[1] A.T. Hall served as the paper's city editor during its early years and was in charge of the office.
It also published stories chronicling activities at local churches, social clubs and black fraternal organizations.
He was a proponent of the Niagara Movement, and the paper became very critical of Booker T. Washington under Wilkins' tenure.
Washington was so upset that he gave money to W. Allison Sweeney, the editor of the Chicago Leader, one of the Conservator's rival publications, hoping to put Wilkins out of business.
[8] Monroe Alpheus Majors, a supporter of Washington, became the editor of the Conservator in 1908 and served in that position until 1911.