East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-01

SO many readers of the East Ore
gonian express an interest in the pa-
per from time to time and write in
on var Gus subjects, that In order that
the readers may know the personnel
of the management, and in future
may know who handles the different
departments in which they are inter-
ested, the following East Oregonian
family history is printed for the first
time:
Fred w. Lampkin, ex officio treas
urer and financial secretary of the
East Oregonian Publishing company.
Is manager of the business depart
ment, keeps the books, gives esti-
mates on job work, collects all bills
except subscription bills and has gem
eral supervision over the business de-
partment, making all purchases, en-
ploying all help in the mechanical
department and directing the work of
the mechanical department to the
best advantage.
Fred Lockley, secretary of the COM
pany. has charge of the sub
scription department, collecting for
the daily in the city, soliciting in the
country and city, and doing all circu-
lation business of every character.
such as sending out circulation state
ments and circulation clubbing rates.
He spends much of his time in the
country districts in the interests of the
paper and comes directly in contact
with people in all parts of the county
and adjacent counties.
Lee d. Drake has charge of the adj
vertismg department, soliciting adver-
tising, writing ads when necessary,
making changes in advertisements
and has general supervision of the ad-
vertising which is carried by the pa
per. All matter of an advertising ma
ture is referred to him. and he keeps
a record of all advertising items which
are published
Rert Huffman is managing editor
and writes all the editorial in the pa-
per. as well as much of the local news.
edits exchanges, and has charge Of
and is responsible for all the news and
editorial matter which goes into the
paper. He is assisted in the editorial
and news department by +. b. Al
drich, reporter, and A. II. Wait, tele-
graph editor. Mr.. Aldrich writes news
matter exclusively. while Mr.. Wait
edits telegraph matter, reads proof.
writes heads, edits the Inland Empire
exchange department, and the north
west and general notes found on the
second page of the paper every day.
Miss Lulu Lorenz is country corres-
pondent for the paper.
The mechanical department is un-
der the direct supervision of the busi-
ness manager, and in that department
are employed two linotype operators.
T. c. Warner and Otto Didion; one
job and ad compositor, w. II. Davies.
and one assistant, Forest Baker. Ed
Weaver is makeup" man, and has
charge of the forms and arranges the
pages on the imposing stones. In the
press room are three pressmen. who
are kept busy with the cylinder press
and three job presses, which are run
constantly. The phessmen are u. f.
Wilson, Elvin Lampkin and Roy Herr.
There are six carrier boys employed
in delivering the papers to the city
subscribers, making a total of 20 peo-
pie employed As the minimum force.
in issuing the daily, weekly and semi
weekly East Oregonian the largest
paper in the state outside of Portland.
At times two and three extra en-
ployes are used in getting out large
jobs, folding booklets, writing ad-
dresses and other work.
The regular payroll of the East
Oregonian is about $500 per week, or
$4,000 per year, all Of which is spent
i'm Pendleton.
The paper is owned by C. S. Jack
son, Fred W. Lampkin, Fred Lockley
and Bert Huffman, who own an equal
share of one-fourth each. Both the
plant and building belong to the COM
pany.