The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-22
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

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go to bat With the election of the way the plant
would be stored somewhere and the voice of the peo
pie would subside until another election. ALI Of the
politicians interested would take hand at editorial
izing. Each had large vocabulary of adjectives
and the lie was passed with abandon. In referring
to opposition candidates the word skunk was raher
mild.
At that time the point system to designate the
size of type had into being The sizes were
designated Pearl, Agate, Nonparie, Minon, Bre-
ver, Burgeous Long Primer, Small Plea, Plea, Great
Primer, 2line Plea and SO on through the larger
sizes of display type
There were many typefounders in existence and
quads and spaces of Long Primer any other size
would not justify with type of similar size from other
foundries. The point sysetm came into vogue in the
late sos. think Pearl passed out of existence
Agate became 5h point; Nonpariel point; Minon,
point; Brewer, point; Burgeois point; Long
Primer 10 point Small Plea, II point; Plea IL point;
and Great Primer Is point
In the spring of 1895 cousin employed as printer
on the Minneapolis Tribune James Wallace, wired us
there was job waiting on that paper galley boy
the wage to be $500 per week. Mr. Whitney
was informed that we would leave. This was Friday
We desired to go to Marble Rock and spend Sunday
with father and asked Whitney to have the $200 he
owed ready Monday Late Monday afternoon there
money in sight and Minneapolis was long
way off, After supper Mr.. Whitneys father parted
with fat hog which he saving for the family
larder, the stockbuyer was located and the money
forthcoming. We have always remembered Mr.
Whitney, Senior, with the kindliest feelings
One of the things which has always stood out in
memory has to do with DR.. Albert Shaw, the
chief editorial writer of the Minneapolis Tribune
who later established the Review Reviews, nation
al magazine, and still it's guiding hand
DR.. Shaw dignifed, kindly gentleman with
always kind word for kids about the Tribune Of
fee.
The Tribune was owned by Blethen and Haskell
the latter through his father controlling 81 per
cent of the stock and bore the title of editor in chief
which however, very much of misnoner
the public and employees looked upon Mr. Blethen
as being the Tribune in fact.
Shortly after Francis Folsom and President Cleve-
land were married they visited Minneapolis. It will
be recalled that there vast difference in the
ages of President and Mrs. Cleveland. The evening
of the day of their visit Mr. Haskell arrived at the
seventh floor of the Tribune office which, by the way,
was then located the seventh floor of the build
ing known the Phoenix building, 81
Fourth street and (First) Marquette avenue.
One of our duties was to carry proofs from the
composing room to the editorial rooms and copy
back to the composing room. AS Haskell, well coll
3D." debarked from the elevator Dr. Shaw, having
finished his days work, waiting at the elevator
to leave Haskells condition attracted atten-
ton and fingered. He informed DR.. Shaw that
he desired to have editorial written questioning
the motive of Francis Folsom in marrying the Pres
ident. DR.. Shaw endeavored to dissuade Mr.. Haskell
who pompously informed him that he was the editor
in chief and his orders must be obeyed DR.. Shaw
returned to his office and wrote the editorial which
appeared the next morning and brought the Tri-
bune deserved national condemnation.
AS stated above the public looked upon Mr.
Blethen the Tribune. When he arrived at the Of
fee the next morning the air blue this siren
uous Mantle and an exceedingly versatile vocabulary
of profanity and he used his entire repertoire
At this time Mr.. Blethen was prominently men
toned as the Republican candidate for Mayor, but
of course the Cleveland editorial killed him polft
caly.
About August, 1885, I think, the Tribune took
the Minneapolis Journal. Both papers were pub
lished simultaneously from the Tribune building. J.
S. McLain, scholarly high type newspaper man. was
brought from Kansas City to become editor in chief
Winthrop Chamberlain, chief editorial writer
the Journal, City Editor, and Art Russell for
Pc Rpxry, hold
in the proof room. went on the day side when
the papers merged. number of old friends
who became part of the Journal staff way back
yonder are still actively employed in the Journals
composing
Early in 1885, think Blethen and Haskell sep
arated Haskell and Palmer taking over the Journal
Mr.. Blethen the Tribune One of the considerations
of the sale the tardy acknowledgment by Has
kell that he responsible for the Cleveland edi
torial. The Daily Star, small evening paper then
became the Evening Tribune.
The Journal composing then moved
into one-story building the Third street side Of
the Tribune building the ground occupied
by the Metropolitan Opera House. The present
Journal building was then being constructed The
Tribune fire of Nov. 80 1899, in which number of
printer friends lost their lives FASTENED the
completion. These were the days when the tourist
printer abroad in the land in great numbers.
Many of them sojourning for a time each year in
Minneapolis had worked every important news
paper in the country. Each typographical
artist. They also great students and could
handle either side Of a debate with great ability.
became member of Minneapolis Typographical
Union, No. A. We were the youngest person ever
admitted to full membership of the Minneapolis Union
up to that time We received ceases" on the Journal
and the world looked rosy
About 1887 rumors began to reach the Northwest
that machine to set type by machinery was nearly
perfected Every touring printer from the East was
closely interrogated They scofed at the of
the PLAN always clinching their statement with
Boys don't worry they can't put brains into IRON"
telephone unheard of convenience in
the Journal office in the middle eighties. The type
writer had not arrived. All copy written in long
hand. The takes the printers received early in
the day about ~ inch "stick." The Journal
was seven-columns edition, four page paper set
in solid minion, every day except Saturday when
the size increased to fve-column, eight pages.
When the Journal moved into the building early
in 1890 ogotypes of that" "the" cent" sion, mr."
and Mrs" supplied. These required specially
constructed lower cases. The compostors received
81 cents per 1000 The type very "lean,"
but the addition of the logotypes helped each mans
daily string very materially. The ogotype has long
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