| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION in 1893 when he finally went to Congress and wrote for its new owners William Glasmann founding patriarch and alsolater Ogden Postmaster of the family that today still owns the combined Ogden Standard-Examiner When Frank Cannon returned from his brief stint in the nationcapital he and Major Littlefield joined in 1896 in founding the Utah State Journal an evening publication that survived until its consolidation with the morning Examiner in 1908 Meantime Major Littlefield and several of his colleagues had met on December 17 1893 at the Union Hotel in Lehi to found the Utah Press Association The Ogden editor was president Thomson of the Brighton Star was secretary President Littlefield was re-elected in 1894 and was principal author ofresolution urging the Territorial Legislature to revise libel laws to prevent irresponsible persons from holding upnewspaper for thousands of dollars just because it tells the truth about them Rognon of the Payson Globe took over presidency of the associationthird meeting but Major Littlefield was continuously elected First Vice President from 1896 through 1904 After The Journal folded Edwin Littlefieldhealth began failing He spent most of his last years in the family home at 2528 Madison Avenue in central Ogden reading through the files of the many newspapers that represented his long and illustrious career Edwin Wattis Littlefield grandson recalls visiting shed where the yellowing bound copies were kept well remember reports Utah International Chairman Littlefield reading one of his editorials which was pointing out the inherent evil of the Pullman car permitting as it did people of the opposite sex to sleep in close proximity separated only byheavy curtain He died on June 1911 at 74 The Standard noted his passing with these words Major Edwin Littlefield veteran newspaperman and writer has passed to his reward The Grim 580 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
