The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-14
Interesting Men in Party.

The party includes some Of the most
prominent of the Washington CORE
spondents, practically all being men of
interesting personalities.
Major John NJ. Carson, dean of the
newspaper corps at Washington holds
service but by pre-eminent ability. He
succeeded General Henry v BOyntOu, the
noted writer and soldier. some years ago
as the revered head of the newspaper
writers of the capital. and his leadership
is unquestioned At the present time
Major Carson is chief of the bureau
maintained IN Washington by the New
York Times and Philadelphia Ledger. For
several years he has been an unqualified
supporter and advocate Of the policy of
national ard TO irrigation. and his per
SOnal observation OF conditions in the
west on this trip justfies him fully i'm the
position he has taken. Major Carson VIII
be one or the speakers at the session Ot
the irrigation congress at Ogden
Arthur w. Dunn of the Associated
Press is the only man among the Wash
ington correspondents who was born west
If the Mississippi river. He is a man Of
great executive ability. and handles the
difficult work Of reporting the proceed
ings of the United States senate with tact
and Skill In ADDITION TO MS work Tor
the Associated Press. Mr.. Dunn furnishes
a large number of newspaper with
chatty weekly letters of political life in
Edward c. Snyder has been Washington
correspondent for the past seven years
for. several Of the most influential of the
middle west newspapers. notably the
Omaha Bee and Sioux City Journal. In
addition 20 his newspaper work Mr.
Snyder has taken a prominent part in
Nebraska politics He is fOrecul speak
erin fact spell-binder-
J. A. Rreckons. Washington CORE
spOndent of The Salt Lake Herald. is also
of the party. Mr.. Breckons Is q writer
Of nice discrimination. He has lived for
many years in the west and is familiar
with, its needs and conditions. so that he
e. .H~-~ Nnsa al
Herald and the Denver Republican, which
he also represents at the capital
James s. Henry. chief of the Philadel-
phia press bureau at the capital. is
news gatherer whose ability is recognized
thoroughly by the profession in the east.
The west is new to him, and he is OBJ
viii show up in his future work for the
great newspaper he represents Mr.
Henry is the sweet singer of the visiting
party, and has composed an ode on "lr-
rigauOn' which meets with widespread
approval
r. II. Lindsay of the Kansas City Star
is a comparatively new man in Washing
ton work. Prior to going 10 the capital
he was mana ing editor OF the Star, and
equipped to take a high place in the corps
Of writer's in the national news gathering
Eyes Are Opened.
Richard Lee Fearn has represented the
New York Tribune at washington for
the past six years. Prior to this service
he was with the United Press for nearly
seventeen years, with an intermission OF
q year in London and three years i'm Chr
cagO as secretary. Of the foreign office of
the Worlds fair. Mr.. Fearn speaks
suDerlatively Of all he has seen on this,
his first western trip. and is convinced
that an ounce Of personal observation viii
be Of more value to him than tons or
hearsay, however accurate
n O. Messenger is political writer for
the Washington Star He has had va
rfed experience in newspaper work, and
is sent on the shortest notice by his pa
Der to various parts of the country 20
handle big political news features lie
is taking a keen interest I'm what he is
seeing and some brilliant word pictures
Of the weset are appearing in the star
J. ID. Whelpley of the Los Angeles Tx
press is q well known writer on economic
subjects whose productions appear i'm
Harper's Weekly. North American Re
view and other publications Of like char
acter. Mr.. Wheipley is an authority on
land and irrigation questions. having
made a thorough study Of western con-
ditions during q number OF years resi-
denCe in the west
H. Gordon Gardner is writing for the
Chicago Journal, Los Angeles Herald,
ST. Joseph Press St. Paul Globe, and
has been in washington six years. Fol-
Mr.. Gardner viii visit other portions or
the arid west and write special articles
on irrigation for his papers
Close to the Diplomats
Reginald Schroeder IS the Washington
Zeitung the leading German pubiica-
ton in America lie is iH close touch
with the diplomatic corps i'm Washington
and has recentl3 published am article ON
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