The Portland daily press., 1898-04-16
(To be Continued.)
SUCCESS IN ENGLISH JOURNAL
ISM.

g. N. Ford's London Letter in New
York Tribune.)
Alfred Charles Harmswortb. whose
generosity has supplied Lieut.. Peary with
a ship for Arctic exploration, is q wide
awake journalist who has made q fortune
at the age.of .33. He was born in County
Dublin, the Oldest son of barrister. and.
after q slender education in English
grammar schools and under private
tuition, entered at the ngs of II the office
of the Illustrated London News, and be-
came the editor of one of Sir William In
grams journals. Ten years ago he start
ed little journal known as Answers,
and at once made it a valuable property.
Four years ago he purchased the Evening
News, and lin 1896 founded the Daily
Mail, which has been. conspicuous for gen
uine enterprise and financial success. He
also owns many provincial journals, and
controls powerful newspaper Syndicate
He is man of ideas, with practical
talent for finding out new classes of read
ers and fresh methods OF. interesting them
Mr.. Harmsworth is conservative in
politics and unSuccessfully contested
Portsmouth in the-last Egeneral election.
His leading journal, the Daily Mail, is
something of a free lance, and has the
courage Of independent convictions. One
short leader with few minor paragraphs
suffices for the expression of opinion on
the questions of the day; and oondensa-
tion is reduced to fine art in it's news
columns A fraction OF column suftices
for the review of an important book, the
production of new drama, the summary
of the proceedings of Parliament, or an
abstract Of an eminent political leaders S
speech; yet there is always space reserved
for the most striking news of the day
and for signed essays on interesting sub
jects. The Daily Mail is never dull or
somnolent. 1t is always bright, spark
ling and entertaining.
The Windward was purchased and
equipped for Mr.. Jackson's Arctic expe-
dition by Mr.. Harmsworth; and when
it was lying in an English port without
special errand or use, it was presented to
Lieut.. Peary with the ssowner's compli.
ments. No effort has been spared to put
the ship in the best possible condition for
the purposes of American exploration.
Mr.. Harmsworth is fond himself of out
door life and travel, being an enthuiastic
angler, sportsman and cyclist. He is a
companionable man, with a shrewd talent
lOf SottluS lHIurJudt1ou OuG Oh GnOS6 VINO
he meets. and for educating himself by
conversation ON questions of the day. He
has strong faith in the community of in !.
t erests of the Anglo-Saxon race, and in
his own way has helped to bring about an
era ofagood feelingssby.sa timely gift ..to an
American Arctic exploration expedition.
The facility with which fortunes are
made.in England with newspaper vent
ures is illustrated not only by Mr.. Harms
wo1th's success, sbut by the prosperity of
Cyril Arthur Pearson, another. young
man of 80. He was clergyman's son,
educated at Winchester, who became a
journalist in his teens, and manager of
a little weekly known as Tit Bits. Some
with the owner led him Eto
start arrival journal. of the same class,
which almost at once became a mine Of
wealth. He followed this up with numer-
GUS other newspaper ventures, and now
has Il large fortune, with a fine country
seat and shooting preserves. America is
not the only country where young men
start without capital and, aided by their
own energy, contrive to make their for
tunes before they are 80. The ideal NAV
not be an exalted one, but the energy and
practical skill by which the end is reached
are worthy of praise.