The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-17
A Journalists New Departure.

Mr.. Julius Chambers, who, for twenty
two years has been intimately identified
with daily journalism in New York, has
assumed the editorship of Once Week, an
illustrated weekly newspaper. The i'm
portance of this step is that it is the de-
parture of comparatively young man
from daily journalism, field with which
he has been very closely associated. 1t is,
therefore, very radical change in his
life, and one that he has no doubt con-
sidered very seriously. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Chambers scored his first
point as reporter on the Tribune in the
fall of ~, when he made visit to Bloom
ingdale asylum, and subsequently pub
ished his book in England, for which
Charles Reade. the distinguished novelist.
wrote preface. As story writer he has
done some effective work, if We can judge
from the sale which his books have had.
OF one OF his stories, the first edition
printed was twenty-five thousand. His
success in the Bloomingdale investigation
brought him an invitation from James
Gordon Bennett to join the Herald. Mr..
Bennett sent him to the source of the
mississippi river, saying as he did so: Il
have a young fellow named Stanley
searching for the source of the Nile Why
would it not be good thing to know
something about our own great river, of
the expedition to Lake Itasca, and the dis
covery by Mr.. Chambers for the Herald of
Elk lake, the far source OF this longest
river in the world-a fact which is now
recognized by the last report of the His
torical Society of Minnesota. This is,
perhaps, the most important personal
achievement of Mr.. Chambers career, and
it belongs to journalism. He remained
fifteen years with the Herald, and occupied
literally every desk upon that journal.
He was Washington City correspondent
in "a and rs, London correspondent in rs
andre, city editor in a. and later he was
sent to Philadelphia, ostensibly, for six
weeks. to investigate the corrupt Gas
Trust ring He was so successful in the
work that he landed several of the con-
spirators in Jail and drove several to Can
ada. The work took three years instead
of six weeks, and from Philadelphia Mr..
Chambers was again sent to Washington
City to succeed Joseph Howard, whence
he was translated in October, 1886. to the
managing editors chair. There he re-
manned until he joined the World. The
fact should be mentioned that while in
Washington City at this time he wrote up
the wedding ceremony of President Cleve-
land and Frances Folsom, almost without
assistance. The article filled one entire
page of the Herald. When called to the
chief executive chair in the Herald Office
the paper nao, Dy inactivity, been per
mitted to take second rank in circulation
to the New York World; but Mr.. Cham
bers turned it in the other direction. show
ing Improvements in every department
and wonderful increase in circulation.
His success was so great that In the follow
ing year Mr.. Bennett called him to Europe
to establish the Paris edition, which has
always been successful, and which Is today
worth $4,000 year to its owner. Mr..
Chambers experience with Mr.. Joseph
Pulitzer was that of other men who have
rendered him jealous service.