Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

| change IN ownership.
Burlcigh & Flynt
1T was about the middle of August.
| 1887. when Clarence Is. Burleigh and
| Charles +. Flynt became part owners
| of the Journal Mr.. Flynt had been
| since 1850 connected with the paper,
| serving as foreman of the job de-
| partment In the issue of August 10
| it was announced that he had pur-
| chased an interest in the paper and
| was hencefOrth a member OF the
| firm. A week later it was announced
| that Mr.. Burleigh had also become
an owner of the paper, and that
| Charles A. Sprague. who had been
| for eight years one of the owners
| and the successful business manager
| of the establishment, had retired
| from all connection with the paper
and would go to California for the
| benefit of his health.
| The new firm adopted the name
Of Sprague, Burieigh & Flynt. Mr.
| Sprague, however, did not long con-
| tinue an owner OF the paper. In
| the middle Of November of the same
wear, 1887, he sold his entire inter-
est to Edwin c. Burleigh. and re-
! tired from the paper of which he
had been chief owner and chief edl-
tor since 1868, a period of about l.?
| years. He followed his son to Los
Angeles, California.
From November 10. 1887, the new
f; firm became known as Burleigh d
Elynt. Charles +. Flynt, treasurer
and general manager, and Clarence
b. Burleigh, editor. =.
| Burleigh & Flynt at once entered
upon course of enlargement ana
Improvement and have successfully
carried out many changes that the
patrons of the Journal have appre-
| ciated. The crowded condition OF
+, the paper necessitated more room
for news matter and with the issue
of October 81, 1887, the daily was
enlarged from % to - columns. the
columns being made three lncheS
longer. This gave the paper an IN
crease of 30 per cent in space. ana
a long step forward was taken in the
quantity and quality of the matter
presented to the readers. At this
time a complete new outfit of type
was also procured. With the issue
of June 4, 1890, the Weekly Journal
was enlarged to an eight-page paper,
with nine columns to the page, and
the columns three inches longer than
before. This made the Journal in
volume and variety Of matter COM
pare favorably with any Of its Maine
contemporaries.
In June, 1890. the Eastern edition
of the daily was established. stroke
of enterprise that has added much
to the prestige and wide circulation
OF the paper and which has met with
great favor with Maine people east
of Augusta.
Edwin c. Burleigh became an &C
tive member of the firm of Burleleh
& Flynt in March. 1866 holding a
controlling interest in the establish :
ment. February. 1913, the firm be-
came a corporation. with Mr.. Edwin
c Burleigh as president. position
which he held until his death.
He was born at Linneus, Maine,
Nov. ~. 1915, and among the many
! public positions which he held are
! the following: State Land Agent,
1SI6-7S: State Treasurer, 1SSJ-SS:
Governor. 1SS9-Jo, and during his
administration occurred the contest
to retain the State Capitol at ALL
gusta the Australian ballot law was
passed. State tax valuations were
investigated and adjusted and the
State debt was advantageously re-
funded Mr.. Burleigh served in the
55th, 56th. 57tft, 59th. Goth, and 6lst
Congresses and fe~was in his second
term when on the floor of the House
he led the opposition TO the report
of the House Committee which ia
vored reduction of Names repre-
| sentation in that body and was sue
cessful after a struggle that was
celebrated among apportonment
! contests. He was chosen at the state
| primary election. June IL, 1912. as
Republican candidate for L. S. Sena-
! tor, and on Janary -. 1913. was
elected by the Legislature for the
/! term, March 4. 1913, to March ),
| 1919. His death occurred June IL,
| 1916.
Notwithstanding his public life
was an exacting one and his timber
land and large business interests
made heavy demands on him, he
gave much attention to the business
Of the Journal and was a not infre-
| uuent contributor to the editorial
department of the paper.
Clarence B. Burleigh purchased
an interest in the Kennebec Journal
| when Burleigh & Flynt bought the
| paper from Sprague & Son, August,
1887, the year he graduated from
| Bowdoin College where he was ac-
lively interested in the college pub
LEGATIONS, and after concluding his
duties as editor that season of the
Old Orchard Sea Shell. He became
the editorial head of the Journal,
retaining. that position until his
death. He was born at Linneus,
! Maine, Nov. /, 1864, and died at Au-
gusta, May ., 1910.
He made opportunity to render
| tn, arfn, hi yN1 ri q
city assessor for five years. member
Of the school board for six years,
president Of the Augusta City Hos
pital from the time of it's establish
ment, and occupied his leisure in
writing, being the popular author
of six books and other publica-
tions. Among his works were:
Camp on Letter K" Raymond
Benson at Krampton Academy"
"Kenton Pines" with Pickpole and
Peavey" "All Among the Loggers"
and THE Young Guide"
Mr.. c. b. Burleigh. as the edi-
| torial head of the Journal, has had
able assistants. Samuel l.. Board
man, well known in the Maine news
paper world, was associate editor for
a number of years following the de-
parture of Mr.. Stevens to Hawaii in
1889.
John V. Lane of Chichester, N. H..
graduate of Bowdoin, 'S7. came to
the Journal in December. 1887. and
after serving as city editor and then
as night editor for several years, be-
came associate editor in April, 1913,
and did quite portion of the edi-
torial work until he was appointed
Assistant Postmaster Of Augusta,
which office he assumed February !,
1898, becoming Postmaster in 1902.
In October. 1919, he returned to the
Journal as editor, which position he