The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04

Ffraught with some perlO0S WHICH
have tried the courage of men nearly
ito the bursting point. As we said
previously A, e. Dean has been the
man behind the gum, and he stood
there fearlessly through the years CT
, depression and hard times with a
grim determination to pull the BUSH
mess through to a successful conclus-
ion. In the mechanical department
he had an able companion in his
brother, G. G. Dean. The latter has
been in charge of the department
~consecutively for the past eighteen
years, and it has been due to his abil-
ity to handle the men right and to
use his good judgment in the print
ing of work that has given the office
the reputation it has acquired for
high class commercial and book
work. Mr.. Dean will remain at the
head of the mechanical department,
and knowing the trade so thorough
ly can continue to give it the same
good service il the future as in the
past.
Mr.. Dean took over the business OF
the company just at the period When
the depression started in during the
year 1898, and for five years the
outgo was considerably greater than
the income. Some men with less
courage would have sacrificed their
all in the face of such depression and
and many men did, going to another
cline and starting over once more.
Mr.. Dean stayed by his publication
and put out the character of a daily
and weekly which the times did not
Justify by any means, and at that
time built a foundation for stability
which has lasted through all the
years. and which has enabled him to
build still greater. until both publ
cations occupy IN acknowledged posi-
ton among the leading newspapers of
the state. In those days the daily
was struggling along with a small
circulation, less than 800, and it was
difficult to gain any until the period
of depression had passed. Then a
couple Of boys carried the paper over
the city route. but today it takes ten
lads to get around to the shbscrib-
.ers Of the city. and the United States
mail carries several hundred to rural
subscribers and adjoining towns.
The job department Of the COM
pany has been built up to the equal
OF any newspaper job office In the
state. Immense quantities Of type
have been added. new presses INSTALL
ed. and . linotype machine placed in
the job and newspaper department.
90 that the ONCE is equipped to COM
pete In any capacity and turn out
the most superior kind Of work for |!
which It has become noted. The
work Of the company has not been
confined to Mitchell alone but has ex-
tended over the state and rel be-
yond its borders many times.
The daily with its large circulation
has proven the best possible medium
for advertisers and its columns have
been crowded time and again beyond
It's limits and to the extent that adj
vertising patronage has had to be
held up or cut down. The manage
ment in retiring at this :irne. desires
to express to the business men Of to-
day and those Of the years that have
gone. by. its sincerest thanks and
hearty appreciation for the business
that has been extended it. For
twenty-six years Mr.. Dean has been
associated with the business inter-
ests Of Mitchell and it has been his
aim at all times to contribute IL every
possible way to its growth and de-
velopment, and there is nc question
hut what The Republican has been
something of q factor in this. MIR.
Dean will remain with Mr.. Ronald
indefinitely to aid him in getting in
touch with the business OF the insti-
tuition and the interests Of The city.
The writer has baen associated in
a working capacity with Mr.. Dean
for the past eighteen and one-ha!f
years. and without doubt will feel
the separation with greater Reenness
and regret than any n else. We
have been associated with other men
in this same business, but none who
ever. approached for fairness,
kindness of heart, and the confidence
he was wont to repose. During all
those eighteen years our relations
have been of the most cordial char
acter, and it has been an absolute
pleasure to work with him as the
years have come and gone.
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