The oasis., 1899-01-14
win Distribute Them.

unsold copies of "Sonora Ilustrado,"
 and will distribute them in response
 to demand for printed matter des-
 criptive of the state of Sonora. In
 this connection THE OASIS learns that
 there remained unsold larger num-
 Der of the copies of the book than has
 heretofore stated in these columns.
 We have always estimated that of the |
 four thousand copies Southworth had |
 printed, he put out about one thous-
 and, leaving three thousand on hand. |
 But in the transfer to the railway
 considerably more than three thous-
 and copies were delivered These
 Manager Naugle will have distributed
 all over the United States, sending
 them to all points where work of the
 kind would be useful, and forwarding
 copies to all who address him inquiries
 (of whom there are many for litera
 ture descriptive of this country, thus
 carrying out the original plan, by ex-
 ploitation of which Mir Southworth
 succeeded in working the business public of the state of Sonora out of about four thousand dollars (gold or
 it's eauivalent) But even this late day distribution of the work lmore than year after it's pubication) does
 not fill the verbal contract MT. South , worth made with contributors. He promised that twenty thousand copies should be circulated, and he put out just one fifth of that number, of which the Sonora railway now circu- lates mors than three-foIrths. He
 could have sold the three thousand . copies he held for twenty-five cents z each. The Sonora News Co. would - have taken them at that price, and by a selling them at seyenty-five cents |, each they could have made something. s But he wanted dollar for each copy v Now he has disposed of the lot at less f than five cents each. Mir. Naugle has |, made rare bargain.
 Apropos of this matter THE OASIS I has recently (only week agol learned j. a few thinge about this fakir and ras |, cal Southworth, which while of per r. sonal nature, are necessary of ventila E. tion and interesting. It will be re J. membered that after the contract fol D printing Sonora Ilustrado was com e pleted THE OASIS asserted that whil' 1t the work was being done Southwortl l. took advantage of the entree of I'll 1. OASIS office which the details of hi # work gave him, to pry into the busi e ness of the office, and to divert husi l. ness into the Vidette, into which h' ,e had bought partnership. When th' ,r contract for printing Sonora llustrad r. was completed the rascal thew off tn d mask and announced his ownership il if the Vidette. Theu he made bus Iv ness tour of Sonora soliciting business
 He told several-which can be prove that in little time he "would hay ,s THE OASIS done up and Bird drive ar out of the field" Then he went t i. Sinaloa and set about getting out - a work there. After some months h 2, returned, having made miserabl ,o fiasco. And just as he returned Kin
 had made his horrible "bobble" il :. local politics, by which in a night h. a took the Vidette over to the enem. = and aligned himself and his newspa per beside to THE OASIS, which h.
 had always fought. As he had done m a business in Sinaloa, King had no us ir for Southworth, and he unceTemC to n niously proceeded to unload him. ~, some flaw in their articles of partner