Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19

In interesting number OF local capitalists
in the scheme. Coloric, however, did not
pass for collateral and at last accounts Kent
was nursing his dreams down in Kansas
BY 1879 THE BEE fully emerged from the
gloom Of financial distress, and INDUCED IN
an assistant editor. w. Il. Amin, a pale,
delicate, nervous young man, was ushcred
into the editorial den one day and given q
chair and table. The room was located in
the center of the building. The partitions
were of glass, elegantly frescoed with smoke
and dust. The editor's room faced the COM
posing room, and the occupants received such
invigorating air as filtered through printers
cases, imposing stones and other parapher
nelia, favored with ink, lyc, etc. The win
dows of the den were generally raised, en-
abling the scribes to hear the comments of
the printers on the literary efforts. l con-
fess to q lingering admiration for the paste
pot which stood in mute dignity on table.
What IL lacked in internal decoration, it
made up in external strength and cohesive
flavor. | knew its value and respected its
taste. There were few flies on it, because
they knew its power and gave 1t cold shoul-
der. IL was friend in need. When tho
fountains OF thought triclSled wearily the
paste-pot was stirred to activity and filled out
a column with neatness and some dispatches.
IL fell to my lot TO acquaint Mr. Amin on
the uses and abuses of the pastepot but FOR
some unknown reason GOODNESS sprung up
between them which years of association
failed to d!spcl.
Mr. Amin proved an apt pupil
in the editorial harness. His earlier
efforts did not meet with much
encouragement from Mr.. Rosewater.
He did not expect 1t, knowing MIR. Rose
waters disposition to test every writer in
the furnace of severe criticism. But MIR.
Amin determined to win success. An easy,
graceful writer, active and studious possess
ing a good ear, a retentive memory and
vivid Imagination. his contributions TO the
waste. basket gradually diminished in guam
tity and flowed into the columns OF the
paper He acquainted himself thoroughly
with MIR. Rosewater's views OF men and
measures, absorbed his caustic style of eX-
preston, and in few years became as much
Rosewater as Rosewater himself.
ID. w. Haynes, the genial treasurer OF
BoyG's opera house, fourished for q brief
period as managing editor of THE MORNING
BEE. Doc was a modest, retiring typo in
those days. He held case on the day force
IN 1850. The morning edition had outgrown
its swaddlng clothes and demanded more
care and attention than could be bestowed
upon it between 9 and 1880 u. m. A night
shift was decided upon. 1t consisted of two
men. Doc was unanimously chosen man.
aging editor, foreman and general factotum.
1t can be SAID to his credit that his admins.
tration was success. Harmony rcigned
night after night. If his force of one man
showed n disposition to rebel because Doc
"hogged the hook" or devcured the bulk of
the lunch, he would quell the rising storm
by apt quotations from Prentiss or instruct.
ing his subordinate in imperious tones to
"paste white.n In this way he succeeded in
endearing himself to the gang" and on re-
tirng from the case left long string of
pleasant memories.
james b. Haynes, now managing editor OF
THE BEE, served his apprenticeship ut the
case in 1917. He did not stick TO the types
very long, but turned his attention to stem
ography, mastered the dots and dashes. and
was installed as Mr. Rosewater's private
secretary. After spending winter in Lin
coin reporting the proceedings of the legisla-
ture. he drifted into the Union Pacific head
quarters next as court reporter in this dis
trct, and finally returned to his first love.
These men contributed much to the sue
cess of The BEE. True, Mr.. Rosewater was
the guiding head, the will force which
shaped the destiny of the paper. His bat
ties were theirs. In and out of Office they
fought and defended MIN against venomous
personal and political enemies. They cham
pioned his interests, drummed up subscrib-
ers, ticked advertisers with timely puffs
and by their enthusiasm induced their
friends to become advocates of the paper in
workshops and homes In those days it was
impossible to work under Mr.. Rosewater
without inlbiblng some of his zeal, his inten-
sity of purpose and the pluck and de-
lie sentiment in defense of the weak
or attacked the arrogant and corrupt in pub
lie station. In victory and defeat they
stood by him. sharing his joys or regrets to-
day and looking out for scoop for the
morrow Those here to-day must exper-
fence family pride at the unveiling of u
magnificent monument which crowns the
labors of eighteen years.
T. ]. FIrzMoRRIs.