The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13

amused and interested the public. People
used to say it was impossible for one man
TO DO 1t. So LeSples used to write his
articles IN pubnc places-cafes, etc.-where
all the world could see him. OF course,
that could not last. Thomas Gremin' is my
signature, but you must not think that |
Wilte the daily leader that appears above
that signature. could not do it in con-
| Junction with all my other work Remem-
Der we print three editions day. | write
some OF the leaders, it is true, and revise all.
Lhat Is, OF course, my privilege to--revise,
alter, ctt-in fact, edit all leaders We are
and remain fairly independent in the
matter OF politics. In case of war we should
be Opportunists, of course. For the rest,
my dear colleague, l will leave you in
| CasSlgneuls hands He will show you
every hing
M. Escoifier very politely escorted me
part OF the way on my journey, and re-
tired, after warm shake of the hand, to
his SlsyphuS task. The first edition was
meanwhile being printed. We saw NJ. Mari
nonls presses at work and next visited the
| stereotyping department, where the stereos
of the day before were being melted down
In several furnaces.
These men get 50 day. Wenever have
any accidents. All the metal filings are
swept up and melted During the siege we
made bombs for the National Defense out
or our stereos. Yes militant journalism in
its true sense. We sent leaders, news, serials
and advertisements indiscriminately
among Messeurs the Prusssans. All, here
is one of the bombs. A tidy engine, you
see. A novel way of disseminating our
information? Well, yes"
'Apropos of advertisements, your prices
are very high, NEST ce-pdSm
Very. From So line for simple adver-
tlsements to $40 a line for TecIdmeS, or
advertisements appearing in the body of
the journal. Downright puffs at still higher
rates Here, this adv ertisement, which, as
you see. occupies a third of our back page,
represents 800 lines at 81 a line-i e., S /, 900.
This same firm Lad an anecdoUal advertise
ment in the other day on the third page of
fifty lines at $50. e., 81 900. Bnt we could
get along first rate without "A single adver-
tlsement. We are paying 100 per cent. now.
If we dispensed with the profits of the
advertisement department we should still
be able to pay so per cent. to the share
holders. Our sales bring us in $1,000 net
per diem, leaving $1,000 per diem for the
middlemen. Now, here is the folding room.
Fifty women, you see, of all ages, folding
papers for the evening mails for distant
subscribers. These ladies earn from 60c. to
81 per diem fixed wages. We insist, how
ever, on their folding a certain number. If
you will come along here you will see the
clerks room Each clerk has a certain
number of newsagents to attend to- These
men earn from $50 to $50 a month. No;
none OF them shows literary ability. Yes:
everybody earns good money here, but it is
the novel-writers who get the lions share"
At the end NJ. Cassigneul took me back to
M. Marlnoni'S room and introduced me to
the President. | told NJ Marinoni about our
Hoe press and about our circulation, and he
was much interested and would have
settled down to pleasant chat which would
have made good peroration to this inter
view, when he was called away. He has the
same simple and modest bearing that had
noticed in all the members of this family.
A very happy family it must be.