| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Mountford scraped up enough money to becomenewspaper owner assuming the title on January 24 1919 Launched in 1894 the Progress had merged at the turn of the century with the Clear Lake Review resulting in the hyphenated name Both Dick and Frank received their early printing training at the P-R performing the menial tasks delegated to all newspaperingraw recruits -melting lead casting mats throwing in hand-set type folding papers and though not often in country plants of that era emptying waste baskets and sweeping floors There too Frank was introduced to the Linotype and thus beganlove affair that lasted throughout his life The term Linotype actually described both the popular typesetting machines of that era -the original Linotype first on the scene and its successful later rival the Inter type The name of the former was affixed to the latter as well not unlike the use of fridge abbreviated from Frigidaire as designation for all brands of refrigerators Franklove of the machine and hours-on-end spent at the keyboard made him the epitome of hot metal operators fast and virtually error-free James took what he felt was an upward stride in the business when he sold the P-R to Vance and Jane Wilson and purchased the Payson Chronicle from Kennedy on February 10 1926 There his sons continued after school and on Saturdays to gain hands-on knowledge of weekly newspaper production in the manner of almost every trainee in that day Frank though stillteenager produced most of the papertypography at the Linotype What legacy did the unlettered but articulate James Mountford leave to his sons the future publishers Perhaps the objectives he editorially espoused at the beginning of 1931 are evidence Tb promote the interests of Payson in all matters of business to give our readersnewsy paper filled with snapDy business-getting advertisements and to materially increase our subscription list We promiseclean-cut business policy no favoritism no special rates square deal to all He couldnhave known then that the economic downturn 586 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
