Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-19

customary, but If 1t Is or course there
! will be no further parley over the
matter.
Foster is one OF the newspaper
boys laboring in the ranks who has
seen his opportunities and has made
the best of them, and his fellows of
the tri-city fraternity rejoice with
him in the good things that have fall
en- his way. Jack, as he is best
known to his intimates, blew into Mo-
| line about 1 8 years ago looking for
job. He thought he could do news
paper reporting, and he put up such
strong front to the editor of the
Moline Mail that he was taken on.
He was told, as are all youngsters
breaking into the game, to attach
himself to a pad and a pencil and
beat the pavements. Jack did not
boast of any former experience. He
said simply that he wanted to work
and that he knew he would like the
newspaper business. He kept the
pencil busy and he did not fall asleep
on his beat He made good with the
editor of the Mail He had the hap
by faculty-the rarest asset of the
successful reporter-of getting close
to people of affairs; the men and wo-
men who know what news is and are
not afraid to make a confldant of the
reporter. It was not long until the
editor of the Moline Dispatch began
to realize that there was a live one
on the street for an opposition pa
per- Jack received an invitation to
go into the Dispatch family, and he
accepted it. He has been with the
family since. each year enhancing
his usefulness and value to the pa
per. From beat he was soon ele-
waited to the city editors desk, and
he occupied it creditably for over
ten years. Jack lost his heart to one
of the dearest young women in Mo-
line. That eradicated the germ of
wanderlust from his breast, and he
settled down. He has grown to be
one of the forces in the political, So
cial and civic life of his adopted city,
and he has done it in a remarkably
short space of time. Only two years
ago he was called to the presidency
of the Moline club, an organization
representing the brains, wealth and
ginger Of the community. His col
leagues of the newspaper field sever
al months ago placed him at the head
of the Tri-City Press club.
There were a dozen aspirants for
the Moline postmastership. Foster
was not candidate. He was anxious
that the honor go to his chief, p. s.
McGlynn, editor of the Dispatch. Mr..
McGlynn doubtless could have had
the Office, and he was entitled to 1t,
as a reward for his years of battling
for the republican party in the coun-
ty, but, after due consideration, he
withdrew. Then there was scram-
BILE among the others. To have nam
ed any one of these would have
drawn the fire of enmity OF the ball
ance to Congressman James McKin-
ney, to whom was put the task or
naming the man. Then there was
suggestion of a dark horse to pro-
mote peace.
who was the man in all Moline
who did not have an enemy and
whom the people generally liked and
would be satisfied with in whatever
capacity of public service he might
be designated to serve? Jack Foster
was the unanimous answer. Well,
Jack is the P. M, and everybody is
satisfied. The newspaper man. by
reason of the exacting and oftentimes
unpleasant duties incident to his CALI
ing, who can emerge from the battle
holding such a firm place In the
hearts of his fellow-townsmen as
Jack Foster has done. is a rarity. He
has been a good newspaper man, one
of the best that Moline ever possess |
ed, and you can lay your money that
he will repeat that record as post
master.
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Paul--We would not wish to be un- |
derstood as saying that it was contrary |
to the constitution to call for orange
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