| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME into the ways of doing business and into the changes which had been made in the publishing field in Salt Lake City Application of his business methods focussed on improvements which could be made in operations and 1924 found him with the title Assistant General Manager of the Deseret News Publishing Company The Deseret News itself and the printing facility Deseret News Press During the next dozen years while at the Deseret News M was instrumental in creating the new building on Richards Street New and modern equipment was installed in every department new press that would handle all produc tion of the newspaper including color work comics and color advertising was purchased Together with his fellow workers he developed the idea of the Church Section that today is an important feature of the News And he contributed many of the progressive concepts that have been generated by the Deseret News As he became more deeply involved in the newspaper the Utah Farmer was passed on to other managers and Stringham Stevens in January 1930 was sold to Until it was later sold to the Crowell Publishing Company of Seattle Washington up to three members of the Kirkham family were employed by the Farm er The newspaper and journalistic activities of James Kirkham came to an end when in 1934 he was called to preside over the East Central Mission with headquarters in Kentucky When he returned to Utah in 1938 he was sent ongenealogical mission throughout Europe and when he came back he became affiliated with the Presiding Bishopoffice where he remained until retirement in 1954 On July 1957 at the age of 84 he passed away in Salt Lake City His wife had preceded him in death by eleven years but all his nine children survived along withposterity of 46 grand and great-grandchildren His wasnoteworthy newspaper career involving daily less-than-daily and periodical publications To each of them he brought keen foresight ingenious planning and operating efficiency which invariably led to success 577 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
