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Show fJ--- fJ fJ00 . . - . . - . - . -00---- 00 - 0000 _ - " - _ _ - ' - ' _ -00--- 00 - 00IIHOOII - " - " - ' ---II-HOOII II HOOII - " - " - - ' _ _ ' _ _ _ ' _ IIHOOIIor ' _ , _ , - . . - . - . - . . - . . - . - . ---or or - " - " - ii We're Were ' 40 Years Old This Week i1 ! II ' ---II--- II - " - " _ ' - II1100 - " - " - -11-00- 11 00 - 1100HIIIIII _ , - - , _ HIIIIII HIIIIIIIIIIHoooo _ " _ " _ _ " _ _ ' _ _ _ ' -II-II-Hoooo II Hoooo - - - - - _ " _ " _ _ _ , , _ , , _ , , _ , _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " I III The Times-Independent Times Independent - is 40 years old today todayWith todayWith todayWith With this edition ecllhcn , the paper starts Its forty-first forty first rooty-fir rooty fir fo.ity-firb fo.ityfirb fo.ity foity firb . - t yeal yeai yealof yeaiof yealof of service to southeastern UtahIt UtahIt Utah UtahIt It It ; was on oh May 30 1896 that the Grand ValleyTnnps Valley ValleyTImc Valley'I'iines ' TImc 'I'iines Iiines ' > s v . was sas as launched upon the sto-my sto my sto-ny ny - , sea ot ne\ ne nes ness- ness nesspaperdom ne'vs-paperdom ne'vs nevs paperdom " \ ' s- s spaperdom - - paperdom Moab was not much of a place then , and andEditor andEditor andEditor Editor J , N Cbrbm COrbm Cbrbin showed shov.ed shoved sho'aed shoaed . ' an unbounded tlnbounaed unbounaed faith in inthe Inthe inthe the towns town s future when he established his print-shopand print shopand print-shop print shop printshopand printshoparid - and arid proceeded to publish publlCh publlh : a papci papel papei The commumtJ communiti commumtJboasted communitiboasted communityboasted boasted a population of ot o ! somewhere some\\here some here somehere \ \ ; around 350 , there therev therewere v \ \ , ere cre one or two stores , nnd Qnd and two tv.o tvo to . or three saloons , and andthat andthat andthat that \ waa \ the extent e\.tent e.tent e .tent tent \ . f I the business district The firstfe first firstfev firstfew fev fe . years ) , ears of the paper's papers ' career careerere were \\ere ere \ ere notery not very \ery ery \ . ery excltmg exciting excltmgand excitingand excitingand and the editor's editors editofs ' ' remuneration v . was sas as practically niL niLWhile niLWhile nILWhile While about e\ e every eery esery \ ery family In the count county counts sub- sub subscribed subscribed sub subscribed - - scribed foi The Times the great difficulty was v.as vas . as the thescarcity thescarcity thescarcity scarcity of families famllles Naturally , the subscription list listwas listwas listwas was pitfully small and the advertising ad\ertismg ad ertismg athertising \ patron.lge patronlge patronage patron.lgeneg.ligible patronagenegJgible patronagenegiligible patronagenegiligibleThe ' . neg.ligible negligible negJgible . neg.ligibleThe negJgibleThe The fact that such dismal conditions did notdiscourage not notdiscourage notdiscourage discourage Editor Corbin Corbm will ever remain remam a monu monu- monument monument monument - - ment to his couiage cCUlage and deteimination detelmmahon deteiminationThe detelmmahonThe deteiminationThe The Times plant in those early years of its history historywas , , v.as vas . not very ver ) ' Imposing The equipment eqUlpment consisted of ofi ' \ ' few fonts of type , a Washington WashIngtcn hand press man man- manIpulated manipulated manipulated - ipulated by the brawn brav.n bravn brain . of the cditoi edltOl editoi s good right ann arm armand , md and : a job prcsb prcs pres . : . likewise hkewJse operated opprated oprated bv by hand powo po\\eJ po eJ povei powoDuring poeJDunng poveiDuring \ \ , During Dunng the 40 years of the pzpez p\pel p pel ppei ' \ ; s life Me , Moib Mo\b Mo b ' \ andsoutheastern and andsoutheastern andsoutheastern southeastern Utah have hae ha\ ha \ e slo slowly slOy " ly ] , yet ; steadily , ad- ad adanced adanced ad advanced - vanced \anced anced \ There is little similarity sJmilarity between the Moab Moabof Moabof Moabof of today and the Moab Mcab of four decades ago and thele thelehas thelehas theiehas has been a corresponding correspondin ( ; change in all oif of the sur- sur surrOlli1dmg sur surrounding ur- ur urrounding - - rounding rOlli1dmg countiv countl counti Grand and San Juan countles counties countlesha countieshave countieshave ha have vc grO\\ grO grown grOn \ \ n ' grOThe grownThe The Grind Gr1.nd Gr1nd . Valley Times ( The Times-Indepen Times Indepen Tlmes-Indcpen- Tlmes Indcpen Times-Indepen- TimesIndependent TlmesIndcpendent - - - dent since September , 1919) 1919 ) has placed pIaed pla ed an important importantpart importantpart importantpart part in the developmert of this th15 part of the state It Ithas Ithas Itlias I has continuously and chccnull cheerfully ) ' worked for the up- up upbU11dmg upbuilding up upbuilding - . building bU11dmg ofits of or its 1ts territory , it has stood foi fot the things thingsthat thingsthat thingsthat that made for bettci bettel bettei conditions It is JS onl onlv ) jU just t to thosevho those those"ho thosewho "ho ho vho " first published publ1shed lUbliShCd ) the paper to say sa ) thit to\t to t ' \ The Tunes Times Tunesvas