Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-02-27

enough to order from your Mr..
Schmidt, but we made the money here
from these same grocerymen and
others, who could just as well send
to some cheap mail order house for
their printing. But. John, not one Of
them do that, so far as we know,
though they might thereby save
few pennies. So you see we are not
inclined to cut of our nose to spite
our face"
And John. here is another thing:
You don't pay taxes in Deming, and
il you have built any buildings or put
down any irrigation wells here they
have missed our attention. We have
just taken up subscription for our
chamber of commerce. John. but I
fail 10 find your name on the list.
Perhaps You have forgotten. The
Graphic called for subscriptions Tor
the poor at Christmas time, and
John, We know To II dead certainty
that You did not come through. And
John. I'll bet wooden nickel that
you did n''t contribute plugged
penny to the Sunday School collec-
ton in any church in Deming last
Sunday. though you know well
enough that churches, schools, hospi-
tails. charities, and all public enter
prises take money.
What's the trouble joint Don't
you like us for anything but what
you can make out of usi We're
mighty good folks and we stick
pretty close together out here ON the
desert-in fact We have to, to keep
from starving to death.
We realize. John, that if We should
die tonight you probably wouldn't
even hear of it. but Deming folks.
John. would pause moment and
perhaps lay flower on our grave.
We know too. John. that if the mail
order houses have their way the ex-
cuse for Deming's existence will
have passed, and then the streets
will grow again with sage and mes
quite bushes. That wouldn't worry
you, but il would hurt us like the
Dickens. John. because the little
newspaper, which is our pride, and
the little home. which was built with
Deming dollars, would be lost for
ever with their dear associations
which come with birth, marriage, life,
and death.
Here's another thing. John: We
know that mail order printing is not
only cheap in price but in quality.
Our customers wouldn't stand for the
sloppy work and poor paper. By
analogy we guess that your goods
under the fancy Autographed cover
(printed in Chicago, are no better
and no more reasonable in price than
those which We can get here. Then.
too. we surmise that your products
were not grown by Mimbres Valley
farmers, canned in local canneries.
and marketed by Deming merchants.
In fact, John, you are only ont for
oar coin and the more you get of ii
the less chance will We stand to build
AZ our little city, and therefore we
decline respectfully to order from
YOUR Mr.. Schmidt.
But don't let that discourage you.
John. there are persons here 81 mis-
guided as to believe that you can
benefit them.
Come and get their coin, John.
You might as well have it rs Shears,
Suwbuck & Co., or some of the other
destroyers of small towns. You
can't do much though John, because
the Mimbres Valley spirit is pretty
real thing, and you will certainly
come into conflict with il.
We're not sore though, John. Lord,
you are too far away for us to feel
very angry. Besides We never saw
you and you never have seen us, and
wen bet you can't tell where Del,irs
is on the map. So with best wishes
for your prosperity, and that If the
great city of Chicago, which We saw
from the train once, We remain
Very respectfully yours,
THE DEFINING GRAPHIC.