The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-28
A STANDARD ql PAPER.
The Big Monopoly Said to BE- Plan
ming to Start . Morn
ing Daily.
Rumor Says It VIII be In the Inter-
est Of the Temperance
Cause.
The Latter Part Of September Fixed - the
Time for its APPRENTICESHIP
lions Back Of It.

One Of the most exciting rumors which
have from time to time rippled the steady
current Of gossip on Newspaper Row is the
story to the effect that John II. Rockefeller,
Henry NJ. Flagler and other Of the Stand
ard Oil magnates purpose starting a
newspaper. What these gentlemen want Of
a daily newspaper in New York city just at
the present juncture is not apparent. The
somewhat flmy talk that it is to be run in
the interest Of anti-saloon temperance is
secuted by the best informed newspaper
workers.
When Henry NJ. Flagler built his st. Au-
gustine Hotels on the bed Of the old Maria
Sanchez creek. We were told that he was
doing it for fun, that he wished to own
hotel as another rich man would his yacht.
but then that hardly explained the fact that
the Standard Oil trust, or individual men,
bers of that corporation, are the real estate
owners in Florida, the money invested there
by them representing considerably over two
thirds of the entire value of the state. The
motives for the Floridian investments have
developed themselves to those who have
carefully followed the moves of the great
corporation, and those people, especially,
are unwilling to believe that the newspaper
is to be started for the qualification of fad.
A company which. with its members, rep
resents over $500, 100000 could, of course,
afford to start paper even on the extrava-
CANT lines which are mapped out for the
proposed daily, and, with capable newspa-
per men in charge and such financial back
ing. it could simply crush out opposition.
At No. rs Broadway the people are very ret
icent about the matter, going 80 far, in
some instances, as to deny all knowledge
of the project. There is plenty of collateral
nf,r for tho RIM 70
cent occurrences in newspaper circles going
ato prove that some very strong combination
is quietly feeling it's way toward the estab-
lishment OF q new paper or the rehabilita-
ton of an old one. MI. Henry NJ. Flagler,
who is credited with being the executive
mysterious way his wonders to perform,
quite frequently.
j There are three species of CT atures, who when
they eeem coming are going,
When they seem. going; they come-Diplomats,
women and crabs"
says John Hay. Mr.. Flagler being neither
woman nor crab, certainly must be
ranked as diplomat. He has not, how
ever, been able to keep this matter as quiet
pings of rumor with which imaginative
newspaper men invested them, the plain
facts seem to be as follows:
d. The standard oil company, or the lead
Z, ing individual members of that corporation
/. are moving toward the establishment Of a
daily morning newspaper in New York city.
l It is to be great newspaper, with a very
large staff of the very best men that money
can command. One feature which seems
to be definitely settled, and for which
there is much circumstantial evil
dence, is that it will employ larger
staff of special correspondents all over the
country than any newspaper in the United
States. It is quite possible that in this way
it will be independent of the services of the
regularly organized press associations. It
will be in readiness to start about the last
of September and may quite possibly util-
ize the present World building and plant
as soon as the World moves into it's new
building. Will it be success? With the
shrewd managers of the Standard Oil trust
and billion dollars back of it? The bill
lion dollars is all right, but with the Stand
ard Oil trust in the newspaper business the
result remains to be seen.
Copyright. q.