Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-01-29 | Page 9 | Pioneer Portland Publisher Dead

I PIONEER PORTLAND PUBLISHER DEAD By Associated Press PORTLAND Ore Jan 29 29 Henry Henry L. L PIttock connected with the Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land Oregonian since 1868 and Its publisher publisher publisher pub pub- lisher for more than sixty years ears died here Tuesday night following an ill illness illness ill ill- ness of several weeks' weeks duration He lie was 83 years old Mr Pittock a native of England came to this country with his parents in 1839 and settled in Pitts Pittsburg burg Pa j where he learned printing in a shop established by his father In 1858 he lie and an elder eider brother came to Portland where the future publisher pub isher obtained work on the Weekly Oregonian agreeing agreeing agreeing agree agree- ing to work six months for board and lodging only Before the six elx months had passed however the proprietor I Thomas rhomas A A. Dryer was so impressed I with l his s work worl that be he engaged eng the I young man at a substantial salar salary I Soon Mr Pittock assumed ne the man t management management man man- manI I of the papers paper's business affairs I II and while the presidential campaign I of 1860 was in progress took charge of I the paper under a contract Soon after j he ho bought it 11 from Dryer and early in I 1861 began Issuing It as a daily Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- some some-I times he said in telling of his struggles struggles struggles to compete with three other ther newspapers newspapers news news- I papers here all of which the Oregonian outlived his last dollar was required I to meet the payroll Recently Mr 11 Pittock relinquished ac active active active ac- ac tive control of the paper to younger men but he retained a keen interest in its ils welfare as owner el of the majority f the shares in the company publishing publish publish- J ing InS it