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Show I The Republican In its Issue of Saturday "the only" attempted to cast, a shadow on this paper by saying that Tiik Repuiili-can Repuiili-can owes its existence to Senator Kearns. Wc care llttlo for this, but Inasmuch as last Saturday marked our second anniversary, wo feel Justified Justi-fied In making tho two' facts the basis ba-sis of a lengthy article detailing the foundation and growth of The Republican. Repub-lican. , The Rei'Uiilican makes these statements and gives this resume of facts concerning the foundation and growth of the paper for these reasons: First, to refute the Imputation cast by "the only," which, In Its keen disappointment dis-appointment that this paper has proved prov-ed a. success despite lis predictions to the contrary, seeks to make It appear that somo other InMuenco other than honest effort has been at the founda-tlou founda-tlou of that success. Second, that wo may glvo proper credit to thoso who have been Instrumental Instru-mental In giving to the republicans of Cache county an organ that Is at their backs through thick and thin, ready to defend them when attacked by that Institution which vllllfled them unquestioned un-questioned during twenty years, and ready always to attack those principles which are opposed to republicanism and proipcrity. "Wc believe It but right and Just that thoso gentlemen who by their words and financial assistance as-sistance have made it possible for The Republican to exist should bo known. Third, that tho public may have brought to their attention tho promises prom-ises in the beginning and asked to compare these with their fulfillment. A 0-column,8-page,seml-weekly, cleanly, clean-ly, readable newspaper filled with local news, and editorial columns devoted de-voted to tho growth of the valley and republicanism was promised, Although Al-though confident or fulfillment to the letter, modesty forbids enlargement on the degree and we leave the matter with the 15C0 subscribers and others who have watched our development. Fourth, that wo may thank all for the kindly way in which they have received re-ceived us, and borne with us ln times of adversity and trial. Wc appreciate most sincerely tho pleasant words of encouragement, and the moro substantial sub-stantial encouragement in cash subscriptions, sub-scriptions, advertising patronage and commercial printing which has been tendered to the full measure of our share. None are forgotten. A LITTLE HISTORY. The present editor and founder of The Rei'uiilioan, N. Ralph Moore, landed In Logan in December, 1001, with no Idea of staying In the city moro than a few days. The Logan Journal needed a printer, however, and for seven months after we were In the employ of that Institution. git that timo the Journal was about tho worst looking excuse for a newspaper news-paper that we had ever scen.taklng Into In-to consideration tho slzo of the city. That paper was tilled with little more than patent medicine ads, tele-graphlo tele-graphlo dispatches tlnce days old to tho exclusion of good local news, and it was scarcely readable. A good blacksmith with soot for ink, and horse shoe nails for type could have presented something better. While It Is unkind to speak ill of the dead, The Logan Nation, then In existence, was but a slight improvement. Tho writer sized up tho situation, found that tho Journal had been In existence exist-ence twenty-three years, had had everything Its own way politically and It was told us at that timo that the managers had been literally holding hold-ing up the democratic oillclals during their career; In fact had had every advantage any newspaper could want, was situated In a town of (1,000 the center of 20,000, had on Its staff an editor, reporter, business manager, advertising solicitor, and live printers, everything necessary to make a really first class newspaper and yet It was an unreadable rag, devoted to scathing scath-ing denunciations of men whose .shoes Its promoters were not worthy to unloose. THE BEGINNING. The aforesaid Moore concluded that Logan and Cache Valley offered tho opportunity for fame and fortune for which lo was looking, and against the advice of many who claimed to know conditions, started without purse or script to Install a newspaper. About that time