The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-09-22
R. ". lSAACS WRITES
FROM CINCINNATI, 0.
Cincinnati, Ohio,
September i3, 1922.

Dear Mr.. Lunsford;
| am in receipt of the copy of the
News that the boys had sent me,
and as l fail 10 see my name in
print and that my creditors may not
become alarmed at my absence,
am advising as TO my whereabouts
! am back at the old home for a
week, and can assure you that the
old town looks great.
Busy? Why boy, if you can imag-
inc general bargain day at Clay
ton, and all the elite and culture
with the "rag-tag and bOb-tail," all
piling into Clayton to take advan-
tage of it, you will haye an idea as
to the traffic in one block.
It's 30 years since. j was here last,
but | have no trouble to find my
way about. 1t would appear that
everyone here is determined TO do
their share in making this the City
Beautiful, for which ever way you
turn, you see new buildings going
up and old ones being improved.
| took a round at golf-eighteen
holes-and our ground is tame, as
compared with those have seen.
1875 yards-I can do that in 3 al Clay
ton, and it took me i3 her Drive
straight and you 80 over hill
make a slice or a pull-shot, and you
go down in a ravine. And if you
play the game as they play it here,
from the lay'-you are going to
have busy ten minutes getting out.
have seen a stunt here that
might be of use to OttO-oJhnson,
Herzstein, Wade & Co., and kilburn
g. Edmondson: Aims and Doepke,
the big department store, have an
auto bus that is twice as long, and
twice as wide as my red truck. From
any part of town they may be, in the
business district the fare is DC to
their store and the ticket is good
for sc in merchandise at their store.
So far, the police haven't taken
my finger-prints, but have looked
pleased at the Times-Star's photo
machine and the city dad of Clay
ton will have his face lined up, alonG
with Convict No. 1882.
| strolled into one wholesale house
that of Lewis & Neblett, china and
glassware, wondering if | would
meet with any old-timers. Sure
enough, found one that ] bought
goods of, 81 years ago.
The others of the house have gone
the way of all flesh, but this ole
chap was fully alive, and we had nc
trouble in trading with each other
The old cap factory that l worked
in 80 years ago has moved, grown up
and | found four of the crowd tina
| knew, still pegging away and en-
ioying their work, and their life
Many of my old chums are still il
the land of the living, and are NOR
or less prosperous, some standing
high in City. State and National or
flee, and all having the best of vel
come for me.
{ shall be here until Sunday night
when | go TO Chicago, and may drol
you a line from there.
With best regards, l am
R. w. IsAACS.
e Following is the Cincinnati Times
0 Stars story Of Bobs visit in the Ol
home town:
Robert w. Isaacs, brother OF Nor
ris II. Isaacs, who left Cineinnai
thirty years ago to seek his fortun
in the West, returned for the fir
time Wednesday, and now has tn
. fortune. He is one of the leadir
citizens Of Clayton, New Mexico, an
is owner Of one of the largest hare
ware businesses in the state. He HI
- just been appointed by the goyern'
Of New Mexico to serve as delega
lat the convention Of the Nation
+ Tax association at Minneapolis, Sci
Ie tember 1922, and is on his way
i the convention.
Cincinnati has changed a gre
deal since had my last glimpse
2 here thirty years ago-but she
; more beautiful than ever" said \
8 Isaacs. II looked for Robert Clark
q book store, for the old Atlantic Ga
den on Vine street, for the old car
3 and found them all gone-but th'
4 are plenty Of magnificent new ent'
prises in their places. I was amai
) at the vast number Of great n
& structures being erected in Cine
natl. am a great booster for Oh
! ton, New Mexico, and never yet HI
3 admitted that any town is do
4 more building than we are out IN
but must confess that Ciucinl
y has Us beaten. Tho skyscrapers,
4 hills, all The scenery at cinoinl
is wonderful finer than Los
geles or any other city can boast
y M Isaacs achieved his busir