The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-03

When the war broke out, in ls6l, Mr. Kel-
logg was editor and publisher Of a small
country paper in Wisconsin, The Baraboo
Republic. His printer enlisted one day, and
left him without typesettcr The chance
was that he would be unable TO get his paper
ont on the publishing day He east hulriedly
about him to know what TO do, as the time
was short. The Madison Daily journal pub
ished a weekly supplement in addition to its
regular sheet, and in his dilemma it occurred
to Mr. Kellogg that he could buy an edition
OF these supplements, fold them in with his
own paper, and send the double sheet out to
his subscl'b rs. He had that week half
sheet of his own paper. This was done.
Next it occurred to Mr.. Kellogg that this
might he done every week. and that
the sheet might come to him printed on one
side, leaving the other to be filled i'll and
printed in his own office. This too was done.
When he saw how much time, labor and ex
pcnse We're saved by this plan, the next link
i'll the chain OF new ideas came to him. He
would print a sheet of newspaper upon one
side, filling it with choice reading matter,
and sell it TO country editors who had been
harassed as he had been. Hence arose the
patent outside and MIR Kelloggs fortune
was made. The matter was sold to only one
newspaper in place, 50 there could be no
conflict. The idea started in Chicago and
spread like wildtre. Other and greater inn
provementS have been made in the direction
Of newspaper cooperation since, but to him
the credit of its founding belongs.
At this time nearly five thousand news
papers in this country use ''ready prints, on
Mr. Kellogg's plan, and of these more than
one-ihird are supplied from the Kellogg
houses, winch are located i'll Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, Cincinnati
and Cleveland This system has also been in
troduced in England, though it has never
taken deep root there
Mr.. Kellogg was born March 90, 1882, at
Reading, Pa. and graduated in 1852 from
Columbia college, New York city. He was
the son Of Frederick Kellogg, and the young
est of six children. He married Annie j..
Barnes at Baraboo, Wis, Aug 81, 1850
He was generous and kindly in nature,
warmly devoted to his family, earnest even
in his animositics and true and stcadfast to
his friends
He had great executive ability, and
was remarkable mathematician. His for
tune was seriously impaired by the great
Chicago fire. but he went to work with
characteristic energy and enthusiasm and
mora than iegained all lost ground. MIR.
Kellogg was Of delicate physique, and in his
later years an invalid. Few men Of veal;
bodies have accomplished so much. He tray.
eled extensively in Europe with mis- family in
the vain search for the health which he somucl
coveted While in Chicago he was n regular
attendant at Professor Swings services and
on his removal to New York he allied himself
with the Episcopal church. In politics he
was Republican, having identified himself
with that party at its organization His life
/ his daily walk was a constant example tC
those with whom hc came in contact. He
leaves wife and two adult daughters, with
whom he lived a life Of great felicity, and the
close attention given by them to his every
want undoubtedly prolonged his life. His re
mains were taken 10 New York for inter
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