The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-15
MY EARLY DAYS WITH
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL
BY clarsncs Tate


p. Mayes era ne paper. The Pensacola
Journal BEGAN in August 1888. Tie
Has "a Tha Journal az that pcriod
a.nn - small auI the amount &c
rrIeiuaI matter .f normally contained
vas 81 meaFtf. fhaf 90 is d.Wcut 90
realize that such q prosperous nrst-
class. sesen -daFa-a-w week newspaper
aa The Journal uau e.. could hnv@
sprung from aurh humble origin. It
FL rumrsnt 10 state that The Jcurnai
carried no Associated Press matter
and no tslasraph except wbch a very
.annarfant event occurred. and only
ere shart editorial. bus it vas q Eood
one
Cluv support OF ne paper was very
POOR. and widely expressed opinions
vas that The Journal would not last
long. while The Journal wac going
aIann In thla weak condition. an event
occurred Witch transformed SIR
tfaveaa latent energy toto dynamic
force and inated him to Tar greater
nHarfa thas ha had hitherto put forth
fn hla warE ~ improving hts paper
AZ thIs uncfure. from Hamou here
d. south FIur1a--prr hapr Key West
came Col John nenfam with O.
rarn rannrterr end competitors. ard
faf down on South Fainl1E east side
uH below ZarraR1Hsa. to publish "a
morning paper beaded "pennacola
praaa" The pew morning paper sent
|fa nnwHhnfa Infn Hrerv house on
town uifh sample curieH. and clFcu-
at1fu followed akinE subscriptions
within a month "Trn Press" had
Journal and she Feneral comment
uHs thaf The Journal wee dead
dufk~
~ mailing "frEI duck % Tie
Journal turned f into the EFest
rind 20 a durk for Nr Mavrs with
that rharactsriatic determination ~
EIn. Whteh refuses Pr be- "aowurd
hoanht unatvre machine Goa credit
fruk en- a fslaErnrh report ana withi7
sIN months bad more subscribers taan
ire Press"
11uruai reporters 60 more local news
fhnn those 81 The Press Cor NJ
Maves himself did great deal 20 re-
uurfiuH
Aithourh not pertinent 20 IRIS ar-
fcls. U a. stated thst since ire city.
Ht NAT tine. vas net progressive
enouEh Co support fwn morning pa
reru. accorainr fs parginH theory a
"tts survival 81 ere attest Ths
Journal survived ana Tire Preas sues
rumbcf. However. e few monfha aft
rrward. The Press resumed cirruia.
fon on West Govern ment street ca
I've two brief years.
on The Journal &c associate editor
ana remainder an be until called te ac-
eept tho princualahip 81 the higi
school ut Quincy fla
Hos Percy Hayes 8lartad
Many amusing Incidents connected
vfth my work upon The Journal are
eailed % mind Mr. Percy Hayes
who vac then a mere boy. uaa Z
stirring little reporter tie vas
natural born news Eetter. and furn-
lnhed plenty ~ copy hut Ike AL
brand naw reporters his WORK bad g,
be blue pencilied sometlmeH Hia twJ
fauits ard only two. were rcdundancy
and mlapiaeinE hts modincrH. Ifs uai
always anxious 20 be shown bic e..
rors and be va 90 aauormaiy ap|
that in a short time he not only cured
himself g these rhetorical fauitE hu'
required the style 90 urat-cIaaa news.
PAPER writers. and iH today. az man.
aging editor 81 The Journal. TIE peel
q any in the state OF Florida.
Porter Whaley en- tks Papsr
About this time Or Mayes added q.
he reportorial star. Young Porte
Whaiey. 3 l1d net many summern al.
vorced from short pants Porter wa.
o. serve without compensation. 60.
only remuneration beinr the fact TIA
a. newepaper man. De- would be- Lh,
rncipient cog tae usual courtcsIra nut
privileges accorded the rresa. TIT
with passes 90 the shows was com.
ronaation enough for Porter. who earn.
On the paper only o. improve himHol
ia correct written expression. n Mr.
teFter Whaley should read fhis. hs
wNI uot take umhraEe. under TIE im.