Bournemouth: 1810-1910, the history of a modern health and pleasure resort . nry Mooring Aldridge, from whomin 1853 it was transferred to Mr. James Tribbett and Mate, both of whom had been members of the stafffor some years previous, and who then entered into a partner-ship which lasted for more than a quarter of a David Sydenham had filled the editorial chair. On thechange of proprietorship, which took place in March, 1853,he relinquished that post, and for many years onwardresponsibility rested mainly with Mr. W. Mate. The Heraldis one of the various publications subjec
Bournemouth: 1810-1910, the history of a modern health and pleasure resort . nry Mooring Aldridge, from whomin 1853 it was transferred to Mr. James Tribbett and Mate, both of whom had been members of the stafffor some years previous, and who then entered into a partner-ship which lasted for more than a quarter of a David Sydenham had filled the editorial chair. On thechange of proprietorship, which took place in March, 1853,he relinquished that post, and for many years onwardresponsibility rested mainly with Mr. W. Mate. The Heraldis one of the various publications subject to the direction ofhis eldest son, and it will not, we hope, be deemed inappro-priate or uninteresting if we mention that in the preparationof these Chapters of Local History the Editor of 1853and the Editor of 1910 have been able to join hands andmeet in friendly conference. In 1858, Mr. W. Mate thoughtthe time had come when Bournemouth should have a news-paper of its own, and on the 5th June of that year appearedNo. 1 of the Bournemouth Visitors Directory, established. BOURNEMOUTH: 1810-1910. 129 with the object of protecting and advancing the townsinterests, and of keeping Bournemouth and its claims con-tinuously before the public notice. It was not anticipatedthat the paper would be immediately remunerative ; but it took on at once, with the result that the tiny four-pagesheet which made its first timid appearance on the 5th July,1858, as a fortnightly visitors list, within a few months wasenlarged, by the beginning of 1859 was issued with a supple-ment, and speedily became a weekly publication. Many laterenlargements followed, the paper was issued twice a week,and the printing, as well as the publishing offices, wereremoved to Bournemouth. In 1860 Mr. W. Mate was the Secretary of a LimitedLiability Company known as the Poole, Bournemouth andSouth Coast Printing Telegraph Co., formed for the purposeof giving the public cheap telegraphic at that t
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