The Nation, formerly form-erly republican, became disaffected, and announced Itself as an Independent Independ-ent paper. Naturally we then looked to the republican party for aid ln uur venture, and consulted Mr. Jos. Odell, then chairman of the republican county committee, II. Hnllcn Jr., and Mr. .l.C. Wallers. These gentlemen favored tho Idea but wero unablo to dcvlsu any schemo whereby tho necessity ne-cessity of the paity could bo supplied. Mr. Mooro finally suggested a plan that seemed feasible und about Juno 1002, the following circular was pilnt- BBBBBBBlbBBBBBBBBBBBBBRbBBbBBBBBBBJ cd and sent to many leading rcpubll- H bans: BJ "The need of a llrst-class, up-to-date-' H local newspaper In Cache county Is too'' w BJ apparent to admit of a doubt, and it vB Is equally certain that the present V necessity of tin republican party in iBl the county Is an organ to represent it. B That tho people generally and the re- BJ publican party especially, desire the B Immcdlato institution of such a pub- BJ llcatlon Is' a well-known fact, BUT are Bl the citizens ready and willing to give BJ to the promoter the substantial en- BJ couragement necessary to make such BJ an enterprise a success. jBj Such a paper as will meet the re- H qulrcmcnts of tho situation is now BJ proposed, and it Is with a view of ar- BJ riving at somo definite conclusion In BJ regard to this proposition that tho BJ matter Is brought to your personal at- BJ tentlon. At this time a slight effort Bl on the part of those Interested will sc- BJ cure for Logan and Caclio county a BJ paper conducted along the following BJ lines and the question is, are you as H a progressive citizen and an active re- BJ publican sufficiently In accord to lend BJ the very little asslstanco that may be BJ reasonably expected and rcquheu of BJ you? BJ The paper proposed Is to be known Bl as "Tho Logan Republican," publish- BJ cd twice a week and as regards BJ Size- a six-column, 8-page publlca- BJ Hon 10 columns larger than either BJ paper now published at Logan. BJ Typographically it Is .designed to BJ bo all that (list-class up-to-date ma- BJ tcrlal In the hands of thoroughly com- BJ petcnt craftsmen can make it. Well- BJ set advertisements, uniformly arrang- BJ cd reading matter and careful press- BJ work will make any paper a thing of , "B beauty. Twelve years experience In Bl various llrst-class offices over the U. S. r'BJ would enable the publisher to make it H all that could be desired. The Re- BJ publican would be an "all-home BJ print," thus benefitting both reader Bl and advertiser. Bl News Dcpt. "A paper that Is a BJ paper" Is to be the motto of this tie- BJ bartment. All that energy, ambition, BJ Journalistic pride, careful study of BJ successful newspaper methods, several BJ years experience along publishing BJ lines, and a "nose for news" could in- BJ tusc into the news columns would bo BJ found there. No effort would be made BJ to cover all the ground between Zlon H and tho King of Slam, but instead, BJ every means possible would bo used to BJ secure ALL the LOCAL news. This BJ paper would regard Logan, Cache BJ county, and Cache valley as Its legltl- BJ ment news Held, and such a Held care- BJ fully covered cannot fall to produce BJ tho best local paper In Utah. Special BJ attention would be paid to the schools BJ of the valley likewise any enterprise BJ lileslgned for the valley's progress. BJ Politically the Republican would BJ be what its name indicates. At those BJ times when political Issues are before BJ the public, tho editorial columns BJ would bo used for the advancement of BJ the republican cause In the northern BJ part of Utah. Every legitimate, hon- orable means that might be suggested BJ would be used to assist the party to- BJ ward tho desired end and by "party" BJ we refer to the organization as rcprc- BJ sen ted by the regularly selected com- mlttccs. However the editorial col- 9 urans are not designed for abuse, and K at no time would the paper become so violently partisan and viciously vindictive vin-dictive that persons of opposite political politi-cal faith could not read Its news columns col-umns with pleasure and its editorials with a certain amount of composure. When not occupied politically, the editorial columns would be devoted to matters of local Interest and especially