The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-28
AENRYGEORGE WAS.
INSPIRED ASED|TOR
Theories Of Land Ownership De.
veloped While Working on
New York Paper.
BY EDWARD LANDE.

It was during his career as a news
paper editor that Henry George first
developed his theories of land owner
ship. He found expression for. his
deep sympathy with his fellowman in
the columns Of the Evening. Post -
which with a few. of his friends he
founded during the early seventies.
His first secretary, as editor. OF that
paper, was Edward Lande, now an At
tcrney in> San + rancisco,. Mr.. LANDS
has given al1s the following very Inter.
esting retnintscences Of Henry George,
which wifi ,be: OF interest at this time;
as an Single Tax conven-
ton is TO- be held during August in
the city where, TIE prophet Of San
Francisco wrote, his book:e r. - = ::
Henry George arrived at theseditor,
ial rooms of"the2s Evening Post, at
seven O'clock every morning. :He was
the first man rat the desk, and, like
all great neh, BS1teved in the eent,.s
of industry Fol, 4he~ current Il, irewsi OF
the day. Mr. George had small SYM
city sdttS1s t asees sshse ane
work was entrusted. He sat -alene
broodinE oyer, he,tgreat principles Of
liberty andHhunanity which he be-
lieved should BE EXPRESSED and poll
tfcal economy, which have since been
solved and are comm onp1aces at: this
day. were then ,perplexing puzzles. The
editorial; column was his pulpit and
from there, he preached daily to an
ever increasing circle" Of readers His
command of el$n&uage, was as fluent
as it was forceful;1 i'm. fact, the steno-
grapher' 8 copy was usually sent from
the EDITORIAL desk: to the COMPOSING
room withbutsohAnge k.1f a sentence
Then he relaxed. ana 'late,rr ID the az
ternoon arefully:read over that days
issue of the Post There were stno
typewriters, no linotype machines, no
telephones: yet: what would: now be
considered as drawbacks: were really
blessings in: disguise. We were all to-
gether like one family. and 1T was 2
frequent 'occurance. with Mr.. George
to take 1.-The boys,'' to dinner, and sit
ting at the head Of the table. merrily
chat and regale us with his instructive
talk, No airs, no distance, no domtna-
ton; we were. all working under his
guiding hand to get out newspaper
that would be a permanent factor in
the uplift of all the people. 49,.
But, as have said, his uppermost
and unfaltering thought was 'leveled
at the: great principles -. Of human
rights, afterwards embodied in PRO
gress and Poverty Reclining on his
lounge in his modest home, Mr..
George dictated to his secretary page
and chapter of these noble and endur-
ing ideas. His words marched on
without halt, and, often. aroused to
heights of inspiration, it seemed as it
| he possessed a supernatural power.
Then, resting, he would take up one
| of his favorite books and read in sill
ence. There, always near at hand,
and dotted with his reflections and an
notations, were Gibbons decline and
Fall of the Roman Empire: Adam
Smiths Wealth Of Nations" and
Draper''s intellectual Development. of
Europe" He knew them all by heart,
and on \occasions would read aloud
and enjoy the pompous melody and
rythm OF their composition, yet = too
modest to realize that he was. their
peer in the art OF rhetorical expression.
He believed in wholesome recreation,
and It was not uncommon to see him
distribute theatre passes to editors, re-
porters, secretary and printers devil.
Thus he worked on without thought Of
pecuniary profit and unconsciously
earning imnOrta1ify F Zf %sts