Timeswas v-as v as . ; .as as - . the greatest of oil 1311 all factors In the development of ofthe ofthe ofthe the southeastern part of Utah-and Utah and Utah - and \ we \ c e believe U1at that U1atevcr thateeI thatever eeI evcr ) , ; icsldent lcsident iesident will vill agree . with v.ith vith iith this statementThe statementThe statement statementThe The people of Moib Mo\b Mo b Mo'ib ' \ ' and the surrounding coun COW1- COW1 court- court COW1try courttry country - try have always al\\sys al sys ahays \ been loyal loal lo3al ) in their support of The . Times Whateyei Whatevel Whatevet improvements in m the paper that thatmay thatmay thatmay may have been made , as well weU as the installation msta11atlOn omodem of ofmodem ! . modern modem printing equipment eqUlpment , . have been becn due solely to tothe tothe I the citizens c1tizens who have given g1ven the institution institut1cn their theirgenuine theirgenuine . genume genuine patronageThe patronage patronageThe I The Times his h1.S h1S h'is . ' always tried to be fau fan its aim aimhas aimhas aimhas has ah\ ah always ahays ahtays \ ays been to publish the news without vithout feal feat fealand featand feaiand and without hope of reward It has never been the theorgan theorgan theorgan organ of any sect , party or group , . and we \ e believe weare we weare weare are safe in saying it never1l1 never \ will \\1l1 1l1 \ iii be Perhaps we have havemade havemade havemade made publishesthe enemies enemles , foi fOl fot every newspaper ne\\spaper ne spaper \ that publishes the misdeeds of men and has the courage to speak speakout speakout speakout out , will WJll make enemies enemJes Elbert Hubbard once ably e ex expressed - - pressed a tiue t1 ti ue sentiment in these words 'To To ' To avoidunkind avoid avoidunkmd avoidUnkind unkmd Unkind criticism Sa Say ) nothing nothmg be nothing do donothmg donothing donothing nothmg nothing ' , The policy pohcy The Times-Independent Times Independent Tnnes-Independent Tnnes Tunes-Independent Tunes - has pur'3ued pur3ued pursued pursuedin pursuedin pur'3uedin ' in the past111 past \ will \\111 111 ill be the policy poliry of the future We shall shallcontinue shallcontinue shallcontinue continue to work for the advancement of southeast southeast- southeastern southeastem southeastern - em ern Uah , to publish all the news ne\\s ne s nes \ ; that's thats ' ' fit to pUbhsh publish publish.and publishand , and . to advocate such measures as will vIll result 111 in incivic 111civIc incivic civIc and moral betterment bettermentIn In conclusion conclusicn we might quote a few fe\\ fe feremarks fe \ \ remarks reniarks remarksmade reniarksmade remarksmade made by Editor Corbin Corbiri in his first issue Icsue isue Icsuehlch isuehich : , \ which \\hlch hlch \hich hich \ ; have haveprosen haveproven prosen rD'lten rDlten ' to be ! a satisfactory declaration of principles principlesfor principlesfor for 40 years sears : } ears and \ which \ Inch liich " we "e e e believe beheve aie alC aic good enough enoughfor enoughfor enoughfor for 40 years icrigetI icrigetWe Icngei lengel icriget Icngei'We 'We We I ' , We have come among you YOjl yoj.t yojt . for forork work \\ork ork \ \ ork , to dofully do dofully dofully fully our shire s11\re s11 re sthre ' \ in the development of nature naturesstorehouse s sstorehouse sstorehouse storehouse Sw s a . . plentifully supplied in this th15 locahty locality locahtyVc localityWe localityWe \Vc Vc We \ shill sh\lI sh lI sh'sll shsll ' \ ' strive stnve to . win V.In VIn in and maintain the confi confi- confidence confidence confidence - - dence of all and pro\ pro prove proe prose \ e \ worthy sorthy orthy of the welcome \ wehave se sehavc \ e ehave have havc . received rtcelved : We have no pet hobbles hobbies to putfoA put putfo putf0i\ putf0i putf0iaid fo foA . \ . ' m aid d We shall mal male e this paper one for the thepeople thepeople thepeople people , a no medium mediwn by 'vhich vhich which ' all may find expres epres- epres expres- epres.non expresnon expression ' { - - . sion .non non to their views We believe beheve every man has the theright theright theright right to do whatsoe\ whatsoe whatsoever whatsoeer \ % er he wills providing provldmg that . m in mthe inthe inthe the doing thereof he infringes mfrInges not on the equal equalrights equalrights equalrights rights of oI another . , Liberty , Equality Equahty and Fratern Fratern- Pratern- Pratern FraternIty Praternity Fraternity - - ity will be our watchwords in lit all questions of no a nopublic apublic apublic public character . We invite discussions dl5cu-csions dl5cu csions - : m ill in these thesecolwnns thesecolumns thesecolumns colwnns columns by all citizens cittens CltI ns , , of all questions arisingrelating ansin arming armingrelating ( ; relating to the good of this section of the state stateAll stateAll stateAll All political parties partIcs will have ha\c ha c ha'e hae \ ' an equal opportunity opportunityto to advance their claims for the franchises rranchJses of thepeople the thepeople thepeople people . . . We shall strive sh'1ve sh1ve ' to make The Times a anes anets anews ne\\s ne s nets \ center for this section sectien secticn " . |