Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-27
NEWS ONLY PAPER IN PANHANDLE
To PUBL|SH CREAM Of ELECTION
RETURNS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
By SUMNER VI. RlNIsEN

G,y SUMNER VI. RAMsEy1
II IL true that most uf the members
at the Amarillo Daily News are still
short un sleep. hut these loyal men. br
II raid. are long ON satisfaction. They
have made a record Of definite achieve.
ncnts In the face of obstacles which
appeared to be insurmountablc.
Facing the established fact that IT
COULD NOT he DONE. this force o.
men published two issues OF The News
and published them on schedule
time
The first OF these issues was Sunday
morning. The second AN addition
issue which We sent with compliments
81 the management 10 all subscriber.
WAS ON Monday, not regular publca.
ton morning. In these two days W.
gave. In brief, the returns on the elcc.
ton,
How II Was Done
Saturday night, In the midst II
Eight to Put the paper ON the street on
time, with complete results u the clcc.
zion up To the last minute. the lights
and power In The News office went
or when the boiler room of the civ
Light and Water Compnnys power
house burned down at l2.3O o'clock.
Editors. reporters and members uf
tho mechanical department adjourned
10 visit the fire. They were there only
long enough 10 ascertain that there
would not bc a ghost 1T chance ~
get current again during the night
They then, as II by common consent.
returned through the darkness to The
News office, purchasing candles un the
way, ana gathered In the front office.
I've u said that the idea ut failing Ia
hnbiifh Il newspaper oa time on Sunday
morning occ,rrcd to no member of the
tolrc. On the other hand, while re-.
nlrning Ia the office. various schemes
were discus n ior doing the imposs,.
blc.
M Job Machinery Available
immediately job printers of Amarillo
were called up aud asked whether thuy
had any machinery which could b.
employed without electric current. IN
order that We might complete the work
hut there seemed NO chance. Not tu
DC discouraged. one member uf the
lsrcc volunteered the suggestion that
motorcycle should be hooked 10 the
press. and another one tu the typc.sr'-
ting machines. and the work go ON by
candle light liut after careful CON.
sidcla;ion. this suggestion was junkCd
as dangerous 20 life and limb. and dis
position. during the preparations that
would be necessary.
The next suggestion that was offered
was that we assemble some of the type
already In hand. get automobiles, and
burn II Ia some ncighboring town. Ice
Sattcrwhitc, In his pajamas. was called
tu the telephone ut Panhandle. gladly
offered the use 81 his press. but added
the dscuuraging statement that II was
cut 1T commission.
Force Assembled
Meantime, however. u force In each
department had been assembled to- col.
lcct thurr things which would bc need.
cd to publish the Amarillo Daily News
In some other county, and this work
was steadily going forward.
The next call was put In Tor Manager
Arnold IL the Light Company at can.
yon. lie waa asked whether he cuull
get up steam enough To- give his town
plenty of power So that The News
might publish its paper IN the Randall
County News office. lie said he could
and he would. Having been unable tu
securc Editor Warwick over telephone,
Mr. Arnold volunteered tu wake him
up and have him call this office by
phone. lie chopped at AIR Narwirt '
home and went himself 10 the lign;
plant In Canyon and Tired up. IA,
News agreeing 90 stand Tor the cntir,
curr nj that would be- wasted IN "a,
city uf Canyon.
Editor Warwick, when talked g.
readily rendered his entire plant to TIL,
News, with his own services. and told
us to Come ahead"
Three Cars Used
liy this time all was IN readiness
aud three automobiles. Lindsay Nuun''
.Studchnkvr another owned aud driver
by Mr. A. 4. BIuwd,r, and u wired az
knock kn,cd overland. ownership ~
which Is claimed hy the writer wcr
"crankcd up" into th's. had h, .
orammcd careful wrapped Up Np"
MASTHEAD gallcys paper. printer
members uf the mechanical depart
mcnt. mailing room employees ana oir
culatiun department employees.
Included In The party were l.indsa'
Num- publisher; Johnson, night cditu.
Murphrcc. circulation manager; Jo
He's. uf the mailing ruun. with tvs
helpers: sam Grcaycs, NIGHT foreman
Smith, Of linotype fame: Iiciucy Hines
prcssman: Lindsey. linotype operate.
and Oryillc Long Mum, Bruwdcr az,
the writer pilu,cd thu three ears I
destination.
Looking back over this story I lin
TINT nll these thing must have take
u long time. AZ q matter uf fact. tw
holrs after Il had been determined thu
" would De- impossible g. secure clcotri