The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
COL. LOWRY PLANS
TO CORNER PAPERS
End of The Times Is Reported
Marked for Middle of
April
The Minneapolis Tribune-Times

hyphenated hybrid which will be in
troduced to the Minneapolis public
about April Is, or coincident with the
adjournment of the state legislature
Thomas Lowry will be the high
priest who will bless this mesalliance
between a stanch Republican news
paper and a, sheet which has changed
its political faith as fast as the ordi-
nary Central American republic en-
cages in revolutions.
w. ]. Murphy will be the best man.
He is the ostensible owner and is the
ffublisher of the Minneapolis Tribune
daily, evening and intermittent The
editor of the Minneapolis Journal will
be beldame of honor, a position ac-
corded him because the Minneapolis
Journal is a stepmother to the Times,
since at one time it owned the prop
erty.
This coup which is being gossiped
about the city will make Mr.. Lowry
supreme in the journalistic field in
Minneapolis, for he will possess two
morning and one of the evening pa
pers of Minneapolis, and while he may
not own the stock of the Journal, he
will not find that unfriendly to him.
That Thomas Lowry is the owner of
the Minneapolis Times has been an
open secret. That he is on terms of
intimacy with w. J. Murphy, publisher
of the Minneapolis Tribune, is also
true. That Mr.. Murphy dictates the
general policy of the Minneapolis
Times-financial affairs at least-is
known to the employees of both papers.
Albert Dollenmayer is the president
of the Times Newspaper company. His
office is in the Tribune building on the
floor below that on which Mr.. Muir
ply makes his home when he is in the
city.
Hand of Murphy Sighted
The hand of Mr.. Murphy is seen in
all the business of the Times. When
head pressman resigns to secure n
better job in st. Paul it is the Superin-
tendent of the mechanical department
of the Minneapolis Tribune who die
tates the name of his successor and
determines whether a man who has
done long and faithful work for the
Times shall secure the position or a
man from the Tribunes staff.
The ink and paper on which the
Times is printed comes from the same
factories and in the same cars which
carry the supplies for the Tribune.
Sometimes it is billed to the Tribune.
When advice is sought by the man.
ager of the Times it is Mr.. Murphy or
j. F. r. Foss, formerly president of
the defunct Nicollet National bank and
present auditor of the Tribune, who
are called upon to say what shall be
done.
The bank which Mr.. Foss operated
had close connections with the Mime
apolis Gas Light company. Mr.. Muir
ply is the manager and owner of sew
Mi oA1f ha
Northwest. Mr.. Lowry is a close
friend of Mr.. Murphy, and A. J. Bleth-
en-, once the owner of the Tribune,
caused it to be brought out in court
that at one time, at least, Mr. Lowry
owned the Minneapolis Tribune
On June 2S, 1904, every share of stock
of the Times Newspaper company was
delivered to Mr.. Lowry in his office in
the Guaranty building in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Dollenmayer says he is the head
of the paper and that all but two shares
of stock, one in the hands of the man.
aging editor of the paper, whose con-
tract expires on April 15 and the other
in the hands of a member of his fam
lily, are In his name and what he says
relative to the policy of the paper is
law. 1t is so far as the managing
editor is concerned; the man in the
business office dictates the political
faith of the paper, which, for the pres
ent, for obvious reasons, is slightly
Democratic and in favor of every
project which is supported by the man.
ayers of the Twin City Rapid Transit
company.
Merger Is Planned
Shortly after the Lowry interests Sc
cured control of the Times it was con-
templated to merge the two papers. A
presidential election being impending
and hot state campaign being under
way, ii was decided that it would be
better to continue the paper, although
1T was to be conducted on a less "eX-
travagant' scale than before.
Then, too, it was feared that the
Associated Press franchise which
the Times possesses would not be al
lowed to remain dormant for long, for
w. r. Hearst was likely to invade the
field and start something unpleasant
for the managers of the journalistic
syndicate.
Now the election is over, but the
legislature is in session, and until that
body decides whether the people of
Minneapolis shall be compelled to is
sue $1,OOO000 of bonds to build a filter
plant upon land which Mr.. Lowry has
generously donated to the city there
is need for the paper and it will con-
tinue to be in. service, for. at the last
election the electors voted down the
bond proposition.
The Times was a stanch supporter
of j. B. Gilfillan, who aspired to be a
United States senator, and supported
him with loyalty. Mr.. Gilfillan is a
business associate of Mr.. Lowry.
The Times was involved about a year
ago and its financial condition was not
of the best. Then it was that certain
influences concluded to protect their in
terests and force the management to
turn the paper over into other hands
and Mr.. Lowry was the man who Sc
cured every share of stock
This done policy of retrenchment
was undertaken, with the result that
only three members of the editorial de-
partment, and they are men in minor
positions, have been connected with the
paper for twelve months.
The Times has a mission until the
legislature adjourns and until the de-
linquent tax list. which 1t secured at
the lowest price paid for many years,
is printed.
History of The Times
The history of the Times Is one of
trouble Started on Oct. 1, 1889, by c.
A. Nimocks as a Republican paper, it
was secured by syndicate in 1890 and
made Democratic sheet. In the cleo
ton of 1892 it was a stanch Demo-
cratic paper. In 1894 1t supported the
Republican candidate for governor. In
1896 il was warm for Bryan for presi-
dent. In 1898 it supported William
Henry Eustis for governor. In 1900 IL