The Afro-American press and its editors . ng owner and editor. Hebought a complete outfit, at a cost of $2000, which enabledhim very successfully to put his paper into operation. Vol. 1, No. 1, of the dailyissue, came out April23, 1882, as an in-dependent publica-tion, in the interestof the race. Mr. Scottwas a prominent man,and as popular withthe whites as with theblacks; a proof of thefact being that his joboffice did all the citysprinting. Four-fifthsof the circulation ofhis paper was among »the whites. It was a readable sheet, all original matter,and had a good force of reporters. Mr. Scot
The Afro-American press and its editors . ng owner and editor. Hebought a complete outfit, at a cost of $2000, which enabledhim very successfully to put his paper into operation. Vol. 1, No. 1, of the dailyissue, came out April23, 1882, as an in-dependent publica-tion, in the interestof the race. Mr. Scottwas a prominent man,and as popular withthe whites as with theblacks; a proof of thefact being that his joboffice did all the citysprinting. Four-fifthsof the circulation ofhis paper was among »the whites. It was a readable sheet, all original matter,and had a good force of reporters. Mr. Scotts politics donot meet the approval of many ; but his ability is neverquestioned. The Daily Gazette was issued six months, whenit was destroyed by fire, The next effort at a daily issue was TJie Columbus Messen-ger, at Columbus, Ga. It was started June 20, 1887, as aweekly paper, and published for a year and a half as such,when it became a semi-weekly, and finally a daily. It wasedited with much spirit and fitness by Mr. B. T. Harvey, a. B. T. HARVEY. HON. W. S. SCOTT. 130 THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRESS. graduate of the Tuskeegee Normal School. We have hisword for the fact that, as a daily, it had a good circulation,or, in other words, a pa)Ting circulation, and its receipts wereclearly satisfactory to him. Its size was 12 by 20 inches, andfull of reading matter. The Daily Messenger would not have suspended publica-tion, but the editor having accepted a position in the RailwayMail Service, he was necessarily compelled to close up hisbusiness enterprise for a time. As we have said, the paper, as a daily, met with the successMr. Harvey anticipated, which will be seen in a part of a per-sonal letter to us, which we insert: Let me add, that, withmy experience in newspaper work, I am confident the coloredpress could be made more confidential and powerful, if morewould attempt daily issues. They can be made a success. The Knoxville Negro World, Patteson Bros. & Co., publish-ers, Knoxville,
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