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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1903)
-js. Jhy., I fi-tf ,VJ . .J) fa ! I II THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. W. BANDISKS, I'ubllntior. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA. fc THE LOST. Down In tho crowded, busy street A llltlo child was lost; IIo ran with weary llttlo foot. Where hurrying hundreds crossed; Front those who stopped ho turned aside, And, tilled with sudden fear, Ho wildly, pitifully cried For one who did not hear. Ills anxious father canto at lat And clasped tho weeping boy, And many a one who hurried past Concealed a tear of Joy. .l'ho father kissed tho llttlo faco Willi all tho stains It horo, 'And lilliiHful trtmt was In tho placo Where fear had boon before, X am but a child that's lot; By dreadful doubtH opprcriaod I think of Kiilfn that must bo crossed, And fear hi In my brcaat. O, will my faith return to mc,' Will Ho como back aomo duy To whore I linger doubtlnRly, And lend mo on tho way? H. 15. Kluer, In Chicago Record-Herald. Ihe KIDNAPPED MILLIONAIRES ATalo of Wall Street and tho Tropics 4 FREDERICK U. ADAMS X3 Oopjrticht, 1901, (it Ixitlirop PubllvhlnB Company. All litfliU roicrvcd. CHAPTER II. Continukd. "Certainly ho proposed a remedy," nald llestor, rallying to the support of the editorial staff. "He demands the enforcement of the anti-trust law Which, if put into operation, will re sult in the disintegration of criminal trusts." "You talk like a political platform, Walter," replied Hammond. "You be lieve nothing of the kind. You aro perfectly well nwaro that no effective anti-trust law will bo nillrmcd by tho courts. Every time a test is made, tho various courts pronounce such laws unconstitutional. Twenty states have passed anti-trust enactments, find all have met tho same fate. I do not believo it is possible by law to prevent any two men, 520 men or 100 men from consolidating their inter ests and thereby saving and increas ing their profits. Tho trust is tho inevitable result of revolutionary forces.' It possesses certain advan tages. These must be conserved. On tho other hand, tho trust of to-day possesses certain features which menace our very existence as a peo ple. A remedy must be found; but it mu's I bo a natural remedy. You know my views on this subject, and I do not propose to abuse your hospi tality by inflicting anew on you tho "details of my pet theory, which may or may not bo worthy of ,considora '(tion." . "If wc could but devise somo plan to bring about a national or interna tional congress of such men," said llestor, taking out his pencil and jot ting down a list he hod in mind. "I can iutagino tho headlines, 'College of Financial Giants,' 'Millionaires as Re formers,' 'Syndicates to the Rescue,' Trusts Tremble, 'Wealth Willing to Compromise.' It would bo great! If ,wb could get somo foreign financiers with titled to stand sponsor far tho Idea, our home product would bo more likely to follow their lead. It is worth thinking about. I am going to cable Van Home and suggest it to him." 'No, I do not think it possible to bring such a body of men into a con ference," continued Hammond, as llestor remained silent, with a far away expression in his eyes. "In the first place they would not meet; in the second place, they 'would not talk. ,They aro not willing oven to defend their methods, to say nothing of tak ing tho initiative towards reforming thorn. . Wo must possess our souls In putienco; do the best wo can, and lot the -sequence of events work out its destiny. It is our good fortune that we can better afford to wait tlian most of' those who think they havo reason to complain. A millionaire lawyer with a good practice, and tho millionaire correspondent and special envoy of a newspaper, should bo able to withstand the onslaughts of trust magnates for a considerable period." "I am going to form .a trust," said , Hcstor suddenly. '. "Yes?" "You need not laugh. 1 ant. I am going to form a newspaper trust," "All 'right, Walter," rojoincd Ham mond, 'who was familiar with Iles tor's moods. "H is too late for you to begin to-night. Lot me know when you are ready to draw up the papers nnd I will render y.ott my best services as your attorney. Thus for I have been more successful in or gaiii'zlng trusts than lighting them." "I will need your services in a short time,'' raid Hcstor, with some 'excite ment, which Hammond attributed to tho 'wine. '''I'mii not jesting. Of cotirso this Is confidential." "Certainly. 