The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05
Sir Alfred RarmSWOrtll
y. on Future Newspapers
he Predicts Specialized Journals, Oue
Devoted to Sport, One TO Religion,
One to Politics and Illustrat.
ed More or Less.

specialized, so much 50 that we may
to politics, another 10 sport. another to
religious matters, another entirely De.
voted TO literature. and SO on" said Sir
Alfred HarmswOrth, In the course or
an interview granted to the Worlds
STAFF correspondent In London. Then
the man who reads will be able TO take
any one or all OF them, as he pleases
or course. we already have daily
papers entirely devoted TO sport ana ii
will be found that there is equally good
public for papers devoted exclusively
TO some one other subject. In London,
for instance, there are several daily
papers trying 10 cover the whole
ground. very much like one another In
their supply Of news. and not few OF
hheLl losing great deal OF money. In
time to cone this will give place to
specialization in the directions which
I have mentioned.
81 do not see any objection 10 daily
newspapers. like the Times here. run
ming large lending libraries Perhaps
On the distant future the newspaper
will supply the public not only with
news. but wtth everything else that
st wants"
Twelve months ago Sir Alfred
Farmsworth, the multi-milllonaire OF
English journalism. contributed an ar
tcle in the World on "HOw TO Achieve
business Success" He then owned
thlrtythree publications. Since then
they have nearly doubled In number
During this twelve months also the
English public has been rather startled
to find that I'm addition To starting
many fresh publications Of the popular
Kind with which his name Is associated.
he has turned his attention TO old
established papers, some Of them pos
SeSsing more prestige than circulation
Iatterly ii has been rumored and
some definite statements have been
made 10 that effect I'm New York ana
IN LondOn-that Sir Alfred Harms
worth has been completing arrange
ments for duplicating his London en-
ferprses in New York. On being asked
by the World correspondent IL these
statements were true, Sir Alfred
Harmsworth replied:
They are absolutely untrue. ! have
not the slightest intention Of building
up any establishment In the States.
1 have arranged for the publication OF
the Self Educator there because
spontaneous demand arose for It, That
oil IL
think OF catering TO the American
public | should have Just rs much
chance as an American would have in
catering 10 the English public If hc
came over To London. | shall he glad
If YOU will give the statement that l
periodical market the most absolute
contradiction.
SNor have | any intention OF dcvcl-
oping Sunday newspaper on the lines
of the Sunday editions OF the big New
York dailies. There never will be any
demand for such Il paper I'm London.
There is a great difference I'm the re-
QuremcntS Of the British AMI Amer
lean public. and the journalistic sup
ply runs on different lines altogether.
The British public is accustomed 10
getting all II wants in the way of
stories and Illustrations in our weekly
periodicals, for which there is prac-
tically no equivalent in the States.
Consequently the Sunday editions Of
the big American dailies supply this
want hy delivering composite pub
lication, including humorous pictures.
madc mp in sections.
"With regard to Illustrations. my
experience of the daily newspaper is
that it should either be fully illus
trated or not illustrated at all. Conse-
Quently the Daily Mail is reducing It's
TO the vanishing point,
while we are increasing their number
an the Daily Mirror. The public de-
mand is that the newspaper shall be
pne thing or the other. The same thing
applies in the States. That there is n
large public growing up which prefers
solid reading matter 10 n combination
pf letter-press and illustrations is
shown by the growing number of all
reading ma magazlueS' now being produced
on both sides of the Atlantic"
ut is suggested that the extent and
variety of your business. its all-cm-
bracing character is bringing your OPP
erationS more or less into line with the
American trusts"
"There seems 10 me to he no reason
for that suggestion. The distinctive
features OF trusts which Is so much
dislillcd is the squeezing out 10y any
sort of means Of all other competitors.
and so obtaining a monopoly. Nothing
of the kind takes place with my busi-
ness. In fact, our own success in
various directions has enabled others
DO obtain success on similar lines.
There cannot be anything TO deplore in
The growth and expansion of business
which succeeds on the basis of fair
competition.
IL confess, however, that Il is one
OF my ambitions, which commend to
l.. F..g. Al.