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Show Editor Matser's Farewell. The Southern Utopian. - It is with pleasure that I can arise from the editorial chair when I know that it will be filled to so much better advantage, as in the present case. Newspaper work in Bearer is doubtless doubt-less proverbial of failure as far as Beaver Bea-ver is known. The history is a checkered check-ered one, its ups and downs would make an interesting volume. But that time we believe is passed. The Utonian has entered its tenth yea and with fur hotter prospects of success than ever before. It has weathered many a furious storm and been tossed ana driven about until its seaworthiness has been tested to the utmost. It comes out today unscathed and with a hope of better things In the near future. A number of years ago I entered the office as associate manager, aftor a year or two of experience in that way I became sole proprietor and have partially carried out my idea of advancement, advance-ment, at least I have done so as rapidly as the circumstances would permit. Today I retire, perhaps for a season only, to seek new fields in which, when found, I hope to be able to establish a similar enterprise. I will say very little about the hearty support, or the couraging manifestos bostowed upon the paper, I nave only to say, such things (to exist, I have experienced ex-perienced them in days gone by. I am proud to he able to resign my present position in favor of a competent compet-ent a newspaper man as Mr. F. K. Clayton is known to he, and oan assure the readers of the Utonian that no thing will bo lacking on his part to make the paporinterestingand instruo-. tive ami oauso it to wield an influence for good wherever it shall go. The present policy of the pnper will be maintained, and all will have the same privilege granted them to be hoard. I now bid you farewell, and hope that your course In life may ever be such that you can see your way sufficiently suffici-ently olear to subscribe for your home paper. Most Respectfully, K. Maeser. |