Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-02-25
MY APOLOGY, AND GOODBYE


nifty and profession, and also to the
good people of Cedar City, as my
withdraw from the publishing
business includes our removal from
Cedar City, which has been my
home for the past thirty-three
years. This valedictory, if it may
be termed such, should have APP
peared in the Record two weeks
ago, but the uncertainty of the
sale of my interests UP to the last
minute, and the hurry of straighten-
ing out affairs and preparing for
my departure to my new home, has
delayed it.
In quitting the publishing bust
ness, l neither feel regret nor do /
offer apologies. Twenty-six years
OF indoor life, mostly spent in
newspaper work, has made me
yesrn for the open air and sunshine.
and the land, on which spent my
boyhood, beckons irrestably to me.
Whether or not this infatuation will
endure, remains to be seen and will
doubtless depend upon how luc-
rative my farming venture proves
to be. However, at the present
time, do not anticipate return to
my past bad habits" Yet you
can never tell, and we have seen
many erstwhile publishers yield
again to the temptation of the gaso-
line and ink aroma.
Withal, some of the happiest days
of my life have been spent in the
printing office, in the creation OF
new and pleasing type forms, the
Improvement Of the printed page of
my newspaper, and in the advoca-
cy of such measures and moral is
sues as conscience dictated. We
have always believed in a vigorous
and independent editorial policy
and we have taken pride in the fact
that the paper has had influence
and its support has been sought by
discerning people in the furtherance
of worthy objects. The fact that
only worthy objects, as we viewed
them, have been able to command
the aid and support of The Record
is the secret of that influence. Fol
once an editor and paper loses the
respect and confidence of their read
ers, their influence is a thing oil
the past.
Perfection is never attained II
any line, and we realize that oul
effort has been poor. and weak ii
proportion to the possibilities
However, we have given to OUT
calling the best we were capable OF
under the circumstances, and we
take pardonable pride in the fact
that The Record was last fall a
warded the Agricultural Colleges
loving cup for Community Jour
nalism."
From a financial viewpoint, we
could have wished for more. a
good part of our newspaper work
has been spent in pioneering and
educating the people UP to the pur-
poses and advantages of the rura'
newspaper, and the work along
this line has not yet been com
pleted in Cedar City. The fact that
The Record is the oldest paper ir
Southern Utah, bears testimony &c
our persistence and continuity. lr
all the surrounding towns and citie'
of any size, there have been mum
Der of newspaper ventures, papers
having been born, flourished TO
a time and then faded away anC
died, while The Record kept OF
"the even tenor of its way"
In leaving Cedar City, we fee
keen regrets at parting compan,
with our many friends and neigh
bors, to seek new ones in strang
land. However, we hope to retail
these friendships and acquaintar
ceships, and our friends will Away
find the latchstring of our ne'
= farm home dangling on the ou'
side. We will be glad to see yo
at any time, and will try to max
h you an occasional visit. Our pos
r office address for the present wi
IS be Santaquin, Utah, and our farl
l. is located about three miles we
v of that place in the Genola precinc
My control of The Record h;
been purchased by Messrs. Ii
ct Fayette Mcconnell and Alex I
ic Rollo. They are both well know