The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-20
FAMILY OF ABELLS

Men-One OF Inird 1ener-
alton Talks of Baltimore AM The
sun-Paper Founded Seventy Years
400 by Grandfather of the Present.
Business Manager-Neyer e An
Issue.
Mr.. A. $. Abel and hil,n. A. S.
Abel, Jr.. of Baltimore { yester-
day in Savannah. ME- and his
brother. w. w. AbeR. q oesponsible
for the business and edf rial ends, re-
snective,y. of The Bait 1hore Sun.
The Sun was founde5i lin 1886 by MI.
A. s~Abell. grandfather of the pres
ent BUSINESS manage1t and it has re-
NAMED in the, family The property
was founded and built upon censerva-
tive lines n theprinciples laid down
and demonstrated IN the making of a
by the elder Abel have
been followed conscientiously AID with
rare success by his DESCENDANT The
enterprise. foresight and excellent
management of the proorietort were
demonstrated when the dsastrdls fire
in Baltimore destreyed the Nandof the
paper. Not a single issue was missed.
and the files, REGARDED as one % thu
! most valuable possessions of a laws
paper. were saved.
- Keeping the Files.
For sone years TIE Sun ownedan
emergency plant. loated some as
lance from the main office. Heraa
! large power press andother Necessary
equipment was kept rady for use t
was a reserve battery which VI.
never put to any practcal use untI
the fire came.
The press was kept in condition an
made q run about four tines a yea
lust to kesp it in shape. and here ais
was located the job printing plant. TIL
founder oftthe paper had his idea
about keeping the files of a paper als'
and four files are kept at &differer
places. One is made at Washington
another at tie home of the paper
founder, and still others in the mai
ing, to insure the record complete i
the event of disaster to n oneset.
Fire and It's Benefits.
Since the fire The Sun has occugie
the emergency building which II
flames spared. and another home of IL
Sun is now under construction and it
hoped to complete the building in tin
to celebrate in it the birthday annive
sary of the elder Abel. August 18th.
The building is to be four storl
Will q DdSc1ilClAL. IN lIoLC oJ>
in building is Indiana limestone ar
the design is very effective. Mr.. Abe
said yesterday that it would be n
the handsOmest of the many new bull'
ings which had been constructed sim
the fire.
THE fire worked indirectly mar
benefits to the city" said Mr.. Abe
Yesterday. "It was the cause Of givir
the city many broader and more bea1
tiful streets than would have been tt
case in the natural progress of thin'
and the buildings are much better ar
there are more of them than fOrme
w."
Speaking of the new Sun buildir
Mr.. Abel said:
The New Building.
THE Suns ley home is four stori'
high and more than eighty-six fe
from the ground to the roof. II
building is 2O2 feet deep, with a frol
of SO feet 9 inches. n has an are
of more than 10, 900 square feet on eaC
floor. It is more than two and on
half times larger than the old Sun ire
building. which stood at the southea
Il, corner Of Baltimore and South street
"Between the second and four foo
are "a columns, 16 of which are c
Charles street. 4 on Baltimore sire
and 4 on German street. Each colum
weighs % tons Their ma~ssiveness
not appreciated at a casual glanc
yet they are nearly 10 feet in c1rcun
ference. They are 3S feet high, inclut
ing base and cap. which is more tina
the average hight of a three-stol
dwelling. So harmonious are the
proportions, however, that at a glant
the observer does not realize the MAJ
nitude of their dimensions. The viii
dow a between the columns
about II feet. but does not impress or
as being SO great. The pier at tf
corner of Baltimore and Charl'
streets. as we'll as those at the otht
does not appear to be so vel
large, but it is. in fact, 5 feet sduar
giving a combined front of 10 feet
the orners This does not include TT
columns which are set against 1t. II
caps which are to grace the column
have not been carved. although MAI
of them have been placed III poslt1o
They are five feet square, and VINE
completed by the stone-carVers ems
will add a finished appearance to tf
building.
can. aesthetic ornament is the SUI
flower. Each is about IS inches in d
ameter. Seventeen of these flowers al
carved on what is known as the be
course of the building, between IN
first and second floors. Around eac
Of the entrances on Charles n Bait
more streets will be handsome carve
work. depicting fruits and flowers, II
the influence of the warmth and nul
ture of the sun.
"On the roof of the structure Will {
2 clock. with dials eight feet in diane
ter, facing on both Baltimore an
Charles streets. which may be seen
a considerable distance.
The beauty n symmetry OF tn
Suns new home. however, are its lea:
recommendations, the purposes of II
owners being to erect a building adap1
ed in all its details 70 the most eAac'
ing requirements of a modern neWspa
per.'-Savannah News.
Nothing will relieve indigestion tina
is not q thorough digestant. Kodo
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