Year: 1875




He was the managing editor par erceUence, man OF
whom the public is apt to know but lttle but to whom
II owes much. He may not writo line, and yet IL Is
through his aerness in recognizing matters of inter-
est moment his promptness and skill In disposing
the forces at his command and securing the best nor
nation from every quarter his accurate judgment in
the use OF material obtained and his persistent watch
fulness and sagacity, that the symmetry and COM
pleteness Of first class Journal is secured.
II the policy of Mr. Hudson under Mr..
Bennett never TO STINT expense labor II would
startling substantial results One popularity of
Mr. Hudson g management was the constant endeavor
10 70 the wants OF special classes The HERALD
made indispensable to business men, for instance.
by the funess and promptness of its ship news and
mercal reports feet Of yachts being supported by t
70 intercept all steamers coming into the harbor of
New York obtain the earliest OF their arrival
and such other notes OF interest they might furnish
The financial department was made power in Wall
street, and II determined to make itself felt every
whore.


From the Washington National Republican.


hr Hudson was one OF tho first assistants ever en-
gagged by Mr. Bennett on the HERALD. He first ex-
amined the exchanges which he did with tho most
painstakng care and worked his way up 10 the man
aging editorshp of the paper, which position he
tanned until 1866 when, by the advice OF physicians,
he resigned from journalism TO avoid affection of
the throat which threatened become bronchitis Of
fatal kind True to his first love- he refused when his
health improved, all solicitations to take charge OF
other papers


when political leaders in New York were
casting about for organ they thought purchase
the HERALD from Mr. Bennett and asked Mr. Hudson
TO conduct the negotiation and offer as high as
81 500, 600 Mr. Hudson said II no USE that Mr.
Bennett wond not part with his paper but he would,
their request make the proposition which, as he
predicted IL would be, declined He q very
tall man, at least six feet and inch of calm and
gentle demeanor but firm and prompt hts decisions
His long with the elder Mr.. Bennett rendered
him almost that persons second self in the policy
and management Of the HERALD. Every detail Of
each department of that vast establishment passed
daily under his eye He had IL organized into system
oil perfect machinery, which he could direct from his
little desk. He was endowed with wonderful self
possession rarely became excited and his untring in
dustry and wonderful resources qualified him for every
emergency.


Fred Hudson. he was Familiarity called, was
OF few words but courteous and civil to the
employees and attaches of the office, well
visitors There was that however, in his manner
which impressed all that he was man of work and
had little time TO give them, that they rarely in
truded upon him after the business which they
visited hun despatched When Mr. Bennett left
the office. whether for Europe for Washington
Heights Mr. Hudson had the faculty OF stepping
his shocs' and carrying forward the HERALD that
reader would know that the great editor
absent When Mr. Bennett returned and resumed
direction few knew Of II outside the Office Mr.. Hud-
continued the management OF the journal without
variation. His judgment and discretion we're rarely
reversed by his principal