The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-08-31
AN AprktLlAliON

Tann editor OF The Daily and Week
~ Herald. left Sunday afternoon ror
Fort Oglethorpe, to enter the oflcefs
training camp with the hope OF secnr
iry a commission and the ultimate
aim and desire of going to France ana
fighting for his country.
Jim Finney is possibly one or the
hest posted newspaper men in Ten
nesses upon the politics OF the state
and upon practically every subject
connected with the newspaper game.
He possesses a remarkable memory
especially in matters connected WIN
tho noIitics of the state and the ma
ton. He is not only posted upon the
psIitical history of the state ana ma
+ion hut ia also we'll informed on the
history of both the English anu
French nations.
No one knows better his ability az
a newspaper man than those VINO
have been constantly thrown WIN
him: those who have worked side by
aide with him and have been through
some of the hardest fought polltlcA
battles ever waged in the state. ne
was always found to be upon tne
moral side of every question. and new
er failed to espouse them through the
editorial columns of his paper, regard
less of consequences.
Mr.. Finney began his newspaper
career in McMinnville, Tenn, on the
old New Era, in 1900, paper founded
nv Henry Watterson, the present edl-
for of the Courier-Journal, and David
r Wallace now in his ninetieth year
In 1904 Mr.. F'inney accepted posi-
ton az reporter on the old Nashville
American under VIII Beard who was
city editor of the American at that
time, now state news editor OF the
Banner Mr.. Finney held this posi-
ton until the founding of the Tonnes
sean i'm 1907 when he accepted posi-
ton on that paper as city and polltl-
cal editor. During his career on these
paDers he toured the state with Gov
ernor Frazier and Hon. Jesse Little
ton when they made their memorable
campaign over the state as candl-
dates for Governor, He also reported
tha arst ten speeches for the Tennes-
sean in the famous and never to De
forpnttfn campaign Of the late 5ena-
TOR n w Carmack and Governor Pat
terson. when these two men toured
fhe state as candidates for Governor.
He also Travelled over the state with
the Hon. Fl. Clay Evans, doing roper
tarial work for the American. he
has many times been the reporter
assigned to the famous JunketlnS
committee OF the legislature.
In September 1907 he accepted a
nositiou as editor of The Herald,
which position he held until the spring
of 1900. when he went to BroWnsFllie
and took charge Of the BROWNSVILLE
States-G raphic, which paper he mad
purchased. but in 5ptember OF the
same year he returned to Columbia
taxing half interest in The Herald
with his present partner, W. D. Has
tings
Since that time The Herald has
pr,xn TO almost double its circula-
fion above what it was when the pres
emf MANAGEMENT took it over. Many
hard ticks have been put in by Mr'
Finney to make the paper what it IS
today.
In going into the army Mr. FlnneS
In making many sacrifices. He IS
leaving a splendid business, a LOVING
and happy home, and hundreds and
hundreds. yea thousands, OF warm
nersonal friends, but he is doing this
with only one view in mind and tna'
Ia to serve his country-purely pa
triotism.
No man will miss him more thar
his partner. No man will welcome
him back home, when the Time
comes, with more genuine pleasure
than his partner, and no man VII
watch his career more closely anc
wish him God speed more than ne
II il like Ioosing a brother. Constan
business companions for ten years
and never a rupture, each PURSUING
the tenor Of his course and ATTENDING
tn his branch of the business as hes
he knew how. no one knows bette
han his partner how well he VIII o.
his duty while in the service OF Unei
Sam. and il he fails in any way
viii not be from lack Of energy pa
tr;otism or the desire to DO every
hing in his power to achieve IN
greatest and best ends for his cour
+v his feIIowman and for his God.
W. D. HASTINGS.