Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-07

want g help
- But not read nor believed Il IN
/ ne very people who haye 1T ii Their,
L power To- help he people David, the
1sbest@peopl in the city don't care. FOR =
the ugh at its editorials
\ ana don't care for it's in duence, Ii real.
ISly has no influence with them
ssaSf first time David Barton tc ~
lzsee11ned disturb bed frank criticism ism
ofshis. friend concerning the News in
respect to its printed matter il a sStn ,,,L
moved him. But this last. statement
I touched a tender spot. u Barrttonss pale.
f3c t'llAes flushed nd lie struck the table
With his clinched fist E# 6 .:ss s IL
Better not tell Harris that He has
{ an idea that his paper runs the town,
| ~ He thinks his editorials make public
Isentime1lt. 2 ~ y .: s. ~ 4. # z5@ s:
.aSss He iWrong!''z John Gordon smoke
decided s.. !" His editorials have no s,,ch
power we They are rated along with the
rest res OF. the paper. The fact is the vel
low journalism works out, its own de-,
sttrruction *ineVita bly,. Its DAYS are al:
ready numbered ~ ~: !. - ,.G
characterization is Increasing" !
~ al the bigger fall when it comes
replied john Gordon briefly, and the,,
| they We're both startled by a voice from
tn the doorway of the room adjoining.
BEG pardon. Barton. L couldn't make
YOU bear, though / knocked twice. :
VI Barton i'al' turned his head, as a man
came into the room and exclaimed, ''NIr..
@HE larr at the. same time sending a
questioning flash to. Gordon, ''Wonder
how much he heard ~ Ill >.;3"ss#H9zs
Harris walked up to the table and
Ecoolly helped himself toSa cigar from
| little tile Chinese. pot and lighted it. at the
cigar Jet. - E;l=,I,-,:.. ~.t,.Is4 ....~
Mr.. john Gordon, Mr. Harris" said
Barton, who had fully recovered his
I usual indifferent attitude by this time
|'sz''Glad to meet: you, Mr.. Gordon
said Earris. putting out "a very long
white hand. John Gordon took it, al
though instantly he felt a most intense
dislike for the man. ! 49, :. 2
! he was of a thin, wiry physique,
smooth faced, a bloodless complexion,
! straight lips and cold gray eyes. His
manner ms was perfectly self possessed,
and neither Gordon nor Barton could
Edetect any sign on his face that he had
overheard a syllable of their talk be-
1 fore he entered. He was sfaultlessly
dressed and had the general appear
anceSFof q man who has exhausted a
large part OF his interest in life on &C.
| count of a large number of intense ex-
1 perienccs. At the same time there was
g serious alertness about him that was
i very noticea bic. He was not blase in
I the ordinary use ofthat word. He evil
Identity had boundless faith in himself
John Gordon had nc. diff culty in telling
why the man produced such a dislike
/ in him. It was because Of his absolute
Eagbtisll ~
! s Mr.. Gordon is my friend; the one
7 mentioned to. you the other day as a
possible contributor in a new depart
4 ment Barton said as Harris still re-
manned standing. near the table.
Harris. looked at Gordon and said
carelessly:3 @ zzs@2.ss. -, :.
s.s understand you are going to ex-
pertinent down in the slums around
Bowen street., sss.5a@ f.
81 may live there. i don't know
about experimenting" said John Cor
4 don coldly. He was rapidly beginning
I to have Miss Andrews dislike of the
word .slums'' as he had already grown
to have a hatred Of the idea of 'exper-
imenting'' withthe people. - -.
a Harris walked over to "a chair at the
i other end of the able, and after a ST.
lence which neither Barton nor Gordon
! seemed inclined to break he said, lean
i fng*a little forward and speaking with
careful emphasis: ~ 4. So. s. ~ W. =.
gtMr. Gordon am prepared to make
! you q: proposition that hope you win
j at least zthoughtfully consider. The
1 News now has a circulate of 100000
copies "a day: That means that practi-
i cally 5000, 900 people read it. At least
4 half. the population Of the city read my
I paper; It is especially true Of the
], workingmen, the poor and the people
4 Of the, street and the Shop: The boule-'
ward may not take the News Grant
5 ! D Is Si z
ISL Gordon, looking at the newspaper
owner, thought he; could detect just a
shade Of resentm under the APP
parent Indifference. But the Stun
( takes It and reads. I'd rather have the
/ slum reader any time. The boulevard
/ does not make anything but itself, but
II the slum makes cond til ons Now, then,
thissisi my proposition i will give you
Il the entire control Of aSipage Of the
| News toS writeiup the conditions OF the
i city where you expect to live or work.
/ May 4 ask Where2 Mr. Barton has not
informed me- &C.,.
expect rs live as q resident ID
4 Hope House 8
ood!'' ] Harris exclaimed with an
..lseagerness !: that was. unths akable..
lK ou couldn't do better. liss 4 An
drewsH of course has mad e her work
knbwn EVERY She has been az
'occasional contribute to the News.
You couldn't strike ont On 9 more pop.
plar appeal than from that place IS .
Il center. See here. Let me block out q