El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-01
party in the memorable Morehead-

party In the memorable MOreneaO-
Krakauer campaign.
The services of the paper in that cam
paign and the following exciting times
connected there with paved the way for
| the formation of a stock company
which was entered into heartily by w.
E. Jessup, then local agent of the
Southern Pacific company here, A. @.
Foster and some other local repu blicans
The company was founded in the latte
part of 80 and January, go. Mr.
Browns interest was purchased out
right and Mr.. Rule was given stock 70 r
his, the company taking possession OF
the plant February 10, 1890.
Mr.. Rule was elected president OF
the company and maze general man
ager, the editorial control also re-
naming in his hands. 81. L. Capell
was employed as business manager,
which position he has held ever since.
company the Pecos Valley Irrigation
mpany, which was booming Eddy,
had made Mr.. Rule good offer to
take charge of q paper to be started at
| that place. He accepted the place and
for q time spared enough OF time to
keep the HERALD up to the standard,
but as Eddy's interests demanded more
of his time the HERALD was neglected,
the company was forced to put a new
man at the editorial helm and Charles
Hollub was chosen for the position.
Financially the HERALD was not sue
ceeding SO in the latter part of 1891, a
meeting of the stockholders was held
and after choosing directory j. A,
Smith was chosen president of the COM
pauy with instructions to straighten
the affairs of the company out and if
basis. Mr.. Smith after looking over
the affairs offered to take charge of the
paper for one half of it's net earnings
guaranteeing the company against loss
under his management.
From december 1891 to Decem Der
1892 he managed the paper on that
basis and then leased the plant at a
fixed rental continuing the lease until
the end of 1895 when through failing
health he felt 1t best to have the COM
pany accept an offer from j. M. Haw-
kins to lease the plant aud give his
other business interests his undivided
attention. During Mr.. Smiths ad-
ministration the HERALD had it's ups
and downs and only by persistent eff
fort was it built up to the standard at
which it was turned over to Mr.. Haw-
kins.
The efforts of Mr.. Smith were en-
couraged and assisted by Messrs. Fos-
ter, Stevens, McCutcbeon and Capell
who have served with Mr.. Smith as
directors and helped him with their
advice and OF her substantial aid. Mr..
Hawkins held up the standard of the
paper and turned the plant back to the
company in good shape.
Mr.. Smith did not feel like assuming
the entire responsibility of the paper
again, so tie plant was run for the &C.
count of the company with the follow
ing staff: J. A. Smith. editor and gen.
eral manager; A. G. Foster, associate
editor; r. J. Jessup, local editor; P. J.
telegraph editor: F. W.
Brown, manager job department; Her
bert Maple, foreman news Department.;
John McNaughton, artist.
This arrangement continued until
April, 1898, and the paper doubled its
and earning capacity dur
public appreciation and prestige.
In April, 1898, II. D. Slater acquire
a large interest in the HERALD and
was elected editor, Mr.. Foster and Mr..
Smith being unable to devote their
time to the work owing to increasing
personal business responsibilities. The
concern had also increased to such an
extent that It's management required
closer attention and more men than
had formerly sufficed.
In May Mr.. Jessup resigned his post
after long and honorable service, and
soon afterwards John Sneed was en-
gagged to take charge of the local news
department..
The HERALD at present employs |
about forty people In it's various de- |
1srtments. The business and job de-
are in the same hands as |
ormerly, Mr.. Cspell and Mr.. Brown
till being in charge. Mr.. Slater is
'ditor and general manager of the
Daily and Weekly HERALD, Mr. Sneed,
ity editor, and Mr.. Cole, foreman.
The regular edition of the HERALD
IDS Increased from 600 copies in
anuary, 1897, to 200 copies at
his time-about double the ClrCula-
Ion of the other two daily papers