La Junta tribune., 1905-07-08

L
even a titled nobleman What's in
a name?" Well, some people are
born with a name. Others acquire a
name. and still others have a name
thrust upon them. Hulanisk was
born with a name and had
title thrust upon him. He ought
To have title by divine right. The
last time We met the Count" he
was just an ordinary manipulation of
the silent messengers of thought.
We used to set type with him nearly
quarter of a century ago on the
Topeka Capital. He was then
Missouri river printertorial pirate
and roamed the wilds from Sioux
City to X C.. making side trip oc-
casionally To Atchison and Topeka.
The Count" went To Ouray about
fifteen years ago and went into the
newspaper business. He got rich.
not at the newspaper business, but
by making lucky strike in a mining
venture. and at one time had $50 900
in MS jeans. He has some of il left.
but most of il Is invested in more
mining ventures that have not as yet
materialized. Mining IS good deal
like playing faro bank if you win.
most Of 1t goes back where IT came
from. He hopes to be as rich as
Cru.sus or Tom Walsh some day. He
is still in the newspaper business and
runs the Ouray Plaindealer. Last
lucky strike on a daily newspaper
proposition. Salida. town a third
larger than Ia Junta. looked good
to him for daily newspaper. He
put in 5000 plant and in four
short months spent 5000 more Of
his own money trying To make
daily newspaper pay in Salida. The
Count says: I've been at the print
ing business all my life and thought
knew a daily newspaper proposition
on sight. After my experience At
Salida have come to the conclusion
that a legitimate daily won't pay in
any town of less than 10. 900 popula-
ton At least I'll not start any
more even if | have q million to
blow in" The Count is wise one.
Some of the newspapers on the
Western Slope are greatly exasper-
ated and are making great deal Of
fuss because that section is not given
the recognition it deserves from the
state in the way Of state institutions.
etc. They have even gone TO the
extreme limit of advising secession
and combining with Eastern Utah in
an effort to form new state. Col
orado will probably survive even il
they should succeed. Outside of the
Uncompahgre Valley and a few
peach trees around Grand Junction
there isn't much on the Western
Slope but rocks. mountains and more
rocks. OF course there are a num-
ber of gold and silver mines. but
where you hear of one man who
makes a success Of mining there are
thousands whom you never hear Of
who are in perpetual state Of finan-
cial bankruptcy. The soil Of the
Arkansas Valley is gold mine that
viii make the Camp Bird mine at
Ouray look like thirty cents some of
these days. The Arkansas Valley
has the Western Slope skinned about
five hundred miles on available mar
kets. No matter what they raise
over there they will always be hand
icapped with . long freight haul
both ways which will eat up most
of the profits. II you are dissatis-
fed with your condition and pros
poets in the Arkansas Valley take .
trip around the state. and you will
return home in q mood of such ex-
huberance and contentment that you
will feel like shaking hands with
every man you meet. During our
trip of some thousands Of miles we
did not see . town or q newspaper
that looked - good or had such evil
dence Of prosperity ~ La Junta and
the TRIBUNE. and we made . spec
ialty OF investigating in this particu-
lar line The only thing we found
abroad Of which We were envio0
was . gentleman known to fame -
"A Booster" The Shole Weseen
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