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Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19

BEE office was destroyed by the torch of an
incendiary, and the first announcement OF the
fire was made by THE BEE on the afternoon
of the same day. The paper was reduced to
one-half it's size and issued from Redfield's
job office. Two weeks later the office was
removed to the brick building owned by Mr.
Rosewater at 9l6 Farnam street, where it
remained until it's present magnificent home
was completed. The BEE continued to grow
in patronage and influence but not without a
constant struggle against dlsheartening odds
Fearless and Outspoken
equally vigorous in advancing tn ematerialln-
terests of Omaha and Nebraska. AT the very
outset THE BEE took up and championed the
cause of the industrial classes and advocated
"bent the pregnant hinges of the knee that
thrift might follow fawning." Jobbery in
official life and the encroachments of corpor-
ate power found in it an unylelding opponent
1t fearlessly assailed public abuses OF every
nature, creating enemies on every side, and
desperate efforts were made by personal
attacks and private combinations, 10 crush
the editor and drive The BEE into an early
grave. Coupled with these malignant
schemes was the depression following the
panic of 1873, which added financial compli-
cations to the difficulties against which the
paper battled a history OF that terrible
struggle for existence would form thrilling
chapter. }I.rG
III Spilc VI al "'
difficulties The BEE continued TO grow in
popularity and usefulness. In september,
1878, tho subscription list of The BEE had
reached proportions requiring better ma
chinery, and Hoe single cylinder press was
purchased, and the, facilities of the paper
enlarged in otneE departments. Up to this
time The BEE was strictly a local paper, but
its circulation. even then, was greater than
any paper pubishedpin the state. Its power
and influence extended beyond the confines
of the city. To meet this growing demand,
the experiment of issuing
A Mornin g Edition
was made. II met with generous reception
among the people residing along the various
lines of railroads leading from the city, and
proved such a success that 1t was enlarged
and improved from time TO time along with
the evening edition.
On March 7, 1S74 THE BEE again appeared
enlarged in length and breadth to nine
columns, with new and attractive type
throughout, making the fifth enlargement of
the paper in the three years of its existence.
Gradually but surely it continued TO grow in
public estimation, inspiring confidence in Its
sturdy worth and acquiring force sand char
acter among all classes. The lst of January,
1875, witnessed.
Another New Departure,
the publication of an illustrated supple
ment and annual review of the
| trade, manufactures, etc, of the city
| for the year 1874 1t was a costly
| and laborious undertaking, one which hai
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19

room, stereotyping room and compelto edit
orial room on the same floor.
Up to this time the New Work Tribune
could truthfully boast of being the largest
and most complete newspaper Office building.
1t now ranks next to THE BEE.
The New York Tribune occupies n build
ing covering ground area of l2,2OO feet, in
cludng its annex and outside court. The
total floor area including the space not COW
cred by the building, by its ten stories is
100, 900 feet.
Tho third largest newspaper building in
the country is now in process of erection by
the Pioneer Press of st. Paul 1t has n
ground area of 5000 feet and is to be
Twelve stories in height, making total floor
age of 1ls,S0O feet.
The New York Times which in point of
dimensions stands fourth IN the list, is an
irregular quadrangle, with the largest
frontage l0i feet and the smallest sixty feet
making an aggregate ground area of approxi
mately $500 fee. 1t has thirteen stories.
with an aggregate floor area of l20, 500 feet.
The St. Paul Globe, ten stories IN height
has ground dimensions OF l0OxS5 feet, max
ing total ground area of $500, and of floor
areas in all stories of $1,000.
The new ten.story building of the San
Francisco Chronicle covers an irregular plat
of ground with an area of 6,SOS feet and
total tioorage of 6S,0SO.
The Republic building at St. Louis five
stories in height, covers a lot 109x19, or total
area of S,6ll feet which is just one half the
area coveiel by the Bee building.
The Chicago Tribune, which occupies the
only fire proof newspaper building in Chi
cago, covers lot l2OxT5 feet; total area,
$3.50 feet; total floor area, $500 feet.
The building of the Baltimore Sun, at Bal
timore, has a ground area of 4,0,0 feet, and
an area on all floors Of 2O350
The ,nuilyilln l'onripr rnnl ia a Gya-
story building with frontage of lG5 feet by
SG]3 feet, making total ground area Of
iI2i2 feet. The total floor space is II 1850
feet. The building is not fre-proof.
The Evening Post. New York, has nine-
story fire proof building, the dimensions
6,52l feet aud grand toorage SIS, $50 feet.
The Chicago Times building is II fvestory
structure, lSlxSl feet. The ground area is
1466l feet. Total foorage, IL, ,305 feet. The
building Is not fire proof.
OF the ten fire-proof newspaper buildings
of America, the Bee building stands first;
the New York Tribune, second;
the St Paul Pioneer-Press, third; New
and exterior area. OF this class, the New
York Trbune's represents the largest invest
ment in money. The Philadelphia Ledger
has frontage of 1G5XS4 feet, six stories. Its
ground area Is 1860 feet. Its aggregate
floor space is So l6O feet. The building is not
fire proof, however.
Tie Philadelphia Record building is the
most elegantly constructed and finished
building in the country. 1t is strictly fire
proof and fronts on two opposite streets. Its
height is six stories, built of cut stone with
marble trimmings. Its dimensions are
about 33XlS0 feet.
Inquiries made for the Dimensions of the
leading European newspaper buildings.
elicits the information that none of them ap-
proach TIE BEE in size or architectural de-
sign.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
The Great Newspaper buildings.

