The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-28
THE PROPRIETOR OF JUDGE
A Glimpse Of Figure Familiar in New
York.

York.
New York, May 26.-One Of the most IA
miliar figures in New York these days is
that of an understood man, with jolly
round face, eyes like ferret's, and a stocky
form. His name is w. J. Arkell. He is
the proprietor Of the Albany Journal and
Jl:dge, both of which are coming money
rapidly. Arkell is 36 years old. Energy is
stamped on every feature. He is the soE of
ex-State Senator Arkell, Of the Saratoga
and Montgomery district. Senator Arnell
is one of the wealthest and most successful
business men of that portion Of the State.
lie Is manufacturer of paper bags. lie has
invented several new kinds of flour bags, OF
which he holds the patents. The factory,
which is very large one, is at CanaJohar1e,
and Senator Arkell's house there is
one of the handsomest in the State. Most
of the prominent politicians of the Repub-
lican party in this State have been regally
entertained there. w. j. Arkell has inherited
all his fathers business and financial tact,
and while not being what is termed lit
erary man, he is n good judge of literary
work. This he inheIits fcom his mother,
who IS remarkably intelllgan and clever
writer. He is extremely quiet and is a great
thinker. He is a shrewd politician and
honest and straightforward i'll all his meth
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and grew IN that business. While there
several years ago he met with an accident
that nearly ended his life. The bag factory
caught fire and many of The employees were
burned and some lost their lives. Young
Mr.. Arkel was in the factory e5 the
time. Before he could escape an explosion
occurred that nearly blew him to pieces.
Ills face and body were a mass of burns,
and his hands and arms were also badly
Spnrchad Eor time his life Hps-
paired OF, but his strong constitution pulled
him through. His face had to be made up
with other skin, and nearly 800 pieces of
cutIcle were used i'll patching it. Two of
the fingers of the left hand were also in
jured. Several years ago Mr.. Arkell pur
chased the Albany Journal The success
of that paper since that time has been SO
great that he has been called a boomer
from the manner in which he managed
the business connected with his enterprise
In January, 1884, he purchased the Judge.
The paper had been an independent Re
publican paper, but its success was not
marked. 1t improved directly Mr.. Arkell
took mold of it, and during the Cleveland
Blaine campaign its circulation picked up
wonderfully. Since that time it has grown
in size rapidly and is now one of the most
successful weekly papers in this city. Mr..
Arkell has a handsome suite Of apartments
in the Murray Hill Hotel. He is married
and has two children, aged and years
respectively. In April he purchased two
lots on Fifth avenue at the corner of Six
tenth street, which was previously occu-
pied by Martinellis restaurant. The lots
on Fifth avenue are tifty-seven feet front
age and 100 feet deep on Six
teenth street. He has also purchased
lot Of land on Sixt enth street Of
20 feet frontage and 80 feet deep. This gives
him plot of land 81 f ct by 125 feet, with
an l. at the Sixteenth street end of 25 feet
by 81 feet. On this he is going to erect a
building to be occupied as the offices of
Judge. The building will be a very hand
some one. 1t is to have facings of pressed
Philadelphia brick. The ground floor will
be arranged for stores, ana the office will be
upstairs. The land cost #165,000, and the
building, which is to be completed and
ready for occupancy in May, 1889, will cost
S400,000. The work of pulling down the
old building has already commenced.
TIE late Mr.. A. j. Drexel paid Mr. Arkell
a very high compliment for his financial
ability and integrity. He made a will and
left Mr.. Arkell the sole executor for his 800
0O0, 900 estate. All wills previous 10 the last
one had had five or six executors named. In
the last will Mr. Drexel left off all the names
but Mr.. Arkel's and left him sole executor
for his large fortune.
Mr. Arkell is something of a politician,
but is not good speaker and his few efforts
have been somewhat failures His father,
Senator Arkeil, is looked up N as one OF
the most fluent orators in his part of the
State.
EOSTER COATEa