The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-03-23

gross inventory to three hundred thous-
and dollars
We like this sticking to facts style |
OF journalism, Mr.. po'er. It's pie for |
us But were worried Actually worried. |
We are just plumb scared to death we |
are going TO forget ana ask a Ques- |
tion and blast our reputation as a !
journalist forever more. 1t is so diff |
hcult for MS 60 refrain from asking Mr.. |
Do'cr If that three and one half per-
cent ON the estimated cost of the sewer
system is only three and one half
percent OF the forty thousand dollar
bond issue, or three aud one half per
cent OF the two to three hundred thous-
and dollars the trunk lines and dispos-
nj plants viii eventually cost. that we
fear we viii ask IL in spite Of oar
deep respect for, and intention to mas
ter this new Do'er style Of iournalism4I
We culd probably find this out by
going to tht city office and looking
over the books. Which according to
Mr.. Doer are the most efficient set OF
books ina all the seven towns he is
connected with. Any taxpayer Mr.. Do'er
gave us Co understand. could find any
thing on those hooks-anythiur They
are the simplest, most complete set OF
boolSs--regular primers of municipal
manaEement-and the system Of book
keeping used iNso efficient and easily
Understood that it was only necessary
to hire one extra book keeper to help
the regularly appointed clerk in keep
ing them. The fact that this book
keeper, or auditor possibly, happened
to be a cousin of the city Attorney and
a particular friend of Mr.. Do'er was
| only a coincidence. Had the books not
! been so simple and easy to understand
| ii would have been necessary, of course,
I to hire Il whole staff Of cousins and
! friends to assist the village clerk This
mas been great saving and has assist
/ ed materially in bringing up the gross
/ inventory to more than one hundred
| and eighty thousand dollars.
Somewhere in that set of books no
doubt we could also fnd the reason
! why II is necessary to tell the people
the seventy live thousand dollar bond
issue is to retire certificates of in
debtedness and prevent the municipal
plant and water system from passing
! into the hands of private owners. The
/ fact wasn't Mentioned In the ordinance.
| So Mr.. Ducrr explained it. Why put il
IN the ordinance, we would ike TO ask.
can just az wen tell the people about
1t at tho little parties or sories. he
( will no doubt hold from time TO time.
We would also like to ask why have
ordinances At all when Mr.. Do'er il
capable of running any city without
any ordinances. But we will not ask it,
1t is not within the bounds of news
paper writing az outlined by Mr.. Do'er.
| But this style Of journalism is merely
temporary mood of ours Fact is that
Mr. po'cr viii not bc here much longer
to he asked questions. And with his
restraining influence removed to the
field of endeavor of other newswriters
we might again fall into error and
begin asking questions again. We might
even ask. not impertinently. but won
derinEly, II maybe MIR. Do'er isn't get
ting more than three and one half
percent on the estimated cost of inn
prOVements in those other New Mex
leo municipalities, That viii be after
| MIR Do'er has gone. of course.
For Mr.. Do'er is thinking of leav-
nE Clayton He doubts that the peo-
Pile OF Clayton appreciate his services.
There has been so much missunder-
standing; his work has been so ham
pered by those who etcrnally asked
the wherefore of almost every expen-
diture of city funds that he really feels
that IL would be better If he were not
re-employed by Clayton. Mr.. Do'er has
been badly treated. His tender feelings
have been romped upon by the clod-
hopper Journalists of the tank -tows
newspapers His unquestiosable ability
has been questioned lie feels hurt. He
said Sc. himself
But II the people insist Mr.. Do'er
will remain. He said he would. 1t is
probable that he will, too. We are OF
the opinion that Mr. Do'er will remain
I almost anywhere he can get three and
one-half percent of an estimate based
upon data secured while an employees
of the city, and which he considers 10
, be his own property rather than the
property of the village which paid him
well for securing it,.
Ii is only our natural desire to con
, form To the standard OF journalism sci
: by Mr. Do'er that keeps us from asking
| him II he wouldn't even return tC
Edgewater, Colorado. where the misun.
derstanding must have been even NOR,
r embarrassing than here, to get three
1 and one half percent of the estimated
cost of sewer system such as h,
lplans for Clayton.