Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-02

lie ef mockery-"ByW. F Story
The story OF the Chicago Times ID worth
telling from first TO last 1t began NIFTY,
five wears ago 10 the cfh2e Of the staid old
Free Press, at Middlebury, VI where VII
Ger T. Story, q green lad Of q dozen years,
from his fathers farm lear by, entered
upon his apprenticeship IS . pr'uteE' At
IL he struck out out :or himself, and aiter
several years of struggles and adventures
ia attempting TO establish newspapers IL
various towns of Indiana and Michigan,
the Patriot, printed at Jackson, IN the lsf
ter State, survived the illJ infant journals
are heir to and lived into success. The ed
iior was appointed postmaster, and fortune
seemed to smile upon him Bat in Ists
President Polk removed him tfom office, sno
the future great editor, who had sold the IA
triot. embarked in business as o druggist, sta
TONER and grocer. He married worthy
lady. Joined the church, and bus iutnre
seemed likely to be essvgoing, highly re-
spectable ard moderately prosperous. 10
his drug store, however, ne sc.d h4uoT
causing so much scandal 10 the church
that he Withdrew from the congregation
and never reioiRed. This irjUred his So
cisI standing and bred in him oisccatent
ui,h his lot The retoru.ea sfltor coa!d
net stay reformed. The fascination OF the
magic types was too great aud he returned
10 newspsperdom, TIE Ds;rolt Free fresS
wsa then lingering between the sheriff ana
tbe coroner. Storey bought If on credit,
inFnse5 some life into It's COLUMN s and IN
eight wears paid for it and bad $50, 900 10
hank Then he sighed for more worlds to
CONQUER. He sold The Free Press. re
moved to Chicago and purchased the
Times, which was then sn almost unknown
mare, With a circulation Of only thou
sand copies q Gay. But the Times soon
began TO flourish, Just a. ;6e Free Press
bsd done. It was bold, spirited, entsTpr's'
inc, That was in 1861, and the war
proved Storey's opportunity. Not only
| did he show his rivals that the Leading
Journal Of risinS Chicago must be some
hing besides q reprint q sastern papers.
that it must buy news literally ana ,ntail',
gsptly-but he assailed the war policy oil
the administration with such violence that
Gen, RurnGde, in command Of the depart
ment of tbs northwest, cSfered the sup
preston of the Times. The noEniDS Of
lime 8 1864, soldiers took possession 81
the Office. Three days later President
Lincoln revoked Burnsides orders, bat the
notsr;ety given the paper By this tempors
~ suppression proved Of inesimable yaiae
The circulation Increased with wonderful
ran;di,y: but Editor Storey made no for
tuna. An Of the papers earnings were pu'
hack into il IL obtsinIpg news a. any cost.
Frsouently his telegraph big we're $500
Say BE would permit nothing to ss se4'
Nv mail. Telegraph everything. were
bis orders. He wanted special telegram
abopt everything of Importance, and some
Of his employees, fearing his sharp criticism
= thsv we're left on anything fell int
he h. Ait Of ordering specials IsoEa hsi
~ So ns sour,.As 70 make ssse. Frequent
y uU four or Eve long reports o
an occurrence would CONS u Q,
the wires only one of which could be uas
Int All Of which had 20 be paid for. b.
smployed a large staff, and also had sps:;s
CORRESPONDENTS on the wing. While thu
lavish in large things he was economies
in small things. BE would turn down ga