| Show VENERABLE TYPES TYPE'S I UNIQUE HISTORY c Used in Printing Many Early L' L Day Papers in West West- WestI Western f em ern States I rl CROSSES PLAINS IN WAGON f i Valued Ya luel po c lon of or Pioneers Pioneer's Son Semi I I f p Continues to tn H Render SlI iC Service I I. I i I In II Snit Salt Lake r r j-i j i In a corner o of the photograph gallery gali gal gal- II I- I i I lery lory r of C C. E E. Johnson John ot of oC Salt 1 Lake t there may be found tola today a font Cont of or type Ipe perhaps the oldest In the Interi Intermountain Inter- Inter k i I mountain country and on one at least that lw has been used uel to print the first edition of not a few CeW newspapers that thai F- F I have ve grown to be a 0 power In the sections sec- sec lions where they circulate I f lons JO Joseph E. E Johnson a n pioneer newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper man nn and printer In Utah Ulah purchased pur- pur 4 chased the tho type lype away back bac In 1847 1 fion Or Orson on H Hyde Mr Ir Hyde was wa at al the Frontier that time publishing Guardian at now Council Coun Coun- cil cli Bluffs lu Tu He lie hInd had purchased the el 1 lype lw Blurs to together with wih an nn old ton In press hand at Cincinnati CincinnatI Mr 1 Johnson on continued lo to publish th the I Frontier Guardian long after aCer Mr later changing Llah Ulah Hyde came caine to 10 H Its lele name to 10 the tho Council Counci Bluffs nu Bugle le Not ot long after enga engaging In the newspaper business at a Council Counci Buffs Bluffs established the Omaha Mr Ii Johnson Arrow I. I and anil tho the Cr Crescent City Oracle OraclE publishing th the three papers I from the same mine pres press the tho three towns flom h the Missouri river being loing separated by 1 ri A fire later destroyed the printing office of ot lice fice fl at al Council ce Bur Bluffs but lUt 11 Mr Mi John John- soft oli oI saved aved a part letri of ot of the 11 type b by throw throw- lug It out of the window The font fontnow now hOW owned 1 by hl his fon son C. C E E. Johnson of oC this city was waR In iii the lot j. ed saved From Council mur Bluffs Mr Ir Johnson Counci moved 10 to Omaha where he continued the publication of the Arrow Then Ihen tl he moved to lo Wood River Center set el his printing pre press preA and Net Neb eb up Huntsman huntsman Hunts of or the began the publication lunt man mn Echo Echo c About Abour that time lime th the people of or Ne Nebraska No- No e- e braska began hegan to lo make mala it uncomfortable able ab for fOI em Mormons residing in their midst and Mr 11 Johnson decided to join others other ant of or his faith who had hac al alS already al- al 1 S ready crossed the plains He lie sent h hl his s wife vie to Utah Ulah In coming corning himself later latet a year tar l Young Youn Pays lays Freight ht Mr When lien hn Johnson he left Ice packed Wood the Rivet River type Center and nn and left instructions to printing pr press sq have hav It brought lo to Utah b by some ome of I But nut the In Instructions In- In the Mormon emigrants were misunderstood The anti and press were wre placed on one of type ane pres 1 the regular freighting wagons then between the covering the long stretch co 1 Missouri I UI river r and trio the valley aleY of the Great Greal f Salt Lake Lkc In due time lime Mr Mt A L. L J Johnson ohn on was notified of oC the arrival r I of 01 his plant the notice Informing him it that the tho consignment would be he de- de of oC twenty-five twenty L Jv red on payment I cents a pound Twenty five fi e cents a pound here her was he to 10 obtain the mone money to pa paIt pay It Like Ilke man many another In the thC early days he ho sou sought ht the counsel of Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young who agreed to lo pa pay the charges In consideration of o of a favor or granted him b by Mr Ir Johnson only a short time before Upon tm his arrival In Salt Sal Ll Lake e Mr Johnson Immediately looked about aboul for or land on which to make his home He lie selected the tract on eli which the Oregon Short Line depot and ond tracks now stand Brigham ham Young later late decided de do- stanc cities that he wanted tho the tract trad and cdell prevailed pre upon Mr Ir Johnson to trade It I for land hand lane near Pay Payson on of which Mr f John Johnson on soon took possession antI and anc nam named it Spring Lake Via Villa There for Cor several Rc erl c years ea he be ma made e his home Early rh Utah Papers In 1865 Mr Ir Johnson moved mo ed hl his family to Dixie 1 and there then established establish establish- ed cd another paper Our Dixie Times For FOl some fome rea reason on the setter settlers o of the district objected to tho tIto name Dixie L an aM applied to the paper and so It was wa changed to lo the Rio Virgin Times tL- tL aft after afI i the river ri cr bearing hearl g the name annie r Great things s were expected of that thai section of o country and John C. C Fremont Fremont Fre Fre- f mont the hue pathfinder er was an anxious lous to purchase the paper that Mr Ir Johnron Johnson Johnson John- John son ron had found founded Even p en at that time a a. a railroad wasP was promised to traverse the fruitful southern countes counties Brigham ham Young was wa to 0 furnish the colonists an and castern eastern cast cast- em ern capital was lo to build the road but buti the latter latler failed and with It I the plans i of ot many who until then had hl high h hopes Mr I tr Johnson soon found round that lie he could coul not nol m make his hi paper pay So SoI I he stopped publishing I It an and began Instead to issue the Utah and Gardener a paper devoted to lo lothe the Interests ts o the Utah farmer Carmer But Dul 4 about that time th the old Silver Reef Ree was opened and so o the printing nrc aress 41 nl nd type w. w were vore rf moved to Silver Reef Ree There the Silver Reef Reer Echo was es established established es- es 5 but bul with wih the tho failure allure of o the thc the mine maine the camp went to pieces and anel t. t the Iho old hui printing press pre nail and l t type pe pc were sold olt for Cor junk Purchased by Son r 1 SOl Upon learning learing of the sale ale of the time press and type lype C. C I E. E Johnson of this city Immediately made malle a search for them hem He le found foun them without I much trouble brought them to this elt city and th they are counted among the most valued of a long hong list of old treasures treasures treas treas- trea- trea ures of oC the earl early days daYH of o Utah 1 At tho the time of or the lie Omaha lion len lon the history of the lw foun founding of lie fr first t newspaper in Omaha was wn written up It I proved pro lc to bo be the Omaha Arrow an and b by diligent search the press an and type were werl traced to lo this clr city cily Permission of o Mr h Johnson Julia John son on to lo have ha e them exhibited at fit the fair was given the press anti and type being belog be be- bp- bp log ing exhibited later at one one of the Utah Uth state stal fairs airs Mr Ir Johnson coe does much of of his own printing nn and not nol Infrequently infrequently quent uses type lype from the old font ont that has ha hal had such fuch an nn interesting his his- tory t None one of or tho the papers founded b by Mr Mi I. I Johnson an and which are known to ex cx 1st toda today bear hear the original names hut but the printing press and anc font Cont of o type which the Salt Sal Lake LkA photographer I keeps ps n as relics brou brought ht out the lie first firt I 4 editions of t several prominent papers now existing under existing under different names nameR |
