Show VOLUME IE NINE THIRTY-NINE I With this issue the Record starts on the thirty-ninth thirty volume of Its pub pub- lice Lion I. I Thirty-nine Thirty years ears ago the paper was f. f but a II small email affair 4 pages 4 columns to the page the type trpe set In what Is r known PS es 12 pt nearly twice the size iJ of the tYl type e used today Many changes In the city have hap- hap I. I M paned since the first Issue was as printed en n a small hand power army press no larger than that of the smallest make of washing wishing machine At the time Ume the first number of ot the Record Issued there were but two stores In the town the old Co op housed In hr a small story and a half building that stood where when our modern bank building now stands and the Cedar Sheep Store a small one story affair about 15 feet fret by 20 In dimensions The population at that time totaled somewhere In the neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- neigh neigh-I of 1200 For a few tvr year years the naner Issued on I this small all basis when It was increased to n a five fl column olumn four page paper and Burins this transition one ne or two small business businesses s were started one of them being what was WI called ailed the Cosy Corner Corner Cor Cor- ner npr a II business that tried to o operate as lIS a II bakery J confectionery and cafe but tut which after a year or two ed At this period things began to open HD arc in Southern Utah and more busl- busl ress ess began bean to come to Cedar due duet t principally to the establishment of the Branch Dranch Normal now the B. B A. A C. C At this thU time the sheep shepp and cattle Industry begun began to thrive In south Utah I and naturally Cedar be and the management of ot the Record commenced commenced com- com the publication of a six column column col col- I four page paper Three or four years ears of this size and matters looked up to such an e extent that the paper was again enlarged to toa toa a six sir column eight page paper as It ItIs Itis Itis Is today the population of the town had increased as had also that of the county and the subscription list grew to double the size of that at th the start Then came the railroad and with it an increase in business of all kinds I new homes were erected In one year I Ithe the number totaling seventy-five seventy the opening and operating of ot the Desert Mound Iron mines added to the payroll payroll pay pay- roll 1011 possibilities cf of the country the B. B A. A C. C increased In size and attendance attendance attend attend- attendance ance and with this increase added business firms opened up and operated ed fd successfully From two small business concerns In during 1893 the years of the publishing publishing publish publish- ing tog of the Record the number has increased In Increased In- In creased until now there are half a hundred and all seemingly in a fair way The Record during all 1111 these year ear has consistently and constantly worked worked work work- ed fd for the of ot Southern Utah Iron County and Cedar City has boosted and encouraged everything of a nature that was as of ot bereft benet t to the country has given gt the news steadily publishing only that which was legitimate legitimate mate constructive and devoid of ot scan- scan tile die It Is still sUll published along the s Jime lines and will continue throughout volume thirty And I it is expected that Cedar City Iron C runty County and Southern Utah will ill continue to grow groN and expand in size and business is s It has for the past t twenty years And in conclusion the management of the Iron County Record tenders to tots its ts patrons the Seasons Season Greetings and wishes s for tOT them prosperity health rd happiness |