The Washington herald., 1907-03-26

tie newspaper PROFESSION speNu 50 hiucA
of their time telling about the affairs of
other people that they rarely think to
mention their own work or refer to the
many interesting phases Of a business
that bears such an important relation
20 our advanced civilization The dis
unetive features OF various American
papers are quite as pronounced as the
varying personalities Of individuals.
The Baltimore American. founded in
117S. Is proud Of the fact that IL Is the
oldest newspaper IN the United States
which has been published continuously
from the time it was founded until NOW
The Philadelphia North American is its
only senior, but in its case there have
been some brief lapses. II is able 10
boast that it has chronicled the history
OF the United States of America, having
been born three years before that memor-
able Fourth OF July which heralded the
birth Of what is now the greatest nation
OF the world
1t will be a surprise 10 most newspaper
readers to know that there is one Sunday
evening newspaper in the United States.
II is the Westerly Or. ID Evening sun
the editor Of which is ex-Gov. Utter. Of
Rhode Island. who is a Seventh-day
Baptist. and whose paper is published in
a Seventh-day community The Sun,
therefore. comes out every evening except
Saturday
The Omaha World-Herald is the one
paper in the United States that within
the space Of a few years had upon its
stan both a candidate for President and
Vice President The former was William
Jennings Bryan, and the latter was
Thomas +. Tibbles. vino ran with Tom
Watson on the Popuist ticket in 1900
The Toled Blade is still known as
'Nasby's paper" Abraham Lincoln said
the three forces which settled the civil
was were. "The United States army, the
navy. and Petroleum v Nasty" The
latter was the late David r. Locke. owner
of the Blade, and the greatest satirist of
his time. Even in his later days. when
he had become rich and famous, "Nasby'
was prouder Of the fact that he was
good printer than of his reputation as
the fayorite humorist of President Lin
coin. Often when he had some subject
IN hts mind, he would go TO a printers
case, pick up a composing stick. and set
his article as he thought Z out. Some
" his best work was done in this way.
The Louisville Courier-JournaI enjoys.
with the New York Tribune, the distInc-
ton Of being the first TO use the Mergen-
thaler linotype machine in America both
of these papers introducing them stimuli
taneOusly. AS a result of the introduc-
ton Of the machines into the Courier
Journal Office, a big printers strike fol-
lowed. but the publishers finally won.
thus blazing the way for all the news
papers in the country to begin setting
type by machinery. On account of the
Courier-Journal being edited by Henry
Nattcrson, one Of the last of the old
line personal journalists. it is one of the
most widely-quoted provincial papers In
the world. Ii is stated by many news
paper men of experience in the East that
more COuTier-Journal men have graduated
from that paper into New York journal
ism than from any other provincial news
paper IN the country.
The Kansas City Star is the only news
paper in the world. except the London
Telegraph which manufactures its own
paper The Star has had in operation in
Kansas City. since 1893. paper mill turn
ing 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 a weekly newspaper
at % cents year, and is one of the
few newspapers that has never used
ccmic or coiored supplement.
gan Of Santa Claus. It publishes more
letters from children each year Just be-
fore Christmas. than any paper in the
world. This has been an annual Gus
tom with the Banner for a generation.
and it has become so well fixed that the
children OF Middle Tennessee think they
viii not be visited by their patron saint
unless they communicate with him
through the Banner. Last year. from
December u 10 q. this paper published
2ss2 letters TO Santa Claus. making in al
Isl columns.
The strong editorial page of the Port
land Oregonian has given that paper a
national reputation, entirely through the
Offices of Mr.. H. W. Scott. who has been
its editor for nearly fifty years. Another
interesting feature Of the Oregonian is
that its manager and chief owner. Mr..
Henry l. Pittock. has been continually
connected with this paper since 1889
htty-four years. He began as a printer.
and within five years had become pro-
prietor of the property. Mr. Pittock has
thus been chief owner of the Oregonian
Tor fifty years and Mr.. Scott It's editor
and part owner for nearly fifty years.
a al 60, lie. q.
any newspaper In the United States.
Two OF the most remarkable papers in
the country are the A. Il. Belo properties
in Texas. The Galveston News was
started in 1872. under the flag Of the re-
public Of Texas. It was published for a
short time at Houston while the civil
war was in progress. but was afterward
moved back to Galveston. The Dallas
News started in 1855. The two Offices are
connected with leased wire 3i5 miles
long. and three special trains are run
every morning 10 carry the papers to
distant counties in the State. The Dallas
News is housed in one of the most ele-
giant and commodious newspaper build
ingS in America, 1t covers the whole
neld from TeXarkana to El Paso. a dis
tance almost as great as from New York
10 Chicago. Such enterprise might we'll
be bOasted of by a paper in a city of half
million inhabitants. but when it is re-
membeTed that Dallas has only S0O00
people. the achievements of its great
newspaper are indeed remarkable
For years the Memphis Commercial
Appeal has been carrying a paragraph on
its editorial page credited to the Harde-
man Free Press. These parseranhs are