The BEE building covers an area of 1872
feet by 132, or an aggregate
ground dimension of 1924 feet,
making total forage of 125, 200 feet, which
Is the largest space covered by any news
paper building in America In other words
it is The largest newspaper building on the
globe at this time. While it is surpassed by
several other newspaper buildings in height,
it is equalled by no other structure of It's
class in its imposing architecture, its dstrl-
button of light and ventilation, elegance
of finish and perfect fire proof
construction. 1t is the only newspaper build.
ing covered by a brick roof. 1t is the only
newspaper building in America large enough
to accommodate metropolitan composing
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
Rranch Offices.

THE BEE maintains branch offices in New
York, Washington, Chicago, Lincoln and
Council Bluffs. The latter was the pioneer
branch, having been established in 1881. A
page of the paper is devoted to Council
Bluffs news and advertisements. Mr.. II. w.
Tilton, the present manager, las had charge
of the office for nearly seven years, and has
been remarkably successful both as a news
gatherer, writer and solicitor. This depart
ment of The BEE did more to advance the
material interests of Council Bluffs and ad-
vertise 1t throughout the country than all it's
own papers. ,ooo a.
The Lincoln Office was started IN 1882. AL.
Evan is now in charge of the Office, which is
located at 1929 = street.
The Chicago office is located in room soy,
Rookery building, in charge OF Mr.. A. u.
Richardson.
Washington office, 5l3 Fourteenth street,
is in charge of Mr.. Perry S. Heath.
The New York office, rooms IA and 10,
Tribune building, is managed by Mr.. A. G.
Richardson.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
Yearly EXpenses.
PAYROLL OF COMPOSING ROOM.

The following statement taken from the
books of the Office shows the cost of operat-
ing TIE BEE establishment:
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
HISTORY OF TRE BEE.
Its Birth, Early Struggles, and Mar
yeIous Growth.

The history of THE BEE is panorama OF
stirring events and thrilling incidents. 1t is
the history of mighty struggle against ad-
verse circumstances, formidable opposition,
and obstacles which, during infancy, seemed
almost insurmountable. 1t is q history OF
years of ceaseless TOLL crowned with popular
approval and support. Its success is not due
TO mere accident or good luck, but is the re-
suit of nearly eighteen years of hard labor
and untiring exertion.
TIE DAILY BEE made its first appearance
on the 10Th of June, 1871. 1t was two
page i2xlS sheet, five columns to page
ana had the appearance OF theater pro
gramme. In fact the programme OF the
Academy of Music filled all but two columns
OF the first page. Five hundred copies were
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19

