davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
Old Timer Makes
Comparison OF Old
And New Mail Shop

Retrospection of an old timer last
Sunday revealed that fifteen years
ago the Winslow Mail, then in it's
early stages, was quite bit
different from the Mail of the pres
ent time, and some parts of his
stories showed a difference hardly
believable. The old timer referred
to is none other than G. F. Mon
tross, who fifteen years ago drop
ped off into Winslow with little
more than a union printers card in
his pocket. Mr.. Montross, now the
owner of the st. Johns observer"
is a veteran printer and newspaper
man.
According to this gentleman, his
visitation on Winslow was at a time
when the city was in its cruder
stages, to put it mildly. To be
more plain, it was in need of de-
| termined lady like Carrie Nation,
who history states, had manner
all her own of closing saloons. Or,
| if you are on the other side of the
fence, Winslow was just about one
large oasis.
At that time, says Mr.. Montross,
a large can of beer was considered
q vitality necessary part of the shop
equipment, the can was never dry.
Mr.. MontroSS came to WinSlOw
from Omaha, Nebraska, where ne
| had worked on the Omaha Bee. y
At that time John Bauer was own
er of the Mail, and he greeted Mon
tross like long-lost brother, for
printers were scarce in Northern
Arizona. Those two composed the
shop and editorial force of the Mail
for the year that the Omaha print
er was here, and their trials and
tribulations were numerous.
The equipment was nothing to
write home about. One Chandler
Price job press, and an old "Diam-
ond" press was the extent of it,
and series of Cheltenham was ali
the type they had.
Everything was handset in those
days, at least in the Mail shop, and
it kept Montross busy setting the
type. He was the day shift, Pow.
er was on at night only, and Mr..
Bauer, comprising the night shift,
used to run the jobs and the paper
at night.
Although competition was an un-
known quantity, and while the Mail
got practically all printing extant.
times were sometimes very low, and
Montross says that only too often
the paper was "in the red"
/ Those were not the days of speci-
alization. With the shop force only
amounting to two men, the work
of bookkeeping. typesetting, proof
reading advertising, press running,
writing and other incidentals like
collecting, called for men of mark
! ed versatility. Montross, on his
visit here Sunday, had plenty of
laughs in his comparisons of the
old and the new.
The new Mail building will house,
besides complete series of type,
two new Linotypes, a new Duplex
fiat bed press, three job presses,
and numerous power and hand driy-
en- print-shop necessities.
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
SURVEY SHOWS W|NSLOW HAS GAS
PLANT AND GAS SERVICE EQUAL To-
OTHER CITIES OF THE SANE SIZE.

Winslow is singularly fortunate
and has adequate proof of the pro-
gressive policy of its city council
in that it is the only city in North
ern Arizona on the main line of
the Santa Fe railway having gas
service, and is in fact the only city
north of Phoenix owning munich
pal gas plant.
WinsIow is very fortunate indeed
in having the class of service rend-
cred by the city gas plant. Very
few cities of Winslow's size have
gas at all, and in few of these is
the service to be compared with
that rendered by our new plant.
The first attempt to secure a gas
plant for Winslow was a failure,
being nothing more than a stock
selling scheme, in the opinions of
residents of long standing here. The
foundation of the proposed plant
was all that matured from this
agitation. The monument to this
failure is still standing on the
grounds of the present plant just
east of the Standard Oil company's S
property.
The second attempt was made in
1917 by a Los Angeles promotion
company. They succeeded in get
ting a plant built and mains laid,
and during the late summer of 1917
the housewives of WinsloW were
offered their first opportunity to
get away from the drudgery of the
old coal stove.
This opportunity was eagerly
taken advantage of by many, but
the service offered was poor most
Eof the time, and the comparatively
Esmall number of consumers on it's
Hines made it a hard struggle for
1.-THE company to make ends meet.
IFinally, in 1920, the company off
lered it's plant to the city, and after
some investigation the council pur-
chased the plant and lines for $18,-
100000, the balance of a $30,000.O0
bond issue being used to make
needed repairs. This was the first
venture of the city into municipal
ownership. The plant still went
along in the same old rut, and in
1922 another bond issue of $4,000
was voted and used for repairs and
extensions at the plant, and part
was used to pay off overdue bills
for running expenses. The plant
had failed to make enough to pay
all expenses and the deficit had to
be made up from tax money and
the bond issue.
1t was about this time that B.
w. Steinert was made manager of
the gas department and given full
charge of the plant. Mr.. Steinert,
being an expert mechanic, immedi-
ately went after the cause of the
poor service and gradually got the
various pieces of the equipment in
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

