Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05

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| appointed editor in chief again
and he retained that position
| during the remainder of the time the
I paper WAS published ift!sr the old build
] ing. After the departure of Mr.. PEN
| rose for Europe, j. NJ. isjodaht became
| editor-in-chief, which position he now
holds.
r RosTER OF. BUSINESS MANAGERS.
The business management or the Des-
/ eret News since the days of William
| Shires, George r.. Reed. Angus NJ.
| Cannon, Elias Smith and David O.
Calder, has successfully been in the
| hands of William H Perkes.
! T, p. Taylor, George C.. Lambert. Mbra-
ham III. Cannon, John A. Evans and
Horace G. Whitney Mr.. Whitney was
| the last manager of the paper during
its stay in the old building, having been
appointed by President Lorenzo Snow
TO the position Jan. ]. 1899. He still oc-
| cuples the position OF business mama
ger, and under his mana cement the pa
/ Per has achieved its present prominent
| place in the journalistic field of the
| west The late William H. Perkes was
at one time associated With George @.
cannon in the management of the pa
| per. OF tho old managers still living
! are Angus NJ, Cannon. n Il. Taylor and
George C. Lambert, all of whom recall
| progress of the News made under
their direction with a great deal Of
! satisfaction
Among the reporters employed at
various times on the News prior to
the removal for the last time from the
old building may be named John @.
cannon, Orson f. Whitney, James H.
Anderson. 5. a. kenner and the late
John T.. Hansen.
n lie COMPOSING of ba ,,,s,..
there was no one more intimately as
sociated with its publication than Jo-
seph Bull known as theta thereof tho
composing room" MIR Bull entered the
employ of the News" in 1852, and was
identified with it until his death. BE-
fore him Arch e. Brewer was fore
man, and those assisting him in 1851
We're James Bond James Mcknight.
and George Hales. The man who suc-s
ceeded Mr. Bull as foreman or the
News was the late Henry McE.wan,
who in turn WAS succeeded by S. II.
Harrow, who still retains that posi-
ton. and who is recognized as one
OF the most progressive newspaper fore
men m the west.
ELABORATE .BINDERY.
The necessity for Z. binding estab-
lishment became early apparent and q
bindery was soon established with AL
fred Smith in charge, assisted by EIiz-
abeth Fox. Mr.. Smith was succeeded
by John Kelley. who was at the head
OF the binding establishment for many
years. When the News" left the old
building for its new quarters the forc-
man Of the bindery was, and Is at the
present day. George Buckle, who err
tered the bindery as an apprentice In
the year 1873 The News bindery to-
day is the most elaborate and complete
plant in the intermountain country.
An outgroWth OF tho book bindcr-y
was the stationery and book store now
conducted by the Deseret News in q
large portion of the present building.
AT the head of this department tx Wal
ter j. Lewis who entered the employ of
the News" at a Very carly age, Mr.
Lewis FIRST learned the business of
prsssInan. and worked at different times
jim a great many positions of RESPONSE
billty.
Another product OF the "News'' me-
chanical department and now the head
of its extensive job printing depart
inent, Is Joseph Tingey. AS a boy Mr..
Tingey became devil at the old
News office, and worked his way Up
in the old building to the position OF
responsibility he now holds.
FIRST NUMBER PRINTED.
The first number os the Deseret News
was printed on an old Washington hand
press brought across the plains by the
pioneers. In the year 1852 a, large press
was brought TO the city together with
n quantity of type. and these were add