lively new in the West. Although the in
vention is a century and half old, it YVES
not introduced into the United States until
1913. 1t did not meet with much favor in
newspaper circles until the sixties, when the
growth of the great New York dailies de-
manded an Improvement on the slow and
tedious work Of printing from type. Thomas
N. Rocker, the famous foreman of the New
York Tribune at that time, foresaw that
some process must be procured to expedite
the printing of a great and growing daily,
and began an investigation of stereotyping
then in use in the larger job offices. Horace
Greeley entered heartily into his plans, but
they soon discovered that no modification of
the process then in vogue could be made to
diminish the time required for the production
OF plate. Time was all-important Half
an hour was the limit of time which paper
could afford for the entire operation. About
this time two Swiss brothers perfected
process and tested it on the London Times,
but before it could be introduced in this
country New Yorker perfected similar
method, which proved n success and was
soon adopted by the leading papers of the
city. The process is simple one. When
form is made ana sent to the foundry it is
transferred TO heavy iron turtle, and
the type brushed and cleaned. Several lay
ers of specially prepared paper, moist and
pasted together are placed on the face of
the type and pounded with heavy brushes
until an exact impression of every letter and
picture is taken. The form is then blank
eted and placed on steam chest to dry.
Seven minutes completes this part of the
operation. 1t comes out brown and hardened
into u matrix ready for the casting box. This
is curved in the form of the cylinders of the
press. When the matrix is secured, the
metal from the furnace is poured into It and
in q few seconds the rough stereotype plate
is taken out. 1t is then trimmed and beveled
at the edges, the blanks cut down, and the
shell placed IN the machine where a revolving
knife shaves the interior until it has a uni
form thickness. 1t taxes from fifteen to
twenty minutes TO make stereotype plate,
and any number can be taken from one
matriX.
These improvements in machinery, together
with the reconstruction of the building, en-
tailed an expenditure of $50, 600.
Circulation.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
Postage.
Statement of amount of postage paid dur

postage reduced one-half on newspapers.
The weight of paper required for printing
THE BEE amounted to l,556,2 25O pounds in
1883.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

stitutional means which is Inherently IN
constitutional 1t naturally finds the way
blocked with obstacles.
Having proceeded thus far, might it not
be a happy thought for the members of the
convention to pause for few moments 10
ask themselves if, after all, the Mormon
spectre is not bugaboo, sort of scare
crow, which, upon closer examination, will
be seen to be quite a harmless object. Most
of the gentlemen Of the convention are no
doubt addicted to the pernicious and poison
Gus habit of reading the Tribune of this city.
We caution them against putting CONT
dence in its words. Its local utterances
are the vapid witticisms of mercenary
while its editorial comments are the I'M
scrupulous utterances OF political fanatic
for political ends.
We adjure themembers Of the convention
TO turn from fiction to fact; TO cease plac-
ing reliance upon the idle tales of the enc
mics of the Latter-day Saints; and to
weigh them up and measure them as they
are; to consider their value as pioneers and
as citizens: to recognize that they have
never abused the franchise, either in Idaho
or Utah, though for many years in COM
plete ascendency in the latter territory
that they have never sought to thrust their
peculiar views on others or bring non
communicates into harmony with them as
prerequisite to the exercise of political
rights. Ask yourselves, gentlemen, if in
the mad career of politics you are not likely
to stultify free government and bring dis
grace and unhappiness to a worthy and
harmless people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18
THE BOISE CONVENTION.