especial-ly the securing of tho city's and county's coun-ty's improvement and growth In various var-ious directions. Numerous natural and acquired advantages of this locality local-ity would ever bo upheld as a means of inducing a hcathful Immigration, anillocal enterprise of any and every description would here receive the encouragement en-couragement of which it might be worthy. In other words, tho Idea would be to "boom the valley." Such Is the paper proposed, and whether It Is secured at tills timo depends de-pends upon the readiness of Cache valloy citizens to show a little enterprise. enter-prise. Tho plan All that is necessary is tho securing of a certain number (sufficient (suf-ficient to Indicate the public mind) of one year subscriptions to Tho Republican Repub-lican at the yearly subscription rato $2.50 payable at the olllco of said paper within 15 days after llrst Issue. It is desired that said publication bo given to the public not later than tho 10th day of August and you will see the necessity of prompt action. Within the coming few days you will probably be solicited to subscribe for 7a the same and this prospectus Is sent you that you may understand the plan and have thought about the matter befoio being approached by the solicitor. solici-tor. However, If you feel sufficiently Interested In-terested to give us your name as a subscriber without waiting for a solicitor solic-itor to come to you, a blank for that purpose will bo found herein provided. Tear out the blank, till It In properly and mall to N. Ralph Moore, Logan, Utah, and the kindness will be appreciated. appre-ciated. It may well bo added that their Is no objection to any ono taking as many subscriptions as he chooses. Yours very truly, N. Ralph Mooue. This plan and prospectus has been Investigated by tho Republican Central Cen-tral Committee in oUlclal session, the members of whlch not only gave it their iinqualltlcd endorsement, but now respectively urge upon tho public at large, and republicans especially, tho acceptance of tho proposition. A FLUNK. This plan moved slowly, although Messrs. Odell, Bullen and Walters did everything to push tho matter, so that by tho middle of August hardly moie than half tho required subscriptions had been secured. A number had sent In their subscriptions and other gentlemen had done good work, not- Q ably Mr, Pctor Peterson who In two W days sent 20 from Pctcrboro. Jw Tho politicians wanted tho paper IE for uso during tho campaign of 1002, so II It seemed necessary that somo other jfl plan of raisin,? tho money must bo B adopted. Tho fact that not less than H $3,000 had been paid tho Logan Nation at various times and to .no result, ' J9 mado it difficult sailing. Everybody Continued on last page ,jj The Republican H t X Continued from 4lh page. B " ollcrcd diseouiageiuent. The writer H yi then proposed that twenty rcpubll- g I ! cans, sufflclcntly well-oil tlnauclally to iloso $i" each be asked to sign our lndl-' lndl-' ', , vlduiil notes Tor that amount.a total of J , WOO, and sitillclent to make the first h payment on a i2,0My plant. These H gentlemen were to get the money back H . ' if they could. This plan was accepted H 'I,. and the follow lug gentlemen's names H iij J are to be Inscribed on the B U HOLLOI'IIONOU. H i( .I..C. Waltois, .1. A llciidilckson, .los. M ' , Qdcll, W. II. Thaln, Soieu Hansen, II. H i . 1 Mtei, James V. (juaylc, .los. A. H Smith, -loc Squhes, Itobeit M unlock, H Hon. Josc)h Howell. II. Ilullen Jr., I). M " ' C. Hudge, K. I'. Ilacon, A. II. Thomp- B son, Xcpli Thomas, II. A. I'edersen, 1 ! Ex-mayor Hansen l'etei Peterson, H Sidney O. Stc ens, A O Lundstrum, K Jl W. Hoblnsou. H M' The plant, with the exception of our H! I piess, was Installed and the Hist Issue K ' of Tiik Loo an Uki'uiiliua.v appear- H ed Sept. 10, 100, the type set In Lo- H gan and paper pi luted In Salt Lake. m During September apd October, the m writer went to Sail Lake on the .'MO M tialn with his typo forms, had them B I printed between 8 and 12 p. m., carted B thopapeisand foims to the midnight m train and was In Logan the following , inoinlng. Dining that time 11,000 m papers wcic mailed each issue. This B entailed cxtraordluarv expense, and H 'i. only by the assistance of Mr. Odcll. .1. H' i U. Waltcisand 1. L. Jliaugham In ad- m