Omaha
QUARTER
CENTENNIAL
TESTIMONIAL
QUARTER
CENTENNIAL
.TESTIMONIAL
VOL &LVJII NO. 2.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1918.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Quarter Centennial Testimonial-1918
Big Newspaper Men of
"Thp First. Fourth of Jul v-Scene in the Press Gallery
Fellow Newspaper Men
at the Moment of Signing the Immortal Declaration "
. v-' -' Purk'ft Curtnon
Convey Best Wishes ,
to The Bee Editor
. Country Felicitate the
Editor of The Bee
TODAY
1893-
'More Needed Than Ever'
Intending my congratulations and
good wishes upon the rounding out of
your - 25 . ye'ars of service on The
Omaha Bee, I shall not hesitate to be
somewhat "informal and K personal.
Since 1 had known you so well in your
student period, before those 25 years
of fork on Tne Bee had begun, I may
claim to be one of your oldest friends
in" 'editing and publishing busness.
I have always believed, as you are
well ware, that the conduct of a
newspaper or a periodical is a serious
affair, that-' demands' all the prepara
tion that can possibly be secured.
Some men are better prepared in one
way and some in another. Your
father; with his great force of mind
and character and his indomitable en
ergy, was bound to succeed in any line
of work he -undertook. But while he
realized Jrfat the business and tecn
riical sides of newspaper production
coultf best be learned in the school of
actual experience, there were intel
lectual qualifications, to develop which
no opportunities ought to be neglect
ed. He believed in the studies of his
tory ami-political science, in travel
and observation and in a keen devo
tion to politics, practical and theoreti-
' cal, as related to ..the welfare of a
democratic country. ,
We live fn a time when the business
, of gathering and interpreting news is
of increasing importance. Public
opinion, with the progress of facihtes
for obtaining information, is extending
itself all the time and is going to rule
ihe world and dethrone the cham
pions of brute force. Thus for reasons
f r,..v,i; cervirp vonr nrofession is
more needed than ever before. On the
Other hand, the practical difficulties of
carrying on a publishing enterprise
are exceptionally great. 1 believe that
in due time there will be a readjust
ment, and that the editor and pub
lisher will have the protection and
recognition that they deserve.
' I hope that the Rosewater name, so
long identified with Omaha and The
Bee, may continue there and may pros
' per and you personally may have be
v fore you a long stretch of service to
the community as you enter upon the
second quarter century of your career
'.jnlournal'sm. -
Invincible Courage
I shall never forget my surprise
when, on my first visit to Omaha t
tlfc time of the exposition, I saw the
great establishment of The Bee, rising
mountainlike in the city. To me it
seemed a monument of invincible
courage on the part of its projector,
Mr. Edward Rosewater.
I am glad to join now in the praise
that must necessarily greet his son,
Mr. Victor Rosewater, who has so
honorably and successfully carried on
the enterprise. His father conquered
the prairie and he has held the town.
WWW IP
Business Manager New York World.
New York, June, 1918.
Intelligent Leadership
The people of Omaha are to be con
gratulated on the fact that their lead
ing newspaper has had for 25 years
the valuable services of Victor Rose
water The advanced position which
Omaha holds among cities of the
great middle west is due in large
measure to the intelligent and aggres
sive leadership of The Bee under the
wise management of Victor Rose
water and his father, Edward Rose-water.
Managing Editor Brooklyn Eagle.
Brooklyn, June, 1918.
Loyal Friend and Advisor
At
Met
1 ' "- Editor Review of Reviews.
; New York, June, 1918,
Both Mr. Rosewater and The Bee
are to be congratulated on this, the
25th anniversary of Mr. Rosewater s
connection with The Bee. Omaha is to
be congratulated in having a man like
him at the head of one of its leading
r.,il1i-!itinnc fnr lip is a man that has
uuiiva.iviiu) " ' w
always "stayed put" under any and all
circumstances, an able journalist, a
Inval frienrt anrl adviser.
After 25 years acquaintance with
Mr. Kosewater i am proua to De num-
kjt.'Afl i - nno r! fiia fripti'rla an!' linger
his direction there. is no question
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SDOUt tne iuture supremacy oi xnz
Umana JJairy uee.
"Served Honestly"
that on the 23d instant
you will have completed 25 years of
active service with The Bee. I write to
congratulate The Bee, as well as your-
It was my good fortune to make
vour father's acquaintance nearly a
half -century ago and I watched with
keen interest his service, as well as
your own. You both have served your
day and generation honestly and your
contribution to the public service has
been most valuable.
With best wishes for your continued
success, I am, as ever, sincerely yours,
" Gen. Mgr., The Associated Press.
New-York, June, 1918.
Time Is Short
Permit me to extend to you my
heartiest congratulations upon your
completion of 25 years' continuous ac
tive service with The Omaha Bee. I
am, sure lhat you must find it difficult
to realize that you have been in the
harness for a quarter of a century, but
when you stop and review what The
Bee has accomplished in that time and
the part it has played in the develop
ment of Omaha, Nebraska and the
west, I am equally certain that the 25
vears will seem a short time for so
great accomplishment.
