The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-23

n non NnF tIAnEr In tho rNnruffTn
oifices ~ the Tribune is made on jan
nary .. 10 is understood that tho paper
that has fought tho interests OF Utah
and its citizens for six years is to have
a change OF heart. Eumor- or changes
lu owners along with the change in
management have been discussed for
several days. but 30 has been impossible
TO Contlrm any OF them To rs adj
mitted. however that with the depart
ure Of Frank T. Sofrit. the retiring gem
eral manager. the policy which has
made both SCfrit and the Tribune OBJ
noNious TO the public viii suffer rad
ical change.
Reform Expected.
Character ssass nation. 10 fs said,
viii ho stopped. 40 longer viii tho
editor or the Tribune go outside tho
dictionary Tor opprobrious cuithet with
which 20 CastiEatc a11 who do not agree
with MIN. and On i- even said. although
this lacks confirmation. that the Trib-
une iS about 60 become a newspaper.
No LONGER viii resort De made TO the
. iiies OF forty years ago Tor live matter
| with which TO fiII the columns OF the
| American. party organ. The murder
OF nr. Robson iS Co bC forgotten. and
/ there is an unconfirmcd rumor that the
story ~ The Mountain Meadows massa-
ere viii not be published more often
than once "a week. while more space will
he -lven TO- what D. happening iu the
twentieth century. m bN any means IL
Z can De learned what is really happen
iup.
/ During the campaign which cuI-
was reported that q combination ~
/ local Democrats headed by Jesse IIuf.nf
/ had closed negotiations Tor the Tribune.
and chat possession would bc taken con-
. January 7. These rumors have been
+ revived recently since the announce
B meut that a. n Mckay former man
4 had been chosen Co fil Che piece FRANK
/ u. ~nfrif ought 90 have boon flilfue 10
he had known auytLing about the news
I paper business. Mr.. Mckay. boiuE
I Democrat and closely associated Tor
T years with the heads Of tnc local De-
. mnrracv. fi was assumed that ho rep
sale last Monday OF the Tfufar TrcaeurY-
i ihl interests. owned hr Jesse Knight.
10 the silver King Coalition. iu which
Thomas kcaruS. chief owner OF tho
. Ir'bUnc. 1~ heavily Interested. Later
came the report. also impossible ~ eou-
. had bought into Che Tribune with tho
. understandirC that tnry should control
ne policy or the paper. AS the last
. rtnE tHc Hartman Interests would
( desire would Do public announcement
/ or That fact from anything like an off,
. CiaI source. 10 DIS Impossible Too -rcu-a
. Coufirma ton or denial bv an authority
T that would quiet the rumur.
Dccp Injury 20 Utah.
IT. iS known. however. frar-frc Harri-
man interests Tor some years Hav. been
anxious Co stop Tire fiZHt the Tribune
has WaEcl against tHu state and tho
rc"pI" OF Utah. They have realized. aS
. that 10 has injured the interests OF tie
state. has iufcrfsrcd with it- dcvpfor-
mcut and has kent thousands or home
. seekers and millions OF dollars away
from Utah that she could have had.
. For that reason. tnt ruwur that the
Hartman Interests have HuuEIt into
THE Tribune and ar. tD dictate its policy
pie.
/ Eealizine that 30 was Impossible -
make "a decent newspaper with Sefrft
iu charge. a part OF the .rrartpulsrr+