Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-30
certainty that he would never make successful
THE DIsCovERER,

Every days events are in the morning as an un-
known ocean, upon which the reporter sets sail
like Columbus hoping always TO discover some
new continental truth that he can lead the paper
with satisfactorily. II he finds few islands that
are worth a two-line head. he blesses the luck If
he is not wrecked in mid-voyAge on the reef Of q
People do tell that which is not true to a re-
porter, Without stopping TO consider the enormity
porter Of paper that has 100 900 readers and the
reporter believes it and passes it on to them the
lie is told to 100 600 people. 1t is as though that
had told 100 900 distinct and several lies and
1 have no doubt that the infallible and final re-
porter Of us su-the recording angel-wiu so set II
have not said ANYTHING in apologetic language
for do not think thai the reporter needs an
apology. Not when on the other side Of the ocean
kings are waiting to Welcome a : re- reporter r the the
unent and to hold this honor in his country.
Not when another reporter, q Pittsburg repor-
ter and a member of this Press Club. has just
made triumphal progress around the world.
Accomplished, in fact what was deemed lmpossl-
Not when know that without the facts Of the
reporter 70 give ii edge and point the editorial
weapon, even Of Watterson, would be butA
Not while recolIect that Presidents message
intrusted to the honor Of reporter is never be-
trayed, and that the new Extradition Treaty,
which was concealed from him. but last week laid
hands on and published. Trust to his honor and
he will keep faith with you. Challenge ms enter
All men do not love the reporter, and am glad
let above his brows. 1t is the assurance Of his
honesty to his badge of honor q servant of
the reporters it win be time to bury him; he viii
have forgotten his mission betrayed his trust and
made the white cross Of the ftTsburE reporter the
decoration Of legion Of honor.
PITTsBURG.
City Solicitor w. C. Moreland. Esq, replied
to the toast THE City of Pittsburg" He be-
gan by giving geographical description of the
city, and briefly traced the corporate creation
and lines. He said:
In IsO4 the lines of the borough Of Pittsburg
were established and the borough incorporated
In March, 1916 the city Of PiTtsburg created
four wards. In March, 1881, in entire keeping
with the spirit of the Nation the first consolida-
ties being added, consttuiing the old Fifth ward.
In 1867 and ~ the final consolidation took place,
have nopulatIon Of So OOO We have 60 900 build
ings many square miles of territory, 200 streets
In 1884 the first general school law enacted.
In 1885 Pittsburg accepted its provisions, being
first in the State to do So The first public school
was opened in that year. in an old building At the
corner OF DuQuesne way and Irwin street; The
average daily attendance was nve pupils. In lo55
there were seven public schools, having an aver
age daily attendance of 6 742 pupils requiring os
teachers, with an annual expenditure for main
tenance OF 90. 600. In 1859 there were 65 public
Schools with an average daily attendance Of 40
OOO pupils Gil teachers. with total valuation of
school property amounting TO q 600, 900 and an
annual expenditure OF S7SI, 255: .
We have over 100 firms and corporations en-
gagged in the coal business with a capital invest
of SO 008 600: the value OF the product tl3-
0OO 600. Coke-over 60 firms capital si2 OO0 OOo an
nual product S. 0OO, OOO Blast furnaces 10 estab-
snme9t; :, % Sagta pit S value To4g 0f annual m,s
capital $40 600 900 annual product 81 600 CO., Sew
duct Sls 600 COO. six establishments engaged
in the business of making railroad supplies cap
tS 500 COO. Three bridge works, capital t7Oo-
600. value of product q. 500 90. Thirty-fve
COO value of plant s. 0On, 900. Boilers and tanks
13 establishments, capital sO oOo value of product
value of product q. 500 600. Agricultural imple-
ments, five establishments, capital S5n0 600, value
nshments capital 500 CO., value OF product, $780,
co., Sixty glasshouses, capital, S, OOO ooo value
The industries thus briefly noted represent a
capital investment of nearly S5 OOO OOO and fur
enumerated represent an investment OF SIS OOO-
OOO employing at least 2U ooO There are IS banks,
Is natural gas companies whose capital stock will
reach S2l, 600, 600. Four incline planes: capital
stock, $3.50 000 There also lis miles of passen
ger railways, with capital stock of g. &c. 00O and
carrying at least Is oo0, 900 people annually. We
stock is s. $50 OOO The miscellaneous stock repre-
sents an aggregate capital stock % Of SS SSo OoO The
He then paid beautiful compliment to the
trainers of the present city charter and spoke
of the safety of the city under the new regime.
