The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-12
Would Unload a Bunch of
Junk Onto Eastern New
Mexico Disciples of JEFF
fersonianism.
TRIB. CITIZEN IN BAD

SlWtlNl hfIrNnohi"h''l
Whatever YOU may think "t him
personally at Of publisher "f un-ur
,essful newspaper, you must accord
the palm ~ Don fcliN MARITIME ~
u trader Tie may have - few equals
IN This field ~ rndcavnr bat uu super
ior- ~ other words you may tlr him
but y"u can - beat him. \ year ngu
hon FclN had uu hl- hand. the plant
nf the drfunri ~ l'nso Nrws. r"u-l~t
iug ~ q press. three Mcrpanthalcr lin"
types aud other pnrarh"tnniln that "u
trrs into the equipment ut % newspaper
uiiicr lie 'rD"d 10 find u market f"r
il IN win Nobody seemed to want
that kind ut Junk ~ ANY price Thru
bon FrllN came in Albuquerque aud
,a!d ~" democrat. ihHt they needed u
newspaper must have newspaper
he pointed nu, tu them that nowhere
~ the TERRITORY Was there published -
d"c,riu" of the true faith that rose
ahuvr the dignity aud influence "i u
merely lurm organ lie fred the imnp
nation. uf the drmurtai, iu whom hr
talked. The, believed Indeed the,
had ~ doubt about it.. that u was on
Is necessary to issue such q rublicn
,ion ~ Don Felix outlined, labelled
aud stamped with the approval of III"
~ called democratic leaders q" a-s1r"
o., immediate success, That B., the
way people who know nothing about
the newspaper hu-iur,, ha," ot regard
ing II They viii not cuurrd" ,hn, the
publication ui rW,puprrs is u highly
specialized business ~ which success
&, won only hy the application of ahii
ny aud specialized training and "Np"r
cncc Ia the problem iu hand II
might lee stated pnrcnthrtirnllN, how
ever that the Democrats who listened
tu the SIREN = song that Don Felix sang
are now willing 'u mai" q few r"urrs
,runs. They have Iruruc! muv 20 iuur
months
Don FrliX persuaded thrm tu found
- democratic daily. II wn, h"rndrd
tar aud near ~ rh" Tribune u was
10 hr the saviour ct ia" democratic
party Don Felix imposed conditions
lie insisted that the democrat, must
provide guaranteed circulation "i not
lcs, than 2.iUU aud raise fund oi at
least S2O,UUu Of this he was 10 ~,
rrivr $4,000 f"r hi, newspaper plant
aud in addition II was stipulated that
he was To haN" a majority ut the
stock of the company also that hr
was 'o hr supreme Iu - management
lie got the money aud the stock VI"
value of second hand newspaper ma
rhinrry will question the accuracy "i
the assertion that Don frlN was hand
s"mrlv, may even cNtrnVapantly rrum
hursrd When the Tribune made IT..
first appearance Don F"llN not 0nlN
had sl2,OuO IN cash hut a controlling
interest IN u going newspaper publish
~ ~ the chief city ui New Mexico
The hu mess aud circulation ct which
had been drummcd up without costing
Don FeliN u dollar 80 far ~ be- was
personally concerned Don Felix was
living on easy street. II the nrwspap
~ developed into "A ,urrr~~ Don FcliN
wa, IN u fair way 10 take his plnr,
among the successful publishers uf The
country But II wasn't u Succcss and
thereon hinges the tale uf disappointed
hopes. The Tribune failed misrrshl,
tn meet public expectations. lirfor'
It had been In existence three weeks II
became apparent that II had mi~.r,
It's opportunity II it ever had ONE,
that II must cease to live unless SON,
desperate cXpcdlrnt was rrsnrtcd tu
Don Felix came through with the rN
pedient, lie suggested the purchase ~
the citizen, which had dragged 0u
u long aud losing career T." III" S"rrnv
of It's owners Again the democrat
were brought together iu cuufcrcnc,
and II was painted nut to them ihn
II the CltNen was purchased the Trl
lune : rival IN the evening field woul,
lee removed aud the Tribune would h.
assured "f the citizen = business -
the citizen was purchased for Twrut
i've thousand dollar, Of this SUI
sj,0UO was paid IN cash aud notes fu
the balance 1T t2uOuU. secured hy
chattrl mortgage. The title ot IA
paper was changed 4" lrlhuh" Clti/c
aud the capital increased to tlOo,Ou'
at whirh Don Felix controlled ma ior
~. II lu- never been disclosed hn,
the $500 ~ cnsh Was raised hut
is known 'hnt Don Felix va, the plii
cipal eud"rser Uf the Mates aggIegntin
saO,0on The rcorgnnized, rciuVcnate
hypheuu;'d newspaper made its debt
on the Arst of last Ortober. n
hardly necessary Ia relate i's hiStor
IN the meantime. Suffice il Ia suy TIA
lion Felix's last inspiration, like "
first was not realized. IN" paper hi
lost money steadily, IT. working q
ganilaiion has been reduced aud pare
to the bone but II. monthly deficit cu