The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
HEARST AND HIS PAPER.

How the California Millionaire r. Experi-
renting with the New York Journal.
Atlanta Journal
Washington. December cS
Young Mr.. Hearst is getting out n fine
paper IN New York. His main object IN
moving to that city, however, is said to
have hNen 10 got into society and we have
not heard how he Is succeeding in that
direction"
\ few moments after l read this para
graph In Tuesdays Journal mar an
peiontly thirty-three or four. athletic
IN appearance tall. clean shaven. n face
leaning with goodnatured spirit and ready
Intelligence, walked into the room and
asked for tho loan OF u match. lie wore Il
bicycle suit--knickerbockcrs golf stock
lngs. a short sack coat and cap-and mp
peared TO have Just come In from Il ride.
AS he left the room one man In the group
asked in whisper:
you know who that is?"
NO"
"Thars w n. Hearst, the new owner
Of the New York Journal. His Washington
bureau is next door"
The coincidence struck mo and, picking
NJ the Atlanta Journal again. 1 re-read
the clipping. Yes. To Judge from that golf
ing suit, Mr.. Hearst has accomplished his
purpose. To all Interior Appearances he ~
in society" liut he that as II may, he rs
a remarkable Young man and the story
OF his recent debut in New York journal
ism is Just now Il very intcrnstlng one.
Hearst is the son and heir of CALIFORNIA;
latc mulu-mlllionaire senator, and man
ager Of the vast estate lott to himself and
his mother upon the death of his father,
lie bought the Snu Francisco Examiner
aud soon made 1t ono of the hest news
papers on tho Pacific slope. lie did il
by following the principle that It takes
good newspaper men TO make n good pu-
per aud in securing thcn the question OF
money expended Is not to DO considered.
After fully establishing the Examiner,
Mrs. Hearst, SO the story. goes, told her
son that, ms many of their friends were
in the Enst and as thoy wanted an en-
trance into New York Social life. he might
take certain fund which they did not
nccd--umouutlng to S6.0O0, OGl-Eo over to
New Yorls and buy a new spaper.
He oheyedl
When young Hearst came East with his
SIX million he found John Il, Mclean with
n very bad bnrgain on hts hands In the
shape Of the New York Morning Journal
Mclean had bought the paper from Al
hort Pulitzer. who had run II very much
upon the plan OF the Police Gazette, the
oIly difference being that 1t was issued
daily.
". by means Of new headlines and
dEliy letter froiu Gath. TO tho level if THIS
Cincinnati ENQUIRER his Western prop
lures of tho new journal Julian Ralph
ortv. In climbing this high the lnddcr Of
nowspapcring with tho Journal. hc is re-
untcd IN have dropped something Ike
s250 900 This made him tired. 1t would
mako a good many other pcople know
suffer from cnnui So Mir iicnrBt became
"a willing victim and Mr.. Mclean disposed
Of what he considered very. very bad
er, 10 the young Californian
So n.ucb for prelude. Young Hearst
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Hons on the p7ner and II ruinor DC worm
anything, he is making quick work Of 1t.
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thi AZ II Silafy OF Siu'vvp u year Win
lureau of five men. Mr.. Chambers signed
disDatchcg from the capitol are daily fea-
,u,os ~ tho pe,y ior,r,I mime pah,h
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was secured ana on saturday lnst Rhiled
Tor Europe 10 take charge oil inc London
bureau OF me paper Alien l(hle, me ram
ors dramatic crtic, lot the EVenlns
World ana hif ciltlqucS now appear UliF
IN the journal Bill NVe's letters are IL
lustrated especially for Hearats paper
by -. w. kemnl", Dan QUINN a conan
Doyle, ana a raft OF otner people OF prOfni-