1 urn going to Chicago L By to-morrow, and will be back In about u week." "Let mc sec you when you get back. I shall wlwlt to talk with you." "I will do bo. Olive, by dear," Bald Hammond, addressing his sister, "it Is time your aged brother was on his way home. I Khali ask the permission of the ladies, and of our excellent host to depart, as I have u long jour ney ahead of mc to-morrow or more properly to-day St now being pnst two o'clock." "You and Walter nro as ungallant as you can be," pouted Miss Lo Itoy, as Mr. llestor gave the signal for tho party to disperse. "Just because you have talked till you wish, wc must all run along home like good little girls. I ant going to give a supper party noon, and it will last until everybody has talked ns much as tltcy enro to." And with this awful threat Miss Lc Hoy was captured by Mr. Hcstor and led iway to her carriage, nor did her smiling faco show th.it her resent ment was deep or lastihg. CHAPTER III. Mil. HECTOR PLAN'S A NEWSPAPER TIUJST. Tho morning after tho supper Hcs tor appeared at the Record office at an early hour. He looked over his mail, and then wrote a note to Pal mer J. Morton, the great financier and railroad magnate, requesting an early interview on a matter of some importance. This off his mind, Hcs tor made the rounds of the office. Ho chatted awhile with Mr. Chalmers and then drifted into tho art depart ment. He was in effervescent spirits, and seemed highly satisfied with all tho world. Finally he returned to his room nnd proceeded to work off tho exuberance of his animal spirits by performing a clog step to a live ly tune, the words of which he sang with more regard for speed and ex act timo than for expression: "There was an old geezer, and he had a wooden leg; No tobacco could ho borrow, no tobacco could ho beg; Another old geezer woh as cunning as a fox, And ho always had tobacco in his old to bacco box." (Spirited breakdown and repeat ) "Yes, ho always had tobacco in his old tobacco box." As the versatile Mr. Hcstor pnuse'd to eontcmplntc with much satis faction, the success which had been attained in this terpsichorenn di version Mr. Chalmers, the managing editor, entered the room. "By tho way, Chalmers," said Hcs tor, as he paced up and down the room, "why wouldn't it be a good scheme to let the women of New York assume entire churgo of the Record for a week. Get somo well-known society woman to act as editor-in-chief, and advertise for women writers of all kinds. Of course you will have to look after the mechani cal and routine part of the paper, but let them collect nnd write all tho stulT. Select young women to report the horso races, prize fights, the po lice news, the courts nnd to handle all departments of the paper. They could run just as much or ns little foreign and out-of-town stuff as they pleased. They would write all of the editorials and draw all of tho pictures. Great scheme don't you think so?" Mr. Chalmers said it would prob ably drive him into an insane nsylttm, but that it was nothing short of an inspiration. Ho agreed to outline a plnn nnd to confer witlt some pro gressive women ho had in mind. Wltile they were discussing tltig project, word was received from Mr. Palmer J. Morton that though very busy ho would bo pleased to see Mr. llestor about four o'clock that after noon. The financier was not unac quainted with the erratic correspond ent of Tito Record, and while not in sympathy with tho aims or methods of that paper was not inclined to in cur hostility by refusing tho request made by llestor. At four o'clock the llestor automo bile wheeled in front of a Broodwoy office building, and a few minutes later the famous'corrcspondent was ushered into the magnate's private office. This upartment was severely plain. Mr! Morton was a large, broad shouldered man, with a close-cropped beard which must lmvp onco been black or dork brown. Shaggy grey eyebrows stood guard over eyes of steel blue-grey; eyes which looked you full in the fnce ns if to bid you tell your innermost thoughts; nnd to tell them quickly. Enormous hands were knotted with muscles of which tho foreman of a railroad section gong might bo proud. A dork suit of blue; u scarf qt tho snme color, without any pin; nnd a modest wul eh chain, were features of ap parel which distinguished Mr. Mor ton from tho well dressed attend ants who ushered Hcstor into this office. "I am glad to see you again, Mr. Hcstor. Toko a choir. You will find that one more comfortable. I trust you do not intend to interview me. You know