| Show THE FORMATION MEETING AND AFTERWARD Standard in the Tribune story Littlefield had launched the Press earlier in 1893 but remained with it onlyshort time and becameStandard staff member prior to the founding meeting His affiliation with the Press only months before Mr Webb called the newsmen together probably accounts for the Banner column linking him withpaper for which he no longer worked Another difference in the two accounts is the presence of Milton Scott of the American Fork Item While listed by Mr Webb as one of those attending the meeting he doesnappear in the Tribunestory Less than 90 days before the newsmen gathered in Lehi Scott had founded the Item In May heclosed the doors on the Spanish Fork Sun which he published for less thanyear The Item became the American Fork World in 1896 andyear later ceased publication Scott afterward hadshort-lived tenure with the Utah County Press in Provo then vanished from the statejournalistic scene third discrepancy concerns Thomson Thereno in either paperspelling of his name And heidentified with the Brighton Star by the Tribune though he has no newspaper affiliation in the Bannercolumn Actually the correct spelling of his name does include an -Thomson And he waswell-known journalist whose nom de plume was Milo Zip His Utah career included founding the short-lived Brigham City Voice 1894-95 planning in 1891 but never launchingweekly paper in Helper and acting asUtah County correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune Brighton where Thomson newspapered in 1892-93 wasnthe community of that name located at the head of Big Cot tonwood Canyon It wasfour-year-old housing development some five miles southwest of Salt Lake City in fact suburb of that time The visionary Utah Nevada Railroad passed by affordingtelegraph and express office and the ambitious new town also hadpost office The Brighton Star had begun life in 1890 as the Record managed by James Its name was changed by Thomson after he acquired it two years later Editorials and news items in his Star read likereal estate promotional circular quips 15 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
