Show THE DESERET WEEKLY than thirty eight years ago on the fifteenth day of june 1850 the publication of the NEWS was commenced its appearance at first was very modest and unpretentious being but a 9 small eight page sheet and issued only once a week such a publication would appear insignificant now in comparison with the fax far more elaborate and artistic periodicals of the present day clay but it must be remembered that the newspaper business in the west was then in its infancy and the NEWS eda enjoyed oyed the distinction of being the only publication issued west of the missouri river the press type paper etc for use in the business had to be transported in wagons at least a thou thousand miles and at very great expense even the mails conveyed by the fastest means of transit then in use were weeks and sometimes months traversing the waste which intervened between civilization here and elsewhere the population of the territory upon which the paper was necessarily dependent for its circulation because of the isolated condition of the settlements was very meagre and the people so extremely poor that they could scarcely indulge in the luxury of a newspaper at any price considering all these facts the publication of the paper in that early day was quite a venture and its ite continued existence during the vicissitudes which beset it was little less the marvelous when in 1858 this territory was invaded by an army and the settlers abandoned their homes and removed southward its publication in salt lake city was necessarily suspended but soon afterwards resumed in millard co where it continued to issue until peace was restored when the press and fixtures were returned to this city hampered by want of means by failure to obtain the necessary supplies of material from abroad and having to resort to the alternative of making paper occasionally by hand in the fhe most primitive manner until papermaking paper making machinery could be i impo imported arted and set in operation the NEWS struggled on during those early years and in course of time the original weekly edition was supplemented ted by a semiweekly semi weekly and then a daily these latter du during i recent years since the mail facilities have become so greatly improved throughout this region of country have to a great extent supplanted the WEEKLY NEWS its circulation of late being chiefly confined to those places which we are least favored with frequent malls mails the time seems now to be ripe for a a change to be made in the weekly edition to extend its sphere of usefulness andrender and render it more acceptable to it its readers the NEWS was not started in the early day to which allusion has been made as a speculation tion nor has it been carried on since borsuch for such a purpose it was designed as a means of supplying the people of this country with the news of the day defending their rights and liberties advocating the principles of the gospel and laboring in the spiritual and temporal interests of the latter day saints whose official organ it is and has been since its inception how well it has succeeded in filling its mission the public must judge it is contrary to the custom and policy of the NEWS to indulge in self praise it is perhaps safe to presume however that every intelligent thoughtful patron of the NEWS has wished on reading many of the articles which have appeared in its columns that he could have them compiled in a suitable shape for binding and preserving for future reference and perusal neither edition of the NEWS has been in suitable form for such a purpose if a person were to preserve the papers and have a volume bound it would not only be cumbersome in size but devoid of an index and hence it would be difficult to find in it what might be wanted it is now proposed to select such articles from the daily and semiweekly editions of the NEWS as will be suitable to preserve in bound form and compile and from such other original and selected articles as may be necessary a magazine which will take the place of the weekly news with a change in the title to that of the DESERET WEEKLY of which the present la is the initial number it to 16 hi intended tended to have it combine in 11 wille decree the characteristics of a newspaper find and MAgN tIbb with ith a leaning la in favor of df the latter the alto aft being to make a record of current carrent in hi the news nes which may be published that will ill be interesting alike for present perusal and atad future reference rather than to pander to the popular taste for that which fa sensational sensAtion nl or bus but it a passing Inte interest the wk back volumes of the nr NEWS contain the best beat record of tho the history of the church of jesus chafet of latter day saints in existence but that record la Is burled buried in the midst of a mass of extraneous matter which renders it difficult of extrac tian in the WEEKLY it la Is proposed to publish items of current and past history essays and treatises on doe doctrinal and other aher subjects biographical sketches reminiscences of experience fio etry miscellany cellany answers to correspondents and aad other ni matter atter interesting alike to present and future generations and so pi provided with tables of bf con cerite to th each number and a 6 complete index to each volume that any particular nicular article artiete may be readily found the hopia hope is indulged in that memy many patrons of the NEWS and SEW WEEKLY clr NEWS may I 1 also subscribe for the DEBEf tsi notwithstanding the latter may be partly artly made up from articles from the former in view of the advantages pointed out and others they will doubtless discover thia the price of the weekly NEWS 60 per year will be continued for the present publication but inasmuch as it a whole hole yearns djs magazines would make too bulk bulky a volume if bound together the year will be divided into two volumes and if subscribed for singly the price will be each the numbers as is issued weekly or the complete volume when bound will constitute a most appropriate present bettt and the propriety of making aab use 4 the same game in this manner is suggested figge to those who cabi can anard afford to ga invest with fth the assurance that worthy objects ejects of their bounty in this line may be readily found in this community or ok among poop poo ants TOT dr traveling abroad who ire are hungering after aaen the the printed word nor or could a better medium be found to enlighten strangers throughout the world in regard to the principles of the gospel and the circumstances thins pg in the of the people of god and if fhi af i chade use of in ib this anet manner it othild serve arve OB a a powerful aid aad in the nilas work in which the saints axe are engaged in conclusion it is hoped that the patronage extended to the DESMET WEEKLY will be such as to encourage its publishers and enable it to accomplish an all the good for which it has 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