicians offered us s5, 900, cash down,
for the paper. We didn't expect over
g, 900, but after that offer we had
meeting and raised the price 10 $40, 900.
Some Of the boys wanted 10 set the pegs
at $50, 900. but were outvoted. / was
one that wanted 10 settle on $40, 900.
"Have ye got . chew Of tobaccop II
! had cent I'd buy my own. Well, the
$40, 900 proposition fell through, and
then the Democrats bought the Exam-
liner. After that things went by the
board. and we began 10 lose interest in
politics. Then some Of the typos got
sick, and We ran short Of managers.
Then We ran short Of coin. and We were
sorter short all round. Then we shut
up shop and gave the other papers a
shcw. We had lots Of fun though. I'll
walk down to Reno tonight and see IL
sant get 10 Salt Lake. I know q con-
iuctor that knocks down on the fares,
and il he doesn't pass me in the Pullman
I'll brighten him to death. Next time 1
start Q paper I'll do ii on borrowed
capital, and don't you let that idea fall
out Of your head till I see you again"
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