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Show THE NEW MANAGEMENT. When a paper changes its editorial and business management the public expect to read what the new policy of the paper will be. The present general manager of The Times owns over three-fourths three-fourths of the 6tock of the company. His investment now reaches close to $30,000. He made the investment believing be-lieving that Salt Lake and the territory of Utah had a great future and that there was a good field here for an afternoon paper. When the first investment was made Mr. Balderston took a large interest and the business and editorial management. He was given full power' to conduct the paper as his best judgment dictated. Mr. Balderston subsequently sold his posjJrtou-ievvViere. By force olVmch circumstances Mr. Wheeler is compelled com-pelled to assume the general direction of the affairs of the company until better arrangements can be made. He still has unbounded faith in the wealth and ultimate prosperity of Salt Lake and vicinity, and is willing to go deeper in helping to develop its resources. That he is a resident of Colorado at present should be no objection. objec-tion. When circumstances Will admit be may take, up his residence here, and with many other Coloradoans become more extensively identified with the development of the territory. So far as the political policy of the paper is concerned on local affairs nothing noth-ing will be decided hastily. He will take time to study the situation, then act according to his best judgmeat. The paper will do all in its power to aid in advancing the interests of Salt Lake and the west.and aspires to become one cf the best daily newspapers in the mountains. It will not expect to shoulder all the responsibilities and expenses in furthering further-ing the interests of any political party, but it will do its share of the work of any enterprise it espouses, be it political, polit-ical, social or commercial. |