Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-03
A LITERARY ROSE.
Miss Cleveland Arrives In Chicago to
Take Editorial Charge OF Lit.
erary Life.
The Lady Demands Absolute Control of
the Literary Department ana Gives
Up Other Plans.

CHICAGO, I'LL July 2.-It Is expected
that Miss Cleveland will sreige in Chicago
within the next few weeks to enter upon
her duties as editor Of Literary Life. Ne
coalitions which resulted In her under.
taking the work were carried on princi.
pally by letter. In her reply TO the first
letter in which the subject is brooched
Miss Cleveland says; 81 quite agree
with your idea, and copli not feil to have
much enthusiasm il cousecratiug nv
energies toward its realization,
While, however, Yhy poss5aie Gmbarka
Ton IN such an enterprise 81 literary
manager OF such periodical would
necessarily involve the sacrifice of other
plans and interests, with my ideal Of the
position you propose to me could not
admit conflicting or dividing interests TO
Interfere with that work / AN quite ia.
miitar with yonr magazine, Literary Life,
and consider II power FIR culture, not
only In the West but In the East
as well. While am not without conf
dence that | might assist the enterprise
toward yonr noble ideal, vet | can prom.
Use nothing at this writing, until matters
are discussed from the realistic side.m
subsequent letter IS follows:
GIN -LENEN--Your let or has been csrefollv
considered by nae. While may not he pC 1
rtssed OF that energy and Enterprise which il
CHARACTERISTIC Of the West vet should 20
70 reside there, there Is no telling
NhAt personal contact WI j your peop NAV
rrsnlt IN. / have always aought very hig Ii
oi the western people from the brilliant types
met IN Was, ingtpn The business OF conguer
ing new regions bTings fortn and oeyelops toe
invest elegance 81 character In the
West man Is Teiuv-isled by coffset
WIN sou that SCENE 70 thiob with eieofricitv.
Should say eunni Is rare "a ess6 nmerg
your people. When society takesl 10 is 4 ~
aud easy chairs the blood poisoning prn.
eesses begin and the result IA epnni-
ueS' ondenc. melancholy and pessiriisn mi
V,..so seems u me % have T. hish dssi m, az the
WIS ern metropolis Of aEK - Il nGpr b. .se me.
uop0lls OF commerce. When vi &c. lba rue,sn
81 the Adriatic. grew opalent Ia comverce
teI career Of /glory ia ART bessn'
ana although at present The All
weeds ell 70 tke m srble ~ her rs secs thsv
g a nainic tiW Why sh0ul4 not Chicago. the
:, IN ~ OF yoDf Western Adralic, array Reiself
10 tyTlAn purple and become me -snnSvaSd
home OF NE muses., mo. Il yisorons ihse 49, ,sN
=. Ste[es IL assume editorial Inanagsment
- yoHr magazine ] must my, s6snints
~ 20 o. TIE literary DEF Aftnent and oust
.sZsn Az Other work, for 60 not a rec with
2XuI luea Una. ! could, While editing ne
L,r6Is sur lnrsne my present plans and
made In the contents of The msea,, In y.
Sniated 10 make u fuinll It's high aims and ~
leailte zoe Ideal Of this great Western nerinai
eai, with Y universal eoOpe.
could reserve nothing OF ENERGY
: 9 ,t., directions To bu,ld any expectation
~ mpea avail sour ely. II mutually 10
isanie VIII ne willing 70 Strange an interyIew
am 90 cir, very cordially YOURS. ~
kosE kLizABKTH CLEVEI.ASp