E.H. Johnson
Newspaper men must always be influential forces in the life of a city, and especially in that of the smaller cities of the country, and E.H. Johnson, of Marion, Indiana, is no exception to the general rule. As president and general manager of the Leader-Tribune, of Marion, he is one of the prominent citizens of Marion.
Mr. Johnson was born on September 8, 1853, in Cattaraugas County, New York. He received his education in the public schools of Painesville, Ohio, and in 1876 went into business. He was engaged in the manufacturing of butcher's skewers n Painesville, Ohio until 1889, when the plant was moved to Marion. In 1894 the plant was moved to Tennessee when he ceased to take active part in its management.
On the 1st of January, 1909, he was appointed receiver for the Leader Publishing Company, publishers of the Marion Leader. He was receiver for this company until October, 1910 and in June of the following year he purchased the plant. In March, 1912,m he purchased the News-Tribune. The two papers were consolidated and the first issue appeared on march 17, 1912. Since then the paper has been made very successful.
Submitted by: Gina Reasoner