Delta chief., 1885-04-29

The following extract from letter, writ
ten by some party whose tendency TO poke
his nose into the affairs Of others fully sets
forth the character Of the beast, who claims
his residence in Delta, and written to the
editor Of and published In the Telluride Nin.
ing Neics, is herewith nnearthed:
Delta is n good place for
live paper, with plenty of patronage and
plenty of news, If man would get out and
send us a live mani You can find plenty to
do, winter or summer. a SUBSCRIBER"
The Ncics says the correspondent is a
good, reliable man, aud knows what he is
talking about" Now. for the beueht Of
Subscriber" and we have II pretty good
idea rs to who the gentleman is, we would
politely ask him to call, when convenient,
and pay up the balance long since due Us,
thereby setting the example of wha, he is AT.
tempting u preach, and we won't take any
more cedar posts and pumpkins from him on
subscription either. When "Subscribcr'
says that this place will support a ncwspa-
per, at present, he wilfully lies. The in
habitant. in this county are men, who in the
majority Of cases, came here poor, with large
families on their hands, aud during their
past residence here it has been a hard strug
gle for them to gain, and at the same time
keep out of debt, simple maintenance, let
alone supporting newspaper These men
are an honest, hard.working, energetic class,
nm Just the kind to build mp and enrich the
county, but as they came here poor, it will
nec.ssi,ate time and hard work TO accom-.
plish this end, and an editor here now, who
can live from hand to mouth, take feuce
posts and farm produce in payment for sub
scription., and who has the patience TO wait
syear or two more and keep out OF debt, he
can build up for himself profitable busi-
ness. Our merchants. knowing at what
rates they are now paying for their adyer-
tisements, can easily figure up themselves
what our monthly income from. that source
is, with no job work to speak of and two
thirds of our subscription lis, long since due
and likely to remain for months to come.
Now, how in the name Of all that's wonder
ful can anybody expect us to do much better
than we are now doiugg To do would
necessi,atc us hiring additional labor, and
tlat labor would expect us TO remuncratc it
tn the cash. and just where tina, cash is
ming from, we fail to conceive, certainly
not from the merchants and rauchmcn of
Delta county, Mt the present rate of support
they are giving us. Our advice to Sub
scrber" is that IL his medjling proclivites
ne such Ms to be beyond his control, that he
steer clear of tho newspapers, unless he
wants his name and the notoriety of being
the most consumatc ASS in the country en-
blnzoncd FORTH
'Subscribcr' asks the editor of the Ne'rs TO
''comc himself or send a live man" The
raid editor, in his las, issue Of the Nctcs, in
which he puiis himself through his own col
umns rs being the best newspaper man and
now issuing the leading newspaper in South
western Colorado, diff! Give the calf more
rope,) Is evidently being drawn too near the
flames that scorch by his esteemed contcm-
porary, the Journal, and is nov looking out
for pastures new. If the present editor of
the Nc,rs, upon finding that he will neccs-
sarily have to vamoosc from his present loca.
tion and thinks seriously of turning his steps
towards Delta, We will extend to him the
good hand of fellowship and give unto him
hearty welcome. We can, MS likewise him
self, cinch our belts up another hole or two
80 the gnawings Of the gaunt wolf, hunger.
will not be quite so sharp, and wait patient
ly for the golden possibilities that the future
Gem of the Reservation has In store for US.
4---
Major Downing, in Lust weeks Lake City
Al