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59TH BIRTHDAY
CALDWELL TRIBUNE
TALES PART II
UNCLE BILL SAYS
THE WORK PLACE
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The work place in Portland

Uncle Bill worked in the new 'state of the art' Oregonian building which was first occupied by its employee's January 15th, 1892. The building was located at 6th and Alder.
The caption at the bottom of the Oregonian building add reads- "Not a dark office in the building; absolutely fireproof; electric lights and artesian water; perfect sanitation and through ventilation. Elevators run day and night.

Image of Oregonian Building"
Oregon Historical Society"

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The Fellow Workers

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Harvey W. Scott

 I'm not familiar with all of the editors, but I believe that Harvey W. Scott is sitting at his desk on the far left side of the room (based on the image to the left for comparrison.) It's possible that the Oregonian mistakenly flopped the negative before copy.


Bill Reminisces

It is a gentle-voiced old Uncle Bill who reminisces. "The old-timers can be counted on the hands-C.A. Morden, manager and co-trustee of the H.L. Pittock estate, who came in the early 1880's; Allan B. Slauson, who came in 1882, went to Washington, D.C., in 1893 as correspondent of the Seattle P-I, coming back to Portland in 1905, returning to the copy desk of the Oregonian in 1917; Harry Austin, Image, W.J. Cudy, jpeg 8kb

linotyper and proofreader, who was here in the middle 1880's and came back to stay after the Seattle fire; David Foulkes, who became day foreman when he was hardly than a lively stepping boy in 1889-started in 1886-and has advanced to superintendent of all the printing forces of the plant; Eph Dewey, mailer, retired, and John M. Lownsdale, who in the fall of 1890 began to 'do' marine and markets, and did them until the growth of the paper necessitated division and retained markets. Many have gone-H.W. Scott, Jerry Coldwell, Jim McCown-why call the roll? Their forms are seen with eyes closed in the dim vista of years, and the brightest and best is the outstanding figure of the little lad of 17 who had trudged all the way from Pittsburgh in 1853 to 'get on The Oregonian,' and did, and stayed on to make of it a monument that which there can be no greater-Henry L. Pittock."
As published in The Oregonian on February 1st, 1923.

 

Henry L. Pittock

Image, Henry L. Pittock, jpeg 11k Henry L. Pittock, who became owner of The Oregonian in 1860, launched the paper as a daily publication on February 4, 1861. He continued in active charge of the Oregonian until his death in 1919, at which time trusteeship was established for a 20-year period.
As published in The Oregonian on May 30th, 1948.

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