Disquisition by Scripps, E.W., Diary, July 24, 1906

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I have a double ' PUl1' Ose 1n dlctat1~ the tolloW1: ng •. Whil. 1,\
is to be a part ot my diary. 1 t 1.8 also to to. rmulate a let"- of adY1ce
a. nd tnstruct10n to llW' - perao"" l agent and attGrrMll' 4I
After eonelu41ng the .. ttl" coneern1ng the 41atr. 1bUtlon or the
George H. Scrinns Estate 1n C1ncinnati, I went with Messrs. McRae and
Har: r> er to St. Louis.,
I h~ an hour's ., ersonal 1nterview with Kenny an~ halt an hoUr
w1 th Hunsicker, each semu'''! te1y, in which I proposed tMt Kenny Should
beco~ e e~ 1tor. 1n- eh1et, with fUll res~ nslbl11ty, ~~ Huns1cker ~ esl~ ent.
Ioutl1ned the form of letter to be arMrer: sed by Htmsieker to
~ yself, one cony to be sent to me here at l!. 1ra118r and one to L. T. Atwood.
T have not seen thi s letter and may not ' be able to 40 so be1' ore
send1ng out this statement. lIr. Shenm. n will incorporate the letter a't
th1s ", lacel
ttl llel1eve that Mr. KMmn1 and 1 can run the S't8: r Chron1cle alone,
unaided, better thflln ~ t can be run by yourself and your auoc1atea .. ft8Jl
under your J) ersonal ~ C1anc.. I JJrO'J) Ose th8. t it you cause me to be 81eft­ed
Pres1dent and Mr. Kenny Ed1tor- 1n- Chlef, and tl. 13.~ Mr. Kenny aa
Ed1 tor. 1n- ch!~, n r. k8 me 1n the ! tt8r of reS'Pona1b1l1ty. that I de. 1n
you to sdopt maM.! 1.8ment .. 1tnd 1 · ' Pf'Ont rules on this paper. I nah
no chan~ e to e Made in our salar es by you. or the Boa: rd ~ D1recton.
I - promise hereafter, ' Ullder 9.111 e1reumsta! lsee, to conduct th1. · ,. pe- per. 1n
such a way as to leave a net 1rOt1t ot l~ BubJect. to diVis1on. I ~ o.
' Pose, and want you to a': cel) t the 1* that Yr. KenD1 am I sball here­nfter,
reSlMtcttvely 11' 1 our own de- oartments, fix . Otlr' own salaries. I
promis. tor '! lYsel! however, that our joint salarie38hAll never exceed
the sum ot 5' of the gross reeel~ tl. I hon~ that 1n a shart time, that
we will demonstrate to you thBt the S'tar Chronicle need. none of your
a. t tent1 on I lIr'. ' MeRae' s or ally other ot your aS8001a tel t and 81 800D ••
that time comes, I hone you will cause to be d1scontinued all, sa1ar118,
~, ourselt and other. or your chi, et. now being 1) 8.1 ( If by the S't: r! Ir C'I1IOrd. cle,
a. nd char~ aga1~ _ na.~ en't. ·
I stated to HU. na1cker that it was ID1 de81N to "' e ....