The Republican journal., 1903-01-01
A RADIANT STAR.

The Washington, d. c., Evening Star
recently issued tiftieth Anniversary
edition of ia pages, including maya
zine supplement, the whole profusely
illustrated with halftones. The growth
of the National Capital during the past
fifty years may be realized by compar-
ing the first issue of the Evening Star
reproduced for the anniversary num-
ber-with the later edition. Then, if
YOU compare the modest brick building
on the south side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. in which the Star was printed from
1854 to 1881 with the marble palace
nearly opposite in which the paper now
has its home, you will get a good idea
of the architectural advance in what is
now conceded to be the handsomest
city in the world. The Star has not
only kept step with the progress of
Washington but has been very i'm
portant factor in promoting that prog
ress. We doubt if there is a paper pub
lished anywhere that comes nearer to
it's readers, or that has in such full
measure their confidence and respect.
And it is perhaps unnecessary to say
that The Star has been deserving OF
that confidence and respect. 1t has al
ways been clean paper. 1t has never
been sensational, and it has stood for
the best interests of Washington every
time and all the time.
The editor-ill-chief of the Star, whose
abilities and achievements have placed
him in the front rank of American
journalists, is Crosby S. Noyes, native
of this State. He thus tells of his trip
to his future field of labor: "In the lat
ter part of December, 1s47, l, a sickly
youngster, left my home in Maine for
Washington, in quest of milder CHI
mate. Partly for exercise and partly
for economy's sake l walked a good
part of the way from Philadelphia to
Washington With a cash capital OF
s162 IL and engagements to write let
tiers at 81 per column for two weekly
papers-the Lewiston Journal, then ed
tied by DR.. Alonzo Garcelon, and the
Yankee Blade, published by Mathews
Norris-Mr Noyes embarked on the sea
of Washington journalism, in which so
many have been shipwrecked. In 1858
he was employed in the carrier system
of the Evening Star; two years later he
became general utility man, assistant
editor, reporter ETC., and at times was
practically the whole thing. In 1867 he
became one Of five proprietors of the
paper and editor-in-chief, and continues
to hold that position; and, two OF the
early purchasers having sold out to
their associates, he is one of the three
present owners. Another is S. II. kautf-
mann, President of the Star Publish
ing Co., and the remaining third is held
by the George w. Adams estate. Mr..
Noyes says that of those swho Joined
with him in the purchase of the Star in
1867, ''only one survives-the brilliant,
loveable "Sam" Kaufman, with whom
during a close association of thirty-six
wears, have never had a word of dis
cord, and to whom the success of the
Star is largely due through his intelli-
gent work in all the departments of the
paper
Fortunately, for The Star, and for
the public it serves so well, Messrs.
Noyes and Kaufman have sons who
were brought up in the business and
who are now shouldering its response
bilities. Theo. W. Noyes, is associate
editor-in- chief, Thomas c. Noyes city
editor, Rudolph Kaufman managing
editor, and Victor Kaufman literary
editor. Thus the future of The Star is
assured.
This much has been said to do hon
or to the achievements of a Maine
man, and to a newspaper which is
model of it's kind and a credit to
journalism. Were the writer to indulge
in the "reminiscences suggested by the
familiar names in its pages we fear
their volume would far exceed the ca
pacity of a country newspaper.