Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-05-10

When the Daily Reporter makes an
attack on the ARGUS, and especially
when it is an untruthful one like the
one it made on us two weeks ago, the
publisher of that sheet ought to have
courage enough to send us copy con-
tanning the attack. He should also
n ...:, the ten tea; so that we would not
have to waste time looking over his
stale kilograms and other matters in
order to find what he has to say about
us. A man should never be afraid to
back up his remarks.
We are also glad to state that our
remarks concerning the manner in
which his presswork was done by his
pressman, when he did the work at this
office, and away from the Reporter
publishers eye, has borne good fruit,
for shortly after that article was print
ed in the ARGUS, they attended to bus
mess, removed those plates and old adj
vertiscment cuts, that they used when
they printed their paper here, and
which they had tried, unsuccessfully,
for over week to use on their own
press; and now, with better quality
of paper, they have succeeded admi-
rably, and we must congratulate them
on its improved appearance, commence
ing with Thursday last, when it came
out enlarged and with patent bowels.
A copy of the improved paper was sent
to this Office.
We also understand that the Report.
err had something more to say about the
ARGUS last Wednesday night, but. ss
usual, he had not the backbone to send
u marked copy. We are informed,
however, that he refers to some dis
pute about rollers. The only dispute
we know of, was one day when the
Reporter forms were not properly lock-
ed up, and the consequence was that
the rollers pulled his type out, the re-
suit being tore cylinder blanket and
gashed roller. Of course we object
to such work, no matter whether by the
Reporter men or our own men. 1t was
not the first occasion either that their
type was pulled out by the rollers and
the rollers damaged,
He also speaks about q contract
The contract, as we understand it, was
as stated in our last issue, they were
to do the work, and we to furnish the
press and ink. They banged the press
at this Office, far worse than we believe
the publisher of the Reporter would
allow them to do with his own. If he
does, his press will soon be useless
Yes, the contract was that we were tc
furnish the press and ink, and they
were to do their own work but if the
Reporter manager will examine that
contract he will doubtless discover the
fact that we did not enter into a con
tract to stand over the press with lye
brush and sponge in hand, in order tC
keep the rollers clean after his press
man had carelessly allowed the rollers
to become covered with paper; neither
did we contract to dampen his paper
in a proper manner, SO that it would
not tear to pieces and thus fill up hi
type. We were merely to furnish pres
and ink, and if they did their work
poorly, as they certainly did, they alone
are at fault.
The Reporter man also speaks of be
ing afraid we would do him an injury
Bless his little soul, he need not b
afraid. He should remember that h,
is not now among the wicked Washing
ton people. We like to sec him success
full, and he certainly has our best wishes
Why, we wouldn't harm even an hal
Of the enterprising gentleman, who, 81
nobly and generously left the delight
and pleasures Of the national capital t
come here among us poor benightet
people of the north, and shed his bril-