The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-20
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from the st. Paul Dispatch, April 1877 @a
& Never in the history Of St. Paul was
its people treated to more genuine sen.
sation than was afforded BY the P,oneer
Press Sunday morning, the result of a
consolidation Of the two morning news.
papers, the Pioneer and the Press.
AS the news spread over the city, not
;withstanding the fact that it was the Sab.
bath day, little knots of business men
gathered in the hotel corridors, on the
street corners, and at other public places
Of meeting, to talk over the consolidation,
among whom it was noticeable, from the
language used, that the move did not
meet with much favor, and that the
plea set forth that it had been taken for
business reasons was t'toe thin" Indeed,
there was lots of plain talk about the
political scheme Of which the consolida-
ton was the fruit, and much more of the
same tenor, but as this is a matter Of no
concern Of ours, we leave all explanation
to the persons most deeply interested,
the editors of the Pioneer Press.
The Pioneer made its appearance April
Goth, l849, asa weekly paper, James NJ.
Goodhue as editor and proprietor. Mr..
Goodhue died in 1852, and the paper was
purchased by Major Joseph r. Brown,
who continued its publication as weekly
until the spring of 1854, when the estab-
lishment was sold to Earl S. Goodrich,
who, on the first Of May of that year is
sued the first number Of Tbs Daily Pr
o1eeer. Since that time the Pioneer has
passed through many changes--at one
time being owned by the present editor
and proprietor of the DISPATCH, in com.
pany with John X. Davidson, Esq, -
finally expiring by absorption. as above
stated, when few days under twenty .one
years of age.
The Press was established in 1866 by
VIM. r. Marshall with Joseph A Vince.
lock as editor. In short time Mr.. New.
ton Bradley became associated with Mar.
shall as half owner. and took charge of
the business department..
In November, 1852, the Union was es.
tablished by Mr.. F. Driscoll. and
in the spring Of 1853 the
Union and Press were consolidated, Mr..
Driscoll buying Mr.. Bradley's half inter.
est. Mr.. Wheelock then taking one
fourth interest. Subsequently Mr..
Wheelock purchased the remaining one.
fourth from Mr.. Marshall and became
equal owner with Mr.. Driscoll. Two
years ago the concern was put into
stock company with 1925, 900 capital, but
Wheelock and Driscoll continued in con.
troll.
LITTLE HISTORY.
In the fall of 1862, Earle S. Goodrich,
then proprietor of the Pioneer, very
nearly completed arrangements for con-
solidating the Press with the Pionee~.
The transfer had all been agreed upon be-
tween Mr.. Goodrich and Mr.. Bradley in
Gov. Marshall's absence, but Wheelock
hearing Of it rallied the Ramsey
interest and defeated the transaction.
In the same fall Mr.. Driscoll nearly sue
ceeded in buying the Press, to make it
an Aldrich organ, but again the Ramsey
forces rallied and rescued it. Then Dris-
coll started the Union.
THE EDITORIAL STAFF.
The editorial staff Of the consolidated
paper will consist of David .Blakely and
Joseph A. ! Wheelock as editors,
footing. Louis E. Fisher will have
charge of the news department. G. L.
Yale will be Commercial editor and A. G.
Jordan will be night editor. Edward
is to have charge of the city de-
partment, with Alex. johnson and S. B.
Woolworth as assistants. Mr.. E. Stew
art will occupy the position of proof
req der.
With the exception of Wheelock, Yale
and Richards, the editorial and reportorial
force comes from the old Pho.
'eeer establishment. Of the
I'D Press staff, Martin Williams
will accompany Clusters expedition to the
Black Hills to correspond for the CONSOLE
lated affair, and J. N. Mind has accepted
position on the city department Of the
Mail.
In the mechanical departments quite a
arge number are thrown out of employ !
nert altogether.
The secret was we'll kept, and it was not |
Until after supper Saturday evening that !
wen the employees Of the respective es.
Adjustments were informed that the judy !
nent day, or something akin to it, had
ONE.
The Pioneer Press was issued yestcr-
lay morning from the Pioneer office and
viii so continue during this week. Next
sunday the Pioneer double cylinder press
will be removed to the Press building and
he old Pioneer Office closed. The
Pioneer type will be used for the paper
nd the Press outfit offered for sale.
Mr.. j. J. THOMPSON, upon retiring from
he Office of Mayor of Mankato, after hav-
ng held the position for four successive
erms. was the recipient from large
lumber offriends Of q handsome gold