| Show UTAH SIX SURVIVING DAILIES The Logan Herald-Journal The Herald-Journal of today traces its beginnings to an 1879 publication established as an extension of the Ogden Junction The semi-weekly Ogden paper had for several years printedsubstantial amount of Logan news and advertising and finally decided to give Cache Valleymasthead of its own The weekly was named the Logan Leader and its initial issue appeared on September 11 1879 Not quite three years later -on August 1882 -a group of Logan businessmen createdcompany which acquired the Leader re-equipped its plant and re-named it the Utah Journal Tts first editor was Horace Cummings of Salt Lake City who along with his brother Benjamin had been in charge of the Leader The manager was an ex-army officer from Nebras ka Captain Burnett Ownership changes werenuncommon in early Utah newspapering and the Journal was no exception The paper was sold May 1885 and John Carlisle became its editor Withinyear it changed to semi-weekly frequency and in 1889 was bought by Sloan of Salt Lake City He changed its name to the Logan Journal Its stout support of the Demo cratic party resulted inRepublican group creating in April 1891 the daily Logan Nation The Nation was not longdaily By 1895 with the name changed to the Logan Republican it wasweekly Somewhere in those rather confusing newspaper times the Republican again became the Nation and when it last published in 1904 it was so-titled Early in 1902 the paper had abandoned its staunch support of the Grand Old Party and become independent Which so irritated Republican party leadership thatsecond Logan Republican was launched on September 10 1902 Meanwhile the Journal had passed from the hands of Sloan toreorganized company which brought in Wil 163 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
