Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
A LETTER FROM
NEW MEXICO
Written by Harry Raymond,
Former Resident of This
City


Minneapolis, who forwarded it on to
us for publication as it would be of
interest to ali of Harry's friends in
this city, where he was born, raised,
educated and learned the printers
trade in this office:
Deming, New Mexico, 12-31-'1S
Mr. Paul Fontaine,
Minneapolis, Mimi,
Dear Friend
1t has been so long ago since
last heard anything about you in
anyway, or from any source, that
| almost fear to write lest / hear
that you have crossed the Great
Divide. 1t has been a good many
years since | made old Grand Rapids
visit and it has been since June
1, 1885, that l started to learn my
trade on the old Wood County Re
porter under Paul and Albert Fon-
taine. | hope this letter will find you
in as good health and enjoying life
as well as / am. l would tell you
but can refer you to the January
numbre of the Sunset Magazine which
can better do the job than l can.
In the fore part of that number, un-
der caption of "The Land of the
Turquoise Sun" you will find an in
teresting article of this beautiful
country and climate. Even at this
time of the year the climate LIS de-
lightful. | was here all last summer
and winter but went back to Texas
to take the editorial management of
Hamlin Herald till it's owners could
sell the plant and after six months
stay there / returned again to this
position on the Headlight. | was
we'll acquainted at Hamlin, having
worked on the Herald for two years
previous to coming out here the first
time, and while there last summer, at
the convention of the Central West
Texas Press Association, was elect
ed President of the Association.
Aside from this l was Secretary OF
the Hamlin Commercial Club. AS
soon as | got back to my former po-
sition here I was again put back at
the task | previously held here
that of Secretary of the Luna County
1 o. iofi q
annual convention held here the first
of the present month | was again
elected for another year. SO you
will see that the wild haram-scarum
gait / used to run has been side
stepped for something better. Have
followed the print shop grind continu
ously since l took it UP on the
sReporter'' and in all probability viii
stay with the grind till ground out"
still manage (?) to stay single tho
some time ago l crossed over" but
the union was of but two years
duration, and since then l have been
pretty well contented to go it
"single-handed."
| hope to hear good news from
you and Mrs Fontaine, whom l
have not forgotten as former school
teacher of mine, while in Grand Rap
ids. | want also to hear something
of whom used to be Lottie Stephen
son.
Am sending you circular and cuts
of what all the craft and the print
er's supply houses pronounce to DE
a peach in the way of an ink foun-
tain. The trade generally praise the
invention very highly, but that Is All
the good it is doing me sofar. Sew
eral of the houses want to handie
the selling end of the invention but
none of them are willing to manufac-
| ture it for me- They see By Dun
Bradstreet that I ann not able flnan-
cialIy to promote the thing and such
neople as Chandler & Price, as well
as others, are not going to spend
| any money on the patent as long as
the patentee is not able to put it
in interference with theirs Yet the
C-P. people have written me that IL
the fountain goes on the market then
they might Legotiate for either lease
or purchase The president of the
Empire Type Foundry, of Buffalo,
N. Y. wrote me last week that in his