| Show CHAPTER TEN Those Who Provided Leadership As the associationreputation spread and it grew in stature it attracted into membership among others those who would become its future leaders Some understandably appeared on its roster for the first time because theyjust become involved in Utah journalism Others longer engaged in Beehive state newspapering were enticed by the opportunity to rub shoulders with contemporaries in the field and to profit from their experience Isaac Ike Diehl who became the 1916 president registered for the first time in 1897 as did another future Hall of Fame member John Wallis So did Fred Nelson who was elected to lead the group in 1899 Norman Dresser signed into the 1898 conclave representing the Mercur Miner and became the 1913 president as publisher of the Millard County Chronicle Delta William Buys and Charles England arrived on the scene in 1899 Buys would become the 1904 president England the 1907 leader Hall of Fame publishers James Dunn and Charles Huish both appeared at the 1901 convention Parley Jenson registered at the 1904 meeting and five years later was elected president Subsequent registration records almost annually reflect other journalists destined to guide association policy several years later Itperhaps fitting that when he assumed leadership the associationfirst president Edwin Albert Major Littlefield waswell-travelled 56-year old journalist probably the most knowledgeable of the founders about newspapering Born in East Greenwich Rhode Island heservedprinting apprenticeship in his native state and at age 25 became editor of the Goodhue County Republican in Red Wing Minnesota Coincidentally that city 23 years later would be the birthplace of 189 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
