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

large press and job and body type, and
this he disposed Otto the Deseret
News. 50 that by the close of the sec
fond yenrsthe 'NHws" WAS in possession
of three presses and n good assortment
of type and material necessary for the
publication of a paper
The first cylinder press to be placed
in operation III the "News'i press room
was a Hoe. made by the same firm that
produced the modern printing. machine
used in the production of the paper.
When the edition of the paper out
grew the old cylinder fine new one
WAS purchased and the old one was
sold to II. IL. Baker Of Logan, and the
Logan Republican was printed on it,
and Is perhaps being printed on it at
this day. At the time Of leaving the
old building in 1901, the printing press
in use by the News" was a Bullock,
the value of which was $4,000. The
press was capable of printing and fold
ing ll0G0 eight-page papers Per hour.
Sin Mcrsenthaler typesettinr machines
and a complete stereotyping outft was
also added to the equipment, before the
News" left the old building, and the
number of hands employed at the time.
of the transfer to the present quarters
was in excess of 100
FAIR HELD IN BASEMENT.
In the year 1856 the Deseret News &C.
cupicd only the upper portion OF the
old building. and In that year the first
fall. held by the Deseret Agricultural e.
Manufacturing association was held in
the lower floor of the building. The
fair was n success, and led to the con-
tinuance of the org, nization on an in
creased scale, until at present the
state fairs, conducted by the company
organized to succeed the y. A. & NJ.
society are events OF statewide i'm
portance eagerly looked forward to not
only in this state, but by people from
all over the .intermountain country.
INTERESTING RELICS.
When the workmen began tearing the
roof off the old building Tuesday, a
number OF interesting old relics were
found ensconsed In the attic, In the
adjoining rooms. also. formerly used as
store rooms by the tithirg office. but
Which of late had fallen into disuse
except as store rooms, n number of
old papers. yellow and dusty with age.
were found. Several bundles of tithing
receipts, documents, deeds. ETC.. were
found In a good state of.preservr ton,
although they. had lain in the building
since as far back as 1855. On many of
the articles unearthed by the workmen,
the writing is5as clear as If II had been
written but a short time ago
EARLY DEED.
Among the interesting documents
found in the pile of relics was a deed
given by. William G., Petty of Manti.
conveying TO Brigham Young nil his
property las trustee-in-trust for the
Church. 'rhe deed is dated May u,
1855, and bears the following endorse
ment on the back:
wv. 6. Petty. deed to Brigham Young,
tiustee-in-tr trust Received for record
Nov. r. 1850 Recorded in book b
deeds, rage -. this i6 day Of Jan.
1851; A. Petty j. Segai.. deputy county
recorder. sanpetc county, Utah. Paid
80" Below is the endorsement "Conse-
Grafton book. No. 1.
The text of the decd follows:
BE 1t known by these present. that
I. William G. Petty of MantI. In the
county of sanpeta, and the territory of
Utah. for and in consideration OF the
good VIII which ] have TO the Church
OF Jesus Christ of i-atter-day Saints.
g;ye and convey unto Brigham You;ig
trustee-ln-trus for said Church. his
successors in office, and assigns, all my
claim to, and ownership of, the fol-
lowing. to-wit:
Lots four ca. block thirty one tsl},
in the Manti Big field containing 10
acres, also lots one ID, two t2l, thres
(s)E and eight IS. in block seventy-tw2
t72}. containing flve-eighths Of an acre;
value s36.
Three cows, one yearling feifar, three
last spring, calves; value Sis.
Household furniture, one stove and
two pigs: value sl35.
Mechanical and other tools. value
$40. Total value, three hundred and