The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-13

NEW ! of.tN- Jan. L. ilSit HAitu' iiibp
the office of the New York World" on
The afternoon of December S1-the nine
teelfs.l ccntu,y's dosing day-a young
man we'll below forty. He had Il clean
sharen face. with piercing gray eyes,
rather full checks. expressive mouth ana
a shock Of yellow hair. His clothes were
no better nor worse than 11e ciosfeS
OF the hundred editors and reporters in
sight. Tie one spot of color that silone
above the dull BROWNIES of his sack suit
wss a bright red aecktie.
This young man was Alfred Harms
worth. Londons Journalistic prodigy, pro-
1,rietor OF more successful publication
iflan any man in the world, and founder
Of the 1!lenomeuaily profitable London
Daily Mail" He had come at Mr. Pulit-
zer's invitation to edit The World for
one day Carte blanche was given to
him: he could do exactly as ne pleased
in any department. And he did.
IN the first place" announced the
young ediioriile is just turned thirty
four---we will change the size. l am
going TO make to-morrow's World just
ilalf as big. There will be four columns
10 the page and the columns viii be much
shorter than they are regularly This
Will make The World much more con-
re.,tt...t for reading and more easily car
RED in the pocket. Men Will take the
paper home with them instead of throw
ing 1t away ana ihal what me dnFti-
Users want"
THOSE JIA1-JAA HEADS.
With that the new editor sent for all
The heads of departments, and in fifteen
minutes he had all the methods of The
World at his fingers ends. lie looked
over the display type and at once relesated
10 Limbo The Worlds regular scare
head" type. He chose for the head lines
a much smaller font, and allowed only
I,,f re-
lar SIX which take up fully a fifth OF Z
column alone.
Then he took a turn with the city de-
partment. where the local news is handled
NO story" he announced, of more than
$50 words
The space writers looked aghas1! The
World" to-day runs its news in more con-
densed form, probably, than any other
newspaper Of its size in the United States.
And here was a man who proposed cutting
everything in half again.
Then this remarkable young man hurried
out into the art department. The artists
were evidently expecting an easy day OF
st. knowing full well Mr. Harmsworth S
objections to cuts in a daily newspaper
Here came the surprise.
MUST HAVE PICTURES, THOUGH
Il should say he announced decisively.
THAT we will need about -four pictures
W
,.rnns. instead of four. Better have pic
iture on to-night's theatrical openings and
one on the celebra ton Of the new century.
] suppose that viii lead the local news to-
night.
Just then note arrived for him. 1t was
an invitation from the Press Club tor him
to come over and join in its festivities. He
scrubbed :. line back:
Il can get fifteen minutes leave Of alb
sce.ce from TO 4:45 P. M l will be de-
lighted to be with you then
Mr. Harmsworth kept his word He was
gone but fifteen minutes and returned
ready to jump in again. There was ar
other conference with some OF the heads
OF departments.
SPORTING BLOOD, TOO.
Now We will give a whole page tc the
theatres said Mr.. HaTmsworth, because
! see there are many important openings.
and we viii give one rnge TO editorials and
two to sports-everyi,ody likes sports.
The Eng!ishnans love of sport was
showing even in this busy editor.
But he added. let nothing exceed the
limit OF space Condensation is the pass
word OF the coming newspaper! Every
thing should be presented in the brie-est
form People have not the time to read
long stories They dose their interest in
them.
By this time things were shaping them
selves smoothly in their respective chan
nels and in a surprisingly easy WAY. Here
was a huge and highly specialized news
paper organization doing everything dif-
serertIy for just one day, and Yet there
was no hitch-no jar. Editors and repor-
tiers went about their duties just as Il IL
ind been any other day Of the year