The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-12
DON FELIX MARTINEZ
IS A SHREWD TRADER

ttnuo,. Then Don Felix had another
Inspiration Il was based upon the
simple rNprdicnt of selling stock ~
dcm"crat, who could be- persuaded
that they must ha," party organ. II
was proposed ~ send volunteer com
mittrc dawn Ia the prco- region. where
there are many democrats. with sub
.crirti"u blank. aud tale. "f party ne
crs-iiy. ~turk sale. meant cash aud
cHsh meant release "f don fcliK from
the impending peril "f hn, my to part
with his profit. from the sale uf his
uld lunch "f machinery. tor the cash
would be- cmploycd ~ meet the oprfnt
ing expenses of the plnui Thru m
official nr party standing, II was ~
solved =" call u meeting of the dcm"
rrHiir territorial committee ~ Nlhu
| purrvur for the u-tcuSihlr purpose ut
discussing .iaich"od Legislation. Somc
! members "t ~" committee who came to
the meeting were clearly of the opinion
when ~ was over that the real purpose
uf the call Wns - enable Don Felix
I 10 make u last desperate effort tn save
his Sl2.uuu and his stock ~ the news
paper. which be- admitted tn lee ruunl
to -3uu"u par value. H. ANY event
Don FrltN and the Tribune citizen nc
rupird most ui the tiu" uf the c"mmi,
, irr aud au effort was made io persuade
/ the committeeman io huy stock. The
1 remarkable sum uf $500 wnS suh~rfih.
/ rd ~ 'h" meeting. IT which fluu va,
/ guaranteed %, the member from Glow.
/ prcau~" that town wns sclrrtrd ~ the
/ meeting place uf the urNi democratic ir
/ convention II was predicted that 'hi,
/ rluNi, subscription will hc pad IN full.
/ \iior the meeting 81 the committee
no" directors at ~" newspaper held q
meeting aud "ppulutrd u committee 4"
." forth aud sell ,t"rk tn c"nhdiup
/ democrats wherever they might find
them. That hlt uf business - unw IN
der way. Don F"lrN ). awaiting nd
vices from the volunteer drummer, ~
hi, ,uncium IN 10 Pa" with VARYING
cm",,on, Their success ~ failure mean
murh tu him. II democrats can L."
found who will pay par for th" stock
Iuf - COMPUTATION whusr assets ~" cu,
cred hv chattr' mortgage uf ago. u.uuu,
aud which has fallen hrhipd n, rN
Iruditufcs from the mumrui "i u, "N
istrnrc. Dan f"liN will l." o,cr loved
hrrnu-" h. profits from the sale "f hl,
old plnut wrl be- temporarily safe Aud
tu". hi sturN holdings will lee mom"n
inrllN released from the Jeopardy ui
threatened failure. - Tar ~ the ac
'l"n "f the commlttc" apr"rtaulnp u"
statehood was concerned, nobody ~
pardcd 1t seriously. Indeed II was not
intended that II should be- taken ser
iOuSly. The newspaper was the thing
Don FcIiN achieved h~ purpose ~ tar
~ II went Now II remains tn be- seen
what the democrats uf the trrrituTN
will d". II they should fHi' To respond
tu the appeal that T. tn be- made ~
them ~ trrvrut tones, then II viii lnuk
vary much ~ Il Don Felix had over
.tnvrd his market
Ia the meantime snmc well inform
ed Democrats are awaiting = chance
10 ask Don FrliN II u is true hat be-
bought hls plant originally second hand
aud paid s6.O0O for a. Tha, il ac
rording 10 their latest information aud
they ~" beginning 10 SUSPECT that Dan
fcliX or somebody Is rXploiting thrm
and IA" Democratic party