"Here's honinc that vou mav direct
the destinies of The Bee for another.
25 years with as much vigor and good
iiiriortnent a vou have shown in the
past, and be equally successful in serv
ing the people ot tne state ana nation,
With cordial good wishes, I am, re
spectfully yours.
fi j Editor Topeka Capital.
!Topeka,: Kan-Tune. 1918. - -
Grows With State
'our paper, has been under the edi
lAriai . Hirertinn of Mr. Victor Rose
water for 25 , years, a period - that
covers, in a very important sense, the
history of the state oi jeorasKa. m
25 years a newspaper, becomes an as
n state. It nossesses feelinsr in
ith the neonle. and it Krows
Vi 9t atm-aia We congratulate
Mr. Rosewater on the good work he
. has accomplished.
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Journalism of Best Type
Mv personal acquaintance with Mr.
. ! Victor Rosewater has extended over
many years and I have watched V ith
interest his advance to an honored
position among the leading journalists
of this country. I have frequently met
him at republican national conventions
and at other important gatherings and
our acquaintance ripened into a true
friendship which will last through our
lives. Mr. Rosewater is a wise man.
He came to Baltimore for a helpmeet
and by so doing won one of the
world's best prizes a contented, de
voted wife.
It can be said of Mr. Rosewater that
he has made The Omaha Bee a leader
among the great newspapers of the
west. His individuality, his tireless
energy, his true conception of journal
ism of the best types' can be seen in
every issue. He has succeeded and his
paper has succeeded because both de
served success.
Please convey to Mr. Rosewater my
sincere congratulations on his 25th
birthday as a journalist and my sin
cere hope that the years to come will
find him even more prosperous and
more successful. Yours with the high
est rogards,
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Publisher Baltimore American.
Baltimore, June, 1918.
Capable and Loyal
Strong and Potential ,
I am told that Mr. Victor Rose
water has been connected with The
Omaha Bee in a responsible capacity' r
for 25' years. This hardly seems" pos
sible when his youthful appearance it .
considered. But I can scarcely re-
member when Victor Rosewater wat..
not a part of The Bee establishment.
He is a worthy successor to his brik
liant father, Hon. Edward Rosewater, v
who was, in his day, a power for.jtiSf
tice and right in the middle west The -;
Bee was started right and has been,
kept right - Omaha and the state of
NVhraska owe much to The Bee
which, under the Rosewaters, father-
and son, has been tound always in tne,
front rank of the fighting forces for;
the public good.
I wish to extend -my congratula-
tions to Mr. Victor Rosewater, and;
express the hope that The Bee iay
continue in the hands that have made
it so strong and potential. -
, . ; Editor Capital.'
Dcs 'Moines, June, 1918.
Activity and Service
The Bee Household: Gf oupfr Mgfl Room Workers
. Publisher Tacoma Ledger.
Tacoma, June, 1918.
Playing Part Well
PuKlishpr Minneanolis Tribune.
Minneapolis, June, 1918.
Tt'e 3t vpare einri T went to work
nr. Th R. anH it's 2.1 vears since I
transferred my activities from Omaha'
to the east, tfut during tnese o
virc T hnvo nnt Inst mv interest in
the growth and development of The
tsee ana tne city oi which u is mc
chief paper and the only one with a
national reputation. Edward Rose-
water was responsible for giving his
newspaper its recognized high stand
ing throughout the country. He was
The Bee and The Bee was Rosewater.
I found that out the first day when I
r.AqmA n tnoiiiKpr rf thp staff that
uvvaiu a mtiiinv. - .
worked in the little frame building at
the toot ot farnam street, ana ne
rontinnpfl to he the insoirine soirit of
the institution as it expanded. The
magnificent Bee building is a lasting
monument to him as a progressive citi
zen, but Ihe Bee itselt will be a me
morial more enduring than stone and
mortar.
trlntart Pncpu'iltr UTDE fltlp of the
livest wires of the opening days of the
t . . i . it:. 'i tn a rt
electric era. ins sun, viuui, v.emv -
the paper just before the dawn of the
umi-aIpcs acre XnA it was no fortU-
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itous circumstance that brought him to
the place ot power he now occupies.
He trained from his young manhood
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guished father and later his successor.
Ilia Alitoftnn rac nnt nntv theoretl-
cal, but was also highly practical.
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VVliile in college ne aeveiopeu ms uv
erary style, and when he took a
subordinate position on the paper he
added a torce to that style inai was
characteristic ot the cniei. ftim m
the years that have since elapsed, 'that
style and torcetuiness nave auvam.cu
the influence of The Bee at home and
throughout' the country.
"We think wen ot tne cee,
the editor-in-chief of one of the lead-
iticr Mew Vnrk newsnaners vears 3KO
in discussing with me my connection
with that newspaper, it can oe saiu
without feai of contradiction that the
same well-thinking is maintained to
day in every metropolitan newspaper
omce in tne country, tor i nc uw
well-thought-out newspaper.
