El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30

, Capeu related some of the early day
experiences of The Herald and Mr..
Slater, in his talk after referring to the
loyalty of all employees, of the per-
feet cooperation throughout the paper
and of the good feeling that existed
between the men of the different de
partments, said this was especially
notable in an institution so large,
to 125 people daily and its payroll is
the fifth largest in FL Paso.
Long Service of Employees.
GA. Martin, after relating the pleasant
associations of himself and others with
Mr.. Gould, cited the length of employ
ment of many of the people connected
with the paper as proof OF the good
feeling that exists throughout the plant
and of their loyalty TO the institution
and its policies. One man, at the head
of department has been with The
Herald % years; two others have been
with the paper II years each, another
10, another seven, and several others
have had four, five and six years I'M
broken service.
Herald "On the Square"
Eleven years ago when I came to
The Herald" he said, Il received the
only instructions that I have ever re-
ceived regarding the policy of The Her
aid These were to get the facts,
to verify everything before print
ing it; to be fair to everyone, to
lnJure no one Intentionally and to
try to repair any unintentional wrong
Immediately. / was told never to sup
press news item or allow il to be sup
pressed, never to print an item or hold
It out because II concerned friend or
someone of influence or money, and
never to print a story involving a per-
son without seeking to give the person
a chance to make a statement. BE. on
the square is the only policy I have
found on The Herald With such a
nntFHV n a
thing but loyalty Without a manage
ment with policy that We can respect
and appreciate, where would you find
a firm in the country that could keep
and fourteen years2'
All Employees Loyal.
J. W. Harm, foreman of the stereotype
department; c. S. Ward, foreman of the
of the press room; Herbert Kit, fore
man of the mailing room; ". NJ. Laugh
lin, manager OF the advertising depart
ment; Norman z. NeaZey, cashier and
bookkeeper; E. A Powers. manager of
city circulation, all expressed them
selves as sorry to part with Mr.. Gould,
but glad to be connected with paper
OF such high ideals as The Herald,
where associations were so pleasant
. But One Policy.
Mr.. Laughlin said ne had never seen.
IN his 25 years of newspaper experience,
any newspaper or other business or
ganization run so openly: so absolutely
barred to the public in all its dealings,
so fair with its advertisers and its
subscribers, as The Herald. when I
leave The Herald I am leaving the
newspaper business" he said. for I
will never find another place where
everything is so satisfactory. It is a
pleasure to be connected with such a
paper. There is but one rate to all
advertisers, our circulation has always
been as open as a book to all who are
interested and our news columns have
always been free from bias and we
have never held out any item be
cause influence was brought to bear. I
like this, because I am not put in posi-
ton of refusing one advertiser one
thing and giving it to another. I know
that can say the same thing to every
man because the management of The
Herald has but one policy"
Mr.. GOuld's Tribute.
Mr.. Gould. the last speaker, said he
never expected to find better friends
than he had been associated with on
The Herald and that he would always
look back to his connection with The
Herald as a bright spot in his life. He
said a newspaper that was honest and
fair, as he had always found The Her
aid, was great pulpit itself; that it
could and did accomplish great things
for good and that ne believed his train
ing in business life in The Herald Of
ter work in the ministry. He would al
ways attribute much of his success
IN life to the high ideals which he had
found in The Herald office in his youth,
he declared.
All present shook hands with Mr..
Gould in farewell and wished him God
speed and success in his new work.