Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19

at was not long after this. in 1868, that
he found himself in Omaha as manager of
the new Pacific telegraph lines. which pre-
coded the Pacific railways. Thus Mr.. Rose
water has been actively identified with
Omaha for exactly one-third of a century,
and for exactly three-Gfths of his own life.
According to the census of 1860, Omaha had
only about 800 people. 1t was a mere vii
lage, therefore,, when Mr.. Rosewater made
it his home in 1863. In 1870, the population
had risen to 16, 900, and as the starting point
or the Pacific railway system its growth
and It's business activity had been enor-
mously stimulated, and its future seemed
assured. All of Mr.. Rosewaters' experience
and training had qualified him for the sue
cessful conduct of a daily newspaper of the
energetic, alert, American type.
o the 18th day of June, 1871, The Bee
was duly launched. 1t became at once q
characteristic local institution, and it has
built itself into the marvellous development
of the city of Omaha. Mr.. Rosewater has
seen Omaha expand from a struggling vii
lage into a handsome, stirring city. more
populous by a good deal than was the splen-
did old city of Prague when, as a 12-year-old
boy he studied in the Czech schools, and
vastly greater and more splendid than was
the town of Cleveland when he made that
place his first home in America. The census
Of 1890 reported a population of lao, 900 in
Omaha, and its population this year is esti-
mated at 100, 900.
Mr.. Rosewater has been a hard fighter
in many a political contest in his state. and
has seen much service as a committeeman
in national and state republican councils.
he Is a man of courage, force, and I'M
doubted convictions. He has never been
afraid to take an Independent course, and
has bolted party nominations when they
seemed to him Objectionable. Not the least
interesting of the circumstances which at
tend the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
nlnhin n IA nnh C. tl@- f-. - ~
Rosewater's two sons now constitute his
most active lieutenants, one in the editorial
conduct of the paper, and the other in the
business administration
THE eldest of these sons, DIR. Victor |
is of just the same age as the
paper itself. Few young men in American |
journalism have had so complete a train
ing for the work as Victor The |
advantages which the father could not enjoy |
ior hlmself he has been able to place at the
disposal OF his sons. Victor graduated at
the Omaha High school at the age of 16, and
then spent a winter in Washington, closely |
studying the work of congress and familiariz- |
ing himself with public questions and ma
tlonal affairs. Then he entered the Johns |
Hopkins university as an undergraduate
electing as much work as possible in his
tory, political science and economies. |
After two years he was ready for
the senior, or graduating class; and he then
entered Columbia college, New York. where
at the end of another year he took the
bachelors degree. He remained for post-
graduate work in the school of political
science, attained the honor of a fellow
ship, and after tsp YEARS of graduate study.
when only % years of age, he obtained the
degree II Ph. D., his thesis being
a very thorough and valuable monograph
upon the subject0f Especial Assessments
which was published by Columbia college.
and which Will be accorded a standard place
for purpose of reference by all students of
Before leaSing New York to re-
turn to Omaha Victor Rosewater had spent
considerable time in the offices of the AS
ISOLATED press, familiarizing himself with
methods of news gathering and news dis
preparatory to the position in his
office, for which he was destined.
He had also spent some months in foreign
travel and had written entertaining
letters to The Bee which showed a
ready knack with the pen.
"At the end of his university work, In the
summer of 1893, he entered upon the work
Df an editorial writer on his fathers STAFF.
Three years of hard work have demonstrated
ais decided talent for Journalism, and have
given him the detailed experience which
lothing but actual office work can supply.
The editorial page OF The Bee shows many
OF DR.. Rosewater's scholarly and
borough training in economical and political
science. For the past year he has been
editor. In 1894 he was made a
OF the public library board of
omaha. while early in the present year he
vas honored by an appointment to the ]
BOARD of regents OF the State university at !
lincoln. The University OF Nebraska, as all I
EDUCATORS know, Is an institution OF re- !
narkable merit, and a place In the board OF l
egents is accounted a very enyiable distinc- q