Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-21

we Aro printing HeloWNH Lew
OF the comments Of our fellow edi-
tors of Colorado upon the recent
change in ownership and manage,
mcnt of the Herald. The new pub
Usher certainly appreciates the well
come extended to him by those who
are now his fellow workers in the
newspaper field. 1t is his desire and
hope to prove himself worthy of
that welcome by doing his full share
in making the newspaper business
what it ought to be, and in aiding
other newspaper men Of tha state
in their labor of conserving the true
function and mission of the newspa-
per field.
With the issue Of Saturday last
$. W. and Geo. N. Raymond retired
from the ownership and editorship Of
the Durango Herald, which they have
SO long and successfully published.
The new owner is Hon. j. ii. Nc
Dewitt, Jr. While regretting very
much the retirement Of the Ray
monds from the newspaper field, we
are especially glad that tbs Herald
has fallen into such good hands. Mr..
McDevitt is personal friend OF the
writer and we are bold to say that
he is one of tho finest young men in
the San Juan basin and will keep
the Herald in the high place it at
tanned and held in the newspaper
field.-Lake City Times.
The Durago Herald of February 5
announces the sale of the plant and
business by the Raymond Bros. to j.
II. McDevitt, Jr., Mr.. McDevitt has
been active in Republican politics in
the Durango section several years,
working in conjunction with his well
known father, and finally taking up
tho job himself, and no doubt he is
better suited to harmonic organiza-
tion in that section than almost any
body else. 1t is another straw TO
show that the Republicans are mend
ing fences and getting ready to put
up as strong a fight as they can
against their impossibility of Dem
ocratic year. Harry is a good fight.
er and will doubtless wake up what
is left of the old guard, and those
who cannot carry Springfield,
Harry will give a broomstick. Ala
mosa Empire.
We welcome to our exchange table
the Durango Herald, now the prop
erty Of j. II. McDevitt, Jr., who has
taken the paper over, lock, stock and
barrel. The. associate editor, |, J,
Bradford, is well known in Durango
business circles. The retiring owners
Geo and Sol Raymond, are certainly
years of newspaper work. Here's
success to both present and former
owners of the old standby.--Pagosa
Springs Sun.
Within the past week two notable
newspaper changes have come about
IN Southwestern Colorado. BY these
two changes, Walter Walker, the
most able and capable editor of the
Grand Junction Sentinel, has acquir-
ed the interest of Mark Bunting in
the Sentinel. The other change ID
the sale OF the Durango Herald BY
Geo. N. and Sol W. Raymond TO J
IL. McDevitt, Jr.. Of Durango.
The change in Durango means thai
the Raymonds, who with the excep.
zion OF about l8 months have op-
Grated the Durango Herald for the
past 80 years, have quit tho news
paper game. They have made man,
friends in the fraternity during theii
long term on the Herald and these
Friends will miss them from the ranks
| As announced in recent issue of ths
Herald, they viii remain in Durango
altho they will enter other fields o.
Ouslues lhSit. WI. 4uSbuNittt WIN
acquired the Herald, is rising young
Republican who was elected from LII
Plata county in 1914 as q representa-
tive. Previous to that time he hels
a number of positions about Dur2ng'
one of which was in the u. s. Ian,
office. Other than this the Journa
knows very little about M. McDev
lit, but joins with the state press Ii
welcoming him into the ranks of tn
scribes.--Teliuride Journal.
The Raymonds have sold the Her
aid again--this time for good, the
say. j. H. Harry McDevitt Jr.,
the new owner. |. J. Bradford
associated with him in the editoris
management. They are welcome
into the fraternity. May they pros