The morning call., 1893-03-15


exception of trip TO Monterey. Il love
newspaper people," she said last evening,
and there is every reason TO believe that
she meant what she said.
'Of course. am in love with my profess
sion. How could | be oJberwse?' she
added, and there is no doubt that she meant
that last remark also.
She went on to explain how her wide ac-
Quantance with writers for the press had
given her comprehensive conception of
the stupeHdOus amount Of intelligent brain
power utilized daily and hourly to produce
the newspapers of the present time, and she
testified to the fact that some OF her nearest
and deares; friends are journalists.
Mrs. Wrights career in journalism is
notable IN more than one respect, although
ii extends over period OF only eight years.
She worked three years on the Atlanta Con-
stltuton, five years on the Nrw York
World, which sent her all over Europe and
America, and now she is in the service OF
the American Syndicate. which publishes
articles simultaneously in the New York
sun. the Boston Globe. the Philadelphia
Press, the Pittsburg Dispatch and the ProYi-
deuce journal
Attracting attention at first in the South,
at her home in Georgia, by the unquenchAble
brightness and power Of her early Work,
she was offered place on the World staff.
where the requisite Opening" to lead to
the sunniest gold-strewn fields OF su6se-
quent endeayOr was found.
She has developed fast, and she is moth
ing if not meteoric
She clears $4,000 a year now after her
preparatory course of eight years labor.
Her article on Mexico, the longest news
paper article ever written and published.
printed in the New York World last August
as special Mexican edition and issued in
the form OF supplement, brought forth
unstinted praise for the ability and literary
merit OF the writer. 1t was called the best
history OF Mexico that was produced. 1t
exhausts the subject in "a. 900 words, and
the Mexican Government paid $50, 900 to de-
fray the cost of publication, of which Mrs.
Wright received half. Mexico appreciated
the advantage of being presented to the
reading public OF other nations in the at
tractive garb Of Mrs. Wright's description
and paid literally for the privilege.
The Mexican history is probably the
most important piece OF work Mrs. Wright
has performed. She says it was a labor of
love, for the romantic charm of the coun-
try and its people was keenly felt
She has published two souvenir books on
MeXic0si then which are fine examples
of the prin;eT's art. One, called The State
of GuanaJuata," is dedicated to General
Gonzales, and the other entitled M rxico,"
is dedicated TO Mrs. Diaz. Mrs. Wright
went with letters of introduction from
the first officials at Washington to
the President of Mexico and others. She
was provided with special car ana engine
by the hospitable Mexicaus and was re-
celved royalty everywhere. She is an eX-
ceptionally attractive woman and was cor
daily received by Influential people in
different parts of Europe, where she lahOred
as an American correspondent.
Her work now necessitates the use of a
steDOgrapher, Photographic apparatus and
al artist who travels with her. Her
constant travelling companion is her daugh-
ter, Miss Ida ID. Wright, who is as large AS
her mother and was born seventeen years
ago when her mother was II years old.
Mrs. Wright has been widow just seven
teen years.
There is not the slightest suggestion of
any thing save goOd-fellowshiD and came
raderle in her manner and intercourse with
newspaper people, and her strong undaurted
spirit is Noticeable III every utterance.
Il was brought up she said, sat Atlanta,
Ga, by rich parents My father was large
Shareholder. and like many another South
ern girl did not grow up with the eXpectR-
ton of being obliged to earn my own living
But when my husband died l looked around
as young inexperienced girl to fnd some
means of support.
Il secured my first place on the Atlanta
Constitution and travelled about writing on
different topics, until | met correspondent
of the New York World. who recommended
my work to MS paper. received an offer
and went TO New York. After that it has
been suceess-hard work and snccess'
She intends TO spend about three months
y
after returning to San Francisco, will prob
ably 60 TO Hawaii
She carries credentials that will open up
to her the most ample sonrces OF infOrma-
tion in the Central American countries
where she will stop, and her letters will be
published over her own name. Among
other topics, she will deal fully with the
Nicaragua canal project and her articles
Will Doubtless constitute striking feature
in the Eastern journals for the next few
months.
Speaking of women's press clubs Mrs.
Wright admitted that she belonged to two
or three of these organizations, but she was
not enthusiastic over the high function
they may possibly fulfill with regard to the
female sex.
She believes quite properly that a woman
must have courage, spirit. ability and per-
severance to succeed as a writer, anu she
bemoans the fact that so many women have
the desire TO become successful news
paper woman without possessing the abl-
ity. This Is the class of women. rs a rule,
she intlmaied, that fill up the ranks of most
OF The womens press clubs.
The actual workers in the profession
have no time for press clubs. They are
busy with real work to earn their bread
and butter and their standing in newspaper
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