Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . at time,and no one to back him. He had given six percent, notes on purchasing the small plant, whichhad grown steadilv under his management, and itrequired hard work and the strictest economy tomeet the current expenses and pay interest as itbecame due. But his industry and indomitable willprevailed, and he succeeded in making improve-ments in the paper, and reducing his indebtednesseach year until he was clea
Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . at time,and no one to back him. He had given six percent, notes on purchasing the small plant, whichhad grown steadilv under his management, and itrequired hard work and the strictest economy tomeet the current expenses and pay interest as itbecame due. But his industry and indomitable willprevailed, and he succeeded in making improve-ments in the paper, and reducing his indebtednesseach year until he was clear of debt. His ambi-tion was to make the Times the foremost paper inthe State. He spared neither labor nor expense inpushing the paper ahead, often refusing nomina-tions for the highest offices within the gift of thepeople of the State, preferring to make his papersuccessful rather than to accept political later years his past labors upon the Times werejustly rewarded. The following is extracted fromthe issue of the Times on the morning of Mr. Burrsdeath: His relations were close with the Democratic leaders ofConnecticut during the early years of the daily issue of this. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 45 paper. His duties brought him in close association withJohn M. Niles, Gideon Welles, Loren T. .Pease, and ThomasH. Seymour. The value of the daily presence ot such menat the Times office was very great to the young editor, whowas quietly developing into a persuasive and influentialwriter, while maintaining his close relations with men there discussed the leading questions of the day,and other questions of a world-wide interest. Young Burrhad the benefit of almost daily discussions of political ques-tions by those men of strong intellects and firm was a rare and peculiar school, and, in the language of , himself, we doubt whether any other young man ofthat day, beginning a career of journalism, had the benefitof a school at all appr
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