The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-10
EDWARD WARE BARRETT


 staff grief-strieksn over the sudden death of Mir. E. W. Barrett for nearly 25 years editor
 and principal owner of the paper. Mir. Bar rett's death occurred at the Roebuck club last night, while he was in the swimming pool with
 a party of friends, and was due to heart failure. At dime like this it is difficult to express Age-Herald, to whom Mir, Barrett more than an employer. He a friend to every one of them In sickness and misfortune he
 was ever ready with the sympathy of gem
 erous man and any assistance, financial or otherwise. that lay in his power.
 No employe of The Age-HeraId ever carried his or her troubles to Mr. Barrett without meet. ing a prompt and sympathetic response. It was one of the rules of his life. and one he lived up to faithfully, to stand by those who worked with him and for him, no matter what the oc- casion might be-
 For these reasons he inspired loyalty and af- fection, and The Age-Herald has lost more l than its directing head. It has lost the person. aity which gave it distinction and the char acter of honesty among the newspapers of the country, while his associates mourn for a frank and open-hearted friend.
 l Sincerity was one of Mir. Barretts strongest traits. He loved The Age-Herald. For him it expressed an ideal Members of the staff have heard him repeatedly say at staff meetings and elsewhere that no consideration should in- fluence a newspaper man, but devotion to the best traditions of an honorable profession, by which he meant keeping faith with the public, getting out as good a paper as it was humanly possible to do, clean, truthful newspaper. and injuring no one. On many occasions he did what he believed was right, regardless of its ef- feet on The Age-Herald's business and cireula- to maintain the standard he had set for himself and for The Age-Herald. During the many years he actively directed this paper he did not deviate from that policy. It may truthfully be said that few men controlling large newspapers have been moro independent of outside influ- ences. Just he used say that "all the
 Herald from him, his associates knew that no force could be strong enough to swerve him S from what he conceived to be the path of duty. The Age-Herald is monument to Mir. Bar rett and that will long do him honor. When a he bought the paper it was a struggle to keep going, but with his energy and enthusiasm he a The Age-Herald it's present place among the [ newspapers of the south and of the country. { There are workers in various departments who { have been associated with Mir. Barrett from the s day he bought The Age-Herald. Others have been with him for periods ranging from 5 to 3 20 years. It was characteristic of him that he generously gave them all credit for The Age Herald's success and their attachment to him 4 is shown by the fact that his executive staff $ has experienced but few changes in the past 20 years, some ossthose caused by death. Preparations were being mads secretly to surprise Mir. Barrett by unveiling tablet, erected by members of all departments of The Age-Herald. in honor of the twenty-fifth an- < niversary of his ownership of the paper, which would have occurred August of this year. a It would have delighted him beyond measure, but that is not to be.
 In this dark hour it is at least consong to re- $ fleet that Mir. Barrett wrought well during his active life, which included a great variety of 1 interests, and leaves a lasting impress on the history of Birmingham and Alabama.