The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13
Atlanta Constitution

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the announcement OF the suspension OF
the Atlanta Daily News viii be received
with regret in many quarters.
IL taiicd TO round out a full rear AZ It's
nFst anniversary would have occurred mex,
Tuesday. the Sth.
The News was started under very favor.
aole auspices. No evening paper ever start.
ed here, or in any American city. had a
brighter corps OF loyal workers. with a
cash paidin capital OF $4,000. the outlook
was all that could be desired.
The owners and employees were wen
known and very popular. They had no
lack OF influential friends, and from the
nrst their venture was a favorite In many
circles
Il was an honest. clean newspaper. II
tried TO give all the news that was nt to
pint ana Its matter was presented in the
most attractive upto-date style.
me News, throughout its brief career.
demonstrated It's ability. integrity and en-.
terprisc, The trained Journalists ana ,hc
Younger men on IL worked day ana night
70 make the enterprise q success. lint in
Spise OF their EFFORTS they found IN less thau
~ 'Ssr tnat me outgo az tue time vast
ny loss OF over $4,000 In less than a
;;Sar' win about as much more due on
The publishers had gone 70 A heavy ex
penSe and some OF the stockholders had
invested their ALL or at least more fhan
Ihey could afford. but they all had high
sense 81 honor and responsibility, and were
unwilling TO continue their enterprise on
Slcdlt, or make any representations not
JnStiheed BY their business
NO higher compliment could be paid to
them. They failed, not because they lack.
ca merit but simply because the neld here
vas not wide enough for the new paper.
inns recalls long chapter OF newspaper
history. Atlanta Is natural news center,
and our railway facilities enable the dailies
published here TO reach millions OF read
erS on the day OF their publication.
We had this advantage many years ago,
When We had only -four or i've railways.
rms fact was SO well known that for
more than generation entcrprlsing news
paper men have drifted here from ever
section.
In most instances, however. they nave
been disappointed Thc old Daily Intel
ltgencer established here 10 1851. for long
time the organ Of the democratic party
OF the state, had to give up the ghost TWEEN
" wears later But this was due to bad
business management, and TO the fact that
the owner was not willing TO adopt new
methods,
The real newspaper history of Atlanta
begins after our civii war, hut Il IS lmpos-
siblc to review il without coming to tne
conclusion that this is big corner OF the
graveyard devoted to the press
~
When the town was beginning TO rlse
from the ashes, the New Era, n morning
daily, was started here at nrst with Colo
mel j. s. Pratlier as manager. In short
time Or. Samuel Bard purchased 1t, and
turned Il into n republican organ He
was rewarded In various ways. Grant
made him governor Of Idaho, postmaster
of Atlanta, and later postmaster of Chat
tanuogn.
Contemporary with the New Era, in its
earliest stage, was our first afternoon paper
after the war This was the Opinion own
cd and EDITED by Colonel William l.,
Scrucgs Later the Opinion suspended and
Colonel Scruggs became the editor OF the
New Era, Dr Bard had then sold out. bur
In the course Of a few months the doctor
started the Daily True Georgian IhiS
daily had a Very short lie,
In the summer Of 1865 the Constitution
came ont with It's first issue. IT. was sue
cessful from the. first number. With my
acquaintance with tho preSS OF the Untted
States ! am satisfied That No American
daily ever made such remarkable success.
In the fact OF b1Yonet rule and the most
adverse conditions tGis paper made nghl
! will not say for democracy, bQt ier me
rights Of the white people Of the South.
The people rallied to ms support. aud the
slogan 1t sounded aroused the people ot
net rule earlier than any other southern
state. md the deliberate judgment Of the
men Of that time Is that II was due TO the
Of Conrsc the Constitution had active
and able competitors and for wears II
had nght for nc especially y the "a, -
Al that time - had 10 meet the old In
teHecnccr. the True Georgian and tn sun
This latter paper he'd g fine stan, ana IN
tte1nndqv II gtcnhru4 on lis stan were
mon like samuel a Eahois aud william
II Moore. who later was SO popular rs the