The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-14

SO at last thare was again clear
| field, and Us there was a common say
| ing that Raleigh was graveyard for
daily papers,sI did not apprehend that
nybody would make new venture
| in that direction From the time /
obtained control of The Chronicle, the
property again began to make money,
but the contest for survival had en-
/ tailed a serious loss; not only had 1t
| been wearing on the whole office force
| for three of us had for years done the
| ordinary work of five or six men, but
! it had been irksome on the stock
| holders who had, at my instance, in
vested their money in the enterprise.
Yet | regarded that the property
and the position of the paper were
we'll worth all the effort and all the
| sacrifice that had been made to gain Il
| fair field and | would not have sold it
| for fifty thousand dollars. Still to Sc
| cure the best results, there We're need
| ed a new press and some type setting
machines Of which / had long been an
advocate. With these additional ia
ciities the paper could look forward
to the future with every confidence of
stability and Of considerable earnings.
But when the stockholders were
sounded about it, il was discovered
that they had other purposes. They
realized that the paper had gained a
crest on the wave, and deemed that
It was a favorable opportunity for
them TO get out, SO. much to my dis
appointment they put the property up
at auction and pOcketed the loss,
whereas if they had held on my judg-
ment was that their Investment would
have proved a profitable one.
III recalling this newspaper work.
there Is brought to nay remembrance"
many pleasant associations with my
assistants and co-laborers.
When | bought The Observer, Mr..
Peter M. Wilson was the local editor.
and ne remained with me nearly
year continuin" to give much satisfac-
ton to the readers OF the paper and
TO our local patrons with whom ne
came in personal contact He is so
we'll known as an accomplished and
admirable gentleman that it is need
less to say how very agreeable to me
was our. daily intercourse. When he
re1inQuished the position he was SUE
ceeded by Mr.. f. A. Olds who bad
then had some little experience. hut
his natural aptitude for the business
was apparent and he rapidly develop
ed into 81 fine newspaper man. He was
a hard worker diligent, Industrious
unhaggfng and was a keen searcher
for news; but as valuable as he was on
these accounts. in time he became
still more valuable to me because of
the vast amount Of detail work he
cheerfuIly did at night, relieving me
of much anxiety, and to some extent
of NIGHT work, which I otherwise
would have done myself. When he
left me after eight years of faithful
service Mr.. Hal. Aver took his place
temporarily, and he also was very
competent and then casting about, I
found among the young newspaper
men OF the State Mr.. Greek O. An
drews, whom I had never seen nor
heard of, except because of some of his
writing in other papers. I fortu-
nately secured him and found him to
be gentleman of fine capacity, frank
and affectionate in his Disposition
amiable and with very high ideals He
remained with me as long IS / was
editor. our intercourse being most
agreeable to me. | recently heard that
for some years past he las been the
editor of daily newspaper at Havana,
one column being in English and the
next in Spanish. Subscribers who pay
their money can take their choice
Capt. w. W. Carraway and Mr..