The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-15
TRANCE USE
OF WEALTH.
Mr.. Morrison-F,l1ler Buys News
paper and Pl1onograph to
Publish His Views.
ALL OVER A COLLEGE GIFT.
Feeling Money His Wife Had
Given Was Not Properly Ap-
Piled, MIR. Fuller Made Fight.

Given Was Not Properly Ap-
Piled, MIR. Fuller Made Fight.
Last Sundays New York Sun contains
e. special from Macon. Mo. giving an in
teresting interview with REV. William
Frost Bishop, n brother OF Captain Carter
n. Bishop. OF Petersburg, and once pas
tor OF the Presbyterian Church at Ash
land, Va. The article is as follows:
II never lay awake at nights thinking
what Id do with few million dollars
II had them to spend just as I liked"
remarked Or. w. Frost Bishop, of Glas-
gov. Mo. who occupied the Cumberland
Presbyterian pulpit here last Sunday. but
I can tell how fellow citizen OF mine IL
enjoying the solution Of that happy
problem.
when went to Glasgow last October
to take the pastorate Of the Presbyterian
Church there found most peculiar
situation. Mr. Morrison Fuller. a gem
teman who had come into the pos secession
of princcly means through happy mar
rlagc. had arrayed himself against ccr-
tain Interests or the town, and was ex-
pressing his vigorous opinions through
n newspaper purchased for that purpose,
a photograph operated at nearly all hours
OF the day, and by cartoons drawn by
artists imported from st. Louis and oth-
or large cities.
In tho quaint but eminently aristocratlci
and cultured town OF Glasgow5is the once
famous Prltchett Institute, founded by
\, 4 .ln,
Morrlsoii- Fuller was one Of the trustees
and most ardent friend of old DR.. Prit-
chett, who Is yet living at Glasgow, but
by reason OF his age is not the active
head OF the institution he founded. 81
'She donated $4,000 for two chairs,
specifically naming them The president,
II Is alleged. used the money otherwise,
thinking the institution could be strength
encd by more general distribution OF
the gift.
Many thought the president took the
more businessike course, and approved
It. Mr.. Morrison Fuller did not. Neither
did her husband. because her1wishes We're
his law.
"There are three weekly papers IN
Glasgow-the Missourian, the Echo and
the Globe. Mr.. Fuller wrote an article
concerning the controversy about his
wife's gift. It was said to be Of an un-
usually animated character.
"All the papers declined to print 1t.
even as an advertisement. The last office
Mr.. Fuller visited with his literary Of
fering was the Globe. The editor sadly
shook his head.
cit won't do. Mr.. Fuller he said,
my patrons wouldn't stand for It,
FOUGHT THE PAPER.
"'Well' replied the writer OF the un-
available manuscript 'what'll you take
for your shop?
"'You're Joking
"Nir. Fuller pulled out his check book
and fountain pen. He dated the check
and wrote In the owners name.
"'What figure shall ! write IMP no
asked.
"The published Of the Glasgow Globe
sat down and thought a few minutes,
aud then stated sum to cover every
thing.
"As soon a. Editor Fuller took charge
there were doings In the Globe office.
Every advertisement was taken out of
the forms and the type returned to the
cases.
an his salutatory Mr. Fuller announced
that everybody who owed the Globe any
thing could consider the debt discharged.
He didn't want any mans money, and
he would not take advertisements be-
cause he had other use for the SPACE.
HE sent for good artists. and told them
to observe carefully the features OF GER
tain prominent citizens, for the purpose
of reproducing them for the benefit Of the
present and oncoming generations. Then
he'd suggest situations that struck him
as effective In attracting attention. And
they proved so decidedly.
THE vitrol-charged columns backed UP
the pictures. The aristocracy of Glas-
cow began reaching for It's Globe with
tongs while those who escaped Its darts
congregated on the street corners and
read 1t with much merriment.
'.Tha artists earned their salaries. In
addition to their work for tho paper, they
were constantly depicting the city Of
flcers, bankers and those of high rams
in humorous situations for the edihcation
OF pedestrians.
"a large and loud photograph was adj
ded to Mr. Fullnrs battery and from lis
depths were talked or sung his views on
tho city administration and Its friends,
Then it was turned loose at certain hours
daily to a laughing crowd.
There was an nnfailing market In Mr..
Fuller's print mill for coed, strong verse
that wrapped around the subject. And
the subject was those who were not the
editors friends
LOOKED LIKE BRYAN.
THAT was the situation when arrived
there. OF course. Mr., Fuller had friends
who stood by him, and two distinct fac
tIons existed. ] made up my mind to try
to smooth the thing over. and decided to
call on Mr.. Fuller at his residence.
"He lived in baronial magni1cence
about four miles out In the country.
was told could not secure an audience
with him. or If I did that ! would be
insuted. took the chance.
1.-THE footn>an told me Mr.. Fuller did
not receive visitors, ! persisted. and Mr.,
81, tn ha a NJ
Invited me In. I was pleasantly sur
prIsed at his gracious greeting,
'EIe looked great deal like William ].
Bryan In face and build, but some seven
or eight years younger. His eyes were
clear and sparkling and he had most
engaging personality,
~ was Informed that he was a grand
son of DR.. William A. Smith, the founder
of the Randolph-Macon College of Viz
gnia, As am from Virginia, we Ind 81
subject we could both discuss with free
dom and enthusiasm. ! found him to be