In 1921 he joined Willard Kiplinger in forming the newsletter service, the Kiplinger Agency. He sold his interest in the agency in 1933 and began publishing Happy Days, a paper written for members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
In 1921, he collaborated with Willard Kiplinger to create the newsletter service, the Kiplinger Agency.  He subsequently parted ways with the agency in 1933 and began publishing Happy Days, a paper specifically for members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.