St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
G. L. Horn Writes
Annual Letter To
Encourage Pepper
August 4. 1915.

August q, 1870.
Mr.. Cecil E. Newman,
The Spokesman and Recorder
Newspapers.
Dear friend Newman: I am again
reminded of your birthday. Every
year at this time an invoice comes
in covering my subscription to your
paper. / looked up the records
this morning to find out how long it
has been. I find this is the eleventh
year. Certainly you are growing.
Your paper is half the age of my
company.
My best wishes go to you and I
know you will prosper and continue
to publish freely and vigorously
your own editorials on your edi-
torial page.
Newman, it has been long time
since those early days when there
was some question as to whether
the paper would come off the press
but in looking back over all these
years, I find you have never missed
an issue. You started in this town
when Negro papers were not too
we'll known and in all these years
you have built up an excellent cir
culation and a fine paper. Besides
that, the relationship which has ex-
listed between US has been one of
the most friendly and cordial.
You were a great help to me
when the Twin Cities Ordnance
Plant began its operations. Through
your counsel I was able to select
wisely many individuals who are
still on the payroll at the plant.
Good luck, Newman, and I hope
next year at this same time when
the subscription blank comes in
that I can send you our annual
letter.
C. L. Horn, President,
Federal Cartridge Corporation,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Editors Note: Charles Lilly Horn, Presi-
dent of the Federal Cartridge Corporation,
| top-fight industrialist and nationally known
conservationist, has the distinction Of be-
| ing the first mail subscriber to this news
paper. Each year he has taken time from
his many duties to send the publisher an
encouraging word on the occasion of the
papers anniversary. Mr.. Horn, an out
standing courageous man, has many in
| terests. One is his quiet advocacy of jobs
| for all American people regardless of race
or creed. Another is his awareness of one
of the country's great unsolved problems,
the relationship between Negro and whites
and his conviction that it must be met
fairly and squarely by both sides. In
| acknowledgment of that particular inter-
est the late President Roosevelt appointed
him to the FEPC board. a signal honor
for the man and for Minnesota. During
| this war period Mr.. Horn has worked
long hours in the interest of the war effort
and in behalf of the Negroes of the country.
| Twin Cities Ordnance Plant which his
firm operates, was the accepted model for
| utilization of Negro labor long before
manpower shortages whipped other plants
| in. line.
Most of what Mr. Horn has accom-
plished or tried to do has had no publicity,
even locally, for two definite reasons one,
| he definitely does not care for personal
publicity and the other is the risk of hav-
ing legitimate and deserved publicity in
this particular paper misconstrued. 1t
would be easy for persons who are familiar
with Mr.. Horns interest in the progress
of Negro institutions to read a self serving
| motive into articles printed about him here.
What this country really needs is more
Charles Horns in high places.