Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-08
a wEIL-KEowE JOURNALIST.
A Few Words About Mr.. Z. n. White
SAID BY q Valued Contemporary.

mino 10 Il. "a, Wulte, eultor ana pro-
prictcr OF the Mexico Daily and
Weekly LEDGER Nearly every news
paper man in the Stats enioysthe per-
sonal acquaintance of Dol. White and
hundreds, II not thousznds, beyond
the bounds Of Missouri. know him al
least by reputation. A brighter, more
accommodas man there 10 notin the
profession. Newspaper men do mol
need to be told that thlsis not tiatte-y,
bnt amers relation Of fact, The pub
iIshers Of the Sunday Graphic shall
always feel under obligations for the
kind words with which he has en-
couragsd their efforts. Kind words
may be cheap, as someone has said,
but, at that, they are often withheld
when the saying would give encour-
agsmsnt to those In need Of IL.
Bob White, as nearly everyone
knows the Mexico Journalist, was born
In New York State, May 8, 1866. BE
was quite young then. When lie was
not quite 80 new his parents brought
him to Missouri. BE was graduated
from Westminster College, at Fulton,
Mo-, in June OF '76. A few months
later he bought the Mexico Weekly
LEDGER and has since oonducted 1t
and the daily, which was established
In 1885, with such signal ability that
tbess two papers are ss well or better
known as any two country papers in
the United States.
Mr.. White, as lie well known, takes
an active Interest IN ell branches Of
Newspaper work and isthoroughly up.
to-date, to use somewhat hachneyed
term. He owes not q little Of his
knowledge and his reputation to the
active part that he has taken In the
editorial associations Of this State and
that OF the United States. de has been
president of the Missouri Press Az
sociation. he has also been officially
connected with the National Associa-
tion since its formation and is now re-
cording secretary. he has taken great
interest in building and loan associa-
tons and other business enterprises
and has been officially connected with
them.
Although he has helped to elect
hundreds OF men to public Office, Mr..
White himself has never held public
Office Of any kind. This has been be-
cause he has steadiastly refused "a
allow bis name to be used In any such
connection. Some Of bis friends, In
and ous Of the newspaper profession,
have talked OF him ss the Democratic
nominee for Secretary Of State. he
would make an excellent official and
his friends would 20 any length to
see him elected.
During 1899, Mr.. White, who had
overworked himself, was sent abroad
BY his physician and won quite arepu.
tation as = rapid traveller. he Travelled
about $4,000 miles Gas much as around
the world) in four months and ID is
said thoroughly did France, including
Paris, in ave days, with only one
negIige shirt as extra baggage.
Mr.. White has won any number Of
prizes offered for the best article on
some given topic. In 1894 he was
awarded tie first prize Of $500 in gold
for the best article on the 81. Louis
fair. Previously he had been given a
prize Of e75 for the best prise report
Of q Farmers Institute. For the best
article on the st. Louis Chronicle be
was given a prize OF e75.
or Mr.. White the Missouri Country
Editor said:
"The editor of the Country Editor ia
personally acquainted with amsn who
is not only editor and proprietor, but
Is reporter, book-keeper and solicitor
for . daily and weekly paper, and, in
addition to thie varied and exactinR
duty, fills, or attempts to fill, the fol-
lowing positions in public matters:
"He 10 deacon IN church, superln-
tendent of the Sabbath school, member
OF the building committee Of church
Eminent Commander OF his Com
mandery, Corresponding Secretary oI
his State Press Association, and mem
Der Of It's executive committee; Re.
cordIng Secretary of the National
Editorial Association, and member o
it, executive committee; Vice. Presl.
dent OF the Western Federation o.
Editors, and q member Of the execu'
tive committee; member from BIZ
State OF the national committee of ths
Anti Mormon movement, member ol
the board OF directors Of an Insane
asylum, member of the board OF d.
rectors of Q college, member of tn,
board OF directors Of a-wster work.
company, member of the board Of d.
rectors OF q FIRE insurance company
member OF the board of directors Of |
bank, member of the board Of direct
ors OF g proposed old ladies' home
which is in course of erection; mem
Der Of the board of directors OF busi
ness men's association, member Of thu
board of directors Of bond and trus
company, member Of the board Of d.
rectors Of . building and loan sssocla
ton, member of the board OF res.
ors OF the Eugene Field Monumen
Association, member Of publicity boarG
Of the National Travelling Mems Anti
Trust League, and, In addition t
these, he is member Of several othel
committees CT more or less import
ance.
"And he does all these things well.
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