The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-06

| stiii 'lDie TO DO n first class days work He
Is one OF the old fashioned sort of editors
! tne SORT that had their first education in
the country printing office, and who to this
day love To be about the types and borrow
tobacco of the compositors and Jeff for
! drinks on the imposing stone Mr. Mcdill
| uoeSn do these things any more, for he
| llNcs out ut Los Angeles in u little palace.
Nothing is too good for this grand old man,
who with all his pecuiarities has been one
oil the greatest of American journalists
and Ill his relations with men one of the
most lovable characters.
| James w. Scott
Chicago has another contribution here
| Which always attracts the attention of visit
ing journalists. 1t is the portrait of James
| W. scott of the Chicago Herald and Even
| ing Post, the man of whom people said a
lew years ago, There is the rising man in
the American newspaper world, :" and who
now point with pride to their predictions
and say, II told you So" Mr.. Scott man.
ages two newspapers with the greatest ease,
presides over two or three big clubs, dimes
out every evening, drinks with the best of
them and always shows up the next morn
ing with Il clear head. \ remarkable man
he Mr. Pulitzer once offered him Sc, 900 a
year to manage the New York World, and
scott wouldn't touch it. Got very long ago
scott made his first start in the journalistic
Ine by printing little { by paper ut the
town OF Bowie, Md, not far from Washing
ington. He had II subscription list of l3.
mostly to he taken out in trade The town
had two stores, Il railway station a black
smith shop and four dwellings. Obviously
it was too small for james w. Scott. Peo-
pie who know about these things say Mr..
Scott is now the most popular newspaper
man III America, and the best of it is so
much DcttinJ uOeSn & SDoil him
Pens That May he Feared.
Wherever one turns in this gallery stronp
faces and brilliant careers are before his
eyes. Take Frank IIatton of the Washing
ton Post. Country newspaper man, orig
inator of Bob Burdette, politician, member
of Arthur's Misunderstanding about there
after from pillar to post, he bobs ND in
Washington one day without IL cent and
Buys The only morning paper in the town.
NOW he moves into n splendid new build
ing, almost out of debt. and with his wick
ed partner, Wilkins, who knows more
things than he tells, is prepared to enjoy
life and cut coupons. uatton is about as
popular man us one could find in days
search. He is president of the famous
Gridiron club. The biggest public men of
the day are afraid of his trcnchant pen, and
they all call him Frank" partly for this
reason, but more because they like him.
Near by is the face Of another Washing
ton newspaper editor, one not so well
known throughout the country, but which
here ut the capital is synonymous with all
thht Is Ideal and prosperous in the newspa-
per line. 1t is that of Mr. Noyes. editor of
the Washington Star, one of the best news
papers in the world and one of the most
rapid money makers. There is n tradition
That W ashngton is poor newspaper town
but the $1,000 week clear profits of The
Star do not speak in that tone of voice
brilliant and Brainy.
Here is Will Hearst of the San Francisco
Examiner. When he bought that journal
people said he might have Il lot of fun. but
he surely would never make II success in
the newspaper business. Hearst has sur
prised the croakcrs. He has developed
managerial traits of the highest type, and
his paper would make him rich man, if he
were not one already. Mr.. Hearst has
shown that young man whose dad is rich
needn't by any manner of means succumb
to general and opulent worthlessness. Next
to Hearst is the handsome face of Walter
Phillips, who started out as a telegraph
operator, and who has worked more than
one presidents message off OH the Wash
lngton wire at speed faster than any one
could take at the other end. Phillips was
fast sender, and he has been sending fast
ever since he became manager of the big
press association. Another young man who
has worthy place in this collection is Clark
Howell, the brilliant editor of the Atlanta
Constitution. Here is the shrewd face of
John X. Mclean of the Cincinnati Enuur-
err one of the richest newspaper men in the
country, who lives in Washington and has
n fine social position here. \ few DAYS ago
Mr. Mclean gave 5000 outright to the poor
OF Cincinnati.
From the Quaker City.
Philadelphia has four portraits here
George William Childs, who is loved by
every newspaper man and printer in the
land; Charles Emory Smith OF The Press,
late minstcrto Russia, noted for his great
ability and equal modcsty: William NJ.
Singerly Of The Record, and w. r. Mexican
of The Ledger, who was General Harrison's
great friend and originator of the Cape
May cottage scheme. The Ledger people
have pcnchant for presidents. Mr. Childs
was Grants intimate friend, Mexican
pinned his faith to Harrison, while Clark
Davis gets in line with Cleveland and is a
favorite at the White House Other por-
traits of living Journalists are those of
John G. New, Indianapolis; David NJ.
Stone of New York, who retired from the
harness recently after half century of
arduous work; General Agnus of Balti-