Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

the Temple DOCK, ana the nlet OF the
News" In 1854 show the very crude
material on which the paper had 10 be
printed In those days. The manufac-
ture Of paper was followed for years by
the News" and the men connected
with Il, and large sums Of money were
expended In establishing the plant
which was FIRST placed IN the old Sugar
honse, but a much larger plant was put
In a new mill at the mouth OF Big Cot
tonwood canyon, but that was wiped
out by fire a few years ego.
THE FIRST NUMBER.
Number one, volume one. was it,
he elght-page paper, OF three columns
10 the page. A FAC simlle OF the issue
is presented " our readers with this
number, and We DO not doubt that II
wall form interesting reading to them.
IL viii be seen that 1t was made up al
most entirely OF reading matter. the adj
yertisers being Just two in number,
VIM. Mcbride, a blacksmith, ana a.
NelDaur surgeon dentist who describes
his location as being "3rd street east
and Znd south OF the Council house.
10 was long before advertisers made
any serious Entertainments upon the
editors space, though the third ana
fourth numbers contain the mercantile
announcements OF Elijah Thomas, who
had a store IN the Fifteenth ward, ana
Of Holiday and Warner, who adver,
Used that they had just received new
stock from the States, and that they
would open 1t for inspection and sale
Oh "Wednesday the ord inst, IN the
Eighteenth ward The hrst volume,
one rapidly yellOwing with age, with
all the others from 1850 to 1900, are
carefully bound and preserved among
the valuable archives Of the News
In the first issue Is found prospectus,
headed with the motto, Truth ana Lib
erty" which has ever since remained
al the head Of the paper the proceedings
IN the United States Senate, nearly
three months prior are given In para
graph, Messrs. Seward, Hale and Chase
being the chief speakers. President
Zachary Taylor's message to Congress,
dated January %. is reproduced in full
from the New York Tribune, a brief no.
tlce Of the death Of oliver Cowdery at
Richmond, Ray county Mo, on March
g. 1850 Is given, concert IS announced
10 the B0wery," and the editor prints
list OF those who have arrived ana
departed In salt Lake bound for tho
california gold fields, and who thought
fully left behind a subscription order
Tor the Deseret News.
THE EARLY EDITORS.
lS54 lie was man OF cultivated lite
rary tustes and unusual refinement ana
A few words ot retrospect relative 10
inherent men VINO nave uiIed tne ~
sIuOu vi ,uIJOr VI tne news, may
uJt We embarrassing " us present redu-
lls. WHARF Islgudlus Was the ursl
yuIlyI, anu he occupied tne position
llJm me uate Vi tue nrst Issue, June
4ytu, IoJy, uuul his deatn, MdEcn Am,
avIuly. OrsUu spencer UCCdslJudily lunt
u4Iu aId as euIIJE ne Was 5uCIev4eu
~ AlDclt CalIInb Ton, Ohe VI tue &c"
,yuyse ulvu men among tne MViinUh
iua4ula, al tndt Time, anu ne retained
lAv position untA 1903, Nnen Judge
I.las suIItn became inc eultJI. Juuse
aullu uulu the position uutu 400, Wnen
AIOelt earning ION resumed ~, assisted
~ 4. b, ii, oleuAUuse In 4oV, GcOIBe
W cannon suCCeeuuu AlDelt darlington
as euI.Ur. w 10 1910 lue paper ndu
appeared as d weekly, Uul IN tns.t eat
tue svml-WeeKly euluOn Was DeB un.
yA November -Ist, loo, sOue tnlng mott
luau q year aIter George -. cannon
became uultUr, the hIst numver Vi the
Deseret Eyeuiug news was lssued, anu
uOm that uate tne paper was continued
Iu three editions. uaily, seml-WeeKy
ana weekly, until December, 1910, Wneh
lle weekly was discontinued.
M 1914 DAVID ". CALDER became man
aver OF both the editorial ana business
departments OF the paper and he con-
uuued ln control until 1871, when George
a. Cannon and Blls ham YOUNG Jr. TOOK
charge for short time, dnd tnen
Juales ". FenTUse became edltOr-ln-
chief, sCung ull 1854 when, owing 10
the anti Mormon cTusaue, he LETT the
city and was absent Tor some time.
During the PERIODS OF his absence,
John Nicholson was acting editor-ln,
chief.
In the spring OF 1890 Mr. Penrose re-
sumed the active labors OF editOr-in-
chief. and continued them until Octo>
Der LIST, 1892, when the News estaD-
ushmgnt passed under the control OF
new management, under a lease, ana
John q. Cannon became editor-in-chleI,
which position he occupied until july,
1898. when he took command OF Ulah
troop OF Rough Riders and departed
from the State with his men. J. Nj.
-}0dahl acted as editor In the interim
between that and the time the paper
reverted to the Church and the working
force vas reorgauized by President
Snow. This event took place on Janu-
any 1, 1899. since that time Chas. W.
pgnr1se has occupied the editorial
chair
The men who have occupied the posi-
u1n OF business manager since, Angus
%. Cannon. Elias smith and David y,
colder have beer II. h. Taylor, Geo. Z,
Lambert, Abraham II. Cannon, Jno. A,
Evans and Horace @. Whitney, Joseph
Cain was for a time associated with
Elias Smith; Albert Darlington and
George q. Cannon also acted as busi-
ness managers while they were edit
urs. and Brigham Young was once asso'
UIated with Geo. Q. Cannon In the busl.
ness management VIM. Shires and
Geo. r. Reed assiste cd Albert Darlington
and the late VIM. II. Perkes acted as
assistant 20 George Y. Cannon Tor
considerable period Mr.. Whitney
o. the present incumbent, hay-
Ing been appointed by President Snow
Jan. l. 1899.
EARLY STRUGGLES.
Only those who lived IN the early NJ
las and know how hard Il was to OBJ
tain the supplies necessary 20 print
newspaper can imagine the vicissitudes
with which the News had TO contend
.u fHa rIy yaarg ~ lie WfO paDer was