New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
f}ARWOOD TO Be SOLD
,,,spness Of Its Old Association
with the London Times"

-, .he annoul4N 1900
n' ). put up for sale oy auo'ion a. ,he De-
u u,nr Of July will come IN the nature OF
shock. g so,,.,h,ne more than the
Cor the last hundred years Of that
..s,v Of Walters which untl recently
d'nas ,,5 controlled "The Times; For
fr, every one Of the many hundreds Of
fnV mechanics. In fact, all the non
p..,.l employees. have been born on the
t'''V..oo5 estate as have their fathers and
fathers before them. a few years
gram co,,ld see three generations Of the
ss f.,,ilv. al born az Bearwood, working
ss.' eide in the Office OF The Times.
.,io, after generation of Bearvood
es we're born into The Times Of
end every year the manager OF the
~ n,,,,l5 receive note from the mas
laPVi ~. .,bool built al Bearvood by the
iN eoving that William Jones or
e.,,,h lad made great progress a.
JONI .li,s and was old enough 10 go TO
and 70 begin work IN the office.
lo''r ~, - the present Times" build
~. r,ade At Pearwood. and every tim
- hoard was grown on the estate
:, ross,hls 10 End any newspaper IN
10 or,o ,rat has been more wholly
go uitn the home and family Of IT'S
f-. tbar The London Times"
80 Tobn Walter. second Of the
- whom BearNooo owes its OK
- The Bea-wood estate extends over
-, NJ about three thousand acres,
= -, ,o-n,ed part IF the Windsor
o.. and was purchased from the crown
-. year 1910 Travelling thirty-four
80 ...b y-sv 10 and from London by stage
NJ -. o week. he MADE his principal
to7'" r3as~u,ood and converted 1t into a
'V'.,,. domain. half park, half farm. lie
,,rit himself a mansion OF mooeId'e sl1o
~. Uvst- STYLE But as time went on
(o,arous additions were MADE thele'o al"
-, ,ssa and 1870 II was decided that
~. aid rooftree had outlived us purpose
a i, gave place to the present stateN
- mansion q palstial pile stanoins OH
- 4royud. in a beautiful park OF nNe
80 acres. full Of trees hunoreus ol
80. o'5 that formerly belonged 10 'he
,,s-s.,~ Forest while a. us sates 'ile
-, ,.,i,ea of Sindleshan1. which forms
-, 10 RAnrwood estate. and Where
I - The Times" typesetters' PROOF
MS mechanics. etc. 1--we, win 'hei'
...-.,-s and their children.
-. g. o. beautiful lake on the Bearwooo
~ 8, was there that the fourth
- Walter was drowned on Chrls'niaS
SEQ &, his twenty-ffth year, nv rail-
.h-orsb the ice while skating his
t-o,har. the late Arthur waiter De-
-. heir ~ Bearwood and TO the Times
..,-,v IN his stead. and Il is his son.
- ,rol,s-. sth now thirty-six years DID,
- as master OF Pearwood and as chair-
- The Times Limited Liability Com
rsnv. Is putting mp the BearWooo estate
fo- sale. -.
rs was The Times correspondent al
Madrid AZ the time Of his fathers oea'h'
srer having previously served his ap-
,r,n,ioeship as assistant 10 De Blowitz ano
7 vim in Parts. and having acted as as
eistar, correspondent at Berlin and vienna
Tho sacrifice which he is making in sell
sol. psarwood must he a very cruel one 70
t,, &C q is indeed 10 all the tenants on
.,e estate Tor u cannot he construed as
ANYTHING else than as still further loss
~ the nroprietary interest Of the walters
,r The London Times which is now
o,.red nv 2. company. IN which Lord North
life controls the largest single interest
-Four Offers Of Peerages Declined.
one NJ the most remarkable things about
no Walters is the persistency with which |
,osy have declined the offers Of honors
from the crown and he government. To
~, own knowledge no fewer than four Of
fsrs ~ peerages have been made but IN
vsrsbIv refused. the Walters holding that |
80 acceptance Of any title would add no
49,. --O,r1S irf1N
,hsir ir6eperdence. and would. above all, |
snect injuriously that species of anonymity |
with which not only the writers but 70 |
great extent M mana cement and owner |
srIp ~ The Tir1es" have been enveloped 1
since rs foundation IN 17ss-an anonymity I
which ,as contributed more than anything !
-e'se 70 cause q 70 be regarded is the vox 1
r,puli the voice % the English people. |
:, was n pursuance Of this policy that John |
Walter. = John Walter. ID. and the lat |
'er's son. the late Arthur Fraser Walter |
rsrsistentlv refrsined from appearing IN !
ihe public gaze
Ths Walters boast that from the time ~
'hs folndst ton - the paper until this dsy |
thsy have never knowingly accepted any /
thing as : matter Of favor from either gov |
eminent or individual At the close Of the !
PENINSULA var King Ferdinand of Spain |
ssnt table service 81 solid gold 70 John |
Walter a. as an acknowledgment Of the |
services rendered 20 the cause ~ Spain BY |
The Tines But TIE present was prompt |
L returned 70 the King There are many |
distances - the same kind that could |
mention
PIT -. - The most kindly things vss
'he generous consideration which u showed
g. The tine % the death Of SIS special cor
rssYo-dent. y Boulhy. during the Tai !
itag rebellion IN China Bo7lhv was SLOW
- tortured 70 death b. the Chinese. The
',ory n his horrible fate vas printed n
The Tines But altar the regular ed
nm rss printed the presses Tere stopped
,ne : single cop- 70 another edition con
aiming : mild account ~ the death uas
Tr2ck ~ and mailed 70 Bovlbys aged
neither. 81 ths. shs might never know ths
e'usl slfsrngs that her son had endured
'sfo.e as died Perhaps this incident 81
A''ratss better than anything else ths feei-
'ag o. mutual consideration and Of esprit
q corrs that prevailed between the err
h'yes Of The Times and the Walters.
Captain Parker Well known Here.
-aptatn the Hon. Montagu Parker. tor-
hs!ly ~ the Grcna1isr Guards whose
Sch4ological explorations IN jerusalem
e1 alleged sacrilegious removal Of the
Eeasures from beneath the Mosque ~
oma', oult IN the ruins II King Solomon { !
lsnp!s. have created 80 great 2 stir !
nfolghoI' tte civilized and uncivilize1 /
a''d. bringing on q ministerial crisis ~
''hs,antinorle. IS yell known IN This couu /
w where he has been frequent visitor. !
special since hts uncle. Eery Grey. has I