 
Senate Resolution No. 933
 
BY: Senator YOUNG
 
        COMMEMORATING   the   150th   Anniversary  of  The
        Salamanca Press
 
  WHEREAS, It is the intent of this  Legislative  Body  to  honor  and
commemorate  the  proud  and  distinguished  histories  of  the  people,
communities and organizations which comprise  the  noble  body  of  this
great Empire State; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate the 150th Anniversary of The Salamanca Press; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Salamanca Press began on the corner of Washington and
Monroe streets in Ellicottville in 1867,  and  shortly  after  moved  to
Little Valley in 1868, before opening a Salamanca branch in 1873; and
 
  WHEREAS,  During  its  early years, The Salamanca Press was known as
The Cattaraugus  Republican  and  printed  papers  on  a  weekly  basis;
eventually it changed to printing daily in 1904; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  1926, the then Cattaraugus Republican changed its name
to The Salamanca Republican-Press, and finally changing its  name  again
in 1981 to The Salamanca Press; and
 
  WHEREAS, The founder, Augustine W. Ferrin, started off his career in
journalism as the city editor of the Buffalo Express at the young age of
22;   he   started  The  Cattaraugus  Republican  after  purchasing  The
Springville Herald in 1867; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Salamanca Press was originally kept in  the  family  of
Augstine  W.  Ferrin  who  sold  his  interest  in  the  company  to his
brother-in-law, Blanchard B. Weber; and
 
  WHEREAS, Following Blanchard Weber, his  son,  Matthew,  became  the
editor  of  the  paper  in  1902;  his son, Latham, followed; the family
tradition ended when Weber Austin became  the  fifth  publisher  of  the
paper; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Weber  family  eventually  sold their interest in the
company in 1976  to  the  Bradford  Publishing  Corporation,  who  still
control it today; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  intent  of  this Legislative Body to publicly
recognize and honor milestones in the history of  newspapers  large  and
small in this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 150th Anniversary of The  Salamanca  Press;  and  be  it
further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Salamanca Press.
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of The Salamanca Press

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