Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05

OF the readers OF tho Fourth Estate, SO
| anything about him would be super
| fiuous. He win still reside In New York
| for the present, and though being the
selling agent of the Merghenthaler
Linotype company, win continue to ex-
ercise business supervision over the ar
fairs OF the Post. He has for several
years owned one-half OF the Posts
stock, and has now purchased Judge
Hilis interest not only to cllnch his
hold on the paper, but for the purpose
OF giving his two associates In busi-
ness, who have been so largely instru-
mental In the success OF the Post, n
financial, interest commensurate with
their important services. In fact he did
more than this, for he sold them pnrt
| Of the newly acquired stock for several
thousand dollars less than he paid for
1t and at about one-bnlf Of what II
would bring II placed on the market
today. This was done as recognition
OF their ability and faithfulness TO the
paper and to iss constituents, and n n
rare instance OF labor OF love getting
its financial reward.
r. NJ Johnston Is Georgian. He was
born In sandersville. Washington coun-
", In that state, but srent most OF his
NE, prior to going to Texas in 1873, In
cambridge, In southwest Georgia lie
came OF newspaper family. His father
was an editor, his elder brother was 4
printer and several OF his cousins and
uncles are newspaper men. Congress-
man Ben Russell OF Georgia, who Ia
JohnHtun's nrst cousin, Is an editor, and
the two boys began business In tho
same printing Office, that OF their uncle,
Willis NJ Russell.
Mr.. Johnston is one or the best known
men In Texas. He 10 scrying his second
term as a member Of the state Demo-
cratic executive committee, but has
uniformly declined to so further into
politics. Mr.. Johnston was prominent
In bringing about what was known an
the Harmony DEAF at Dallas in 1884,
which reunited the Democrats party
OF the state. He was one OF the chief
promoters Of the movements made 10
secure the Confederate reunion at
Houston. He is an active member of
the Houston business league. He was
president OF the Texas press association
one year and declined recollection. He
lives with his family, consisting NJ his
wife and three interesting children. In
Falkland. Houston suburb Mr.. John
ston is OF very different mould from
most managing editors. being the OPP
posite OF martinez. As one OF hls
men expressed Il:
HE has magic way OF getting good
results out OF men without giving per-
emptory orders or using red tape. The
office is conducted ON democratic prin-
ciplct. flftfy man ittlB az MS ease,
free to dlscuss with his superior officer
any subject that may come up. and AZ
much at liberty TO criticize politics and
policies an an outsider The consequence
Is the ideas and temperamentn OF the
men are known TO him and he can Ill
ways manage somehow or other to keep
man working TO his full capacity
without effort or friction There IN
hardly another ONCE In the United
States, with the same number or men
employed where there Is tile harmony
that exists on the Posts star. nor q
bunch OF men who work more cheer
fully"
G. r. Palmer is a young man who has
won his Newspaper spurs within n very
short time In 1889 he went TO tho
Post from Tyler, Tex. and began his
first newspaper service ms q Ruhfcrip.
ton clerk IN the business department
His untHlai Intelligence. fine dcport- /
,r0rt indurfry and fidelity no pre-
scribed duties soon attracted the aften-
ton Of Manager Watson, and promo
ton. rapid md huecesslye. was the IN
evifahle result
Tlirer years ago. whom NJ WBtzun
nHqptcd the position Of generai selling \
agent % tho AfrrEenfheier niachineS,
Mr.. Palmer Was pincrd ia charge III the (
tusinees Office, 1nthis highly reaporsl-
BILE petition HIS extreme youthful Rp-
peararce caused considerable remark. |
but those who had oconaion % deal