The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
CHAPTER XIV.
Politics Galore. ]

Our friend of the Second Thought
column in another paper says this
morning.
Colonel +. S. Savage was the first
! 70 put his name down for the new
book He got the writer out of bed to
place the order But were willing to
arise at any hour for that
To detract from any pride worthily
worn by Honorable Second Thought
/ is furtheTst from any design, and it
was not intended to mention it. but
/ Melville E. Stone, general manager of
the Associated Press, was the first
Z person to subscribe for OUR book:
"reminiscences Of a Newspaper Man
/ in Topeka
Here is another letter that it was
not intended to print, but which it is
hoped will hold" Mr. Two Thoughts
a while:
The New York Times
Times Square.
Nov 18th, 1911.
have read with much interest some OF
the chapters of your "Reminiscences of
a Newspaper Man in Topeka . 7 was mar
ticularlv charmed BY the frank confess
sion OF your early struggles. 1t reminded
me Of some chapters in my own expert
ence- Your story Of the Associated Press
IS both truthful and forcefuI 1 see you
intimate that your "Reminiscences may
pc published. in book form. I hope so. /
wish to subscribe for a copy
With heartiest best wishes
Yours faithfully,
ADoLPH S. OCHs.
But this book business, so far as the
writer is concerned is a joke He is
not an author merely a newspaper
man: does not even belong to the TO
peka Authors club" He would hardly
dare to print this stuff in book form
7icyb+
If it could be modest1y stated, which
it cannot the writer would say in con
fdence TO the reader that he has been
de'uged with kilograms and letters dur
ing the last few weeks; obliged to keep
four stenographers busy at times and
Vet has probable a hundred letters. as
fine letters as any one could wish for. |
on his desk unanswered and unsung,
but they viii be answered later The
daily grind. or the constant work on !
daily, which will not wait for tide
or time, or any man encourages pro
crastination in all other duties.
These letters all deserve a good re- |
ply, but it is almost impossible to |
handle this correspondence promptly /
just now, but it will receive attention
surely, because money could not buy
such letters and lack of reply would I
be most discourteous. Some Of them
are 50 fine that the writer would
never dare to print them, although
they are not marked Personal" or
g Private or "ConfidentiaI"
Here is a remarkable letter from the
of the greatest printing
presses. including color presses, in the
sUrld; the concern which made the
state Journals big press. Is it not re-
markable for Topeka paper to re-
ceive such letter! Here it is:
Ofice Of
THE GOSS PRINTING PRESS co.
Patentees and Manufacturers of the
THE GOSS NEWSPAPER PERFECT
ING PRINTING PRESSES
and Special Rotary Printing Machines;
Also Color Presses, Separate or in
Combination.
Factory: 18th street ana Ashland Ave
Madison Avenue.
J. J. Walser, President
F. l.. Goss, President.
S. C. Goss, Treasurer.
G. A. Eddy Secretary.
Chicago. Nov Is. 1911.
Mr. Frank P. MacLennan, % The State
Journal. Topeka, Kans..
Dear Sir: The writer has watched your
papers very carefully lately, and l must
say you are turning out something new
n that last color page, and you are GER I
-ainly entitled to a great deal of credit
IS apparently from dates of your papers,
you are running that color piece every
Law and this is certainly something new ! ;
md believe you are going to make a big
lit with it.
I did not know a three and one-haIf I
ieck press of the design of your press 6
would do this work. and it is printed 50
licely. as regards its general appearance, J
II register. etc
The whole paper is printed very nice. !
ind looks good in every particular, and .
certainly looks prosperous, and with I
nut question it is t
Are you going to continue to run this :
Jack page in colors daily? If you should
10 so I should judge it would certainly /
reate a great deal of favorable comment s
With the progressive papers, such as the {
,tate Journal is.
We certainly want to compliment you r
n this new stunt. 7
Sincerely hoping the same will prove to :
e the success that you expect Of it. we /
euain h
THE GOSs PRINTING PRESS co.
Sam G. Goss, Treas.
Dictated by a
S. G. CD. W. x
OF the other score of letters and
alegrams and personal visits; what
aturaliy pleased us most was the
isit of the representative of the big :
'hicago Tribune here last week, on =
he occasion of which he made a per- q
onal visit to the press room and the :
tate Journal departments to see how =
his little paper was doing every day
hat which had cost the Great Chi
ago Tribune fortune to prepare to q
o on one day in the week. Please
emember in this connection. if we do
ay it modestly, who should not say it
t all. that the Chicago Tribune prints &
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