 Even so, many times in the 1850s there were several periods when the "News" could not be published for lack of paper; one period lasted three months during the fall of 1851.Thomas Howard, a Mormon immigrant from England, and a paper-maker, approached Brigham Young about using some machinery—originally meant for producing sugar—to make their own paper; Young agreed to the plan.The publishers asked everyone to donate old paper and cloth to the venture.