Telegram-herald., 1890-06-23

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NEW HOkKs june a-k there : ;
quaint. queer, curious, "a IL zay Nay
gniqgs oecureaee IL tins oE Aey ether
eoanLry tbs Tss1srs q Tie World arc
gong - seer q It or JGlius Csaz2bays
VII know tie Eaeson way he y the
hysAesE managing editor this city Of i've
managing edators can boast. lie l. saii
b Be The Oliy aan Ia New YORK w1o
can juap OF al slevssed railway tram
Buy = paper and .arap o. again before
me gsses are closed NJ Chambers
mental and physical asxterity MAKE lin
quite superior 70 ths traditions or the
editors deAk. Not even the reputation
Of clever novelist can restrain him
from doing the most srduous Of rspor-
torial duties when he makes up MS lnind
that he can DO Il better than any Easa-
Der q lis stan. Besides, ,he Cham
berian point Of view Ia regard 10 some
operations OF human passions Is occasion
ally - novel thar no one else seems able
70 occupy II, a. which times The World
is sure TO have a clever story written by
the managing editor.
Nevertheless Mr. Chambers possesses
the valuable editorial faculty OF rocog
nizing interesting poluts Of view held by
others, and when reporter demon
strates once or twice that he can see into
the inside OF things and tell what he
sees, that reporter becomes one Of the
stars within the managerial orbit But
IL this recognition OF his ability fiatters
him into Incidence his downfall is even
swifter than his elevation. If there is
anything Managing Editor Cham bers
positively VIII not stand IL is Incidence.
Like most college bred men he is en-
rapport with all kinds OF outdoor sports.
frequently his desk viii not be unlocked
during the dey. While 10 is gathering
terrifying Accommodations Of correspond
ence, special copy" and proof sheets Of
the mCrrow's issue, It's occupant may be
found among the most excited observers
AZ the Brooklyn Handicap, swinging his
hat Ia approval of three-base hit at the
ball game, or bathing in the surf at
COncy Island. Now watch him VIXEN he
enters in the evening. The night editor
wants 10 see hirn on three or four very
important matters, and one or two spe-
cial men want instructions regarding
work of great urgency.
A prominent lawyer, politician, a
popular preacher and nobody knows how
many other people who appreciate the
influence welded by a great newspaper,
have been waiting half an hour. The
night editor and the special men get
their answers, one, two, three, While he
managerial desk Is being unlOaded. The
prominent lawyer and the politician are
disposed Of IN one and one-half minutes
each, and sent about their business with
such pleasant tact that they think they
leave on their own accord. The popular
preacher takes his time, for M Cham
bers has a soft spot in his heart fol
preachers who have big conceptions oi
people and things. But he reads proofs
all the time the preacher talks and per.
haps performs also sort of obligato il
the shape Of letter dictated to his sec,
retary. His record" was made one
evening at llA5, when Dl8 news was
flying in from all directions. While re-
vising the proof of story coming close
to the danger line of libel he dictated q
letter, talked TO the exchange editor, ate
q sandwich, drank a bottle Of ale and
trimmed his nustache with the exchange
editors sheers. That is julius Cham,
bers. CURTIS DUHHAM