vauclng small sums of money ns pel- m sonal faois, together with largei B sums by a lady who would not catc to H hae her name mentioned, was it pos- B slblc for Tun IIki'uiimuak to con- H I tlnue. About this time Senator JCotrns came to Logan and vvassolicit- B ed for a contribution to help sustain 1 the paper. He lefused. During the B i month of November, after the paper BBaJ had rcndcicd what service it could In BBS S the campaign, Tiik IIki-uulican was BBB suspended foi a month until thearrlv- al of our pass. In the meantime Mr. Joel Hicks was taken in us a member of the linn, anil publication was begun be-gun again. Tills pioved unsatisfactory, unsatisfac-tory, and In a nmith Mooic sold his interest to Kicks w ilh the understanding understand-ing that If the republican oiganlai Ion desired to piomulgatc a stock company com-pany to purchase I he plant and paper, It should be tinned over to them. This was done In a course of another month, a company known as the Logan Lo-gan Newspaper Co., bmlngMr. Uleks's Interest and assuming the notes held by the Western Newspaper I'nlon. NEWOIIUANIZATION. This stock comp.ui) uaspusl.cdby Mm count) oiganl.itlonand the pi in-clpal in-clpal stockholder tod.i) sue Hon. Jos. Howell, Ex-Mnyoi Hansi-n, Soicn Hansen, John A. llcndrlekson, Jos. Odcll. "hobeit Muidock. W. W. Maughan, A. s Luiitlstium, J. C Waltois, C. '. Hauls. E. W. Hobln-boil, Hobln-boil, D. II. iloheils. J. N. Larscn, and Joseph A. Sinllh. These gentlemen, gentle-men, with otheis who have small amountsof stock, put up theli good money to haw a newspaper which shall always be lepubllcan, anil while these gentlemen now lecelw moie than 10 per cent on their Investment, )et they deserve no little ciedlt for putting their money into what might have been a sink hole. The fact ttiat these gentlemen own the stock does not give them any leveiage with the papei at present, Inasmuch as the plant is leased oul-llghlfor oul-llghlfor a ceitaln amount and the only stipulation Is that the paper shall . suppoit the lepubllcan ticket Hut now wc go back to the story again. NEW I'M KM. Since the Ihst number or Tun Kk-rniMi'AN Kk-rniMi'AN was Issued, Mi. Fred Tui-nei Tui-nei had shown a kindly interest and at the time the stock company was organized, or-ganized, Mr. Turner, urged by prominent, promi-nent, lepubllcans, suggested that the writer go In with him and lease the plant lor a year. Mr.Tuinei saldthat he knew nothing about a newspaper office, of-fice, but knew how to rustle business and knew men. He believed that wc could make the allalr a "go". The firm, Mooic & Tuinei, leased the plant fiom the slock company for $2."0 a year, 10 pel cent on the Investment. Invest-ment. From tluxt time Tiik Uki'uii-lican Uki'uii-lican began to grow. Mr. Turner put Into the work his well-known energy, en-ergy, and sulllcient money to tide over temporary dilllcultles. Both Mr. Turner and the wiltcr woiked fiom 10 to 2 a. m. nightly between Feb. 1, liKMand Feb. I, 11)01. No stone was left unturned to make Tin: Kki-uiim-can a success. Tom ICearns had nothing no-thing to do with it The writer, who Is editor, renorter and head of the mechanical dcpaitment made every elfoit to pioduce a clean, loadable paper filled with news, and was ably-assisted ably-assisted by Mr. Turnoi, who Is no slouch when it comes to picking up news items. The public accepted our ellorts, and that Mr. Tinner rustled business Is attested at-tested hi the fact that on Feb. 1, 1001, the Logan Newspaper Co.ic-leascd the plant to Moore Sc Turner for three yiars for $:iXl a year; that the liim has added nm to the plant In equipment that has been made absolutely necces-saiy necces-saiy by the growth of business; that the linn has recently bought a portion of the plant of the defunct Nation, bought the building and giound formerly for-merly owned by that paper, and has spent $700 hi lc-lltting the building; that wc have today 1,500 bonatldc sub- scilbers and a business second to no other newspaper business In Northern Utah. Of course wc still owe some money .but the iccltal shows the lesult of pcifcctaccoid and untiling energy combined with some knowledge of the newspaper business on the pint of Mic firm The Republican could promise many good tilings for the fiituic, but this Is long enough. Wc bej: our kind Indulgence. |