Edward Rosewater laid the firm
foundation. , Dr. Victor' Rosewater
Uia fM- vpara ma in in in Pfl the 11111(13,-
mental principles on which The Bee
was rounded, and has maae tne super
structure more effective than ever be
fore. It has proved an institution
abreast of the times, and there has
never victeH in fhio nIH world a time
more important than that through
which we are passing. Dr. Rose
water is playing well his part in this
era ot worm tragedy ana worm up
portur'ty
' Newark Evening News.
Newark, N. J., June. 1918, .
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For a matter of 17 years I have
known of Mr. Victor Rosewater:
known him personally for over 10
years; watched his work interestedly
for a considerable time. As a member
of The Bee staff I was not long in
reali.incr that Mr. Rosewater was a
much underestimated man underesti
mated by his newspaper contem
poraries and the people who did not
know him. At times the newspaper
comment adverse to Mr. Rosewater
and his fighting policies became so ad
verse that many newspaper makers-Just-
nrA'marv workers ifot the idea
fito their heads that they knew more
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about newspaper anairs, pontics ana
the social order as related to the
newspaper business, than did Victor
Kosewater ot ine umana uee. i
never could make myself believe .that
there were manv more canable men
in the business than Victor Rosewater.
At times 1 elt Mr. Rosewater was
slitrhtlv out of his element and would
father be holding a chair in some
university than being responsible tor
a great daily newspaper. Then again
his industry, his response to the
fascination of newspaper making, his
willingness to sacrifice personal com
fort and financial return to make a
newspaper, told me after all that he
was a newspaper maker of no small in
tellectual magnitude. He's loyal to
those who work for him and biltjpr
against those who betray his confi
dence. I always liked to work for
Victor Rosewater I felt I was work
ing with him, and I would like to be
Korl- nn The Dmaha Bee todav had
not some strange fate pushed me out
into a business of my own, in which
I can never take any more interest
than I would were I a reporter again
under Victor Rosewater of The Oma-
ha Bee.
Having had . personal acquaintance
and friendship for the Honorable Ed- ,
ward Rosewater, the founder of Thi
Bee, I would naturally expect that hj i
son would inherit some of his father'
ability. Mr.. Victor Rosewater lia i;
had 25 years' active service in the !
management of The Bee, and must t
certainly have possession of til of
his father's ability in addition to hi j-
own through having acquired a great t
newspaper personality, as The Bee ;
tinder his management has increased p
and developed until u occupies tn t
position it doe in the newspaper j,
world. '
I extend my hearty congratulation
to Mr. Victor Rosewater on this 25tli ;;
anniversary of his activity and servic :
as editor of this great paper, , I re- ;
main, respectfully yours.
Editor Sail Franqisco Chronicle,'
San Francisco, June 7, 1918.;
Plays BigPart:;
Editor Helena Independent.
Helena, Mont., June, 1918.
The Bee Household: GroupOmaha District Carrier Delivery Boys
The Omaha - Bee has been Ne
braska's best known newspaper for
nearly half a century a long time,
eons u ermar the comparative youtnim-
ness of the state. In this, day of great
newspapers it still holds rank among
the greatest metropolitan "journals ia
the west. The RoVewaters, father and
son,' have played; a big part' in the,
history of Nebraska, and the merit
of The Omaha Bee as a newspaper
is recognized in nearly every house
hold in the state. ; . ,
For more than 30 years I have
been a daily reader of The Omaha
ps anft aa 9 npwunaner man have
noted its steady advancement and im
provement in literary and mechanical
merit. Within the past 43 years, aur (
intr wn irh time Victor Rosewater ha
been actively connected with thet
business, the paper nas made wonaer
ful improvement, maintaining its fore
most position among the most pro
gressive anu cnicrpwsuiB jiicnupwi-
tan newspapers. Anus, it seems ia
me, Victor. Rosewater has splendidly
met the responsibilities of his heritage
and added luster to its distinguished
name. Certainly he has demonstrated
an editorial" and managerial ability
of the most effective kind, and is en-
titled to honor and credit accord-
'"Kb- .
Nebraska has mmy institutions or
which its people are proud, among
which The Omaha Bee is entitled
to a place. I know of no single in
stitution that has accomplished great
er things, or exercised a greater or
more wholesome influence in the det
velopment of the state. i:
I desire to extend to Mr, Rose
water my congratulations upon hi
achievements during the quarter of a
century he has been actively con
nected with The Bee ,and to express
the hope that future years will bring
him still greater honors and success
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President Nebraska Press Assn.
Ravenna, Neb., June, .1918.
0mahav ' ;
Omaha leads all cities in per
capita Red Cross membership ?
Omaha stands high, among all
cities in having 145 per cent over
subscription to all three Liberty
loans. , , . 1
' Omaha was the first large city to
go over the top in the war savings
campaign.. ,
Omaha is the location of the first
army balloon Bchool in the United
States. ., ; i, .
Omaha stands second among all
cities of the United States for army
enlistments in proportion to popu
lation. , .' '
The first American aerial imit to
go into active flying on the French
front was trained at Fort Omaha. .
Oneof the first squads i tele
phone meit sent to France for
active service with General Persh
ing was recruited in Omaha. .
