Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

lS hoWung ml9nt AND he must c80n
In and quit the game. Like . new
sponge, he absorbs freely, but 1t takes
whole lot OF squeezing to get any.
thing out of him. He Is q producer,
but his productions benefit only him
self That kind of selfish policy in
the west don't go-but the Chink
must. Where? I don't care Straight
up. or back to China-any old place
There is no place for him on the
American map. Wipe him on.
l always like to say something In
my nice way about the newspaper
men In the towns / visit. Frequent
ly they invite me down to the house
20 dinner, and those who don't know
me very well sometimes put my name
in their papers. Those little acts are
pleasing. The former saves me mon
ey. while the latter tickles that GER
tain little bump of ambition on my
Uranium, just the same as 1t does
those of the newspaper man OF whom
write.
Silverton has two newspapers.
This is no joke, and 1 can prove 1t.
They are both weekly papers and
both are making money. The pro-
prietors are irhbued with a goodly
amount of that somewhat rare quail
ty commonly known as horse sense"
Taey have not started daily news
paper to "hll a long felt want"
Solomon was undoubtedly wise. but
had that justly revered gentleman
been resident OF Silverton. 1t Is
two-to-one shot he would have start
ed daily newspaper. Solomon would
have had hard job on his hands.
He would have done the regular shift,
worked overtime seven days In the
week. and as a conclusion. would
have gone broke. The Silverton
newspaper men, verify believe. have
the edge over Solomon In the wisdom
line-at least journalistically speak
ing.
"The Standard" published by L. A.
and o. w. Klinger.. Is one OF tho best
local newspapers in the San Juan.
Its editors and owners are publishers.
they are gentlemen and scholars and
Judges ONO. they ain't--they've both
swore OF. These two rustlers hAve
been in Silverton for . long time.
They have done much for tho camp.
and. incidentally. something for
themselves. They eat three meals .
day and the ghost take regular weekly
walks in their shop. OF German de-
scent. the boys are endowed with
tina stubborn tenacity OF purpose.
which combined With their Yankee
enterprise and 2oth century idsas.
never fails to win out The Klingsrs
are clingers In more ways than one.
They are also good citizens Of the
town and everyone In 6ilverton
should be glad that fate or some
other cause turned their footsteps to-
ward the camp.
1.-THE Miner" Is conducted by Clar-
ence o. Finch. Everybody knows
Clarence. He is a comparative new
conner to Silverton. but he has Al
ready earned location on the map Of
the camp and is issuing Z rafting
good newspaper. In glancing over his
forms noticed whole page Of solid
nonpareil legals. Such little things
as those are calculated to make the
heart OF the average printerman glad,
for legal notices pay even better
than foreign medical ads. In his
work OF editing and publishing 4
first-cass weekly Mr.. Finch is aided
his most estimabIe wife who can ad-
vance the most just claims to = place
In the ranks Of even a few OF the best
OF US.
Silverton Is distinctively . union
town. The Miners union numbers
200 men-men who with hammer
and drill and at the risk OF their lives
disclose and take out from the mount
aims treasure-box the gold and siI-
yer and other metals which have
made the camp world-famous 9th.
er branches Of industry are organised
fully and even the dance hall ladies'
are now said to be considering the
advisability Of sending for . charter.
Within the last week the printers
have organized a strong union con-
sisting of every topographic artist in
the camp. whether employed at the
business or amassing wealth in some
more ignoble and less rapid manner.
Within year Silverton as a union
town will play second-fiddle to none
In Colorado. age considered.
Nothing would please us better
than to continue this story right on
ad infinitum. for there are many
things and many people In Siiverton
OF whom I should take pleasure In
writing about, but there is law that
deals with the man who never let's
up. SO for the time will call this
80"