Show printers celebrate year of service 1 I in recording events printers week began monday tilts this Is the tercentenary an annever niver sar 1 7 of the american Amo beginning of an industry that line has had a greater influence ion on civilization than any other trade or profession upon its inception development land and civilization has made its greatest strides and risen to its levels in disseminating facts spreading the influence of religion educating the Il masses lasses ex posing infamy fanity In and turning thi the light on tyrants the art of printing has performed services no oth I 1 or cr mortal agency could have accomplished complis hed in a million years printing with A a flint a piece of charcoal or a 0 stylus was waa practiced tle by primeval inhabitants of the earth when ideas first began to lo clamor tor for expression and preservation in tile the course of time wooden blocks were carved and impresa squeezed but it was not until movable types were invented that Vr printing inting as it to Is now recognized was born johann gens fleisch or guttenberg cut it a crude font of letters from which public documents were printed in 1454 although experiments had been carried on for nt ni least 10 years be foro fore notice was taken of the matter machinery for making impressions was finally perfected and utilized by william caxton who issued several books from lis hla press but gave it up tip because material returns not justify the necessary outlay outlays ll 11 three honderd years ago tile first printing press act up tit in tile the american colonies was put pat into operation by stephen dayo daye oil an Engli englishman who camo came to massachusetts in ili 1638 1038 and started running off psalms and almanacs tit alfe following year jle ho was ivas americas first printer but ills hla work was waa so fco crude the te publishers put samuel green lit in hla his place who subsequently employed daye as a Jou journeyman president Dir kinshaw amt allol secretary romeyn romey n of tile the printing industry of utah have arranged a program find and engaged speakers to participate in the national observance of the event assisting them are the following representatives of various phases of the industry johnal john 0 mcfarlane Mcl arlane direct mail malli james A giles research re and sur voy vey stanley 11 II evans evana three uto ute speakers for bervice clubs hobort paper houses B E IJ 11 rinch engravers 8 L win tera ink leland 0 burnesa Bur resa weekly newspapers leroy D simmons metropolitan newspapers j 1 frank kautzman general dinner meting 8 0 bennion Benn Beim lon toastmaster at the file dinner wi 0 grimsdale finance P V VV W exhibits and mark hampton ampton II salt lake advertising club president salt lake tribune |