The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
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The Calf is the oldest morning pa
per in San Francisco. 1t is keenly up
to date, and has been a strong rival
of the Chronicle" 1t is now over fifty
years of age, has a perfect newspaper
plant, and Associated Press and other
important newspaper connections, and
no one could hardly suspect that the
paper was for sale, or could be pur-
chased from it's owner, Mr.. John D.
Spreckels, as under the management
of Mr.. w. w. Chaplin the paper has
made marked progress during the past
year.
Mr.. DeYoung announces that with the
exception of two or three of the presses
which Mr.. DeYoung proposes to utilize
the entire mechanical plant. office fur
niture and fixtures will be sold.
Mr.. NJ H. DeYoung, the man who
figures in this great newspaper change.
is one of the very few remaining really
great journalists of the country. He
occupies a peculiar position in news
paper circles. He has been in active
charge owner and manager of q
great newspaper since 1855, a period
over forty-eight year..
The San Francisco Chronicle has
had a marvellous career. 1t started in
1865 as the Dramatic Chronicle and
was distributed free daily throughout
the streets. From the very start it
created marked attention by its Pc
culiar daily crisp criticisms Of the daily
papers of that city, and its Office was
the gathering place of some of the
greatest literary men in the history of
our country. These men were constant
contributors to the columns of the little
Chronicle" and helped create its
name and fame, which has endured
ever since.
Mark Twain made his headquarters
at that time in the office of the San
Francisco Chronicle" writing for it
and also daily writing his famous Car
son Appeal letters.
Bret Harte was a continuous contri-
butor to the Chronicle and at the
same time was holding the position of
clerk to the superintendent of the
United States Mint. 1t was while oc-
cupied in that position that he wrote
the different screeds and articles for
the Chronicle" and also the stories
that subsequently made him famous.
James +. Bowman, a noted literary
man, was the editor of the Chronicle"
Prentice milford. whose nom de
plume was "Dogberry,'' and Charles B.
NCrthrup Were contributors.
Charles Warren Stoddard. the poet
and author of the South Sea Lyrics,
was a contributor and employee of the
"Chronicle" for many years, and made
his great trip around the world writ
ing letters to that paper.
Mrs. Washington Wright, a woman
who wrote under the name, in those
days. of "Topy Turvy," was a contrib
utor to the Chronicle" as was w. A.
Kendall
Well known newspaper men like
Harry Dam and Ed Townsend. whose
nom de plume was Jimmy Fadden,"
BEGAN their careers on this paper.
Franklin K. Lane, and also Wallace
and viii Irwin were contributors to
the Chronicle"
1t would take pages to publish
list of the great writer's who contrib
uted to. or had their bC rinning in the
Office of the San Francisco Chronicle
Mr.. DeYoung personally has had
great public career. filing many pub
lie offices, and being in national politics
He was president of the National
Committee to the great Paris EXPOSE
ton in 1900. He was vice president and
q member of the board of control of the
Columbia Exposition. He was presi-
dent and Encouragement of the Mid
winter Exposition. He was for eight
years a member of the National Re-
publican Committee and vice chairman
He has been delegate to four national
conventions from the state of Califor-
mia. and chairman of the delegation at
different times. For twenty-six con-
secutive years. Mr. DeYoung was a di-
rector Of the Associated Press