Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18


The history OF The Bee is a panorama of stirring
events and thrilling incidents 1t is the history Of
mighty struggle against adverse circumstances, for
midabe opposition, and obstacles which, during in
fancy seemed almost nsurmountable 1t is a history
years of ceaseless toll, crowned with popular APP
prevail and support. It's is not due to
accident good luck, but is the result Of years Of
hard labor and untiring exertion.
The Daily Bee made it's first appearance the
18th Of June 1871 1t a two-page, 12x1S sheet
live columns to page and had the appearance OF
heater program In fact, the program of the Aca-
1emy of Music filled all but two columns of the first
page. Five hundred copies struck off at Red
field Brothers job office, Of which about 800
laid upon the Of the Academy of Music and the
remainder were distributed free in the stores and
hotels
The name of H. Geralde appeared at the head of
The column of paragraphs editor and publisher,
but the real publisher and founder was Edward Rose
water, who at that time manager of the Atlantic
and Pacific telegraph lines and withheld his to
lvoid disagreeable noorety in connection with what
he then regarded as a venture that would not survive
lixty days. No prospectus was issued, but the fol-
lowing brief announcement was made in the first
aumber:
First Notice to the Public.
Attention is directed to the special telegraphic
Intelligence up to the hour of going to press Thor
bughly condensed, the telegraph of The Bee
WILL It is to be hoped afford evidence, in add
lion to the other novelties, that the editor of this
Journal is determined to deserve success lin hth
lrto untrodden field of journalistic effort. To the
Omaha public prompt to recognize enterprise, is
thus presented, free of charge, what may without
lggeration, be called the recfed of diurnal
history"
The Essence" called consisted of two-thirds
column of telegraph from home and foreign
points equal to onethird of column Of the present
Bee
The Bee became four-page paper on the Sd day
IF July, after printing twelve numbers, The four
page edition 8x12, with four columns to the page.
On the 18th Of July the paper was still running under
The heading I'll Geralde, Editor and Publisher" and
IN the editorial columns appears the following para
graph:
I'VE would fain direct attention to the communi-
sation Of Hon. Edward Rosewater on the all i'm
portant topic here-the high school question. The
communication needs no eulogy at hands. 1t
lpeaks for ITSELF"
Mr. Rosewater's contributions continued to take
The form largely OF signed communications until July
n, when the following announcement given to
The public
Editor DiscIoses His Identity.
"The popular favor accorded The Omaha Bee as a
ratuitous advertising medium and the general desire
expressed by a large number of our citizens for its
Enlargement evening journal, warrant the hope
h its future thoroughly fearless and in
dependent exponent of public opinion. Mr.. Harry
Geralde will continue edtor-in-chief, assisted by
Gentlemen of journalistic experience 1t will be the
him Of the publisher, from the outset to make The
Bee a newspaper in the true meaning of the word
EDWARD ROSEWATER,
publisher and Proprietor"
On July a. 1871, a second enlargement took
~. MI. n
hmns each, twelve ems wide The third enlargement
tame August 2S, 1871, when it comprised four pages,
l2x24 inches, six columns to the page The price of
subscription was IL cents per week, or so cents
Der month On September 49, 1871 notice appeared
Is follows:
"NOTICE-Mr. Robert Anderson is no longer
connected in any capacity with this paper and
responsibilities incurred by him will be recognized
BY "E. RoSEWATER, Proprietor"
On September of the same year The Weekly Bee
established, later transformed into The Twen-
heth Century Farmer
AS marking the successful completion of the first
rear, the youthful Bee INDUCED In these optimistic
reflections. taken from its editorial columns of De-
ember 80. 1871, under the caption, THE First Year."
Completion Of the First Year.
I'm closing a most eventful year and entering
ipon yet unknown future, pregnant doubt with
many changes to city and state, we desire to
press heartfelt appreciation of the support and
friendship of the patrons OF The Bee 1t is especially
gratifying to that Independent course in dis
ussing fearlessly and impartally all questions Of
public policy has been rewarded by constantly In
reasing subscription list and advertising patronage
N humble and unpretending origin The Bee, typical
" industry and perseverance, has gradually enlarged
It's sphere OF action, and we hope will be
lble to continue to labor for and with
he people for many years yet. We have no de-
lire to faunt our flag defiantly in the breeze, al
though have In unequal and bitter contest with
competing contemporaries succeeded. notwithstand-
ing their repeated predictions OF failure Our circu-
alton in Omaha is today equal, II not larger than
hat Of any newspaper in the city, and the people of
his state are gradually but surely advancing The
Bee to the front rank the of the people of
Nebraska Our patrons may rest assured that we