Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-25
JbURN ALISM.



l remember very well that thrill ran
through the country press when it was an
nounced that Mr.. w. II. Hurlbert, who
was then taking charge of the editorial
columns of the New York World, was to
receive for his services $4,000 year
The figures were cited to show how far
we had advanced in civilized ways, when
an editor could command such salary as
that. All this occurred years ago, in the
''Hush tines of the country, and ] do
not know that the example thus set has
been greatly followed. "But they order
these things better in England" by
which / mean that newspaper work is
better paid for there than in America.
When Mr. Dalane undertook the editorial
charge Of the London Times he was paid
ca, 900, about 90, 900 Of our dollars. Mr..
Buckle, the new editor Of that Journal, II
young man of thirty, without any pre-
vious experience, commences his official
term on an annual stipend Of e., ,OO0 or S25,
900. Mr., Edward Lawson, the editor Of
the London Telegraph, is its owner, and
so is not on a salary, but the two senior
editors of that journal, Mr.. Edwin Arm
old, and Mr. J. VI. Le-Sage, receive each
salary of SIT, 800 in our money. The
Standard, which is next in circulation of
the great London dailies to the Tclc-
grdph does not pay as well as its mighty
rival, for its editor, Mr.. Mudford, gets
only $4,000 per annum. The Da'fy
Nous, the organ of English Liberals and
the third in circulation of the English
metropolitan journals, pays to its editor
the extremely comfortable yearly salary
of $40, OO0 The editor of the Manches.
ter Guardian easily the most powerful
and influential country newspaper fmean-
ing outside of LondonJ in England, pays
its chief editor s15, COO and two members
of its staff, who each write only four ar
ticles week, 81, 800.
Mr.. Stead, the editor Of the PdH Iatt
Gazette, gets $4,000. and the leading
writer of that Journal. Mr. Miner, is paid
at the rate Of $1,000 yearly. He is a
young man and amuses himself with liter
ary work, which he need not do if he does
not care to, as he possesses and lndepen-
dent income from very large fortune.
Some of the weeklies of Loudon pay very
Handsomely y. Mr.. Hutton, who ~ ut the
head of the Spectator, gets $40, 900. Mn
Pollock, of the Saturday Rericp recivet
the samesum ms his cOnfre,e ofthe Spcctd'
tor, and Mr. Frederick Greenwood. whC
steers the 81. James Gazette through the
tortuous mazes of English politics, gets
for doing it SO, 900, while Mr. F. c. Burn
ard, who not only edits Punch. but writes
! its sharp Parliamentary criticisms. re-
elves $15, 900 year for his double duty
Besides ihe regular staff of the great dali
les there are always attached to each OF
them several outside contributors, who
have certain special liues Of information
For example. Mr.. Marvin, who knows
r more about Central Asia md tho Turco
! man tribes in the Merv Oasis than any
body else in England since the death o
3 poor Donovan, writes the articles whlcl
have lately appeared in the London Time
: on this subject. just now Englan'
n wants to know all about that curious re
t gion, as Russia ispushing its way to lndl
by the Merv route, and therefore Mr.
=, Narvin'r years Of gathered knowledg
= can now be utilized to his very great pc
i cuniary advantage, Mr.. Archibald Fol
h bes's slashiGg articles on the Egypt
i, ian war in 1.-THE journal of the Target Lib
eral circulation in the world, as the Neu
proudly denomlnates itself, are admire
u BILE in the matter of criticism, althuuG
: he has no personal knowledge of the re
j gion in which General uraharhs troop
are meeting with such en- obstinate resis
ance. The time will come when til
fourth estate will meet in America wit
!. that liberal pecuniary encouragement
"a has after long Struggle attained in EnG
land