The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-15
Thirty-E EIGHT Years Old.

OF the publication OF the first issue Of the
Savannah MORNING News. The intention
was TO issue the first edition on the first day
OF the year of 1850, but the preparations
were not completed by that time, and de
lay of two weeks occurred
John NJ Cooper was the proprietor, Col.
W. T. Thompson the editor, and John B.
Cubbedge the publisher of the paper. All
of them are dead. The paper began is ca
reer in the second story of the buildings now
known as 1903 and III Bay street. The
room that was occupied as a composing
room is now Congressman Norwoods law
office. Subsequently the paper was pub
lished at Ill, now 100, Bay street, and there
it remained until 1875 In that year it was
moved TO its present location.
The career of the MORNING NEWS has
been somewhat checkcred. Although now.
resting upon a solid foundation, and having
been for long time in a very
prosperous condition, its earlier years
were marked by some pretty Sc
we're struggles for existence, but
severe as these struggles were he paper, in
comparison with nearly all other Southern
newspapers of that period, was quite sue
cessful. In the first fourteen years of its
history, there We're several comparatively
unimportanU changes in its proprietOrshp,
but Mr.. Cooper continued TO hold the CON
trolling interest in it until 1864, when his
connection with it ceased. 1t proved to be a
very poor investment for the new proprie-
tors, who were forced to abandon it when the
city was occupied by Gen Sherman
Another paper was established by S. w
Mason & Co. under the title of tho NeioS
and Herald. 1t was published in
the Office of the MORNING NEWS
and with part Of its material. 1t
was issued under that name until 1885,
when it became the MORNING NEWS,
the present proprietor of the MORNING
NEWS making the change. He had pur-
chased an interest in the paper in 1867, and
in year acquired the entire property
by purchasing the interest of his partner.
Mr.. Mason.
Since 1865 no expense has been spared to
place the MORNING News among the lead
inS newspapers of the country 1t has been
devoted to building up the South, and
especially that part of it which is tributary
TO Savannah. 1t has alwaya been prompt
in adopting improvements calculated to
make it more acceptable TO its PATRONS and
to increase its value to them. In its
mechanical appliances it has never failed to
lead It's Southern contemporaries. 1t was
among the first of them to use the power
press and steam engine. Later it was the
pioneer in introducing the addressing
machine used in mailing papers, and also
the folding machine It was the first paper
in the South to adopt the method of pub
fishing from stereotyped plates. The
MORNING NEWS printing house is now the
largest establishment of the kind south of
the Ohio river There are a few larger
establishments in the North, but they are
found only in the great cities. While reach
ing the highest degree of efficiency in its
mechanical department the MORNING NEWS
has not neglected its news columns. 1t has
maintained its reputation for satisfying the
demand for the latest and most reliable in
telligence about all matters of Importance.
The MORNING NEWS has seen Savannah
grow froma little seaport to a large and pros
porous city. As it is now onv of the lead
ing newspapers Of the country so Savannah
is one of the leading commercial cities of
the world, and there is salts action in the
thought that the paper has contributed as
much to the citys prosperity as the city has
to the papers success.
The MORNING News has done its full
share toward bringing business for itself, as
well as for Others, to Savannah For sew
eral years its representatives have solicited
in distant cities business for its different
apartments, in which many of Savannahs
citizens earn support, and while it has done
this, it has largely increased the trade of
the city by making known in localities
where other cities were better known, Sa-
vannah's advantages
Savannah and the MORNING News enter
upon this year with bright prospects The
past of Savannah can be pointed to with
pride and her future can be contemplated
with pleasure. With harmony among her
people, and an earnest desire on their part
10 advance her interests, there is no reason
why this should not be the most prosperous
year in her history. The MORNING NEWS
proposes to do its full share, and more,
toward making 1888 a notable one in the
citys history Let every citizen be in
tiuenced by the same purpose.