Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-02
JOSEPH PULITZER.
His Career as n Journalist East
and West.


and West.
The Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, editor
and owner of the New York World
and owner of the St. Louis Post Dis
patch, passed through this city last
week, en- route to Monterey, after
spending week at the Raymond.
There are few more remarkabl ble
careers on record than that of Mr..
Pulitzer. The following brief sketch
of his journalistic enterprises was pre-
pared for the HERALD last Saturday,
but press of other matter has here.
| tofore crowded it out:
Mr.. Pulitzer came to America from
! Germany while he was still in his
early boyhood. At about 18 years of
age he took a position as repor er on
q German paper in st. Louis, The
| Westlche Post Later he took posi-
tion as reporter on the Post Dispatch
of ST. Louis. He was connected with
this last named journal for a long
time, and became year by wear more
and more interested in it. Five year,
ago he had became almost if not
quite the sole owner of that journal.
At this point Mr.. Pulitzer longed
for more journalistic worlds to con-
quer, and with this thought in mind
he went to New York. There he
found the World, Manton Marble S
old paper, jogging along, a staid and
most conservative affair.". with Cir
culation OF $4,000 a day. The 1ri.
bune. Times, Sun and other metro pol-
iran papers had marched past the
World with banners flying and the flush
of fresh won fields upon their brows.
The World needed not Mr.. Pulitzer
saw his opportunity. He bought the
World, moved to New York and took
charge of the new enterprise. He
left the Post Dispatch in the hands OF
trusted lieutenants, and in this way
he manages the two ventures to this
day. 1t is needless to dwell on what
he did in Gotham. The results tell
the whole story. At the end of fiv,
short years Mr.. Pulitzer finds him
self tie sule owner Of the World. t
has an average daily circulation Of
225, 900, with ian issue of 250 600
on Su day. The weekly has circu-
la'ion of over 100000. When here
the other day Mr.. Pulitzer asked
the writer about journalism in San
Francisco. Hearing that one daily
III that city had the reputation OF pay
ing interest on 81 900 900, he replied
''That is not much" Hearing that an
other journal of the Bay City enjoyed
an income of twice that amount he
reiterated: "But that is not great
deal of money to make out Of a paper"
Mr.. PulitZer has also been a member
of Congress from New York City.
In his dealings with the mem ber5
of his staff he is an ideal proprietor,
and shows the extreme kindness OF
heart which controls him. He reads
the World carefully, and when he
notices an article, or an item, or per
haps only head line which dlscloses
originality of imagination on the part
OF the writer he has him sent to his
priva'e office for a word of COM
mendaiion. Mr.. Pulitzer travels in a
Pullman car with party of a dozen
or more persons. When he wishes
to go anywhere in advance of the
regular train he charters especial" "
paying $75 or 800 as readily as if it
were only dime. If Monterey does
not agree with this distinguished Wis.,
itor or with his oldest son, eight years
OF aye, who is affllctedwith h asthma, the
party will return to the Raymond, a
spot with which they are all much
| delighted,