Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-02-14
ANOTHER LETTER FROM OUR
PRINTER FRIEND.
He Moralizes on What He Sees and
Does Not See in the Times.
Friend Fred:

Dearance OF your sheet / did not
dream you could produce such a fine
mechanical effect with linotype mat
ter-perhaps that is one reason | am
on the road was too loyal, or too
patriotic, or too bullehedaed to adopt
the machine But it came just the
same and it kicked us old moss-backs
off the stage.
l did not think | would write you
again so soon, but the sight of my
stuff in print, put in such good shape,
gave me an attack of mother love, and
seeing the story in print put me in the
place of good old mother whose
children had all grown up and scat
tered over the world-and who all at
once found herself the mother of lit
tie baby 1t may not be much for
others to look at, but to the mother
it is divine, and she may sing You're
but a little nigger-but you're minel
Oh, minew And that's how | look
on my letter in print after years OF
barren rest.
don't know, but it may interest
you, and some of your readers, if
bark back mile stone or two on life's
road, for | am in a reminiscent mood.
! worked day on paper-setting
type-a spell back and | would like
to quote some OF the articles to see
how many of your readers remember
this 1t is Vol |, No. |, and is dated
at Cherry Creek, X T. ! will omit
the date, but here are a few OF the
items:
Terms, S. per year, in advance;
single copies, by mail. Is cents.
Rates of advertising, Business Cards
Is lines or less) one year. $50; and
on up to whole column for year,
which cost $3.50
Then comes an article on THE
Opening of Japan And in the light
of recent fanatic agitation on this
coast this is interesting. 1t tells how
Commodore Perry, of the United
States navy, negotiated the treaty by
which Mr.. Townsend Harris was ap-
pointed Consul-General to Japan. and
how through his tact advantageous
terms were concluded, through which
it was hoped friendly relations would
be established between this country
and the hermit kingdom.
Then it tells of a Yankee visiting
Carlyle.
Then OF the formation of a com
pany to establish line of powerful
tug steamers to tow ships through the
Straits of Magellan.
On another page is printed the re-
suit OF the first county election ever
held west of Omaha. and how, that
same evening. the citizens met and
gravely discussed a resolution that the
elected officers forthwith enter on the
discharge of their duties, as it would
be too long delay to wait for their
commiss ons to come from the Gov
ernment, and then earnestly discus
sing the possible future of the pro-
posed Territory of Jefferson"
And the croaker was there, too, for
California miner came to camp (the
heavy liar is not recent California
PRODUCT and told that after years of
exploration on the headwaters of the
Platte, the Arkansas and the Rio
Grande he knew there was not an
ounce OF precious metal in all the ter
rtory. He had prospected all the
land where afterwards grew Lead
vile, Aspen, Creede, Telluride, Cen
tral City and Cripple Creek, so don't
be discouraged if California miner
tells you there is no copper in the
Yerington district
But there was precious metal, and
tar more precious fruits and cereals,
and since that was put in type | have
lived to see the greatest empire of
Time grow out of the sagebrush-and
printers ink
can hardly take my eyes off this
old paper for it looks like a script
from the Pyramids. Lamenting that
it would take six months to get the
commissions from the Government for
the elected officers, and edtorially de
manding the extending of mail SER
vice to this desert camp, which is now
worldfamed city. Did you note
how the first demand was made "edi-
torially." Oh, Fred, how few conces-
sions have ever been granted the
Western World that have not at first
been demanded "editorally
how little credit the editor gets for
it all.
| must here remind you, too; you
may have forgotten. 1t was when on
my own paper, the Gar of Russia was
assassinated This happened at 10
o'clock in the forenoon and | re-