The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16

magnificent newspaper property. As friend and counselor the editors and publishers of small daily and-weekly newspapers learned to love him for his unselfish interest in the craft He was a regular attendant at all meetings Of the state press association and was never hap pier than when giving the state editors the benefit of his experience. His early newspaper life began at the type cases and through long experience as reporter, Washington correspon- dent and owner and editor of great daily newspaper, he knew all of the details.
 Birmingham and the state will miss him, but in the hearts of the editors of the weekly press there will finger love and esteem for him, and today there is genuine sorrow in every weekly newspaper office. He was one of us, "big brother to every struggling newspaper man.
 We join in expressing our sympathy to the grief stricken relatives and to the loyal CO., workers whose loss seems irreparable.
 Cuman Tribune: News of the sudden death of Edward W. Barrett, editor of The Bir- mingham Age-Herald, which occurred on Sun day evening shortly after 10 o'clock at the Roebuck Country club while he was in swim- ming with party of friends, came shock to not only the entire press of Alabama but throughout the union, for no man was better known or held in higher esteem than was Ed ward w. Barrett, for near 25 years the bril- liant and successful editor of The Birmingham Age Herald, who came to Birmingham from Washington. Mr. Barrett began his newspaper career as a typesetter on the Augusta, Ga, Chronicle, later became associated with the Atlanta Constitution under Henry W. Grady, and then went to Washington as special staff correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution. His forceful and accurate writing attracted the attention of greatest thinkers of the union, winning for him nationwide reputation as an editor Mir. Barrett was antive of Geor- gia. having been born in Athens, Ga., on Sep tember 4, 1866.
 Greensboro Watchman: Edward W. Bar rett, editor and proprietor of the Birmingham Herald, died suddenly last Sunday night of heart failure at the Roebuck Country club near Birmingham.
 Death came at 0:45 o'clock while he was in the swimming pool at the club with party of friends He had been in the water only few minutes and was standing where it was shallow when he fell over dead
 Mir. Barrett had been editor and owner of The Birmingham Age-Herald for the past 25 years and had, by his untring efforts, built up great newspaper property.
 It was one of the pleasures of the annual Press association meetings to many of the ed "itors of the country newspapers that they would get to see and converse with Edward Barrett, all of whom held him in the highest esteem. M
 Tn the passing of Editor Barrett not only the journalistic field, but the entire state of Alabama, has sustained a very great loss.
 The best wish we can make for the future of The Age-Herad is that it may fall into hands as able and wise and kindly as was the great editor whose death is here recorded.
 Talladega Home: In the midst of life we are in death. This is suggested by the sudden death of Edward w. Barrett, editor and large interest holder in the Birmingham Age-H Herald MT. Barrett had his day of trial in bringing The Age-Herald to it's present standard of ex- cellence, and it seems double pity that he was not longer spared to share the work of his hand. It is assuring, however, his work will be continued where he left off Peace to his ashes and continued success to his paper
 Savannah Morning News: Southern, indeed national newspaperdom, has lost strong man, clean man, man of more than ordinary ca- pacity and ability in the death of Edward w. Barrett of Birmingham.