The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-13

after this lumor had gained currency ]
WAS very much surprised 10 learn that
Hazleton had actually a newspaper under
! way in Baltimore and that he had the
| most powerful backing. 1t was said that
! the Carrots were just dying to get into
! the scheme, and that Ilazleton was in
! such a position of vantage that he could
afford to make :he great railroad men
run after him instead OF he running after
them. liazleton had by some means or
| other SO impressed a number of Bait
| more capitalists with the vastness and
| the possibilities of his scheme that he
had actually induced them to become his
surety for a $l5, 900 press and "A complete
outfit for the composing room.
A building was easily secured aud with
the press in the cellar aud the type up
stairs everything looked SO real that
Hazleton got all the credit he wanted.
Paper dealers begged him to take their
product and pay in three, six or uiue
months. Furniture men and upholstererS
besieged the place to tit it up, and they
were graciously given permission to d"
so-on time. Hazleton bought magnti
cent pair Oh bay horses for 81 000-on
paper, and a fashionable carliage-also
on paper. He wore the most expensive
suits of clothes that could be bought in
the city of Baltimore aud he began to
create decided iurore. lie determined
To call his newspaper the Times, and
model it geographically after the Times
of this city. To contribute to its columns
II tzleton determined to engage the big
,est and most brilliant staff ever gathered
together on one newspaper. Charles
Nordhoif the " ashiugton correspondent
of the Nep York Herald, was offere $l5,-
600 a year, or therea bouts, to give up his
position and become one of the staff. He
considered the proposition very seriously
before declining it. Auduburn Davis,
IN anaging editor of the Press under Col
onel Forney, had been succeeded by NJ
jor Handy, and readily accepted an offer
of $50 per week to go to Baltimore as
one of the editorial staff of the Times.
+. Y. Kane, then an experienced aud
capable reporter on tne Press, now on the
Bulletin. Was offered position in the To-
cal department. and very excellent sal
ary-$60 or SO weekly, | think, and
tempted by the Offer he resigned his POI
sition on the Press and went to Baltimore.
II was followed by Mr.. Clarke, who was
then temporary might editor" of the
Press Adams of the Springfield RepuI-
lican, was induced to pive up his ,siton
and take the managing editorship of the
new venture.
Jere t. Miller, now assistant foreman
of the Daily Neus, was made the fore
man of the composing room, having been
induce to leave the Baltimore Gazete to
accept what he thought was an excellent
berth. | received five Offers to go to
B Baltimore the last Que promising $3.50
weekly compensation. The Times lasted
just two weeks, aud the gentlemen who
had given up places in other cities found
the walking on railroad ties very good.
The expression on the faces of Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Kane and Mr.. Clarke when Trey
came back to Philadelphia shall never
forget, but shall refrain at this time
| from saying what the expression was
like. 1t was GA IA Saturday afternoon at
B o'clock that the Times gave up tn.
ghost. ana five minutes after every QUO
| of its creditors was around the door wav-
| ing execution writs. One man actually
| carried out d stove with "A tire in it 10
satisfy the judgment lie held against
| Hazleton's ioi'y.
There are strange experiences III the
NEWSPAPER business sometimes