The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-05

and Liverpool Clothing company, of
New York city. Since that time, he
has filled positions as business promo
Ter and advertiser for j. NJ. Gusky,
Pittsburg; j. L. Hudson, Cleveland, o.,
and The Sterling, Chicago, all with
great success.
For the past four years, MIR. Jones
has been with Samter Brothers in the
capacity of advertiser and general pub.
licity promoter. AS regards Mr.. Jones'
ability in the advertising line. little
need be said. His work in this line
speaks for itself. The success with
which he has brought the "Atterbury
System of clothing and the "Sorosis"
and "Hanan" shoes ana Samter Bros.
store before the public, stamps him as
one cf the foremost retail advertising
men of the country.
Mr.. Jones is an affable, unassuming
gentleman, of fine social as we'll as
business qualities. He is approached
daily by many advertising solicitors,
and, although a very busy man, he
never turns one away without listening
to his proposition in a most courteous
manner An advertising solicitor once
said: Zones has the happy faculty of
turning your proposition down, and
making you feel good at the same
time" A rare gift.
When the Free Press issues next Sum-
day, it will be under the proprietorshp,
as well as editorial charge, of p. w.
Gallagher, who for some time past has
had the management of it's editorial
and news pages. under the proprietor
ship of James J. Mahon. The transfer
of the control of this old-ttme property
was completed last week, and yester-
day the paper came out for the last
time under Mr.. Mahons ownership.
The Free Press is a very reputable
paper and a paying property. Mr.. Gal
lagher proposes to improve it in many
ways, and when one considers his
ability and capacity for work. it can
be taken for granted that he will make
good on his proposition.
Mr.. Gallagher has been in newspaper
work In Scranton since 1883, when he
became q reporter and later city editor
OF the Scranton Sun. Upon the setting
of the short-lived Sun, he was en-
gagged by the Republ:cnn as South
Scranton correspondent and manager,
and later served in a similar capacity
OF The Tribune. He also did local
work on The Tribune and editorial
work on various of the Sunday papers.
JIe has energy unbounded and brains
enough for couple of men. With
proper appreciation from the public,
The Free Press can be counted upon to
take an upward course by no mean
bounds
Someone said the other day that
there are at least two men in the muni-
cipal building, leaving the chief execu-
tive and heads of departments out OF
consideration, who are veritable tow.
crs of strength" He mentioned the
names of City Clerk Martin II. Lavelle
and Deputy City Treasurer p. j.
Ruanc. TO be just, he should have said
three men and included the name of
former Sheriff John j. Fahey, the new
deputy city controller.
1t is seldom that this most important
place has been filled by man of Mr..
Fahey's wide business experience and
general all-around 'soundness," There
have been deputy city controllers who
We're exeprt accountants, but who
didn't always exercise the best of
Judgment, and there have been others
who had sound common sense, but who
were not expert book-keepers. Mr..
JTahey seems to occupy charmed
middle ground between these two
classes, and he has already demon-
strated In the month that he has been
in office that combination. of good
bookkeeping and good horse sense is
a valuable acquisition.
To the handling of sewer accounts,
of which he has taken sole charge, Mr..
Fahey will bring what he terms his
own "bitter experience" He was for
some time sewer contractor, but he
got so sick and tired of the interminable
delays in securing payment for work
done. that he gave the business up.
Attorney Thomas p. Hoban has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination as Judge of the