Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-05
EAGER TO DC JOURNALISTS.
Ss~sp.ps' omess Flooded With iisqsssss
for . Chance to Draw . nisnk.

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fer . Chsse. to Draw . nisak.
II think every yOung man and young
woman In this town wants 20 10 into jour
nAlism.-
Ths steakcr was one of the bsss known
| managing editors In New York city, AMI be
ta~-si hls hani over hls troublsi brow ss b?
spoka
II ~, sbou, forty applications pcr day
from men AMI wOmcn who want n bccoms
journalists, AMI tho IrOprietor u this paper
gc,s twioo a. many mora A young man
whom know 30 h. making tioo pr w.k
la the dry gocis buslnc-s came 90 me and
offcrwi 90 wOrk for t25 per week a. = ~
porter II makes mo trins WARY. II the-s
young men AMI vOmen knew how many
blanks tbcrs ars In this lottsry AMI how fsv
vrils< drawn they wuuld quit
This managing editor was In tai humor,
but he va. all right As to fActS Thero isnt
a nevstaT.r ofiioo In town that isnt fooied
with applications for work Tho priEes In
New lors journalism ara few You aro
rca~rnably sure q drawing blank prv,iy
nearly every TINA ThsrS aro morv than
i.on hard working nswsTaTer usn In New
York city Outside of their own offics- AMI
the New Yors I'r--s club not two doIcn %
thsm are known o. ths CcDcTal public. Tho-s
who are veil known outside q New Nofk
couii almo-, L. counted uTsn the fngvrs II a
single hanl
The men Who have drawn prirc. cannot
themsslvcs tell yun how they al H. All
they knov is that they started at tho bottom
anil gos thsre--nmehow.
Thl. Il Mt lnisnsi~i to enoourags printers'
devils 10 throw tyI. arvuni. but as an iiius
tTstion
ChATls- A. Dana Il, perhaps, tho most "a
nous ~ tho men Who have drawn prilcz "A
cliior q The sun hs draws salary q O., ,oo
T.f war, ami frum other -lurvs- bis incume u
s~cIls.i 90 ai-ut ti5ooDIsr ysar, upun which
, b. nanAgy- to live very comfortably. akledby
q Frvnch c,ok. who's inooms lncums 10 blg'
gvr than that q congry-~man Dana s,ari~i
On Tie Nsv York Tribune AZ q salary q tl9
pcr wc.k lie stArtsi In a snail way from
tosn In the interior u Ohio Jo-ph PllitI.r.
q The world. Il AID o. clear 2.oo rcr day
lie IL noi a working journalist nov, but tot
many years ago b. was an ordinary rrporisr
IN ~ Louis, AMI thoy say hs vas hus,lsr.
too whitslaw Reid. as q matter ~ form,
draws a salary q sosns $500 p.r ycaT frum
The Tribuns, bot bis lncoms from bis stock
In the IaI.r Il SEVERAL Tins thu ansount
John A. Ccckcrill IL ons % tho working
managing cliturs AMI newstat.r mcn. anil
draws q salary q ti5.co I.r year frum
Ths Worii. ami has an interssi in u
l.xAloS Cockerill sss typo, AMI fought biz
way up frum the ranks Amos Cummings I.
ALI % have an incumo Of ti5.uo t.r ycar.
lie vas a cumT--itor ani q private IN the
Union army during tho rebellion. aIsd he,
too, came frum the tnttom up tO whsrv b. u
now Chester 4. Lord. tho managing oiiior
| q Tho Sun. has q salAry 20 A. 80 T.r ycar.
llc started ga n small IaIsr la tle inisrior q
this state. AMI hAi to sufs hAri for Shows
nut b. l. little known outside a Ses Ncrk.
Gcurgp f spinney. managing ciitor u
The New York Tins, has . -alary % about
t5.uO I.r yuAr but b. has bncn q hard
sufking journalist all hls uie. AMI tho ullary
IL not ~ much lie. TO-, Il little known out
sIs - New York
Thcre arc prUtably nfiy or slIty mcu who
ATe SIMPLY wriians. Ike Blaksly Hall anil
Julian IaAlph. who sarn anywbcrs frum tiO
to tt5O f.r wvsk, bui, with tho eHovption 20
tho msn nAms,i. AMI four or i've morc. they
arc noyu heard 90 sVoksn % cnc,p, In tholr
own home- AMI circlsS.
AZ tho nfh Aysnus hotel tho o,hsr night
Archie Ounisr. the author q "Mr, HArDos,
q New yus.r wAs lion lie was morv
couri~l than any co At tho hotsl. anil most
q the yong ucn around him aro ambitious
a. l--come journalists n they knsw q
Gunters struggis- up % tbs tims that bs sue
cs.sl-i in getting Mr.. narpe-, u New
Yofk, b,fore the public thsy would hosiiAte.
II they oouli 40 into any ns~sIaIrr oficc
ani - hOw loug ani how hard msn ~ork
f0r suAl saiAries, they ~ould hssitais soms
MIRA AMI u thsy oouL ~ into some other
plAo- and - soms q the wrecks that the
tlies u tho ysar. have cast up ca tbs shore-
u Journalism. they wouli 20 into -utns other
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