my rule." Mr. Mor ton looked sternly at Hcstor, who smiled and replied that ho had long ago abandoned that enterprise ns a voin pursuit: ' "1 have' called on a matter of bus iness," said Mr. Hcstor, briskly, a he removed his gloves, and lenncd slightly forward In his chair. "You arc a busy man and I will attempt to stale my proposition as concisely as possible. According to popular. report and to general knowledge you have been ept tho moving spirit In those great finnnclnl undertakings which have resulted in tho reorgani zation of various industries. Your standing Is such that your name is sufficient to guarantee the success of any undertaking of this i-l.araetcr. Did It over occur to you that there is one great industry which never yet has tested the benefits which come from a community of owner ship? In other words, have you con sidered the possibilities of a news paper trust?" Mr. llestor paused. The stern old millionaire did not answer for a mo ment, and seemed to bo waiting for tho editor to continue. Hcstor was content to wait. "I havo thought of it, but I did not imagine the first suggestion would come from a representative of The Record," said Mr. Morton. llestor was not the least aboshed. "I am not responsible for what ap pears in The Record, and you know enough about newspapers, nnd es pecially metropolitan papers, to un derstand the exigencies of politics," 'I HAVE THOUGHT OF MR. MORTON. IT," SAID lie said. "You will concede that our criticism of trusts has not seriously interfered with your plans. In any " "I do not concede that," interrupted Mr. Morton. "That, however, has nothing to do with your proposition. State your plan. I am willing to lis ten to it." "There is ho industry in the coun try offering so great an opportunity for trust management as that of tho newspaper press," said Mr. Hcstor, with earnestness. "It is true that wo have the Associated Press' service, which is a co-operative affair, but tills, while an invulnerable adjunct, is really a small item in the total ex pense of n great paper. It simply docs on a small scale what can and should be done on a large scale." "You would have a syndicate of pa pers one paper in eoch of the large cities," suggested Mr. Morton. "I would havo a syndicate which would own two papers in all cities having' populations in excess of 100, 000," replied Mr. llestor. "Yes, I see. One republican and one democratic paper in each city. Ah-um-in. That would be quite a plan," said Mr. Morton, drawing his hand slowly over his stubbled chin. "Both under one general manage ment, I suppose?" "Certainly." ' "Have you made any general esti mates of the expense of such a plan, or prepared any synopsis of tho way in which it could be executed?" asked Mr. Morton, with the first manifesta tion of real inturcst. "I did not care to go to the trouble and experise of doing so until I had a conference with you," replied Hcs tor, who guarded himself against over-enthusiasm when he saw that he had made some progress. "It will require considerable capital, much work, nnd good judgment in the exe cution of the plans; and moro than all, the most rigid secrecy must bo maintained. You nro the only man to whom this subject has been broached, and I need not nsk you to regard this matter as strictly confi dential in case you should decide to do nothing in the woy of its advance ment." Mr. Morton nodded his head and growled a consent to this injunction, which he evidently regarded as un necessary. "I would start this syndicate in a chain of 110 cities, with two papers in ench," continued Mr, Hcstor, who rapidly noted a list. "Hero arc the cities I have in mind: New York, Brooklyn. Boston, Philadelphia, Bal timore, Washington, Rochester, Buf falo, Atlan a, New Orleans, Louis ville, Clnein toti, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit, In ionopolis, Chicago, Mil waukee, St Paul or Minneapolis, St. Louis, On ihn, Galveston, Kansas City, Denv r, Helena, Seattle, Taco nio, Portia d, Son Francisco and Los Angeles." Mr. Host r then entered into o de toiled and oinprt'hensivo explanation of tho pre tosod newspaper trust,, lie submitted igures showing that CO po pers could jo purchased for less than A I vJivi J! $115,000,000, nnd proved that these pn pers were then earning $7,509,000 n year, or more than five per cent, on the required investment. Hcstor pro posed retrenchment in three impor tant departments, viz.: the Sunday papers, tho editorial staffs, and the abolition of the advertising agency. Instead of preparing CO Sunday