The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-11-20

TRIBUTE TO WILBUR +: STOREY.
The recent tleatl, of Wilbur +. Storey,
maker of the Chicago Times, has called
forth wide range of opinion as to the
the man and his work, from the press
of the country. He put Chicago jour-
nalism on i par with the greatest in the
world. To James Gordon Bennett. Of
the New York Herald, and Wilbur F.
Storey, of the Chicago Times, the whole
world is Indebted for the "modern
newspaper Storey was to some ex.
tent u follower of Benefits ideas. who
claimed that news and advertisements
were the basis of newspaper circula.
tion. Upto Benefits time, the news
paper was simply an organ, grinding
for i party or a particular cause. Ben.
nett and Storey gave the world the uni
versal journal. Storey was freer man
than Bennett in opinion and believed
in giving wide latitude to its expires.
sion in his columns. Bennett was tied
up somewhat to European ideas and
the Catholic church. Storey was n
thorough American, free in everything,
tied to no party, church or class.
The Chicago Press Club recently
adopted the following resolutions on
the death Of Mr. Storey:
The Chicago Press Club and other
members of the journalistic profession
OF this city deSile IT, place Oh record q
testimonial to the memory of Wilbur
f. Storey, late editor and proprietor OF
the Times. At the time If his advent
here in 1851 the city could not boast u
newspaper, in the present sense of the
term, and a press club was an impossi.
bility. Chicago contained six estab-
lishments, all near the verge of bank
ruptcy, and ordinarily employing a TO-
tai Of scarcely four times rs many men
in reporting the news of those days and
debating to their readers what they
should think and how they should vote
about limited number of questions.
He set out with an idea Of making ex.
preston of opinion subordinate to the
dissemination of news, and the i'm
mense success which almost immedi.
ately rewarded his efforts proved that
he struck the popular chord. His sub.
sequent course showed that he appreci:
ated the response and determined on
continuing to deserve it. To this end
he increased his news gathering service
as fast as the expansion OF facilities
would permit, Ard had no lower aim
than TO make the Times the greatest
newspaper in the world. With this lie
was frank and fearless in expression of
his views, encouraged the widest range
of thought on the part 1T those who
contributed t" his columns, and rem
dered no small service to the world by
opening up and helping to settle some
hitherto vexed questions in regard to
the liberty of the press. We can scarce
~ say how much the tremendous pro-
gress in journalism within the past
twenty three years. and consequent in.
crease IF workers, has made possible
The Chicago Press club of to day. with
its membership Of nearly two hundred,
is due to the genius and work of Will.
bur F. Storey. Recognizing the great
loss which the profession has sustained, I,
We cannot but deeply sympathize with
his widow and relatives, to whom his
death is PERSONAL bereavement. In
token whereof, it Is hereby ordered that
An engrossed copy of this testimonial
be presented to Mrs. Storey in addition
to heing spread upon the records of tile
Chicago Press club.