The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-22

York This IS certainly great distinction. To
gain IL required an immense amount of hard
WORK, ana 10 maintain il Mr.. Ralph is obliged TO
keep doing work OF higher order ali the tme
Tor IL il unqGestionably true that the young men
who noEadays go into newspaper Offices TO en-
brace journalism as recognized pro-
iession are, as rule, better equipped by
education for such career than formerly,
when II was quite the usual thing for them to
grayitate from the printers case 10 the editorial
desk. Ii was in this old-fashioned way that
Mr.. Ralph was fitted for the brilliant career he
has made. He washed rollers in a printing
Office and set type, and he has risen through all
the ranks 10 that OF editor-in-chief and pro
prietor. He is certainly none the worse for any
OF these experiences, IS each one has helped TO
form the man and make him capable of doing
the work which delights the readers of his
articles and excites the admiration of contem-
porary writers.
Mr.. Chester s Lord. the shrewd and capable
managing editor of the sun, has said OF M
Ralph that he can write on a greater variety o..
topics than any other man be has known, and
Go more good work at a sitting than six average
reporters can write in day OF twenty four
hours. On at east dozen occasions he mas
written page or more OF the Sun AT one sitting
ana IN no instance wa the quality of the work
sacrificed ior quantity lie only stops writ
ing said NJ. Lord. when tell him we are
matter can be taken. It takes physique 10 do
that, and Ralph has both fat and muscle"
Mr.. Ralph haS been city editor OF the San and
ais" of the World. in the old DAYS when Mr.
Hurlbert made tina: journal classic among
daily newspapers, but desk work is irksone to
Mr.. Ralph aud he prefers treer field Of labor
than is possible il al executive position He
has done Albany and Washington correspond
ence aud has edited'a paper OF his own. Chatter
This iudispositon 10 e tied down has kent him
from accepting any OF various tempting offers
which promised p sure and handsome salary for
his services As a reporter his success ) due TO
4 great extent 20 the fact that he gives 70 what
ever lac is doing the best that is in him ana
never stops his investigations OF subject until
he has an Intelligent grasp upon il.
Theu, again. nothing ever bores him He is
always himself interested. and therefore when
he writes. he Is always interesting He looks
with his own eyes. AMI he Is such an exaeri.
eoCGi observer that at glance he secs all that
IS before him. and that, If course includes =
great deal which the csllG. or careless spectator
misses entirely. Ills experiences Of life anu or
the world have in M particular rDabad of his
!;eshuess, ana there is never any Indication IN
any Of his articles that he WAS tired OF thu
subject before he had flushed with 4 This
characteristic - strengthened by q rule wh.cb
always guided him IN his literary work. The
rule he applies was taken from NJ. pt1a's Al
wee 10 p -Ll VI atF NsaiAtfs 10 Nec+f22 orator
Never tax unless YOU hsve got something 70
say. ana never say anything unless You believe
what YOU are saving
Mr.. Ralph has been a frequent contributor 70
al the great magazines. and 70 this work 10
brings those qualities which have made HIN,
rr-emfneat as a reporter HIS vacations he
spends III travel ~ home or abroad. and he
never fails on these trips ~ gather material
of which he makes delightful asa. lie
5 hunter and fisherman, and his summer
home 81 A,bUry Park :s hung with trophies and
ucmeufos al wild game and SAVAGE tribes
When Re began writing on the Graphic some
seventeen Years ago he received salary os So a
week; now. tasting one wear with another. he
raskes $500 year. This seems large SUI
E-ati tytps increase, bat had he achieved IN ans
other profession Ike degree of success he
would have a. income three or four times IS
greaa