The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-27
BIRTHDAY OF THE NEWS

The third year of the history If The Goldfeld News has sheen completed, and
the D with this issue entersu upon the fourth year of its career. I is a n op-
first few tents Of the camp and las prospered n developed whit tn district
and is % ne of its grat institutions.
The first issue OF The News appeared OF April 20, 1904 II was a small
5column, 4page issue, equivalent, in inches to about two pages OF the present
al editor and manager. The first paper vas issued from the rear of the Office of
H B Lind, OIL Main street, and its printing was attended with much embarrass-
int the first issue, the editor extends thanks to 'the Tonopah Miner, for
loan OF type, paper stock and other courtesies"; to Rev. F. H. Robinson, "or
mastm) Collins and H. B. Lind for favms gaciousy bestowed" and 'last but
by 10 meansl lease to those who assisted in putting in the plant There vas 10
railroad in those days, and The News apologies for its mechanical appearance,
sas most # our type is buried in the freight jam somewhere between here and
Sodavile." It appears as If Godfed las had more freight than transportation
facilities from the vey earliest days to the present.
From the first issue of The News it was a financial success The paper car-
red in its first Tissue the line that has W sine appeared under the head, All
that's New and True of the Greatest Gold Camp Ever Known" The spirit Of
a high standard for conservatism, which has always BEEN maintained. aoidaeld is
so great that the truth alone is all that its friends could want printed. This
policy las given The News a prestige throughout the investing world that very
few papers enjoy.
he retire from active business, an he sold the paper to the present ownrs, The
Goldhad Publishing Company. Almost the first issue under the new manage
ment saw an increase in business. Many e strikes werem made in camp, which
started Goldheld on a lew era of prosperity. The szeo If the paper as increased
which wsa about 1900 at the time Of transfer, grew by leaps and bounds, until it
has reached close to 5000 copies weekly It covers the entire country, going into
every state and territory If the union, and into several foreign countries. It is
sold on new stands in every important city.
In the meantime, the mechanical equipment II The News had to b. greatly
increased. New type an new presses and other machinery we're added. The
paper outUew its quarters. Extensions were made to its building, and finally
it was seen hat the paper must prepare for a business of vey large proportions;
the finest corner in Goldheld was purchased and a building commenced. 5ox1oo
feet three stmies high, above a full basement constructed of stone and concrete,
owned and largely 10 be occupied by The Goldfdd Publishing Company. An
other carload of machinery vas purchased, and is now in storage waiting to be
installed. The new equipment was purchased with the design OF starting a daily
paper, in connection with the weekly. The new daily will be launched rs son
IS The News is comfortably located in its new building. The Publishing Com
pany will then ave the finest job printing binding and general publishing plant
between Denver ant San Francisco