| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME He waschampion of many causes Issues of the Beaver County News and Beaver Press reflected his editorial promotion and keen interest in sports mining farming community county state and nation One observer said of him He wasman of strong convictions he knew what he believed why he believed it and stood behind it Carlton came to Utah at the insistence of Wester field commercial printer in Riverside California He and Webster were co-owners of MilfordBeaver County News The paper had been an outgrowth of the Milford Times which began in 1902 as the county b only publication In 1908 George Greenwood acquired the Times changing its name to the News Westerfield and Webster were amongsuccession of subsequent owners and Carlton assumed Westerfieldownership share when he made the 1916 visit Though notnewspaperman he was well-educated and would recount during an interview in later years that he quickly realized the potential value of the paper One of his first decisions was the installation ofModelLinotype on September 29 1916 Andsecond decision was to move his wife Cora and son Walter to Milford in May 1917 Two years later he purchased Websterhalf-interest and became the sole owner His ongoing editorial crusade was for road improvement He argued that southern Utah had some of the finest scenery in the country and the way to get California-bound tourists to visit Zion Canyon and other scenic wonders was to upgrade the roads An enthusiastic member of Utah State Press Association he served as its 1923 president Earlier in 1919 he had urged the news group to ask the Legislature to definelegal newspaper and setper-line rate for legal publications He cam 445 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