baking, and find it more economical
and much less trouble, more easi-
ly regulated, and a service less in
clined to waste heat The Winslow
Mail, in their new plant as in the
old, will use gas for melting and
casting their hundreds of pounds
of Linotype metal, because it is
convenient, ready for instant use,
and furnishes intense heat.
The Bazell Motor company use
gas in their vulcanizing plant, and
the Santa Fe railway has asked
for an extension of the mains to
its new pumping plant, where gas
will be used for heating.
1t is used in local restaurants
and dozens of other businesses be-
cause of it's merits If all these
businesses have found gas to be the
better fuel, it cannot be long until
every home follows this example,
and uses gas exclusively for fuel.
Winslow has a gas service sec
and to none in the country. Since
the new plant has been in opera
tion there has not been a single in
terruption in the service.
On October 18th the pressure on
the mains was increased so per
| cent, which places it considerably
higher than most cities carry. This
l was done because an investigation
| revealed that due to the small size
of the mains, certain parts of the
city were not getting the proper
pressure over the "peak loads" por-
tion of the day. The increased
pressure has corrected that.
The increased pressure in tbs
mains really amounts to a reduc.
ton in rates, according to city of
ficialS, in addition to bettering the
service. BY increasing the pressure
more heat units are crowded into
one cubic foot of gas than form.
erly, and consequently, less gas, as
measured by the meter, is requir-
ed.
Occasionally complaints are
heard about the rates on gas be.
| ing excessive. The rates in Wins
low are practically the same as
those charged in other cities of this
size in Arizona.
Recently the gas company in Nee
dies, California, voluntarily reduc-
ed their rates, but with their re-
duction, which was quite large, the
rates charged in Winslow on guam
titles up to 10000 feet, average
lower than those in Needles
Above 10000 cubic feet the Needles
rate is lower, but there are only q
| few who use this amount of gas
The people of Winslow have a
| two-fold reason for using gas. In
addition to gas being the better
fuel, the plant is owned by the tax
payers. Each taxpayer is a stock
holder in the city gas plant in pro
portion to the amount of taxes each
pays. Their investment is sound
and is now self-supporting, but il
should be more than that. II
should pay a nice dividend into the
city treasury each year. The city
tax rate will be lowered in proper.
tion to the amount of income earn
ed by the city gas plant and Other
city owned utilities. The only way
the earnings of the plant can be
| increased is by selling more gas
and so it behooves every citizen tt
use more gas and to boost gas
sales.
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

After Mr.. Bauer's regime, the
Mail was owned for some time by
j. H. Chapman, who Shouldered the
responsibility of keeping Winslow
supplied with news onto the should
erS of G. c. Bazell. 1t was Curl
Bazell who made an up-to-date ad-
dition to the Mail equipment, in
stalling Linotype. L. V. Root,
a resident of Arizona and Califor-
MIA for many years, and late owner
of the Needles Nugget" bought
the plant from Bazell.
Following Roots ownership, Sam
Proctor undertook to produce a
newspaper in Winslow. 1t was
The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29

Sam who bought a real atmosphere
of modernity to this plant, for hes
purchased the equipment of a de-
funct paper in Flagstaff, acquirings
many notable antiques. =
Since January 1st, 1926, the Mari
has been in the hands of its present
owners. Within a few days the
shop will be completely moved into
its new home. With the new press
and with the other modern equip4
ment, it will represent several
record broad jumps of progress
from the time G. H. Montross
dropped off here, and hit John
Bauer for a lob. Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
BRIDGE SUIT WILL
BE TRIED MONDAY

