The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-03
We. II ANlgAFORD

w. E.. Hannaford, since it's inception publisher
of the Virginia Enterprise, this week his
active connection with this paper to take a. tine
position with the G. l. johnson Printers Supply
company as travelling salesman, covering a terri
tory that will take him very generally over the
states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Iowa.
Mr.. Hannaford's connection with the Enter
prise is by no means finally ended. He is still
substantially interested in this newspaper and no
one about the Enterprise shop would care to know
that any other condition existed.
Few country newspaper men have had the-suc-
cess in. this business that Mr. Hannaford has. 1t
was hard won. It represented years OF toll and a
sturdy integrity that had it's reward in the estab-
lishment of a highly successful newspaper whose
chief asset was the Individuality the honesty and
the excellent business ability he brought to it's
management and conduct. For some years past
Mr. Hannaford has felt that he would like to get
away from the grind of newspaper work. No one
can so well appreciate that attitude the oldtime
publishers of the state who have like himself
abored early and late through seasons OF ADVERSE
ty and prosperity to make newspaper that was
worthy the name.
! Under his management the Virginia Enterpries
reflected sterling personally, strong in its likes
and dislkes faithful to it's friends and to it's
enies alike Of the older and the better school
of newspaper men his newspaper reflected his per-
sonal views in spirit Of fearless sincerity that
gained him the respect and the worth while friend
ship of all those who knew him best. He leaves
this newspaper with the warmest personal regard
Of the printers who have worked under him fol
years as well as every member Of the Enterprise
force. With him go their best wishes for success
and likewise the assurance that under the Enter
prise roof he will always be welcomed in any posi-
ton he may desire to fill His new position will
afford him opportunity to relax after many years
of toll and at the same time will keep him in touch
with business which he has always loved and tt
which as printer, editor and business man he ha
always brought fine ability. In this craft n
has made his own way, he has advocated tn
things which he believed to be right he ha
BUTT ap f6r hifssff cdfof compstehe
which is truly deserved.
To Mr. Hannaford The Enterprise kisses it
hand in adios. It would not and it cannot sa,
goodbye no more than can his host of friends il
the fine little city where have been spent some o
the best years Of his life and with whose growtl
and progress he has been so prominently indenti
fed So long as this newspaper is published
will continue to be monument to the man VIII
made it, who labored over it's Washington han
press in years that are gone, who was never beate
though sometimes hard-pressed and whose con
scientious interest and long years of experienc
have made it all that it is today. If it can be KEEP
up to thu high standard that Mr.. Hannaford him
self would set it's present management will fee
that it is accomplishing something worth while.