The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-29
TIE LAST OF EARTH.
Wilbur =. Cterey, of The Chicago
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paralysis. aHd from that time dated the |
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closiEE the career Of one OF the greatest, most
vigorous, active journalists of his time.
There were present at Mr. Starey's death |
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HIS SlN"f, MIS-. falrahd, OF jackson, Mich,
niece benjamin Il. Lamb, nephew nt Mrs.
Storey; Judge and Mrs. r. LYLE Dickey:
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my, a1 Ihe talhiiy residence, the remains 70
be taken to Rose Hill.
Vt, Dec, 70, 1919 and at an early age bacan
the work Of sltpportinp himself His at
tendance at school Wns limited bV the
facilities of a country district As soon as
the opportunity offered he entered y news
paper oifice and fitted himself as n COMMISSION
He came west in 1888, first setting at T.anDrtn
Ind His next exprrience in ioilrnaligIn was
in Jackson. Mich Here he was also active
in politics, and for II time was engaged in
1T1nppanfIiA h,iGi.,neG Ia, l., -al
Detroit and connected himself with The Free
Press, of which he shortly aftoIward became
sole proprietor In 1861 he tiisn0sed Of his
paper, and coming to Chicago, bought Tho
Times
The Chicago Times in 1861 had deterior
ated from the once influential organ Of
Stephen 4. Douglas. and its circulation was
scarcely more than 1000 When Mr.. Storey
bought it, it was n newspaper in nothing but
the name and the work of resurrecting it
was scarcely less than raising Lazarus from
the dead Mr.. Storey's success in Chicago
can best be judged by that of The Times, to
| the uphuildiug Of which he assiduously de
voted himself When he became
its owner a single cyIiuder nrass
| was sufficient for its wants: he
Immediately ordered Il four-cyinder press,
| and " hen it arrived commenced to issue a
| live newspaper. Ii was in the stirring times
| of the war and Succial CORRESPONDENTS were
sent out with all the armies The telegraph
was liberaIy patronzed, and a prompt sys
| TEN of Supplyinn railway trains inaurIlrat9d
| In 1861 The Times building, on Dearborn
| street (sulsoGuantIy hu,nel in the great fire.
was constructed, and n six-cvlinder Hoe press
| put i'll operation After the fire. quarters
| were found in a wooden shantv on Adams
| street which has been described as
| -four stories wide and one story high. y
| and the naper started on an ilnnrete.
| dented career Tp to 1872 a single Bul-
| lock press. printing S.oOO comics an hour. both
sides, was used. The aggregate expenses of
| publication that year were over $500, 900
| In the spring of 1878 the present building
was occupied and an addition of equal size
| has since been added For the first half
| dozen years of Mr. Storey's connection with
| The Times his life was Il close repetition of
| his Iabofs in Detroit He went TO work to
| bring order out of chaos: to introduce organi-
| zatiOn where there was simple cludity and
| discipline where all was laxity and irresponsi-
| bility. During the greater part of this period
| he performed the duties of the editor, with
| single assistant, hut at the same time gave
minute attention to the smallest details Of
| every department In time the effect became
| visible A weil-Grilled corps took the place
| Of the careless people that had formerly con
| trolled the establishment and each de-
| Tartment haceme more and more
perfect rntll 1t was sell operating
| ichtened himself of much of the drudaerv.
MIR, Storey character possessed what a
Cer,''ll eliSS "a Inii'h,iH can tS'1iSl 3'Gll