The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-03

~ # few yoting men can the word
succers be written In large letters
more truly than OF Col. George 3.
~ Mcclellan Harvey, the new presi-
dent OF the publishing house Of
Harper a Bros. As narrated In the dis
patches TO the Post-fntelliGencer, this tall,
slender. seif-possessed ard unassuming
man has begun his new duties within the
walls OF the old publishing house on Frank
lin square. and his friends expect for him
a brilliant future AZ q publisher. Col. Har-
vey was born In Peacham. VT. thirty-fve
years ago; he attended the Caledonia coun-
~ high school and then started out TO
make living at newspaper work.
About the only magazine article he ever
wrote was away back there in his home
village, and only those who have been
Through the miil'' know how anxiously he
must have waited and watched for the ap~
paarance OF the contribution In st. Nich-
olas which was to sign, seal and de-
liver himself over to the work Of making
newspapers, magazines and books There
were lot OF ventures which turned out
probably In the interval between eighteen
and thirty-five which have made It pos
sible for Col Harvey to live In a costly
house. surrounded with works OF art
but he doubtless went on counting the days
when he could give his time and energy to
the making OF books. for that Is what he
Is going to do with all his might for some
time to come
Young Mr.. Harvey wrote Country Cor
respondcnce" from Pcacham for rural
weeklies. and finding that his work was
gladly accepted sent some to the Spring.
field Republican. 1t was about this time
that he wrote his only magazine article.
1T was entitled How Science Won the
Came said the author TO New York
Tribune reported at his Nassau street ofiice
on Friday. and II told about baseball
match. 1t was accepted by st. Nicholas.
but as II did not appear forgot all about
Il until Just q few years ago, when
friend of mine from California called on
me one day and asked me about the story.
] asked him where he had seen II. and he
said that I, was great favorite with his
boys. who had read II so many times that
they almost knew ii by heart I lost no
time then in getting hold Of copy of the
magazine containing my story. and I am
free to say that 1t was rattling good
story. To tell the truth. It is a good deal
better story than I could write now"
After leaving school the young Vernon
ter, at eighteen years of age secured
reporters place on the Springfield Repub-
lean. A hard-headed business instinct, il
seems. led him to say good-by to his chief,
Mr.. Bowies.
81 was getting IS a week. said he. "and
I thought ought to get s.. There's right
where Mr.. Bowles and came to the part
ing Of the ways. and resigned my posi-
ton. A young fellow of eighteen with a,
forty horse power appetite can live. 1t Isl
true. on 50 a week. but he can't save a.
great deal of money
Young Harvey. after parting with his
friends on the Springfield Republican, de-
termined to try Chicago. He secured a.
place on the Chicago Daily News under
Melville L. Stone. now president of the
A tnd nxA l~a1 Co.
about year. Then his father died, and
the young man went back East to settle
up number Of business affairs at home
This work took several months He was
undecided at this time about his future
He had not made a shining success of his
work in Chicago. and realized 1t. He didn't
care particularly about going back, and on
his way East made stay in New York.
II called on Joseph Pulitzer, who was
making great strides with the World"
said Mr.. Harvey, land found him a very
approachable man, with keen interest In
young men. There wasn't so much red
tape about getting an interview with a
newspaper publisher then as there is now,
and had quite an extended conversation
with Mr.. Pulitzer. He asked me where r,
was going, and when told him he ex-
pressed surprise and said that New York
was larger city than Chicago, with
greater opportunities for young man.
He suggested that I stay in New York.
and thought that I might be able to do
something on the World. I stayed for
eight or ten years." said Col Harvey, land
I'm glad did,"
COL Harvey's first work on the World
was under David Sutton. the editor of the
Brooklyn and New Jersey editions of the
paper. 1t was on the New Jersey edition
that the future publisher got a firm foot
hold at last and began TO show what kind
OF stun he was made of. He succeeded
Mr.. Sutton as editor of the New Jersey
edition, and while in that place he wrote
a burlesque on New Jersey Republican pol
itics that caused great merrinent through
out the state Prominent Republicans We're
put In a ridiculous light. One of these was
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