Baines and Co
of New Station Street, Leeds; and 65, Fleet Street, London, E.C.
Proprietors and Publishers of the "Leeds Mercury,"
Established in 1718.
Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1901, taking over the business of Edward Baines & Sons, Ltd., proprietors for over 100 years.
1914 Directors: Sir Harold Harmsworth, Bart. (Chairman), James Lumsden, Bertram L. Lima, George Arthur Cliff (General Manager).