| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME Goodwin was qualified to join such company The power of his pen was quickly recognized and as an editorial writer he rose to an eminence gained by onlyrare few As the years rolled by historians note Goodwinfelicity of expression never changed his mind wasspring notreservoir In Nevada too he was elected District Judge He was married in 1877 to Alice Maynard of Carson City Nevada She had travelled from Maine to California with her mother tracing the route across the isthmus of Panama earlier taken by Goodwin She and her husband were parents ofson born in Virginia City and later daughter born in Salt Lake City As the Comstock boom faded in 1880 the Goodwins left Virginia City and came to Utah where the judge was interested in mining in the southern part of the state But fate intervened The Tribune was in need of an editor with the courage of his convictions and the ability to express them Charles Goodwin accepted the position which he would hold for 20 years with scarcely evervacation He wasbulwark of strength for his newspaper during the bitter fights which took place on Salt Lake Cityjournalistic front in that time In 1883 Goodwin and Lannan purchased controlling interest in the Tribune with 60 000 loan from John Mackay one ofgroup of Californians who had acquired huge fortunes from gold mining in their own state and from the Comstock Lodesilver deposits Mackaycohorts also became famous as builders of railroads and telegraph systems Tribune staff members speculated at the time that the 60 000 was notloan butgift The Tribune was sold in 1901 ostensibly to Perry Heath but more probably to Senator Thomas Kearns and David Keith prominent mining men Goodwin then became editor of GoodwinWeekly publication his son Goodwin had established in 1902 In addition to those duties in 1906 Goodwin began writingdaily full page of editorials for The Evening Telegram He carried out this routine for eight years until January 24 1914 His three books of remembrances were The Comstock Club 543 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