He said the system was success and measured
il by the cost and expense compared with other
cities.
He said the taxable valuation of the property of
the city is estimated at s9O OOO OOO The tax rate
ness S xed ed at co., Upon this thePe is
Justly due a credit in the sinking fund and other
S6ndeG De Of so o I'm addtiOn sd
TO, and as proper credit upon this, is the fact
that the city owns fully al2 co., 900 OF property in
fee simple.
MR.. wATTERSoN.
The Hon. Henry Watterson, of Louisville,
KY, who was elected an honorary member of
the club, being the third upon whom this honor
was conferred since the organization of the
association, replied to the toast: THE Boys
Who Do the Work" The mention of Mr.
Watterson's name was the signal for another
outburst of applause, at which the wel-known
editor was visby affected. In his speech,
which was a budget Of witticisms and praise
for those who make up the details of large
paper he said:
You may not think it. but have q claim upon
you which you would hardly suspect: am not a
Pennsylvania, but was born on Pennsylvania
avenue 1 begun to be one of the boys who do the
work in the good old city Of Philadelphia; II was
auired the habits of virtue and freedom which,
since the days OF Franklin, have always en-
blAzoned and adorned the well-regulated Penn
1 have had a great deal ofe1perience in my time.
once did, but have not lost my love Of work. and
still sit up late with the boys for it recalls the
happy days when there was no music like the fire
alarm Of to-day; the days when a dog night was a
matter Of importance, and when the first sheet OF
the press, with the breath Of midnight and the
dew of morning upon it, had charm for me and
those who worked with me.
As the shadows become dense the distance
shortens between the ssnctum sanctorum in which
Jove used TO sit clothed in thunder, and the city
friend Mr.. Welshons, my recollection does not
run back to the days of Washington IS administra-
porter Thought that in order to establish reputs-
ton for genius be must get drunk eight days in
the week. In those days there was one great
editor, one great reporter and one great pair Of
legs.
There is an incident which always comes to my
mind, when l glance back over the history Of
newspsperdom, regarding the conduct OF two of
position. There were two great Journals the edI-
tors OF which were continually carrying a bat
tie with each other through the editorial columns
of their respective Journals There were two fell
lows who were the river editors OF the two dailies
and the fight found its way into the river column
each morning. One of the fellows lost his job
some time afterward, but his enemy OF the oppOsi-
tOn still continued to pour hot shot into his rival
until after a week had passed. and the retired
antagonist as follows: MY dear HSys, Thope
you will desist your attacks upon me- as am now
without an organ. ~
We don't do our work that way nowadays.
Nothing has progressed more in the last 20 years
than the art of newspaper reporting. l believe
we have better reasons tonight for believing the
prophesy which made years ago, that the day OF
fiction had passed away and that the Dickens, the
Thackerays and McCauleys will be those who will
chronicle the events of the day in the morning
newspapers in the future.
can safely say that there is less Of the spirit of
cSlumny among the active young fellows in the
city EDITORS room than there is among any other
profession in the world. 1t is =are Indeed when
we find the young man in the editors room writ
ing an article for malice.
If the wish OF that class OF people who are but
chronic directors TO al that progresses was TO be
realized. and the publication Of the newspapers
was to be delayed for one week, 1t would be as
great calamity as the shutting of Of the gas or
the electric light themselves.
Il have always sympathized with the boys who do
the work si1ce 1t became my duty to supervise
that work. have always given them the benefit
OF all doubts, because, as we all know, they
the most willing Of all young men to receive in
strucuons and carry them out. have ALWAYS en-
couraged the boys. II they do not do right the
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