The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

al Of our press. In the meantime Mr..
Joel Kicks was taken in as member
of the firm, and publication was be-
gun again. This proved unsatiSfac-
tory, and in Il month Moore sold his
interest to Kicks with the understand
ing that If the republican organization
desired to promulgate stock com
pany to purchase tic plant and paper,
it should be turned over to them.
This was done in course of another
month, company known as the Lo-
gan Newspaper Co., buy ingMr. Ricks's
interest and assuming the notes held
by the Western Newspaper Union.
NEW ORGANIZATION.
This stock company was pushed by
the county organization and the prin-
cipal stockholders today are Hon. Jos.
Howell, Ex-Mayor Hansen, Soren
Hansen, John a. lIendrickson, Jos.
OdelI Robert Murdoch. W. w.
~
Walters, C. u. Harris. Il. W. Robin
son. y. Il. Roberts j. \. Larsen, and
Joseph a. Smith. These gentle
men, with others who have small
amounts of stock, put up their good
money to have newspaper which
shall always be republican, and while
these gentlemen now receive more
than 10 per cent on their investment,
yet they deserve no little credit for
putting their money into what might
have been sink hole.
The fact that these gentlemen own
the stock does not give them any
leverage with the paper at present,
inasmuch as the plant is leased out
right for a certain amount and the
only stipulation is that the paper
shall support the republican
ticket. But now we go back to the
story again.
NEW FIRM.
Since the first number of THE RE-
prBLICAN was issued, Mr. Fred Tur-
ncr had shown kindly interest and
at the lime the stock company was or
gained, Mr.. Turner, urged by promi-
nent republicans, suggested that the
writer 20 in with him and lease the
plant tor year. Mr.Turner saidthat
he knew nothing about newspaper Of
flee, but knew how to rustic business
and knew men. lie believed that we
could make the affair "go". The
firm, Moore & Turner, leased the
plant from the stock company for
$3.50 a year, 10 per cent on the invest
ment. From that time THE REPUB-
LICAN began to grow. Mr.. Turner
put into the work his well-known en-
ergy, and sufficient money to tide over
temporary difficulties. b o I h NJ t
Turner and the writer worked from 10
to ? a. IN. nightly between Feb. |,
1903 and Feb. /. 1904. No stone was
left unturned to make The REPUBLI-
CAN a success. Tom kearns had no
thing to do with it The writer, who
is editor, reporter and head of the
department made every
effort to produce clean, readable
paper filled with news, and was ably |
assisted by Mr.. Turner, who is no
SLOUGH when it comes TO picking up |
news items.
The public accepted our efforts, and
that Mr.. Turner rustled business is at
tested in the fact that on Feb. !, 1904,
the Logan Newspaper Corc-leased the
plant TO Moore & Turner for three !
years for 1888 year: that the firm has
ldded 1878 to the plant in equipment !
that has been made absolutely necces-
sary by the growth OF business; that
the firm has recently bought portion
Of the plant of the defunct Nation,
bought the building and ground for
merry owned by that paper, and has
spent 800 in re-iitting the building;
that we have today 1850 bonatide sub