Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-18
CHRISTMAS NEWS
BEATS ALL RECORDS.

1t is not over-stnting the case TO say
that the appearance Of the Christmas
News Saturday created the creates;
sensation ever known In solt Lake on
the issuance OF any holiday number
The paper came out on the street
shortly after II, and from that time
until dark the News" building might
have been thought to be In a state Of
siege. Express wagons were lined up
along the sidewalk an along
the north side Carriers carts
and ponies were distributed all
along the Sidewalk all along the street
ana a wild mob of struggling neWsboys
TO the number Of 100 on more, literally
fought their way into the News
pressroom to be The first In securing the
coveted issue. Added 20 this was thu
work Of sending out the 20 mounted
carriers Of the paper and despatching
the loads 10 the various afternoon
trains SO that the entire scene was one
OF activity and confusion almost be-
wildering, The distributing forces of
the News however, We're go well or
g0nized that The demand was taken
care Of in tirst-class shape, At o'clock
the orders from the street came in so
thick and fast that it was thought
wise 60 suspend sales for an hour or
more in the fear that the issue OF %, 000
might b. exhausted before the regular
subscribers We're supplied. As soon as
the carriers We're out Of the way, how
ever. the street boys We're allowed To-
flood the thorouehtares again and the
demand kept up all through Saturday
night and continued throughout sun
day
..
from Scowcroft z Sons Of Ogden. An
other thousand went to the Pittsburg
Bullfrog Mining company I'm pittsburg.
on the street the biggest sale was made
by Mrs. Lavine, the news dealer who
stands az Second South and Main, She
alone disposed Of $40 copies, Mrs. Van
Patton sold 3I5. Mrs. Coates IS. w. g.
Henderson 800 VI. A. White 100. G. G.,
Anderson 81 These are the stationary
newsdealers on the street. but many
Of the tribe Of uctive newsboys sold
from 100 to $50 copies each. Only few
copies now remain on hand and they VIII
90 to the earliest Corners
The News" Is in receipt Of n Hood
Of congratulations made In person, by
mail and over the telephone. Fisher
Harris, manager Of the Commercial
club, writes
II ~ OIncuIt lof me 10 Wlile coi-
servatively about the Christmas News
while | am vet under the influence of
its superb literary artistic and typo
graphical beauty. The paper is a reve-
latiOn OF what brains hard work and
high public spirit can accomplish. You
are to be congratulated on the showing
made for Utah by this great publica-
ton
City Councilman Il. :. Wells says:
Nothing could have been more appro-
pirate for the present time when we
are preaching see America First"
than the superb picture OF the great
Utah bridge on the front cover"
THE TRIBUNE'S OPINION.
NO one can examine the Christmas
edition of the Deseret News, issued last
evening, without being charmed with
II. In size IL Is a wOnder--ll6 pages.
In artistic beauty It Is superb. the color
work on il being as good rs can be seen
anywhere In makeup OF contents it
is complete carrying matter OF inter-
est and Importance from this state and
from the states round about us as well.
In every way this issue is a credit TO
its makers. and it Is also a credit to
the state
WHAT THE HERALD THINKS.
''The Christmas edition of the Deseret
News made its appearance yesterday
afternoon and abundantly measured up
to the promises of the News manage
ment. our sprlghtly contemporary has
put out many excellent Christmas edi-
lions. and we feel Justified I'm saving