The Tribune turns 100
The earliest era of the Tribune’s existence is hard to describe, since so little is known to exist from that time. We aren’t even sure when the first issue of the Tribune rolled off the presses we don’t have a copy of it, and presumably all of the file copies from prior to 1910 burned in the fire that destroyed much of Campbellton. None are known to exist in government or university files.
The earliest known fragment is dated Tuesday, November 14, 1905, Volume 1, Issue 11, and is owned by Wendy Cosper of Michigan. Dating backward, the first issue likely came out on September 5, 1905. It’s safe to say that the Tribune has been serving Cambellton for a century. Crocket, the first owner and publisher,
discount ray bans was a classic example of an old time, outspoken, small,town publisher. Born in 1866, he and his siblings were all achievers, pursuing careers in education, law, medicine, and publishing. He started a newspaper in St. Stephen, NB, called the Weekly Globe that published from 1897 1904. He came to Campbellton in 1905.
The first press was primitive everything was typeset by hand, and the press itself was hand cranked. Like many newspapers of the time, Crocket had extra staff that helped out on the production day.
Crocket was, by all accounts, a feisty character and often fought with Campbellton’s town council. At one point in 1907, Campbellton council would not supply water to him in sufficient quantity to operate a "water motor," which he needed to run the press. Crocket took the town to court. He retained his lawyer brother in Fredericton and sued. Crocket won at his first trial.
The Graphic, Crocket’s competitor, reported the following on February 9, 1909:
"Crocket vs the Town of Campbellton. The plaintiff in this case secured a verdict for $1,500 against the defendant for negligence in shutting off the water supply at his printing office." The town appealed,
cheap ray bans and the court unanimously granted a new trial on the ground of excessive damages and also that there had been no finding by the jury on material facts involved in the case.
The first Tribune building burned in the fire of 1910 and the offices moved around. In 1953 it moved to a former livery stable, which is now used for storage and by Restigouche Distribution Ltd. In 2001, the present offices opened, adjoining the old building.
Ownership has changed hands several times throughout the years. Hatfield, the Member of Parliament
fake ray bans for Carleton and father of the late Premier Richard Hatfield, acquired it in 1943. Seely purchased the Tribune. Under his leadership, the paper began to gain pace over its competitor, the Graphic.
By the end of 1974, the Tribune was converting from the old hot lead setup. The presses and machinery were scrapped.
In January, 1975, the first offset papers were produced, completely made up in Campbellton, but printed in Newcastle on the web presses of Cadogan Publishing. With the changes made, business started to grow for both the newspaper and the commercial printing department.
In November, 1983, the Tribune took over the newspaper publishing operations of the Graphic.
In 1987, the Tribune, along with two other local papers, the Dalhousie News and L’Aviron started a distribution company, Restigouche Distribution Ltd. It was felt that the advertising distribution business should be kept in the community rather than letting it go to a company from some other region. In October, 1992, the Tribune assumed full control of this company. Today, it employs 25 people. There are more than 20,000 flyers distributed to homes in Restigouche County and adjacent areas in Quebec on a weekly basis.
Following the death of his father in 1992, Terry Raymond, a long time employee of the company, took over the day to day operation of the business as proprietor and publisher.
In June of 2000, the Tribune launched a sister francophone publication, La Voix du Restigouche, as it felt there was a need for this product in the market. La Voix du Restigouche brings a new approach to this region and is well read by the francophone population. Irving Ltd., a New Brunswick company with many and various interests in the province. Brunswick News owns several other weeklies in the province, as well as dailies such as the
replica ray ban sunglasses Telegraph Journal, Times Transcript, and Gleaner. This will allow the Tribune access to resources that it could not afford when it was independently owned.
The city of Campbellton recognized the Tribune’s contribution to the area when it proclaimed September 5, 2005, as Tribune Day. And the best is yet to come in the second hundred years!Articles Connexes：