The Minneapolis journal., 1902-01-27
|. W. WARNOCK'S MOVE
GOES TO COMMERCIAL WEST
Man Becomes Its Business
Manager.

Arthur w. Warnock, for number Of
years assistant manager of the advertising
department Of Th e J III r n l, has
severed that connection to accept the po-
sition of business manager of the Com
mercial West, in association with H. ".
Jones. formerly commercial editor of T h
J Journal. The proffer OF the new post
was so advantageous and opened so many
opportunities for Mr.. Warnock that, much
as he was attached to his present en-
ployers and colleagues, he could not in
justice to himself refuse to entertain It.
He will begin his new duties next week.
Mr.. Warnock, although still young
man, has made rapid advancement in his
profession and has attained front rank by
his talents, his energy and his address
After course in the state university he
came to r h g n | as a reporter
in 1890 and did brilliant work on the local
staff for nearly three years. His duties
on the railroad rum brought him into
daily contact with railroad men and In
1893 the position Of general advertising
agent of the Omaha road was offered to
him. He accepted and for more than
three years he served in that capacity
with great credit to himself and satisfac-
tion to his superiors. He was then
persuaded to return to T h e o u r n
in the advertising department where since
1896 his active temperament has found
productive scope.
Far from being satisfied with the or
dinary routine duties of his post, Mr..
Warnock has been connected in a. very
successful way with special Journal en-
terprises. Perhaps his best known sue
cesses have been scored as manager of
the Journal excursions. These he has
DEVISED organized and managed with
great executive and business ability.
Where other newspaper imitators have
failed, he has succeeded.
The forty-six Journal excursions have
literally covered the country from Quebec
to San Francisco, from the Georgian Bay
country of Lake Huron to Havana and the
covered 6,582 miles by water and 1850
miles by rail, 1882 miles in all, more
than a trip entirely around the world
No less than 20, 144 persons Travelled on
these excursions and to carry them 1t re-
quired a monster train Of 406 cars, besides
forty-one steamers. Not a single person
met with the slightest accident. The
record is a fattering one, and that the
trips have been popular is attested to by
the high class of people, not only from
Minneapolis, but from points all over the
northwest who always attend them. The
endeavor has been to make Journal excur-
sions popular, and they certainly have
been popular, thanks to their originator
and manger.
Another enterprise, educational and
philanthropic rather than commercial,
which his executive genius has helped to
put on a sound basis has been the Journal
NeWsllDys' band. Having been appoint ed
business manager Of the organization, he
at once systematized it's affairs, made all
contracts for its appearance and arranged
its various trips to cities Of the northwest
as we'll as to the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo, where the band attained ma
tional reputation
The Commercial West, although only
established about year ago, has already
attained a large and influential circula-
tion and advertising patronage. But, as
generous authority has wisely been given
to Mr.. Warnock, it is expected that he
will greatly increase its sphere Of activity
and profit. h e; ] ur n a parts with
him with great regret and predicts for
him a steadily widening career.