New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-30

,,o,hourne and Calcutta and back 10 Ne"-1o lh
A,,ar his return home he learned 10 SET type !" 'o
-ntns Office but In ISIS he was saiiol oeioie
LET on a ship that sailed around the Horn to
California 49, :. co-.,oo,.o ond
80 rrarc,eco several years. living most OF the
,,r,. in poverty. and he was printer WIG" ,'e
married. He had to borrow some Clothes ~ 10
,rarr,ed in and get two weeks poaru on circuit
~, ba was not dismayed He worked double time
a., ~. .mnloy Of two newspapers In san FRANCISCO
-. managed to make a living for himself and MS
rife He became a partner In joo ONCE ou'
,be business did not pay we'll While ne was en-
aa.d On a hard fight for existence two OF his chill
dyen were born in San Francisco. The family !lVed
on small means. but kept out OF oeo'
ENLISTED AGAINST MAMMALIAN
NJ ceoree enlisted in an expedition which was
.,,o,aad for warfare against Macmillan In Mex
a., hu, n revenue cutter stopped the expedition
.rd Mr. George became reporter on san ffah-
cisco papers working at times as d coi-Po'''O-
also His first writing was done TOT Inc hNci'"e
Journal" An article which he wrote III ioo' upon
81. rec, Of the assassination Of President Lincoln
attracted considerable attention IN oah ri""O0OO
a., ,,,c,a unon Chinese immigration arguing
ar.inst the free admission OF Chinese LABOR az
.racted the favorable notice OF Jonh 9'u"'' 49,
t1s became q writer for THE san FRANCISCO i'e'
aid" and came East in an ehort 10 secui7 w.
Granite facilities for the paper. He faied IN 'ha'
understanding that he was TO be a correspondent
for The Tribune. but his commission As ooii
.no,dant was repealed. The San Francisco her
AID failed and after Mr. George had "orheu ab'
as a PRINTER for n time he was Editor Oh S'
paper In Oakland, until he became the H'a'i"s"'6
Editor ~ 1.-The Sacramento Recorder.
FOUNDING THE SAN FRANCISCO fosl'
7, 1879 Mr. George with two partners. started
9Th. San Francisco Post" which was SOLD later
bought hack and finally abandoned 10 senator 'o'''
p Jones who held notes for the cost OF the press.
Desir,n1 time to write his book. progress anu
Poverty, Mr. George procured from "oNe'"
Iru,r tho annointment TO the Office OF inspector Vi
Gas Matters IN San Francisco, with light duties anu
nay sufficient for his support. Mr. George oe
clared that he became free trauer y" "
OF q sneech delivered by William H. NILS a !ou"e
orator who was declaimng in favor OF protect'o"'
OF the origin OF his book. progress anu Wv
erty.' said later; ,.,. %
But what had most aroused me In my WISH 70
he East was the growth OF poverty WHY" 40,
accompanies industrial progress. WhAe eu'''"s "
Iaper In Oakland. and after long thous"'' '
rason of Il ali came upon me IKE reNe'a'o''
had taken a hsrse and gone for Tiue' anu az
sobed In nv own thoughts. had driven am ~ ~
TIN hills until he panied LOT DIeS 80 ~ s,re
res l asked a passing teamster ior want % sonre
thing else TO saw what land was "oI ~ NJ ~,
He pointed 10 some COWS grazing on - i'' 49,
they looked Ike mice. and SAD; uO!I Iii Ell
actlA but there Is man over theie WIN VI" w
some land for 1900 an acre -. ,.,. D.
Like a fash IL came upon me that tn.rc VA t,ie
reasol With the growth OF population idHu s aoMo
In vaie and the men who work It must pay i'o'e