The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-13

remembered that on numerous occasions
when Mr.. Dana has been suggested as a
candidate for the presidency he has al
ways declined the profered honor, say
ing that no post is more honorable or
useful than the editorship of a great
newspaper.
There are several other editors in
New York who receive salaries large
enough to make Office holding unseduc-
tive. Within the past fortnight have
made a careful attempt to obtain for
publication the salaries paid to the lead
ing journalists of this city. / give the
figures as they were given to me- The
reader may choose between the highest
and the lowest figures as his Judgment
dictates All that can say is that
have thrown out all estimates which
seemed to be at variance with the truth.
Mr.. Carvalhos Career.
Probably next to Mr.. Dana the best
paid journalist in New York is Mr. S.
S. Carvalho of The World Thirteen
years ago Mr.. CarvaIho was a reporter
Oh the staff of The Sun. He was one of
the most reliable reporters in the city,
conscientious, industrious and persever-
ing. He was a good but not brilliant
writer, but he seldom was left in Sc
curing news. He has rather cynical
vein of thought, but absolutely no sense
of humor
Perhaps it is because Mr.. Carvalho
sees only the serious side of life that he
is Mr.. Pulitzer's personal representative
in the great World establishment and
receives a salary which is estimated
from SO, 900 to $25, 900 a year. give
credit to the larger amount.
He went with Mr.. Pulitzer as the
first city editor of The Evening World
eight years ago. Later on he became
managing editor of that very prosperous
paper, and then he was transferred to
the parent plant as general manager of
the finances. His power is almost abso-
lutte, and he is said to be closer to the
owner than any other man in his en-
ploy. When one considers that it costs
about $40, 900 a day to publish The
World and Mr.. Carvalho can spend or
save $40, 900 in a month without maxi
ing any appreciate difference in the pa
per to the reader, a salary of $50, 900
does not seem to be exorbitant, especial
ly as The World is credited with max
ing profit of nearly 81, 200, 900 year.
Mr.. PuIitzer's Favorites.
am told that Farrelley, the manag-
ing editor Of The World, gets but ST.
900. These figures would be ridiculous
~ small if it were not for the fact that
the managing editorship of The World
since the days of Colonel Cockerill and
Ballard Smith is more or less of a nom-
inal position and is rarely held long by
any occupant.
In The World Office there are always
two or three men who are "near" to
Mr. Pulitzer. They take turns in spend
ing short time with the owner of the
paper at his country place in Bar Har-
Dor or his hotel in Paris, and they are for
the time managing editors in all but
name. 1t is commonly reported that
Arthur Brisbane receives $3.50 week
from The World. He is supposed to be
nearest of all to Mr.. Pulitzer, except
Mr.. Carvalho. He began his work on
The Sun as a reporter in 1884 and soon
became its star reporter. He then went
to Europe and began The Suns cable
Sunday letter. Soon after Amos J. Cum
mings started The Evening Sun he be-
came it's managing editor. Then, it is
said. he quarreled with Publisher Laf-
fan and left The Sun s service to take
6O1tO-1dA CudIS0 VI Au0 SuuUdy w Or1u.
He has been with Mr.. Pulitzer ever
since, most of the time in Europe.
Most New York newspapers pay their
reporters and special writers according
to the amount of matter that they write.
The pay varies from 81 to IS column,
with special prices for special pieces of
work. Sometimes newspaper will pay
$40 or even $500 a column for an exclu-
sive article Of great news value. The
usual price on a morning paper is IS
column. That is the rate in The Herald,
! World and Sun offices. The Recorder
pays 81, The Times and Tribune Sc and
! The Press, journal and Advertiser So.
There is probably more mystery re-