New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

rectlv with Mr. Bonner's residence, so that at any
time he conveniently go from one place to the
of various other carts, sulkies, etc, which are
often used for special purposes. Among them IS
the sulky used when Maud made her I've world TI,
pounds, and seems to be about as perfect as
possible.
Mr. Bonner keeps but few of his horses at
his city stable. Most of them are at his farm
TarrytOwn. stranger seeking the Rev.
Dr. John Halls church was informed The
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian %, on the corner next 1t
finding il. Mr. Bonner was one of a committee
appointed to buy site for this church and the
plot on which it now stands being selected nego-
tiatiOns were begun for its purchase. The owner
positively refused TO sell to the church.
"rll have nothing to do with church com
mittees, he declared, but if Mr. Bonner wants
to buy the land he can have it.
Mr. Bonner accordingly gave his personal check
for the property, which he afterward transferred
to the church. Mr.. Sherman, the banker at
that time q vestryman in Grace Church, wrote
humorous letter, setting forth the advantages OF
backing up" the new church against Mr. Bon
ner's model stable; it would be so convenient
for the deacOns and elders to step round the
corner and take a ride behind some OF the fast
horses. Mr.. Bonner made one of his wittieSt re-
plies winding up. with the statement that 1t
would be impossible for any one to ride behind
his horses on Sunday, for the reason that he
never allowed harness TO be put on them on that
day This brings out another characteristic OF
the man. In all the years that he conducted
"1he Ledger" he never advertised it in Sunday
paper vet he spent more than 81 ,250,00 in bring
Ing his publication to the notice Of the reading
people of the country. 1t was Robert Bonner
who made The Herald" a siXteen-page paper.
In those days one dollar would secure rs much
advertising space as 81 can buy now. The agent
of The Tribune had agreed to give Mr.. Bonner q
page in the daily. the semi-weekly and the weekly,
but after the publication OF the ad;
vertisement in the daily Mr.: Greeley and
Charles A. Dana, then managing editor OBJ
jected to its going in the weekly, whereupon no
charge was made for the single insertion Mr..
Hudson, of The Herald, then an eight-pagc
paper, said he would give Mr.. Bonner all the
space he wanted. I'll take the whole paper,
he said Then I'll have to get out larger
paper" said Hudson. "All right, said the other
Sixteen pages were published the next dag OF
which Mr.. BOnners advertisement filled elght
Mr. Greeley afterward relented and Mr. Bon
ncr paid SO, 900 for page in The Weekly Tribune:
"1hat advertisement brought me 4oOO
answers" said Mr.. Bonner. You wonder how
/ could tell? Very easily. My mail was usually
directed to No. Al Ann-st. In The Tribune az ad-
vertisement / gave the address as No 4S- me
letters received there were easily counted. tried
the plan Just to see what page In such paper,
whose circulation was far larger than that oil any
other in America was worth, and the result
pleased me very much. ,,.,
Mr. Greeley for many years refused TO puDISh
a theatre advertisement in The Tribune, ana was
as strongly opposed to the Sunday paper as was