The rustler., 1891-08-21
AN EDITOR DEAD


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poG.kxp srnixsN Ne. Aug i4-Mr.
George JoneN editor Of the New York
Times. who has been N for some time.
died yesterday morning.
Mr.. Jones aud family arrived At Po-
land Springs July 10 from Maksachu-
settz. where Mr.. Jones daughter had
been sick Anxiety for her health en-
hauxted Mr. Jones lie summoned nr.
Wood. the hotel physician. July u.
when he was found 20 be suffering from
dyscntery. complicated with other
troubles The doctor At frst did not con-
slider the case serious but the disease
fingered. Mr.. Jones growing weaker. lie
had . bad day sunday. but seemed 80
comfortable Monday that the family /
had slight hopes Tuesday he failed /
constantly and died At 4:3o yesterday /
morning. DIR. Weeks of Poland. and |
DIR. Putnam. of Boston, were In consul |
tation on the case. and instrumental |
relief was attempted TUESDAY, but /
without effect His family was with
him aud the hotel people were unre-
mitrng In kind attention.
The party left Poland Springs with
the body yesterday morning. The
funeral services will be held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.
BIOGRAPHICAL
The story Of George Jones Iife II the story
of TIE founding aud building up OF the New
York Times Although MIR Jones had
reached the age of 90 when he joined Henry
/ Raymond in establishing the Times and
had already made his way to success and
competence In other business enterprises.
his ear. lest inclinutuns had brought him
/ into the field OF New York journalism and
his return TO L as a founder and as a pub.
/ Usher OF the Times was but the fufllment
/ of his youthful ambitions And from the
day when the first copy of the Times was
issued 20 the day of his death Mr.. Jones has
| devoted To Il TO the exclusion of all other in.
| terests and AT ttr= his undivided time and
| energies. His success has been the success
| Of the Journal he has controlled, his honora.
bile career an repute are inscparably asso-
eiated with the career and the standing Of
his newspaper
The father and mother OF Mr. Jones were
of that sturdy Welsh stock that has contrib.
uted prominent aud successful men to so
many of the older communities OF this eoun-
try. Coming to America some years before
the birth OF their son George they settled
In the village OF Poultney. Vt, where
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wooden manufactures. IL was In Poultncv
that George Jones was born August IS, 1911.
He would have reached the age of 80 next
sunday His father and mother died when
he vas Is years old and lie was left to make
his own way and take care OF himself In the
world. There was a country store In the
village of Poultney. kept bv Amos Bliss
That humble merchant also himself jour
nalist. gained the uncommon distinction
Of being the first employer of two men
who, later In life were to become cousptcu.
Gus figures In New York journalism Mr..
Jones, though he was Il years old, became
the clerk and errand hoy in Mr.. Bliss store.
At the same time Mr.. bliss took into tho
composing room of hl- newspaper. the
Northern Spectator. asa printers appren-
tice, "a boy named Horace Greeley. who was
To serve him i've years, to he boarded and
lodged. and. after the first six months, to re.
, eeive $40 year. The two lads became
, friends and plnymates ut once. aud their ao'
, auatntanee and friendship renewed many
years lat IN New York City. continued with
! only such Interruptions as are natural, and
perhaps inevitable, to the rivalrtes of Jour
nalism, to the time of Grceley's death
: IL was In 1885 that Mr.. jones came to New
I York Mr. Greeley had proceeded him by
j.. two years II was in the business of Horace
! | GreeIeY's Tribune that MIR Jones first be-
|. came connected with journalism. just al
. formed In the '. rmont village some seven
Z teen years earlier had moulded the begin
4 ming of his career In New York. SO his friend
A | ship with Henry j. RAYMOND. beginning
f. while the one was employed In the business
4 Office and the other In the editorial rooms o
i. the Tribune was destined speedily to ripen
: into Intimacy, confidence ana mutual respect
4 and later to bring them into business y trt
nership in the founding ans management o
4 the New York Times.
e Upon the death of Mr.. Raymond, Mr.
@ George Jones became the res sponsible heat
o of the New York Times in control of III
l. business management aud the edltoria
d policy complete history of Mr. Jores
Z management of he Times dur ny the threi
1 years following Mr.. Raymund's death wouls
i of N ecessi Y include history uf tha Twces
ring. broken and overthrown by the Times
= MFR J mes had secured the seer account. o
v the Tweed ring an had begun q II tht whic
. was only to end with this complete over
: throw OF Tweedism. When. la some way
e Tweed discovered that these accounts wer,
- about to be published In the Times he a
o once sent an agent to Mr.. Jouss with mn ef
d fort TO buy the Times at any price he migl
!. uame This Offer being fused. an offer o
!. $50 900 for the suppression of the accounts
Il was made but it was likewise refused.
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