Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-12
DIED or TOOMUCH EDITING
The Collapse Of Newspaper Satisfactorily

The Collapse Of II Newspaper Satisfactorily
Explained.
A tramp printer stopped at the Car
son New Appeal Office to apply for .
situation. He was furnished with tenn
porary employment, which enabled him
10 secure few nights lodging and meals
to match. He was printer who had
been one of the eighteen proprietors OF
the Daily Gi0be, but recently suspend
ed i'll San Francisco, and gave full de-
scription of its inside workings and
management under a pledge of secrecy
and q promise that no use should be
made of the information until he had
reached Salt Lake, where he now is.
A number of printers left the Chron
icies employ and started paper OF
their own called the Globe. 1t gave fair
prospects Of success, and to all out
ward appearance was well-managed
and w,l-edited newspaper. It's main
purpose was to kill the Chronicle, and
the enemies of the latter paper "stood
i'll" quite literally at the start. Let the
story, however, be told in the language
Of the narrator.
"WhO ran the concern?"
Il did, for one," said the wandering
printer. Then there was Lynch and
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 paperP"
AZ 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
10 tho imposing stone and yell out
What in blazes is this ? 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
IN old snoozer. Then we would row
over the nntter half an hour or SO, and
pretty soon 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. I kept
track Of the regulars, but split on the
'subs.' Each man had policy. l had
two. Some had more. No particular
policy, but general sliding scale, to fit
any circumstances.
"Did the GLOBE roll along pretty we'll
OF first9"
"Yes, it swelled up big. Subscrip-
tons came in lively and were brisk, and
for 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 up. Then it wasn't 30 much
n question what to do with the money,
but where to get it. Some OF the boys
were sticking type OF the case, and some
were busting about on the outside
Somehow, the outsiders seemed to dress
better and eat at better restaurants than
the insiders Curious, wasn't it? l
guess we galley slaves at the case didn't
clear over ST G week."
"Did you dabble in politics /"
30 yes, we ran most of the politics
there Tor week. We had Democrats,
Republican, Greenback and Kearney
men on the managerial force. We
didn't agree for while, but compro-
alised on sort of Democratic Kalloch.
kearney platform. The Democratic
central Committee gave us $500 in
political printing, and owed us about
$1,000, which We trusted. Some of the
politicians offered us S., 900, cash down,
or the paper. We didn't expect ovel
$4,000, but after that offer we had q
meeting and raised the price to $1,000
some Of the boys wanted to set the pegs
At 1900, but were out-voted. was
one thnt wanted to settle on $4,000.
"lIave ye got chew of tobacco? 1
| Ind cent I'd buy my own. Well, til,
800 900 proposition fell through, ant
hen the Democrats bought the Exam
Lmr. After TINT things went by thu
board, aud we began to lose interest ii
puli,i,'s. Then some Of the typos go
sick, and we ran short Of managers
- - ran short of coin. and We wer
sorter short all round. Then we shu
up shop and gave the other papers
show. We had lots Of fun though. II
walk down to Reno tonight and see if
can't get TO Salt Lake. know con
ductor that knocks down on the fares
aud if he doesn pass me in the Pullma
Ill brighten him to death. Next time
start paper Ill do it on borrowe
capital, and don't you let that idea ia
out Of your head till see you again"