| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION black citizens until 1909 the last two years under the editing pen of Mrs Taylor widow of the founder copy from January 1897 is the sole remaining evidence of its existence however while the Utah history of the Broad Ax is preserved in its entirety on microfilm fourth Afro-American newspaper in Utah was the Tri City Oracle briefly produced in American Fork in 1902 by Washington Sellers Co single front page offifth black publication Western Light dated May 30 1914 is in the possession of Salt Lake City minister Rev France Davis It was Vol No 14 indicating it was started in February 1913 but no other evidence of the paper has been found Black newspapers have been virtually non-existent in Utah in more recent years and no other black journalists have subsequently participated in the association Of the original group involved in creation of Utah State Press Association Rawlings left the least distinct tracks The Silver Star rose and descended withinyeartime and its founding publisher departed with scarcelytrace Quite similar were the careers of two early presidents of the association Ernest Rognon Payson Globe was the second to guide UPAfortunes He departed for Seattle Washington in 1903 and there his trail vanishes Fred Nelson Utah County Democrat of Provo the fifth president also left no footprints whatever Few in Utahnewspaper history could claim more newspaper affiliations than James Jakeman bearded rather portly journalist of some skill who founded numerous failed publications His career is extensively outlined in Chapter 16 for he playedkey role in the 1912 division of the association Neverpublisher owner but an oft-quoted and frequently controversial editor for three decades was Scipio Africanus Kenner rather handsome wavy-haired and mustachioed man at the height of his career hestarted newspapering at age 16 asprinter in St George Before his death in 1913 at age 61 he had edited 11 newspapers of assorted frequencies and 182 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
