Show J. J N. N Corbin Moves Moab's 1st Editor Pointed Way to Progress J J. J N Corbin once advertised Inthe inthe In Inthe the Grand Valley Times for miners farmers to locate in Grand County The farmers haven't shown up yet et But more than prospectors prospectors pros pros- have passed through Moab in is the last three years to justify Corbins Corbin's faith in his then-new then I home J J. J N N. N Corbin editor Corbin-editor editor lawyer businessman was not among amon Moab's first settlers He Ile didn't I Jet get get here until 1896 Nevertheless fie be pioneered many a venture And when he died in September 1923 the Times Independent nt commented comment comment- I ed that Mr Corbin was almost I an institution in southeastern I Utah I It was J J. J N N. N Corbin who started the Grand Valley Times Moab's first newspaper within three weeks weekE after alter his arrival here in 1890 1896 It Iwas was J J. J N N. N Corbin who organized this areas area's first tel telephone phone company com corn pan pany in 1903 doing a great deal of 01 the the actual construction work himself in order to economize on expenses and carry the project through Editor Corbin wrote In the Times of Nov 12 1897 The Times editors editor's wife pre presented him with a brand new presented pre pre- boy boyon boyon on Tuesday of this week pre pre-I The youngster enjoys a good healthy appetite Delinquent subscribers please note That brand new boy still is around today He JIe is J J. J W W. Corbin mayor of Moab Moab and phone president Co of 01 which the his Midland father father found found- found lound Tele Telephone Tele-j Tele ed J J. J N N. N Corbin among his man many activities was Grand County attorney at attorney at torney for several leveral terms lie He o operated op operated the Moab Mining and Real Estate Exchange He lie supported the First Fast Baptist Church when it was organized In 1905 As an editor and aad publisher Corbin Corbin Corbin Cor Cor- bin was a frank and carslie critic cri cd critic tic when occasion demanded but I above all aU he was a crusader for progress He lie battled in la his bis editorials for better drinking water better schools better roads lie He was instrumental instrumental in in- In persuading Dr Pro J. J W W. Williams the towns town's first phy physician phY 1 hy to lu settle here lie He chided chided Grand Junction mildly for buying Moab peaches to show ahoy at a 8 Grand Junction fruit day day Moab peaches of course were the best in the world he said but they shouldn't be exhibited as originating tog ing ug in Grand Jui JU Junction Any enterprise that thai promised to help Moab found a supporter l In Ln Editor Corbin Among the he maD many ventures he be boosted was wag a II proposal proposal proposal pro pro- for a steamship to link ink Moab and Green River Corbin left len Moab in n 1908 to move to Colo Coto but he returned in to 1915 and lived here until his death in 1923 a citizen of the highest caliber It l' l i I J J. J N. N CORBIN |