pa pers, the syndicate would print four, each of surpassing excellence. These four papers would give all syndlcntc papers in contiguous territory a dis tinct Sunday paper. Each of theso four Sunday papers would havo a marked spceiulty, and each would strongly appeal to n certain class of readers. One would make a special ty of amusements; another of litera ture; the third of fiction, and the fourth of science and art but each would be a complete magazine. Hcs tor showed that four such Sunday magazines could afford to employ tho highest literary and artistic genius of the world, and proved that no competition with them would bo pos sible. The saving would amount to not less than $1,000,000 a year, in tho single item of Sunday papers. The editorial department would bo conducted on n similar plnn. Instead of 400 editorial writers as at pres ent ho would have a staff of 20; ac knowledged authorities in their re spective specialties. The cditor-in-cltief would keep In touch with the owners of the syndicate, who would thus bo able to dictate the thought of the country in tho leading repub lican and democratic papers. "The reduced expenses of the edi torial department will be about $700, 000," said Mr. Hcstor. "You can place your own estimate on the financial benefits your syndieato will receive from being able to inspire and rcgu late the thought of a nation." llestor then explained how millions could be saved by dealing direct with advertisers without the intervention of the advertising agency, which he characterized as the "most stupid survival of the middle-man system." He explained that the agency levied tribute on advertiser and newspaper, nnd that an enormous percentage was absorbed by a worthless parasite, llestor said that a staff of ten men could do the work now performed by several thousand. "The expense of securing advertis ing will bo practically nothing," con cluded Hcstor; "the nveroge rates will be doubled, and we will receive all of the enormous fund which now goes to the agencies. This will be of benefit to all concerned, except to the useless and decadent advertising middle-man.. I would not dare place any estimate on the added revenues from this much-needed reform. It certain ly will fai exceed any other item of saving." "You make out a strong case," said Mr. Morton, after an interval, In which both gentlemen said nothing. "This is too important a matter to decide off-hand. I should not care to go into it without consulting with some of my associates. What finan cial interests havo you, in mind in this connection?" "I propose to leave that matter en tirely in your hands," replied Mr. Hcstor promptly. "I do not know that I am on unfriendly terms with any of the men who are reported to be your associates in similar organ izations. I stand ready to invest $10,000,000, provided a company is fi nanced for a total of $125,000,000 or $150,000,000. I have talked this mnt- 'ter over with Mr. Van Home, and you can count on his co-operation." "You have tho proppr confidence In your plans," said Mr. Morton. "I will discuss this project with somo of my associates. If I find they deem it worthy of more careful examination, it might be well to arrange a confer ence and settle on somo definite mode of procedure. Mind you, I am not holding out any promises. If these gentlemen evince a decided interest in the matter I will communicate with you. The secrecy of the plan will not leok out through the men I have in mind." "When can I reasonably expect to hear from you?" "Four of the gentlemen I have in mind meet hero to-morrow afternoon at a director's meeting," said Mr, Morton, consulting a memorandum. "Later they dine with me at on up town club. I will see what tliey think about it and send you word when 1 can sco you. In the mean timo it will be a good idea to reduce your plans to writing. If possible, make an es timate of, the amount annually ex pended by your GO papers for com missions paid to advertising agon ,cles. Make your report as comprehen sive as possible. I can givo this no moro thric to-day. 1 havo an engage ment at five o'clock." Mr. Morton arose, closed his desk, and shook hands with Mr. llestor. That gentleman joined the crowd of clerics who. had finished their day's work, descended the marble stairs nnd stopped into his automobile. To Bo Contlnupd. ICnew IIIh Worth. s. He Am I good enough for you, darling? She No, George; but you are too good for any other girl, Stray Stories, A POINT OF ENGLISH. 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