The daily tribune., 1908-09-19
Former Tribune
Manager Here
E. E. Watts, of the Delta
Tribune, is in the City Cal
ling on His Host of Friends--
What he Has Done for The
Florence Daily Tribune.

ALhhSO bi6ht 1hA. VaVto btOplSu
off No l5 on his way home to Delta
for short call on his many friends
In Florence. Mr.. w Is returning
from q hasty tip to Denver. after
having helped superintend the Delta
county fruit exhibit at the state fair
at Pueblo.
For more than eight years Mr..
Watts was connected with the Flor
nee Tribune. both as foreman of the
Office. and for the last four editor and
manager. He was the first manager
that The Tribune ever had who made
it success, aud an expense paying
institution. When he took charge the
paper had fair equipment and a
good circulation; ut the expense of
running the paper was greater than
the income. During his administra-
tion of its financial affa irs, he added
q $i7OO type setting machine. $500
job press, good safe. several hun.
dred dollars in type, typewriter.
and other machinery. aggregating in
all $28O0 When he left there was
about $l400 of large jobs secured and
CD the books. such as the l. o. o. +.
lodge journal the printing of the Off
cial list of nominees, the Florence
city directory. and three large jobs.
The cases were we'll stocked with new
type, the job stock department con.
tainea several hundred dollars in
material. and there were two tons of
| news print in the building worth
$50. The paper enjoyed good
| reputation and stood we'll with the
business men and the subscribers. and
had prestige which, xs IA cash asset
WAS valuable. AS An editor, Mr..
Watts was looked upon by the craft
| throughout the state as one of the
men OF affairs. He attended the
various editorial associations, was
prominent in the county convent ons,
and several times WAS reelected al
office of the state editorial Associa.
tion. He was q valued member of
the various Fl iaternities Of the city.
active in ohurc h and social circles,
and in every way was regarded as one
of the business men Of the city.
All this his successor fell heir to
his energy in securing business and
his standing with the community WAS
apparent from the fact that for the
last two years the business has been
run without much management. with
out any improvements to the Office.
addition to equipments or maintenance
Of ths papers rel utation - solely OH
the harvest Of the seed sown by Mr.
| Watts and at the expense Of eacl, of
the above features built up by him.
At the present time Mr.. Watts is
owner, editor and manager of the
Delta County Tribune. which WAC
purchased by him about two years
ago. His ability in the new spaper
business Is evidenced by the fact tnst
he issues one of the cleanest, bright.
est. up to date sheets in the state.
His prestige il evidenced by his sub.
scription list. which Is the largest by
all odds Of any country paper on the
western slope. aud the regard In which
he is held by his own people is shown
by the fact that he holds several
positions Of trust and confidence to
which he has been elected by his
neig ghbors, amongst which is his seat
In the city council M an alderman.
Mrs. Watts has been visiting
friends and relatives in Denver for
the past three weeks. On her return
she may stop OF In Florence for a
week or two.
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