Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-12
HARVEY REVIEWS
CAREER AS EDITOR
Published First Paper at Is,
Without Capital or
Experience"
PRINTED ON TOY PRESS
Later Venture Even More Dis.
astrous, Ambassador Tells
Audience in London.
PRINTED ON TOY PRESS


been tho things that seem to have
plagued George Harvey. Ambassador
from tho Unitod States since his ar
rival at the Court OF ST. James In
recent address before the National
Advertising Society the ambassa-
dor spoke in an intensely interesting
Vein OF his early experiences as All
'dItor. Il profession to which he stiil
holds allegiance. That Sir. Harvey
knows newspaper work from many
poinis of view is amply illustrated
by the following extracts from his
speech:
Il speak MS frankly and unafrectedly
as may be. az follow craftsman. /
am still an editor--very stili for the
timo being for reasons which you
VII! recognize lab Obvious--and yet
ns an editor. as publisher. as n
printer and AS seeker OF adver-
tiseTHentS. temporarily cstrangeu
from HIS more familiar vocation. In
Justification OF this assertion but
without wish or Intention 10 burden
you with autobiography. | may say
that my acqua!ntanccshlp with
printers ink was formed very carly
IN no and ccut!uued without ccssB-
ton until about year ago.
Higgins at Fifteen.
i had the audacity. II the truth
muht DO known. to start r paper n,
the enthusiastic ago OF fifteen. The
name OF that journal / cannot now
recall There lives wildly In my
mind. however. the pridctul recol
lection that an edition of seventeen
copies was struck on BY TOY prcss
nucccssfulIy. anu 10 this day has re-
manned unsold. This achievement
marked the beginning ana the ending
OF journalistic venture grounded
solely upon optimism.
Happily or otherwise, the l-fatod
undertaking did not impair my reso-
luton. and year later became
nom!naily associate editor and pub
Usher OF weekly country journal
whose chief characteristic was tim
!dity, and whose editors tendency
was TO Indulge in continuous holi /
day. Consequently very quickly
acquired all OF tho prerogatves OF
editor. publisher and OF skilled labor
In cEucible.
WINS Entire stan.
1T was Joyous summer. ] pos
sessed absolute authority. and was
free from Interference OF any kind.
My STAFF was ill-ted that 1, had
not tho strength TO be disloyal. ]
was the staff! Tho editor. who vas
also tho reporter. was an enthun
natic young person for whose demon
strated energy nj that time some
what v!tiated since. stu enter
tain profound respect ! was tho
editor and that reporter. Typeset
ting machines were unknown then.
bu, the onice contained an exccp-
tionally light and airy composing
room, which was occupied by =
thoroughly capable force. was
that compositor. II was n nonun!on
oflcc; was the nonunIor. The
pressroom was the best In the build
which moved the machine was more
earnest than electrical, hut It was
sufficiently effective TO meet the re-
Quirements was the motor.
The utmost ingenuity OF the human
mind could not conceive n greater
harmony OF working interests. The
effectiveness Of What is termed IN
the sportsman's world team play"
could not have had n more favorable
test. and yot. In the interest OF YER
acity. ] am obliged 10 admit that the
demonstration proved less satIstac-
tory To the owner than tho conditions
might hav" led ono In expect AT
IN" expiration ot few months tho
public was startled by the announce
mrnt that the proprietor OF the bril-
liant journal had sold out. II was
n kindly expression OF falschood.
He did not sell his paper: he did not
even give Il away: he paid somebody !
10 take II. whence that proprietor
came or whittier he went know not
hut my conscience has never heen
troubled hv the suspicion that nc
received less than his Just due from
long suffering and helpless public.
fCopvriEht. 1922. Public Ledger Coz