Show OUR GREETING ve take great pride and not unjustly pure in appearing among our itic rs this issue under lucli prosper ind circumstances as alioe with which we are surrounded T edve years is a long time for a pioneer newspaper to steer clear of the n eart aid breakers in the sea of journal i in yet we have done so and upon tin opening of our twelfth volume feel we ii reason to be encouraged than ever the sky lias not alwayn been unobscured since the ex ti LincK was laun clied upon the waters we frankly admit but then our voyage has been successful thus far and aliis thoroughly compensates for any season of adversity experienced lias received strength as it were by its incorporation and from the influential and leading men of this county who are among its stockholders with such substantial assistance its influence and popularity cannot fail to increase it will be noticed among our numerous changes that we hare dropped the word territorial in our title and have substituted that of UTAH the reasons for aliis we readily and freely explain first this is a day of brevity and we desire to keep pace with the times second if in the near future utah should be called upon to enrobe herself with the habiliments of statehood as we fervently hope eho may we not be found still wearing our territorial stripes but in our title at least bd prepared for the desired change it will be our main endeavor to allow nothing in our columns but aliat will bo strictly reliable and authentic we the great necessity for this A newspaper should not be alie receptacle for petty spleen neither should it be allowed to serve personal and unscrupulous ends hence our desire is that this journal shall be thoroughly reliable and honest in all its aims and utterances heretofore on account of our limited space we have not been able to publish much of the news of the world our enlarged space will enable us to do justice to the telegraphic department so that our readers from now on will not only be enabled to keep posted on local matters but also upon foreign topics we are greatly desirous of devoting considerable room to our local correspond 1 dance we make a healthy showing this issue and we trust our correspondents will operate cooperate co with us in alls department part ment so far as our platform of principles is concerned we merely wish to announce that it will remain the same we do not know of any better cause which we could espouse than that of maintaining the right and uttering our voice feeble though it may be in the defense of truth and liberty the welfare of the people is our highest aim inthe motto wo have adopted as will be seen under tho title on the first page we do not do aliis farm custom but as a text to which vc intend to work at all times are the fundamental principles lepou which we stand and although like erring mortal we may miss our mark at times such i mishap will not be from alie heart by any means commencing as we do with the new year and with a new volume conducted under tho corporate title of THE ex by several of the most prominent and influential citizens of utah county we greet one and all with the wish that the year 1888 may prove happy and prosperous to them as well as to our thriving territory and trust that at the close of the twelfth volume tm UTAH may bo privileged to announce other welcome cli anges prominent among which we hope may be that of starting out in tho year with extensive facilities for the tion of THE DAILY ENQUIRER Company who undertake alie publication of this journal from now on are men who are well known in tho community they are men of financial standing and sterling integrity the articles of incorporation under which the is incorporated specifies that the business of the company eh all be that of printing and publishing with adequate newspaper facilities ita capital stock aa we have mentioned in r previous issue is placed at in shares of 2500 each the comprise the board of directors arc hon A 0 smoot president harvey H duff vice president W H Dusch berry john C graham S R thurman george Q coray and jos T mcewan directors B W driggs jr secretary and treasurer upon mr J 0 graham devolves the management of the business with the publishing facilities of the Eyou iKEK increased and the renewed strength it has received from the gentlemen mentioned the yew year dawns upon this journal very auspiciously and bright expectations tinge its horizon |