Life Before Politics
Meredith attended Highland Park College in Des Moines. In 1894 he became the general manager of Farmer's Tribune a Populist newspaper run by his grandfather. Meredith ran the paper from 1896 until 1902. In 1902 Meredith started his own company and began publishing Successful Farming, which had built its subscriber base to 100,000 by 1908. Meredith served as vice president and president of the Agricultural Publishers Association. Because of his successful business, Meredith was named to the board of directors from United States Chamber of Commerce from 1915–1919, and again from 1923–1928.
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