The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-26
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF
AMERICAN NE WSPAPERS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

now. The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can is It's only senior, hGt IN i.5 c&s"
there have been some brief lapses II
is able 10 boast that it has chroniclcd
the history OF the United States of
America, having been born three years
before that memorable Fourth of July
which heralded the birth Of what is
now the greatest nation of the world,
1t will be a surprise to most news
paper readers 10 know that there Is
one Sunday evening newspaper in The
United States 1t is the Westerly (R.
~ Evening Sun, the editor of which is
cx-Gov. Utter OF Rhode Island, who is
Seventh Day Baptist, and whose pa
per is published In 4 Seventh Day com
munity. The sun, therefore, comes out
every evening except Saturday
The Omaha World-Horald is the one
paper in the United States that within
The space of u few years had upon its
staff both a candidate for President and
Vice-President. The former was Will
liam Jennings Bryan, and the latter
was Thomas II. Tibbles, who ran with
Tom Watson on the Populist ticket in
1900.
The Los Angeles Times deserves to
be known as the fighting paper oil
America In 1890 Il strike was called
upon a day 3 notice on All four or me
daily newspapers in Los Angeles. one
of these surrendered TO the strikers
at the end of three days, the second
succumbed little later. and the third
held out about two months. The Times
continued the struggle, against seeming
~ overwhelming odds, for over sixteen
years, and finally won out. A boycott
of organized labor is generally dan
gerouS thing with which TO contend, but
Gen. Otis seems to have thrivcd on 1T,
When the fight began In August. 1890,
his paper contained from eight TO SIX.
teen pages n day, but during the final
week of the fight last December, 1T had
one issue OF 152 pages, containing to-
tai of over 500 columns of advertising.
Last year the Times carried over 10000
columns of classified advertising, which
was more than any other paper in the
world has ever carried in the same
length of time.
The Toledo Blade is still known as
Nasty s paper. Abraham Lincoln
said the three forces which settled the
Civil war were the United States
army, the navy, and Petroleum v,
Nasby,' The latter was the late David
r. Locke, owner of the Blade, and the
greatest satirist of his time. Even in
his later davs when he became rich and
famous. "'Nasby' was prouder of the
fact that he was a good printer than
of his reputation as the favoritc humor-
list of President Lincoln. Often when
he had some subject in his mind, he
would 90 to n printers IS case. pick up
n composing stick, and set his article as
he thought ii out. Some of his beet
work was done IN tins way.
The Louisville Courier-J Journal en-
Joys, with tho New York Tribune, the
distinction of being the first to use the
MergcnthaIer linotype machine IN
America, both of these papers intro"
duclng them simultaneously. AS a re-
suit of the introduction of the ma
chine into the Courier-J Journal Office.
blg printers strike followed, but the
publishers finally won, thus blazing the
way for all the newspapers IN the
country to begin setting type by ma
chincrY On account of the Courier
Journal being edited by Henry Waiter
son. one of the last Of the old-line per
most widely quoted provincial pa
pers in the world. 1t is stated by
many newspaper men Of experience IN
the East that more Courier-J ournal men
have graduated from that paper into
New York journalism than from any
other provincial newspaper Ill the
country.
The Kansas City Star is the only
newspaper in the world, except the
London Telegraph, which manuiac-
lures it's own paper. The Star has
had in operation in Kansas City
since 1908 paper mill turning out
nearly fifty tons daily: the entire
product being consumed by the daily,
Sunday and weekly issues of the Star
The pulp is brought from Canada and
made into paper in Kansas City. The
Star was first TO sell weekly news.
paper at % cents a year. and is one OF
the few newspapers that. has never
used comic or color supplement. The
Washington Herald. Mr.. Scott c. Bone s
new paper. advertiscs "no color; no
comics, - and has enjoyed a phenomenal
growth, despite the fact that the
greatest circulation builder ever IN
vented.
The Nashville Banner is the official
organ of Santa Claus. 1t publishes
more letters from children each year
lust before Christmas than any paper
in the world, This has been an annual
custom with the Banner for a genera.
ton. and it has become so well fixed
think they Will not be visited by their
patron saint unless they communicate
with him through the Banner Last
wear, from December Is to 2l. this
paper published 29o2 letters to Santa
Claus. making in all ISL columns,
/ The strong editorial page of the
| Portland Orcgonian is controlled by
! II. W Scott. who has been it's editor
! for nearly fifty years. Another. inter
/ csting feature Of the Oregonian is that
! its manager and chief owner, Henry
! l.. Pittock, has been continually
connected with this paper since
3-6fty.four years lic began a:
a printer, and within five years hao
become proprietor of the property
Mr.. Pittock has thus been chief owncl
of The Oregonian for fifty years, ant
| Mr.. Scott. It's editor and part owner
for nearly City wears. There is NJ
parallel TO this situation on any news
| m Tho nitp6 SI1IcG