Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-03

faithful mirror of local life and events There
has been no change in this regard. but as the
years have gone by. while all that distinguished
the old STAR has remained and its qualities ~
local paper have been improved where possible
by the most careful attention and the constant
addition to it's facilities for the collection of
news in and about Washington, outlaws have
been made in other ections. so that the time
came when TIE STAR could boast not only of
its local excellence but of its general excel
lence as newspaper. covering in its scope the
whole world. The STAR has probably more
completely than any newspaper in the
world demonstrated the possibilities of an
evening paper. Good organization, ample
mechanical facilities, command of the tele-
graph and CT the news agencies that cover the
globe, with largo and capable corps attached
to the home Office, and force of special cores
pondents i'll ready communication with the
Office that bring the happenings in every par:
of the country under the observation Of reDre-
sentatives Of tho paper. all contribute to the
making OF newspaper published at the close
of the day that records every important hap
pening of the day at home and abroad The
enterprise and achievements of The STAR in the
news field are almost unparalleled among even
ing parers. it being usual in other cities to
issue in the evening small papers with scnnt
supplies of news. leaving the greater part of the
Held for' the morning PAPER The STAR. how
ever, by rapid work and liberal expenditure
has proved that the evening paper can obtain
and publish in the evening practically all the
news that 1t could if its publication were de-
iayed until the next morning. striking illus
trahon OF The STARS far-reaching enterprise
was given In the recent political campaign, when
many columns were published daily from The
STARS special correspondents at all the inter-
estlng points in the field, giving to the reader
| in Washington clear views Of the situation in
every part OF the country. In its ordinary
editions The STAR furnishes its readers as ruch
and frequently more matter than the great
metropolitan dailies On important occasions
it is issued in as much larger form as may be
necessary to completely report every detail of
| interest to the public. During the recent Grand
Army encampment The STAR issued daily from
| twelve to twenty pages, and gave such a COM
plete record OF the event, graphically written,
| handsomely illustrated and promptly published,
as to astonish even newspaper men accustomed
70 the most energetic kind of Journalism. 1t
may not be generally understood what ten. or
twelve. or twenty Of THE STARS broad pages
mean, SO in this connection brief
comparison OF The STAR with some leading
papers may help the understanding. The
New fork Herald has in round numbers
2SS square inches to printed page. while The
STAR has Alb. In other words, eight pages of
| The STAR equal nearly eleven and one-half
pages OF the Herald, and today's STAR, with its
sixteen pages, equals about twenty-three pages
! OF the Herald. The ten-page STAR, usually
issded during the week in the seasons when
news and advertising crowd for space is equal
to fourteen and one-third pages Of the Herald,
The SrAH's page being nearly so per cent larger
than the Heratds. page of the New York
World contains about S25 square inches, there
being difference Of Is per cent in favor Of
The STAR.
Thus the publishers Of The STAR have reason
to pride themselves not only On the success of
the paper a. a business venture. bu. on the
high rank il has attained among the great news
papers Of the land, as the result Of careful
editorial supervision, thorough work and we'll
directed enterprise. The success has been
more noticeable because it has been achieved
in field where failure has been the usual
lot Of newspaper ventures. The list Of papsrs
OF various kinds started In Warrington num-
bers several hundred. The dailiss themeelyes
make . formidable list. Among them have
been TIE following: The National Inielljeescev
established 100; The Giobe, 1850; Daily Bee,