The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-26
VETERAN FOREMAN
RELATES HISTORY


given by Tom Bradley. press fore.
man OF The Star. who joined tho pa
per before Parish. but who has not
had as long a continued service.
Bradley Joined The star on septcm.
Der 20, 1899.
-, was the samo Job have now
In ono way" Bradley said Monday.
grinninR at tho old recollection. II
was pressfnan and assistant aterco.
typor. Bert Louderback WIN stereo.
typor and assistant prcasman-s sort
OF a case OF tho blind leading tho
halt
Il remember looking back n, the
records when I first caInc. Tho first
Gays total preaa run was i32. Tho
merit day Il was 1876. In those days
ono roll Of sB.lnch paper. weighing
about 500 pounds. lasted us a week
Now ws use Is rolls a day. We used
20 got on, two editions day at first.
sometimes three.
AT first our earliest edition went
20 press At $40 In the afternoon. But
We changed gradually. We were tho
first paper IN town 90 put out n noon
edition. No were frat 70 use colorcd
paper-it waa green In those days-
and wo were the flint 70 issue a final
edition.
When first camo on the paper
Va were publishing al 1907 Third
ave. but we moved the next year to
our present location--wo go, tho lot
for $4,000. recall.
BAD FIRE Is
EXPERIENCED IN 1906
In 1906 No woru burned out. and
40 published for a month in the Post
tnielllEcneor building. Then va pu;
the press In the old University build.
ing. near what IL now f1fth ave, and
Union ~ ! had 20 lay a wooden
foundation for the prcsa We were
bothered 10 much by the pigeons that
infested tina, building that one day
Parish and some other fellows and I
climbed up In tho raftsrs and caught
all Of 'em and took 'em home 10 make
a pigeon pie. But we couldn't cat
'eu1--thoy were too tough
Both Bradley and Parish recalled
the early struggles OF Tho EtRrD-
which were by no means eaHy.
1T was that frs, year. 1899. that
W. made our FIRST HIT" Bradley
rcnlnlsced we aid II by raSxinR the
police department times don't
change 20 much after nil. do they -
Whether they DO or not, The Star
has kept on making hits" over since.
until on April /. 1918. Il attained the
supremacy Of It's field. according 20
government rcrcrts--a supremacy
which II stiil holds, with a paid cir
cuiation In excess Of $4,000.
In the composing room tho oldest
srnployc In point Of continuous sorv-
ice " George DOMAIN. who hn. been
With the paper since February ..
1904.
ONE LINOTYPE RAN
"a HOURS DAILY 4 "a -
Tho Star was n ptctty big paper
when ! first camo on" Dpnlan ro-
Elected Monday. I'VE had three limo
type machines then. when tho paper
started there was only one machine
but II was kept working ~ hours
q day"
Joe sharp. foreman OF the nd alley
OF The star. Joined the paper before
Donlan. but his service has not been
continuous
The first edition OF The Star is not
10 DO found In the files OF this office.
II was either lost or atolen--and. In
cidentally. the paper would very
much like 10 get hold OF one--so Vol
ume /. No. 2, In the earliest edition
obtninable.
IL bears but little resemblance 10
The Star OF today. In what In known
ms the lead columns'--thc right
hand upper side OF tho paEc--are two
paid advertisements. ono OF Spelger e
Hurlbuts. who were offering frying
pans Mt cents apiece, and one of
the Stewart & Holmes Drug Co,
which announced that II had but one
ruIe--purity. Accuracy and Reliable
ity--in tho preparation OF prescrip-
tionA
Aguinaldo was the big news In
those days. Gov. Roosevelt" Ia
briefly referred tot. II. was gov.
crnor OF New York at that time
and the serious Illness OF Rudyard
Klpllng was referred 70 under the
touching heading, "The Gates Ajar,"
Also the first page bore the follow.
ing "snnppy" anecdote:
Cora--''Fred says that was made
to kiss"
Nelllc--"A delicate way. my dear,
of referring to your turned UP
nose"
OKLAHOMA C1TY.--John Whit.
tlcy. negro WINS playlnR with hia