The record-union., 1891-01-10

REcoRD-UNIoN will publish, as rapidly
as handed down, the opinions of the Su
preme Court of the State, and that such
first publication will be exclusive to the
The members of the
bar and the business community will ap-
preciate the high value of this depart
ment. We are able to also announce that
the distinguished literary scholar, accom-
pllshed writer and practiced observer, Mr..
Edgar u. Wakernan, has been engaged to
write articles from abroad, as he travels,
for the RECORD UNION.
RETROSPECTIVE.
Soft seems eminently fitting indeed i'm
peratively incumbent, that the RECORD
UNION should review again, but with
comparative brevity, the history which
1t alone has undertaken to write, of jour
nails and journalism in Sacramento; then
picking up the historical thread where it
was dropped in 1875, and bringing down
the record to the present hour, that the
chronicles of the Sacramento press may
enter upon the second part, contcmpo-
raneous with the account of the success
of the RECoRD-UNIoN, which its now de-
parture in expedition and excellence of
publishing OF each days history, so
significantly emphasizes.
THE FIRST SACRAMENTO PAPER.
Gold WAS discovered in California in
the winter of 1913, and Sacramento, as q
city, was one of the immediate results of
that important fact. The city was laid
out by survey of Captain Warner in De-
cember 1913, and DIR. Sherman, now Gen
eral w. L. Sherman was his assistant.
On the 2Sth of April, 1s49, the first Sacra-
mento newspaper was born, it being is
sued from Suffers Fort by Z. G. Kemble
d Co., and from that fecund seed sprang
all the journals that have since lived and
died in this city. It's title was the Placer
Itmes-it was really an off-shot of the
San Francisco Alto California. The old
type used, picked up about the Alta
office, WAS shipped up the river on the
vessel Dice me Mana tsays my mamma).
She was eight days in carrying
the first type shipped to the interior OF
California. An old Ramage press was
part Of the freight, some Spanish foolscap
was secured, and in an office built for the
purpose, about 600 feet from the northeast
corner of the bastion (near what is now
the corner of Twenty eighth and K
streets) the paper was born-size 13x1s
inches; the title cut in wood with a jack
knife; the press with bed Of wood; the
chief tool a plane, with which to dress of
this bed, as it daily roughened by inden-
tations of the type.
THE PLACER "TIMEs."
This paper was the Times, its publica-
ton day Saturdays. Kemble & Co. in
June sold out to L. p. PerLee dS Co., who
were succeeded in two weeks by j. H
Giles for E. Gilbert & Co., and in July
the office was moved to Front street. The
Der it suffered a reduction in size, but in
a few weeks resumed its old form, was re-
moved to Second street, between and
K, and in April, 1850, became a tri-
weekly, with J. II. Lawrence as editor
and in June it became a daily. In July il
enlarged third, in October was pur-
chased by Loring Pickering, now of the
San Francisco Cell, J. E. Lawrence and
d. Aldrich, the purchase price, including
two lots and the building, being SIG, 900
Aldrich soon sold to his partners. In
June, 1851, it was consolidated with its
rival, the Transcript, and its last issue is
dated June 18th.
THE TRANSCRIPT"
The second Sacramento paper was the
Transcript, founded as tri-weekly April
l, 1885, by G. X. Fitch (now of the Sar
Francisco Bultetin), S. C. Upham, j. M
Julian, II. S. Warner, Theo. Russell anC
T. c. Ever; the latter gentleman subse
quently became an Episcopal clergyman
The paper was the same size as the Times
1t sold in the summer of 1850 for Sc, ,00t
and June 16, 1851 it consolidated with the
Times, and the title became the Times ano
Transcript. 1t was enlarged to form
somewhat larger than that of the RECORD.
UNION. In June 1852 it left the Sacra-
mento field and was removed by its
owners to San Francisco. December H.
1854, it was swallowed by the Alta-Cati
fo97aia.
A TRIBUNE"
October 80, 1850, The Settlers ana
Miners Tribune was started. James Nc
Clatchy and L. NJ. Booth being the editors.
1t issued daily, except Sundays, in a
month declined to a weekly and within
sixty days gave up the ghost. December
%, 1850, the Wings started the Sacramento
Iplder, Lynch, Dawson & Role being pro-
prietors, with J.. W. Winders as editor.
1t was the first evening paper in Sacra-
mento and a handsome sheet. It died
March IL, 1851.
BIRTH OF THE "UNIoN"
The competition between the Times and
the Transcript brought on threatened re-
duction Of salaries, and the printers in
both offices rebelling, met and resolved to
start a new paper. They rented an office
at q street, and March 10, 1851, launched
the sacremcato Daily Union, which was
thus the offspring of the first strike in the
State of California. The proprietors were
Alex. Clark, w. J. Heating, Alex. C.
Cook, Job. Court, Il. G. Jetferis, Cnas. l..
Hunsicker, f. III. Harmon, w. X. Davi-
son and Samuel III. Dosh; the editor was
DIR. j. f. Morse. 1t took year TO get the
new type necessary from the East, and in
the meantime the U'lion appeared under
serious typographical disadvantages. The
size of the paper was 23x34 inches. 1t sold
at 5 cents a copy, and the daily edition
began at the figure 500. TWAS edited with
ability, made speciality of full news and
rapidly won favor. On the 18th OF March
it issued its first Steamer Union, that is, a
sheet prepared for Eastern readers and
sent out by the monthly steamers via
Panama and Nicaragua. April %, 1851,
it became Wing paper, but refused to be
a party organ, April 23d it enlarged to
the size it retained for many years. Jan
uary, 1852, several changes in owners
having taken place, III. B. Livingstone
became associate editor, and the firm of
was entitled f O. Jaffa,.is,