The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
Men Who Get Out the Paper
All Loyal to 1t.
WELCOMED BY THE PUBLIC
Washington Ready 10 Greet Morning
Newspaper in Which Accuracy Is
Charge of the Various Depart
ments, Editorial and Mechanical.


Of detailed work in many directions. Chief
in Importance. to launch the enterprise
successfully. was the securing OF a
capable STAFF OF men 10 fill the various
departments Of the Interpretations,
copy handlers, reporters, compositors,
pressmen, steTeOtypeTs, circulation men
for the making and handling Of the news
paper. and the business Office staf and
advertising force 10 direct and look after
its business affairs. On the pay roll Of
The Washington Herald to-day are u9
names. and this roll does not include
route agents. carriers. and news agents.
who have so important duty to perform
after the paper is made and leaves the
presses.
A Greater Washington Enterprise.
The paper was founded when the Greater
Washington movement was az its height,
and it viii be seen that IN a business
way it became at once something OF
factor in progressive Washington.
In the making up of the various staHs
OF the paper local men were largely en-
ployed Tor this is and has been and will
be essentially a local enterprise, but, new
ertheless, 10 secure the requisite available
talent men were brought from distant
parts OF the country. For example, the
city editor and the telegraph editor came
from Chicago; the paragrapher from
Rome, Ga: a subedit0r from Indiana; a
political editorial writer from Texas; and
SO on.
Newness No Handicap.
Ordinarily a new newspaper is much
handicapped at the start because OF the
public's unfamniarity with it, but this
was not the case with The Washington
Herald It was well known before it
started. The public was waiting for II.
and welcomed it. It came into close and
immediate touch with the community
a part Of Washington life. People who
had any news gave it 10 The Washington
Herald. The new paper was in their
minds. It was their newspaper-the IA
vorite morning newspaper from its first
Issue. This tends 10 explain the thor
oughness with which it covered the local.
field, even though some OF its men, of
necessity were new and strange TO this
field.
Spirit OF the STAFF.
A spirit Of intense and honest zeal was
displayed in all departments from the be-
ginning of work. Every man employed
on The Washington Herald was in full
sympathy with its aims and ambitions
and proud Of the success which attended
its appearance, and proud Of its growth
and development with the passing days
No work furnishes keener zest than news
paper work. The men of The Washington
Herald. believing so firmly in its policies
Of cleanliness and fair-dealing worked
with all the keener zest They took spe-
cial pride in being identified with the
building OF such a paper-the building
Of il from the ground up.
There has been no watching Of the
clock by employees Of The Washington
Herald. They We're with the enterprise
10 see it win, and win Handsomely. A
heart interest went into their work It
was the sort Of newspaper they liked
Every man OF them could look his fel-
bowman in the face with no apology to
offer for The Washington Herald. Its
aims were high, its methods open; 1t had
no past 10 live down, no selfish interest
10 promote, no unclean page to cover up.
It was new, and fresh, and clean. 1t
was carrying no dead wood. It's policies
We're not complicated politically or other
wise and embraced only the publication
daily Of a free-handed. fair-dealing news
paper Il Is but natural. therefore. that
these newspaper men found pleasure.
even when combined with hard work, in
employment on such a newspaper. All
this applies TO every department, the me
chanicaI end no less than the editorial
end. An enthusiastic loyalty marked the
service of the makers Of The Washington
Herald.
Accuracy the WatchwOrd.
Accuracy is and always has been the
watchword Of this newspaper. Errors
have crept into its columns in spite of
the very best efforts TO prevent them.
but none of these have been due TO lack
Of desire TO get things right. A mistake
once brought 10 notice has been imme-
diateIy corrected.
As with al enterprises there has been
a process of adjustment to go through
and having gone through that process Of
adjustment in all its departments, The
Washington Herald enters its second
year better equipped than ever before to
print even a better newspaper than il
ever printed before. It's ambition for 955
days has been TO make each succeeding is
sue the best Il IS striving. and has striv-
en- 20 improve the quality Of its product
with the growth OF its circulation. tt be
Heves that the best is none too good for
the city Of Washington and. therefore.
there is no limit 10 what It intends to be
and 20 do.