Show introductory with this issue we ire bra arc called upon by custom which from timo time immemorial lias has prevailed to make retrospective spec tive tivo remarks upon out our past labors find and renew our promises for the future on opening to our readers volume il II of the UTAH on this lay day ot of our birth we feel pleased that we have been enabled to weather the storms of 0 tho the journalistic sea eca in a now new untried bark and reach a haven of 0 safety we were fully sen sensible of our incapacity slid and lack of resources to make the jornsay Jorn sAl bound in one short year to the li high ahk pinnacle which ambition pointed tit at but we have hato s by tho the kind patronage bestowed upon us been enabled to raise ourselves up two or three steps of tho ladder of journalism in our greeting we promised to avoid publishing 0 all objectionable unchaste matter nor insert advertisements of of ft A character that would cause a blush ot of shame to tingo lingo I 1 the cheek of innocence or excite morbid thoughts of an immoral character in T the minds of tho the inexpert inexperienced to n we promised not to adver advertise tiso nor puff any profession nor business which might be ba debasing in its IT ve to ende endeavor aror with our to advocate advocat otho the rights of all men and women regardless of creed and color to the highest 0 possible sible liberty we agreed not to open our columns to advertising quack no strums for the curo cure of nameless diseases disease gaming schemes nor liquor trill le lc we promised ted to earnestly content for the rights of man still and oppose fill al attempts mado made to encroach upon the liberties of the people for life cifu liberty and tho pursuit of happiness to contend with all the force we possessed against those ho he might seek to deprive either cither man or woman of that free agency which the creator his has endowed them and sustain all in fit the exercise of their civil religious and political rights 0 holding that none should infringe upon tho the liberty pence peace and aid happiness of others in so be doing wo promised to review evi public measures and tile the acts of public nick men from an n independent and lonebe standpoint wo u nac wo have carried out our promises to the letter rind and wo ire we have done so 80 to tile befit beat of our ability but we must abrogate to our readers the power of passing acl jcl judgment 3 upon post past efforts we believe in the policy of blowing our own trumpet to a certain extent especially as wo we havo have nono none to blow it tor for us U our subscription list has bai nearly doubled since the time wo tire purchased the logan Is luring during the past year wo we have printed tin an average of over I 1 1100 copies of each bomi issue tor for the past three months and it out our present subscribers would only old albut us in our oar efforts effort wo we believe it would bo be tin an easy tah to double our numbers before the present year runs runa out we hato during the past year re rc marly many words worda ot of on hom subscribers naich has ha nerved so 1 I to bo fresh rand kicul words vo me tle things which make life worth having them is who that had a heart eart tare tire for ill all or cir any mth 41 ly rr we ive feel that hint wo ire hal hac c not received that thai patronage work do deserved ifer ved for we havo have spent not only time but considerable money I 1 in y ll 11 bringing the Jori xAi to its pres en e n I 1 blond point wo IVO have refused during the ilia 3 car now noir past hundreds hund redi of dollars in living s up tip to our prospectus I 1 viz by noi advertise anis minli ills living laving a n debasing tendency wo do not deplore the deckmon ion no I a nado at starting but rather to rejoice 1 olec anti and now fellow it the local newspaper ought to bo be liberally supported by the people in ili whose interest derest fi that paper is faithfully working you cannot expect it to 0 advertise the life find and business of A lotion without receiving the support which is absolutely necessary to keep it up tip to its standard of 0 excellence it if you wish your town anti and county to advance in prosperity then be not niggardly of spending it a few dollars lit in alding the iho advancement of your own piper paper everybody reads newspapers now no greater reater instrument ex cs ista for tho the work of educating the public thin than the newspaper parents leavo are found out that knowledge O is power and understanding it endeavor to ta provide a good education for their children the schoolboy school boy of today to day is better endowed thin than the man of ono one hundred years ago from laviris Lav having irig enjoyed hi higher gocr privileges the news newspaper ilchik being a household companion its pa cs are remil regularly arly read and the names and occupations of business men villia advertise there in become familiar words lit in the mouths months of just such edich patrons as the advertiser tile the local paper is ia tho liest best read newspaper in ili the world all the city papers combined cannot supply the pheo of alic lie home lomo piper paper anti and no smart emart merfi merchant fint will allow his business to bo be in its columns newspaper men are arc daily deimit ted to tco rico tho the of the world through the iho odi editors tors office day after day 0 go O all the weaknesses of tile world all tho the vanities that want to I 1 be a putted puffed till all the errors that want correction all the meanness that v wants ants to get gel its goods pulled puffed gratti all the revenges that want to bo be reaped all tho the reports that want investigating bull and fill all the stories which ili li borci bring for publication in fact the editorial I 1 room is 19 the place where town talk is gathered for public delectation we nio are greatly indebted for valuable asgis assistance tarica rece received ired from our several correspondents in ili the surrounding settlements some hare are carried out their promises very satisfactorily facto rily while others have been som somewhat remiss remise wo are hope during the coming year nil all will assist us its in making tho the JOURNAL ft i local paper in deed na is vi well ell as m in wame wo vo advise all our young men nad and women to write us in an all occasional letter touching m upon subjects of public lic interest do not fee fed I 1 disappointed ed awn if your first effort should be consigned to tile the waste basket or if your production should be so eo altered that you can hardly recognize recognise g your own offspring for it if you carefully persist you will by and by reach the ibo car of tho the world ond and do that world good we wa hato bavo endeavored lit tho the patt past to publish it thoroughly good paper a paper as good as money and talent can make it and wo trust the public will give giro Is that cordial said tand earnest support naich can alono alone assure the lc highest success in the future in iho lie past wo may have written words worda that havo wounded the feel ingi 1133 3 of some of 0 our readers but those word have not been penned per it ed lindic but published with a view of accomplishing the greatest amount of public good rill ani stimulating tin all men to do their duty our past shortcomings wo trust willbo will lio overlooked still and we promise to renew energetically 0 our if nork ork for tile the benefit of 0 mankind it were a hopeless task in tho the limits ofa of a bhart newspaper article to attempt any thing like a resume of tile occurrences abich hive have come ill under i der public notice during uio the p past as t twelve mont months lie for lor tile past it has as not been ill in any ally an ordina ordinary ry year vi wo 0 therefore refrain front from attempting so eo onerous a task we go 0 O fol foith th to meet the shadowy future without fear feeling assured that it if ve tie contribute to tile the happiness of our patrons and keep truo true to our promises we reap tho the success vi flinch lich our efforts deserve di serTO |