Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29
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Gus quarters relative to the uptown
movement Of the New York Herald. SO
many English journalists have visited
the United States during the last few
years that it is almost rare to come across
one who has not, and therefore they arc
perfectly familiar with the present locale
of the New York newspapers. And tho
wonder to them is that they are all at 50
great distance from the centre of life
and activity, and that so much capital
should have been invested in costly
buildings in out of the way situations.
They are not aware that these buildings
are commercial specplations as well as
newspaper offices, and that as stacks Of
offices for brokers and others they are
well placed. The idea of erecting an
editice for the sole use of great news
paper does not seem to have occurred
till now to any Of the more or less en-
terprising proprietors who have recon
structed their premises during the last
dozen years or so.
LITTLE CHANGE IN LONDON.
The London papers still keep pretty
much to the old bounds, although some
of them have found it necessary 10 "go
West" with minor offices for the receipt
OF advertisements. One reason for this
is that the site is in many instances free.
hold, and another is that the neiGhbar-
hood OF Fleet street is tolerably central
near most of the theatres and many Of
the principal railway stations and within
easy reach of the general post office, the
great telegraph stations, and so on. The
Times has whole square to itself, with
no general traffic going past its doors.
1t would be almost impossible nowadays
TO find a site elsewhere equal to it, !
suppose not one Londoner in hundred
could find his way to the Times office,
especially to the editorial and publish
ing departments. There is still pri-
yate residence attached to it, with a
plane tree flourishing amid the stones
This house was the home of the present
Mr.. John Walters father and MIR. Wal.
ter himself used it good deal some
years ago. Ithas been my good fortune
to dine there in the company Of Mr.
Delane, then the editor of thcpaper; MI.
Mowbra' orris, the general manager,
and y two other gentlemen, fOrA r.
WarA.s parties in Printing House
square were never large. But il would
be difficult to gather round any table
men more interesting than those who
came at Mr.. Walters invitation to par
take Of what he used 10 call "plain
dinner"
| believe that this house is now given
over to the general business purposes of
the paper, Mr. Arthur Walter, who
occupies Mr. Morris old position, hay
ing one OF the large rooms, and Mr..
Moberley Bellanother The chief editor
is, as usual, unseen by ordinary mortnls,
and where he does his work | have uo
idea But ! remember Mr.. Dclane's
room, with its one lamp on reading
desk, all the rest Of the apartment hay-
ing just sufficient light TO make OZARK
ness visible. At that desk the great
editor sat for hours, going over the
proofs Of almost the entire paper, alter
ing the head lines put in by reporters on
improving the careless English Of some
penny-a-liner, for there WIS NOTHING
too small or tritling to be unworthy OF
Mr.. Delanes attention.
OLD NEW YORK.
In those days it fell TO nv lot TO be
sent to the United States oil a special
mission, and one of the Gentlemen to
whom took letter Of Introduction
was the founder and proprietor Of the
New York Herald. found him IN Ills
room i'll the Hera6 building, in Nassau
street. and remember the sharp, pene.
trating look he cast upon me and tho
question which he put;-"lIuve Won
come out here TO abuse us or tell the
truthE' replied, II will leave YOU u
decide after you have read some Of Inv
letters to the IIme$M s'Welln he saij
you are very young man to be scnt
here, but ] dare say they know what
they are about over yonl4r" | trust