The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-11-07
NEWSPAPER EARNINGS.
Estimates OF the Wealth OF the Publishers
OF New York.

Philadelphia papers must certainly
pay better than New York papers, for
the Philadelphia proprietors are much
weather set of men than the New
York proprietors. James Gordon Ben
nett is the only millionaire among our
newspaper men so far as | can discov-
CIR, and yet millionaire newspaper pro-
prietors in Philadelphia are as thick as
huckleberries on bush. Mr. Bennett
income is said to be $1,000, 900, and L
should not be surprised if it is more.
1t is fabulous, and l don't believe that
even he knows what it is. Or course,
there has been some inroads upon 1t
since his fight with the newsdealers,
which has cost him in round figures,
about 100000. But if he wins, Is he
seems likely to, he will soon get his
money back.
Mr.. Dana, of the Sun, is rich man,
but not millionaire. His income TAX
ing his salary and his dividends from
the paper, which is owned by a stock
company, may reach larger figure
than the interest on million or two;
but his fortune cannot be estimated at
as much capital. Still, he is rich
enough, and it must cost him great
deal to live in the style that he does.
Mr.. George Jones, of the Times, is
wealthy man, and his income is also
probably larger than that of some mil
lionaires; but L do not believe that
when he dies he will leave a property
running into the millions. If White
law Reid inherits any money from his
father-in-law he will be a millionaire in
time, but he is not now, though he has
plenty of money. If / am not mista-
ken, his wife is the only daughter of ID.
o. Mills, and Mr. Mills fortune is esti-
mated at $30,000,000. Mr.. Reid lives
in the same house that he occupied as
n bachelor, and it is quite good enough
for anyone, no matter what his means.
1t is large and comfortable without any
pretentions to style, and is on the cor
ner of Lexington avenue and Thirty
fourth street.
Mr.. Pulitzer, of the World, is not
wealthy man ut all, though he makes
good deal of money by his papers, both
the World and the st. Louis Post-Di
patch. He lives very nicely in house
on Gramercy park, but if his income
SllOulu sup tO-uiy uo nOu DcllcNc blldU
his capital would be found to be very
large. His brother, Mr.. Albert Pulitz-
er, the proprietor of the Morning Jour-
mol, has probab few thousands in
vested in elevated railroad stock, and
draws n good salary from the Morning
Journal, but he is far from being rich
man, though the chances are that he
will be one at no distant day.
The richest newspaper proprietor in
New York, after Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett, is Mr. Cyrus W.. Field, pro-
prietor of the Mail and Express, but he
did not make his money out of his pa
per. do not know what Mr. Fields
fortune is, but it runs pretty high up
into the millions. He, however, cam
not be called newspaper proprietor in
the ordinary sense. He owns the
Mail and Express, but he has no more
to do with the running of it than Jay
Gould had with the running of the Iri-
5Vne when he owned the controlling
stock in that concern. John Kelly,
who is the proprietor of the Star, is
rich man, but have never heard that
he was millionaire. / don't believe
that he makes great deal of his mon
ey directly out of the Star, though in
directly it may be worth his while.
Maurice Flynn is said. to be the holder
of the largest amount of stock in the
Truth, and he is very well off for a
young man, though l do not suppose
that he has very extensive capital.
He makes great deal of money, how
ever, and, if he keeps on as he has be-
gun will one day be very rich man.
He married the daughter of Theodore
Moss, man who began by selling tick
cts in the box office at Wallack's old
theater, and who now owns the theater
and Mr.. Wallack, too, and is reputed
to be worth millions.
The EUening Post, as is well known,
is owned by a syndicate, which was
first composed of three L.
Godkin, Horace White, q. Carl
Schurz; but Mr.. Schurz DROP ed out
some time ago, and now the paper is
owned between Mr. White and Mr..
Godkin, neither of whom is man of
great wealth. Mr.. Godkin, by the way,
has been bachelor up to within few
weeks, when he initiated the example
of another bachelor journalist, Mr.. w.
IL. llullDcIi, iiilt IililIltu a. NONllS ldu1
of means and accomplishments.
Mr.. Parke Goodwin, who owns the
controlling interest in the Commercial
advertiser, is wealthy man, but do
not believe thas he is worth more than
$500, 900; S250,00 of this he put in
large building on the corner of Liberty
and Nassau streets, which is called the
Bryant building, and which brings him
in about 10 per cent. on his money,
and the other S250,000 he puts in the
Commercial advertiser. His son, Her.
old Goodwin, who is with him, and on
whose account he purchased the Com
n1ercial, is married to young lady who
is worth S2,000,000 in her own right.
The Erening Telegram is owned by Mr..
Bennett, and is said to pay him $4,000
year clear profit. This is owing to
the fact that it costs him very little to
run it. The Herald plays into its
hands, and it sometimes plays into the
hands of the Herald, but it is oftener
tha other wov