The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-03
SIMPLE LIFE NOW
FOR JOE SIMPSON
TYPE MAN WHO BEsrEo CARRIE
NATION - KNOWN IN EVERY
PRINT SHOP.

Hundreds OF newspaper men In six
states and territories of the southwest
are to learn--sOme with pleasure. but
many with regret-that Joe simpson,
the inimitable seller OF type. presses.
slugs. and hundred other things that
make up the printshop. has retired
from the road, and a great many Of
them will learn that Simpson is a
ncar-capitalist and that he is having
dreams Of larger fortunes mayhap
many millions.
For eight years Joe simpson has
been dropping in upon city and
country editors OF Oklahoma. Arkan-
sas. Texas. Louisiana. Kansas. New
Mexico For eight years he has been
smiling and telling yarns and install.
ing newspaper plants. II has been as
serted that for eight years Joe Simp
son has been "A member Of the inter.
national club of uneQuivOcating liars,
but this is disputed by Joe himself
and Carrie Nation once took his word
AZ authority That came about this
way
In 1904 Mrs. Nation cast her lot in
Oklahoma. determined to establish a
newspaper. called The Hatchet. at
Guthrie. Every typeseller in the coun.
/ try heard about il and one after an.
other they dropped in upon the sa-
loon smashcr. and one after an
other they were elected because of
their habits OF smoking. chewing or
drinking When simpson reached the
territorial capital he had II little lio,
nor on his breath. He wore off the ar
oma. spent the night in Turkish
bath room and the next morning had
all the BARRIERS, chiropOdists and man
tourists in the town working on sev.
eral parts OF his anatomy. This was
followed with good douse OF per.
fume aud Joe stalked into the office
Of Mrs. Nation.
DO YOU drink" WAS the frs, ques.
tion she asked
Never. madam" replied simpson
DO you use tobacco" was her sec.
ond question
Il not only abhor the stun. hut the
people that use IT," replied the type
salesman
DO YOU swear"
Never swOre an oath
Are YOU church member"
II am not only that, Mrs. Nation"
he said with seriousness well affected.
but my life is blamelcss, my char
aCter above reprpach."
In an hour Simpson hal sold II ST..
200 plant for The Ha'chet." ana had
u check for the amount In his pocket
He was the first subscriber 10 the
paper. taking a subscription lasting
for four years.
A few years ago Simpson picked up
thousand dollars on a newspaper
deal and invested the money in OK.
lahoma real estate Later he made
some more successful ventures and
bought more real estate. To-day his
real estate is valued at $4,000 10
s5O,0O0 and most of It is IN or adjoin
ing Oklahoma City. Here he will 10.
cate permanently and engage in bus
mess after taking a pleasure trip t1
California.
Simpson had the nerve few years
ago 10 establish apaper in CoIsicana
Texas, a town of G.oO0 people. when
five dailies and four weeklies were In
operation. The town had an oil boom
The business men admired the nerve
OF man like that and came 10 his
support, He made little fortune ana
left just As the Beaumont field was
opening and Corsicana was slowly tax.
ing A back seat. lie later bought
a newspaper plant AT Ada and r..
manned there but a short time.
Joe simpson probably knows per.
sonally more editors. business mana
gers and owners of newspapers In the
southwest than any other man and he
can greet and call the names OF more
printers and other attaches of print
shops In this section than probably
a half dozen other travelling sales.
men combined.