| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION National Editorial Association but by then Littlefield had long since departed Before he would conclude his career he contribute his editorial talents to more than two dozen newspapers throughout the West -among them publications in San Francisco Orleans Yreka Sacramento and Auburn Califor nia Salem Oregon and Austin Tuscarora Reno Virginia City and Elko Nevada Then with the Pilot the News the Utah State Journal the Press the Switch and the Standard in Ogden and the Daily Mining Journal in Salt Lake City Littlefield was elected interim president in 1893 as the association was established then served as the 1894 leader The number of individuals who ve held the office of president doesncorrespond with the associationage because some held multiple terms during the organizationyears In 1996 UPA elected its 90th president early Among those who held the gavel more thansingle term was David Felt presidenttotal of six years 1897 1901-23 1905-6 while affiliated with three different publications in Salt Lake City Springville and Farmington James Wallis was president four consecutive years 1918-19-20-21 while publishing the Vernal Express Rognon of Payson Joseph Barlow of Murray Isaac Diehl of Mammoth Max Markus of Richfield and Adrien Taylor of Moab each served two terms Mrs Taylor was the first in 65 years to hold multiple terms when she took office in 1993 after previously serving in 1988 She was also the first since Mr Felt to have non-consecutive presidential terms It was not by design that she accepted the gavelsecond time Robert Prince of the Murray Eagle was vice president and in the line of ascendency when he left the field after 39 years of newspapering Wm James Mortimer of the Deseret News then secretary and next in line of ascension felt his limited experience with the association Opposite page THE PUBLISHER OF THE Wasatch Wave in Heber City William Buys was president of Utah State Press Association in proximately when this photo of his staff was taken Seated from left George Barzee Pearl Buys Kilburn and Mr Buys Back row from left Ephraim McMillan Dave McMillan Joseph Murdock Lucinda Buys and George Fischer 190 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