The constitutional convention at Boise IS
composed of men of ability; many of its
members have been prominent in public
and private life in other parts of the union.
There is no better proof of the immense
superiority Of the convention to the usual
Gatherings of alleged Idaho statesmen
than the difficulty they are experiencing IN
getting the vexed Mormon question safely
disposed of in the proposed constitution.
The legislature of last winter would have
done the thing up in short order. The
question would have presented no Difficult
ties to their gigantic intellects; they
would have disposed of it about as follows
"Article l. The legislature shall make no
law showing any respect to the Mormon re-
ligion or permitting the free exercise
Thereof An oath that man is not Nor
mon practically, theoretically, hypotheti-
cally or alphabetically, shall be required
as qualification to any office or public
trust in the state.'
The convention embarrassment results
from the fact that it is dealing with human
rights, the inalienable rights of life, ii Ierty
and the pursuit of happiness, which it seeks
to deny to a large and meritorious class OF
fellow citizens 1t seeks to do that by con
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

WHAT GREAT criminals these Mormons
are! What do you suppose they tried to
do up in Idaho! They actually tried to
vote. Think of it! Tried to have voice
in selecting members OF the legislature and
other officers, and thus to exercise an in
fluence in the government of the territory.
The scoundrels! Did you ever hear OF
such thing? 1t is the most bare-faced
and rascally attempt to subvert the prfn-
ciples of free government, ever heard Of.
You know the law up there says no fellow
can vote if he is Mormon. What do
they all do, the Mormons, mean, but up
and leave the church. Judge DOGBERRY
was to much for them though. He says,
says he, "Oh no; you don't come
that little game on me. That Gen
tile registrar over at ReXburg did
not perform his duties properly; and
those Gentle judges of election allowed
themselves to be intimidated by three of
our Gentle deputies; so, you Mormons
can't vote" And the Mormons had the
nerve to say that they didn't see what all
that had to do with them. And DoGBERRr
he goes farther and says all you Mormons
withdrew from the church on the counsel
of the spresiding bishop in Idaho or his
superiors, the Twelve Apostles, or their
superiors, The Presidency of Three OF
further still The President, " and You al
believe in Mormonism, and if you believe
in Mormonism you are Mormons and can't
vote The Mormons claimed the law did
not prevent a man from believing what he
chooses; but DoGBERRY, he said, That's al
right: you people left the church just tt
vote: don't you know it's crime for you tc
vote under any circumstance: That's no CO.
It's this acting under counsel that plays
the mischief; know the law doesn't say
anything about that, but DoGBERRY he's VI
to snuff. l believe they ought to throw on
the whole Mormon vote in this Territory
because the Mormon chiefs counsel thu
emigrants to go and get naturalized as soor
as they can. It's Mormon conspiracy tt
control the elections. 1 tell you, those fel
lows would just as soon cut mans throa
as look at him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

IT IS possible, after all, that the lowering
of the trottng record Of thirty years ago
it is just thirty years since Flora Temple
trotted inside of 2:2O-is not due as much
to the improvement of the stock as to i'm
provements in the track and other trotting
paraphernalia. Tracks are now mile in
stead of half mile, and, being better made,
are faster; they are elliptical instead of
round. A sull1y weighs less than half what
t used to weigh; toe-weights and improved
shoes have produced uniformity of gait
and boots and other apparatus have in
creased confidence by decreasing pain;
training has reached a higher efficiency
and driving has become more skillful.
Whether the eleven seconds gained in the
time mentioned is internal or external to
the horse, is difficult to determine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

IT IS asserted that the Liberal leaders
haveentered into a'contract with Judge Or
LANDo w. POWERS, of this city, the terms
of which are that the judge is TO receive q
large sum of money, up in the thousands
somewhere, if he wins the next city cleo,
tod for the gang, by fair means or foul,
and that he Is to have his pains for his pay
if he fails. The judges confidence is
equalled only by his knowledge Of political
tricks and trickery. He had the reputation
of being one Of the shrewdest and most
successful politicians in Michigan, and may
be depended upon to get in some fine work
before the end of February. He will bear
watching.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

IL weak reply to our comparison
between local parties, the Tribune says,
in general terms, we assert that there
has not been a move made by the officials
in this region in which an expenditure Of
any considerable money was involved that
there has not been a job and steal in it.
There was a Job when the canal was built;
there were two or three jobs in the pur-
chase of Farley Creek water; there is a
direct steal in the buying of an interest in
Jordan River" The man who penned these
assertions did not believe them; and did
not believe that any one in this country
would believe them. They were intended
to gull the uninformed-the Idaho Conven
ton for instance. They are false.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

