The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-17
Edward Ware Barrett

Demopolis Times: The newspapers of Ala bama join with the city of Birmingham in re- gretting the loss of E. W. Barrett, editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, which occurred suddenly Sunday. We all feel that we have lost something, as he was generally known and liked by the whole fraternity. He was a man of easy approach, not unduly impressed with his own importance, and the success he had at- tained in life so he was deservedly popular. As "Ned Brace in the Sunday Age-Herald, he had attained quite distinction as a writer of comments of matters of current interest, speaking out boldly and giving reason for whatever he had written. Starting in the newspaper game as typesetter, he continued to climb until he had attained place at the top of his profession. Upon the foundation that he had laid others may build, but he left footprints on the sands of time that will tell to those who follow behind him that he has been along that road before them.
 The Demopolis Times extends it's sympathes to The Age-Herald staff and to the people of Birmingham.
 Oneonta Southern Democrat: We regret to note the sudden death of our beloved friend and fellow editor, Edward w. Barrett, editor and owner of the Birmingham Age-Herald, which occurred at Roebuck Springs Sunday night. MT. Barrett was one of the great men of Alabama. He was of deep convic- tions and fearlessly contended for such meas ures as he conceived to be for the best inter- est of the entire country. While he was good business man and succeeded where others had failed, he never allowed the financial end of any proposition to get between him and the right He was loveable man, whose sympa- thies run out to those in distress in needy circumstances. His purpose in life was to do good and help his fellow men. The state i'll afford to lose of this type. They are far too few. But he is gone, and the Ala bama press pauses for moment to shed tear at his departure. Peace to his memory.
 Opelika News: In the sudden death Sun day night of Edward Barrett majority owner and editor of the Birmingham Age Herald, Alabama lost of its best citizens and most able newspaper men. Mr. Barrett was a lovable man. one. of the kind every person who met and knew him liked In his chosen profession he was a leader, and such leader as will be sadly missed. His love for his great newspaper and for his work it, was publicly proven only few weeks ago when some one started the rumor that he was about to sci The Age-Herald. MT. Barrett made quick an- swer that the rumor was false, and added to his denial of it that no amount of money could purchase the newspaper property, that he ex- pected it to continue for generations in the control of himself and family. MT. Barrett, through the power of his publication, did much
 l great mineral district surrounding that city. He was a clean man, an able man, example of good citizenship. In losing E. W. Barrett the state has lost one of its best
 Colbert County Reporter: The death of Edward Ware Barrett, editor of The Birming- ham Age-Herald, was distinct shock to his newspaper friends and hundreds of others in Alabama.
 Mr. Barrett was in swimming at one of the Birmingham country clubs when he apparently suffered from heart trouble.
 His death is personally felt by the editor of this paper, as Mir. Barrett was very much ad- mired by us and was friend whome we very much appreciated
 Coming from the ranks of the newspaper profession, Edward Barrett rose to the man. agement of one of the south's leading daily papers which is monument to his energy and ability
 His death will be sorely felt in the councils of the democratic party, where he served as national committeeman with fidelity of pur- pose which characterized his whole life.
 Dothan Eagle: In the death of Editor E. w. Barrett of The Age-Herald the state loses one of it's best known editors.
 For 25 years he has been actively identified with The Age-Herald, and that paper has grown under his manag cement from small eight-pagc paper to one of the best papers in the south.
 Many years ago he Washington cor respondent of Hr~ atlanta Constitution, for be it known he received some of his earlier newspaper training under the lamented Henry