The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-22

IudL epTaug up III q udJ. In the
LEADER of November 2, two
weeks before the arrival of the
road, the statement was made
that the population of Cheyenne
numbered 1000.
On November 18th, 1867, the
Union Pacific railroad arrived in
Cheyenne, and the event was duly
celebrated, the LEADER contribu-
ting double column articles to de-
scribe the ceremonies.
The good effect of the railroad
communication was manifested in
a marvellous growth of Cheyenne,
the spread of business, and the
increase of size in the LEADER.
On December 81, the paper was
enlarged to four pages of six
columns per page, just the size of.
a page of the present WEEKLY
LEADER.
The permanence of the LEADER
was then assured. Various COM
petitors arose, but they each fell
in rapid succession, leaving the
field to the pioneer journal, on
the Darwinian principle of "the
survival of the fittest." Up to
the time of the first enlargement
the LEADER had been issued tri-
weekly, but after that it began as
a daily, and, assuming new fire
and vigor, began a career of sue
cess, as marked as the success of
the city.
Indeed, the LEADER has ever
been a true index of our pros
perity. 1t increased with the
growth of the city, and, we may
say, with no egotism, that the
LEADER establishment is one of
which our citizens can feel proud.
AT the opening of the year
1869, it wa found that the wants
of the people of Wyoming re-
quired a weekly edition, and the
WEEKLY LEADER appeared on
January Cd, of that year. 1t was
a "a column paper-four pages of
six columns each. The weekly
edition was a Gee from the
start, and the present edition is
the natural result.
In the round of the changes of
things, the proprietorship of the
LEADER changed on April 1, 1872,
Major II. Glafcke assuming con
troll. The career of the paper
from this on, was an unvarying
success. The paper increased in
size, circulation and influence;
the establishment grew to metro
politan importance, and the bust
ness developed into splendid pro-
portions.
On October LIST, 1881, the sec
ond change in the proprietorship
of the LEADER occurred. The
LEADER PRINTING COMPANY was
organized at that time and sue
ceeded Major Glafcke. The Off
GERS of the company are: George
l.. Holt, president; e. A. Reed,
secretary; j. w. Collins, treas
urer; and these, together with A.
II. Swan and j. @. Baird consti-
tute the board of trustees.
The following is the full force
of the Office: Managing editor, J.
@. Baird; business manager, e.
A. Reed; city editor, Frank II.
Clark; foreman of job Office,
s. A. Brisol; foreman of news
room, John Seagraves, and fifteen
compositors, pressmen, and car
riers.
The LEADER establishment is
centrally located on Seventeenth
street, two doors east of the post
office block, and two doors west
of the new opera house. 1t is a
large building, as will be observ-
ed in the above cut, and has a
depth of 1872 feet. The counting
and editorial rooms r situated
in the front portion of the build
ing, the front door opening into
the counting room. In the rear of
this is the job room, which con-
tains the job printing presses,
Peerless paper cutter, and eight
hundred fonts of job type, Dor
ders, cuts, ETC., including full
cases of wood type for poster
printing. The LEADER job office
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