Mower County transcript., 1908-05-13
in BANKRUPTCY Z
Editor W. J. Tyler of the Austin
Register Fjsds the Paper
too Heavy . Burden.

In Saturdays Register, Editor " .
J. Tyler publishes the following state
ment over his own signature,
The writer has been in Austin
about one year and after coming here
took charge of the Daily Register,
believing from the description that
was. given of the paper by those pre-
ceeding us that it was a good open
ing and that we could make success
of it, but fate or something of that
sort, call It what you may, has
deemed it otherwise and we are at
this time laying down the gauntlet
and call ourselves "al1 in" 1t iB with
regret that we have been unable to
make good i'm the business, butt cir
cumstances' so altered things after
we took hold of the paper that we
find ourselves. unable now to con-
tinue, as financially we were not
strong enough to carry it through
Many OF the: citizens who are famaI-
lar with O1lE affaIHs know that our
failure to make good is not on ar-
count of lack. Of hard work on o,as
part, as we have labored early and
late in the iEtenest OF the paper and
tried in every way possible to make
a success OF the: umdeEta king. We are
sure that We have given the people,
OF Austin good local paper and in
this we have: received many compli-
ments repeatedly, but IT'S the money
that we lack to keep: it going
We were greatly crIppEed shortly
after coming to AUSTIN, to have Mr..
Bingham "skTpS i'm thR manner that
he did, and in. doing SD forced us to
take that haK of the business, too,
and do two ms4l!s WORK i'm the place
OF one as Was Originality intended,
thus making double, work and double
the expense ta. fall OLE me which I
was not prepasBA for. Z carried the
business along through the heavy ex-
penslve seasOR1 the winter; but failed
to meet my obligations in the: Bing-
ham interest which I WAS; forced to
take as stated above, and now, large
ly through that Interest," ann forced
to take the steps which l ANN now
taking-that Mss bankruptcy.
The business; men anil citizens of
Austin have been very good to me
and the paper: and l am glad to say
that the Register and its business
has Increased quite materially since
have had Charge Of the paper; and
for this I have the people, of Austin
to thank
Had l the means sudicient to- bat
tie my way r should pemain at the
helm. l have done my very hest and
that is all amy person. can do: I re-
greet that arSyone in Austin or else
where is tor lose a Cent On n3y &C
count, but there is a fair" ass#t-and
might say here that I am over a
thousand dollars poorer today than
when | came, but tfAi6; of c0urse. is
due to heavy winter expense of the
j office, and the desire to keep OFT until
this spring: when, Believed, I could
make up for everything, as the
spring ss11d summer business had
every encouragem of being good
but l am not permitted to con-
tinue
l therefore have placed myself in
bankruptcy, and placed ar of my
business in the hands OF my attorney
: Mr f.. W. Greenman, who has pro-
ceedetE with the matter: If I can get
work [ shall remain in Austin and if
health will permit will labor until l
| can feel free ia conscience that nc
! creditor has been the loser at my
hands This is all can do.
, Being forced as I have been fo1
some little time past I had intended
! that last week would be my last, but
being asked to keep or this week, by
/, those who have the legal matter in
hand, 1 with my attorney consented
| wishing at all times to be accommo-
dating, and help as much as lies in
my power. L therefore remained at
the office this week, but will sewer
! my connections with the Registe1
; this week Saturday, after the days
issue is over and, so far as am con-
cerned, no more issues of the Regis
: ter will be printed. I feel that ]
have explained myself sufficiently SC
that all will see my position.
Very respectfully,
! WILL J. TYLER.