Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Leading Newspaper of the Most Beau
tiful of American Cities.

From the Hartford Times.
The Washington Evening Star completed
the first fifty years of it's existence this
week, and celebrated the fact by a special
issue which can only be described as monu-
mental in its magnitude. AS The Star is
one of the most prosperous newspapers in
the country, it's proprietorS evidently felt
that they were bound to make good show
ing of their paper and their city on such an
occasion. Their semi-centennial issue will
be regarded in the newspaper offices of the
land as in the nature of a hgh-water mark
in this field of effort
The most interesting feature of The Stars
anniversary number is the fac-simile repro
duction of the first number, issued on De-
cember rs, 1852. 1t is a little paper, with
six narrow columns, and nothing about it to
indicate the greatness of the future which
in store for it. The reproduction Is
made unusually perfect by the care which
has been taken to have the same yellow
tint in the paper which belonged to the
original copies when they were printed. The
Star became a valuable property when the
outbreak of the civil war greatly increased
the Importance of Washington as a news
field, added largely to its local population
and immensely increased the amount of
government advertising. But its proprietor,
Mr.. w. d. Wallach, was one of a number
of newspaper proprietors in various cities
who thought that after the war period was
ended the value of newspapers must de-
crease. Mr.. Bailey, who owned the Boston
Herald, was one who so believed, and Mr..
to George w. Childs. was another. Mr..
Wallach sold The Star for 100000 to
company of five gentlemen, which included
Mr.. Crosby S. Moves, who has ever since
been the editor Of the paper; Mr.. S. II.
Kaufman, its publisher, and Mr.. George
w. Adams, long the Washington CORE
spondent of the New York World. the Chi
cago Times and the Boston Herald, and one
of the most respected of the long roll of
Washington journalists. Mr.. Adams ulti-
mately gave up his other connections to
give his whole time to the paper, and died
some twelve years ago. Mr.. Moves, Mr..
Kaufman and Mr.. Adams estate are the
owners of the paper, which now has a
great marble palace of it's own at the cor
in Washington, and has long paid revenue
which makes its net value to the proprietors
a great deal more than s1,O00,000.
Washington is a city in which the evening
newspapers have large priority in news
and great advantage in respect to readers,
and, consequently, of advertisers. The Star
has occupied its field so ably and securely
that, in half century, it has never had
successful rival. One of the best features
of the beautiful magazine supplement in
colors issued by The Star as a part Of its
anniversary number is a historical article
on Washington newspapers and the making
of them. by Mr.. Noyes, the veteran editor
of the paper. 1t is valuable contribution
to the history Of American Journalism. In
the 51S columns Of the seventy four full
pages of which this remarka BILE issue con-
sists On addition to the attractive illus
trated supplement on fine paper), may be
found a mass of information concerning the
city Of Washington, its history and especial
ly Its business development, which is cal
culated to make every resident OF the most
beautiful of American cities proud Of 1t and
Of its leading newspaper.