THE UNITED STATES should supply nine
tenths of the importations of South Amer
lea. That it does not is due to our falla-
cious tariff system. The Engineering and
Mining Journal says that it is not certain
that an order for mining machinery, the
largest that has yet come TO this country
from South America, will be filed here, for
the reason that direct freight rates to the
west coast of South America are so high
that it is cheaper to ship by way of Eng
land. This is due to the fact that our ex-
cessive tariff excludes the raw materials Of
the South American countries, and, as a
consequence, there is little freighting be-
tween us and the southern republics, and
no competition. The engineer who places
the order went south an ultra protectionist
but returus a moderate free-trader He
saws that we can compete with any part Of
the world in manufactured goods; and tn at
we cannot hope to supply the Mexican and
South American markets unless we buy
what they have to SELL chiefly raw ma
tarialS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Council.
First District JOSEPH BARTON
(Of Kaysville)
Second District F. OLSEN
(Of Hyrum0
Third District e. R1CHARDS
(Of Osden.)
Fourth District W. CLUFF
(Of COalville)
Fifth District ----------JAS.H II. MOYLE
tOf Salt Lake City,
Sixth District F. S. RICHARDS
(Of Salt Lake City,
Seventh District WIN. G. COLLETT
(Of Grantsyille)
Eighth District JOHN E. BOOTH
(Of Provo)
Ninth District -ABRAM HATCH
(Of Heber City,
Tenth District A. C. BRYAN
(Of Nephi)
Eleventh District H. SEEGMILLER
(Of Richfeld.)
Twelfth District THOMAS ADAMS
(Of Parowan).
House.
First District -------- JAS. T. HAMMOND
(Of Logan.
Second District JOSEPH HOWELL
(Of Wellsville).
Third District ------- WILLIAM NJ. LOWE
(Of Willard.
Fourth District --------J JOHN BOYLE
(Of OGDEN.
Fifth District JOSIAH NJ. FFRRIN
(Of Eden.
Sixth District JOSEPH R. PORTER
(Of East Portervilie).
Seventh District ALMA ELDREDGE
COf Coalville).
Eighth District -----ALEXANDER HEBRON
(Of Tooele city.
Ninth District ----------LE GRAND YOUNG
COf Salt Lake city,
Tenth District JOHN CLARK
(Of Salt Lake City,
Eleventh District SHARP
(Of Salt Lake City,
Twelfth District -------------E. G. WOOLLEN
(Of Salt Lake City,
Thirteenth District -ORRIN P. MILLER
(Of Riverton.)
Fourteenth District THOS. w. RUSSELL
(Of Mill Creek.)
Fifteenth District M. GREER
(Of Spanish Fork
Sixteenth District------------S. K. THURMAN
(Of Provo)
Seventeenth District S. WOOD
(Of Springville.D
Eighteenth District JOHNSON
COf Ashley
Nineteenth District ---------J. a. MELVILLE
(Of Fillmore.)
Twentieth District CHRISTIAN n. LUND
(Of Mount Pleasantly
Twenty first District. X. REID
(Of Manti0
Twenty second District E. ROBINSON
COf Beaver City,
Twenty-third District-------WM.P P. SARGENT
(Of Panguitch.)
Twenty fourth District.-------W.T T. STEWART
(Of Kanab,)
salt Lake County.
Selectman- hlC1EIND hOh Il
(Of South Cottonwood.)
celec+man -ORRIN P. MILLER
(Of Riverton.)
Collector LEONARD G. HARDY
(Of Salt Lake City,
Superintendent of District Schools
WIN. NJ. STEWART
COf Salt Lake City,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-18

THE LEGAL proceedings instituted in be-
half of Kemmler, the murderer condemned
in New York to suffer death by electricity
are not without their HUMOROUS phases.
Counsel for the condemned man raise the
point, perhaps never before pleaded in a
court of justice, that the apparatus devised
for the execution will not suffice for the
purpose; that their client will not be
killed and may meet with serious bodily
harm-permanent injury, We were about
to say. A condemned man appealing to
the courts to see that his death may be
made certain, is novel spectacle.