The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-28

DEMoCRAT--was started In December, 1850,
by Col. ID. A. RoBxarsts, since and still q
resident Of St. Paul. TnK DExoosAr, un.
der tho charge OF Col RoBERrsos was val
liable paper To Minnsota. 1t Was alive
with ideas and projects Tor the moral, social,
and material improvement Of the people and
the country. II initiated political divisions !;
sustaining with all the enthusiasm for which
ix Editor was distinguished, q Democratic
organization throughout the Territory. SO
far a. the press Is concerned, The DExocKAr
Is entitled to the credit Of organizing the
Democratic patty Of Minnesota. Col RoD
xHrsos still retains his old political enthusi
asm. No better Democrat lives In our
midst. We know OF no wOrthier citizen.
Since his retirement from the press in July,
1858, a large portion Of his time has been
devoted TO works Of public improvement
and utility among which, the magnificent
bridge, now spanning our river, owes in u
great degree iE early erection to bis liberal
enterprise.
Col. RoBERTsON WAS succeeded in TuE
DxsocRAr by DAVID OLnsrED, Esq, who
published il until September, 1854 the lat
the gentleman by q. l.. EMERSON, Esq., at
present Surveyor General Of Minnesota, who
remained connected with It until September,
1855, whom II passed into the hands Of Mai
Bsows, who conducted II until lis union
with Tue PIONEER, on the Grst Of Novem.
Der following.
Since that dato THE PIONEER AND DKxo-
Graf has remained under its present edito-
rial management.
We might, without improperly, give an
account Of tho changes which have trans.
pired in the business capacity Of this Office,
and in the circulation Of the papers publish.
cd in it, but these things arc too generally
understood TO require detailed description.
We may, however, mention few facts, not
merely illustrating the growth of our es,ab.
lishment. but OF the city in which it is To-
Gated because everywhere the growth and
prosperity Of tho newspaper press is taken
as tho sursst index Of the growth and pros
perity OF the community. Instead Of tho
two inferior hand. presses which we found in
the Office 10 the spring OF 1884, we employ
now eight presscs-6ve being fast power.
presses, and four Of which arc driven BY
stsaT. Ours were the int power presses
propelled by steam ever introduced into q
Territory; and though this Office has had
steam in ase nearly five years, and though
no tirst' class printing Office can BE- built up
without its cid, il still. remains the only ca
Establishment In Minnesota which employs
that kind Of power. An equal degree Of
increase and improvement is observable in
our jobbing, book.printing and book bind.
ing departments. Instead OF the dirty cards
worse looking posters. and pasteboard GOV
cred books, which fve years ago were the
best specimens Of either art which tho town
could produce. NO execute now daily as cle-
CANT and complicated styles Of printing aud
binding a. can DO obtained in any Of the
Eastern cities, The aggregate of our news
paper issucs now more than doubles in thou
sands tho number Of hundreds circulated a,
the beginning Of 1854. This increase Of
business In all departments which has alrca-
dy driven us to change our location once
since that time, will force US out Of our pre-
sent quarters before the Close Of the curren,
year. We shall erect this season, at cen,
trail and convenient point. building esclu
siseiy adapted to our business, and large
enoagh to accommodate any reasonably an
tcipA,ed growth Our establishment ha.
been in fact AZ well as in name the P,oSxkp
IN newspaper and printing enterprise il
Minnesota and va arc determined to main
tain our right TO the title hereafter. as W,
have maintained ii during the past