Trial of the civil suit styled Nal
lot ~. Il. u. Creager and the City
Of Brownsville to enioin the use Of
certain streets for the construction
Of an international bridge across the
Rio Grande has been set for Monday
in the district civil court.
The streets involved are portions
Of Levee and Fourteenth where K. b.
Creager and associates propose To
construct the American terminus Of
an international bridge over the Rio
Grande.
Plans for the construction Of the
bridge are being held up by the
Creager engineers pending outcome
Of the suit. Some portions Of the
proposed project have been worked
out but decision as TO actual work to
be done will be held in allegiance.
G. A. Fraser. engineer for the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
company, who has been working on
plans for the bridge, still is in
Brownsville and has just completed
several davs' conference with Roy
Miller, head or the Puget Sound cor
poration. who left the city Wednes-
day evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Partly cloudy to
cloudy and colder tonight and Friday,
probably with local showers.
For East Texas: Fair and cold
er tonight; freezing in northwest
portion ard probably frost in inter
ior, Friday partly cloudy; colder
in southeast portion. Moderate 70
fresh northerly winds on the coast.
Northwest storm warnings were
ordered displayed on the Texas coast
at a. m. from Port Arthur To Mata-
gorda, and small craft warnings of
the remainder OF the coast. Fresh to
strong northcrly winds this after
noon and tonight.
Weather Conditions.
a large, energetic high pressure
area covered the entire North
west this morning. attended BY
much lower temperatures practically
throughout the western half OF the
United States. General rains occur
red over most Of Texas within the
last q hours, and light scattered
precipitation in other sections Of the
country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25

HOLDING MEET
Association of South
Texas Educators
Gets Together
Special to The Heraldl

I MISSION, Texas. March 25.-Ad-
vance guaSrds Of teachers expected
to attend the South Texas Edocation-
/ al association convention here be-
ginning tonight were expected 10
reach the city this evening. By Fri
\ day. when Sooth Texas schools will
declare a holiday in order tha each
ers may attend the program. be-
tween 500 and 500 educators are ex-
pected TO he on hand for two sessions
Y i'm the high school auditorium. The
convention will continue through Sat
urday.
Thursday nights program includes
u q preliminary band concert by the
| Mission High school band at : O.
clock. superintendent sid Hardin
Twill call the meeting to order and
mass singing will ne led IN superin-
tendent Paul Phipps. Rev. Charles
! Nixon j. TO ask the invocation and
the welcoming address NY Mayor Will
lard Ferguson will follow. Superin-
tendent Thomas J. Yoe of Browns
vile will make the response which
WI be followed by the presidents
message by G. A. Cowen. An address
BY Superintendent Il. H. Oberholtzer
Of Houston also is on the thursday
night program.
DR.. Oberholtzer again is on the
program Friday morning. The com
panion address viii BE delivered Fri
day morning by X. b. Cousins The
North Mission school Is in charge OF
the preliminary Friday program and
Superintendent Phipps u 10 lead
mass singing.
Visits 70 Ola Mexico BY way of the
Hidalgo ferry will be made Friday
afternoon.
One Of the distinguished speakers
on the program viii By =. Nj. NJ.
Marrs, state superintendent, who
will talk on the recent educational
survey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
MARRS VISITS
SCHOOLS here
State Superintende n t
To Dedicate Valley
Institutions

Local schools today were inspect
"a hy the state superintendent Of
public instruction, s. NJ. NJ Marrs,
who arrived on the Thursday morn
ing train 81 The first leg az a trip
that will carry him through several
Valley towns where he IL ~ dedicate
new institutions. Mr.. Marrs also will
~ in attendance NJ the South Texas
Educational association convention
which opens Thursday evening at
Mission.
Mr. Marrs was the guest here to-
day OF Superintendent Thomas J. Yoe
Of the Brownsville schools who met
him AZ the station this morning. IN
spection Of schools took place during
the day and in the evening Mr.. Yoe
took Mr.. Marrs to Donna where the
state superintendent IL % dedicate a
new school building.
Friday he II To speak at the educa-
tional meeting at Mission on the
state educational survey He will
concern himself particularly with Fl.
nancial support Of schools and re-
organization of the state and local
school administration.
Mr. Marrs said that he had come to
the Valley with an open schedule TO
let his hosts do with him rs they
pleased. He is 10 dedicate the school
az Harlingen some time Friday or
Monday. The exact date has not been
decided. Dates for the dedication Of
schools at Edinburg and Weslaco also
are uncertain and he has not been
notified when the ceremonies are
likely 10 take place, he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
MEDICAL STUDENT
KILLS GIRL, SELF
nv the Assncinted Pc. !

BERLIN. March 25.-John III Good.
rich. a medical student from Monroe.
N. HI. early today shot and killed
Miss Alice Fitzner az Cleveland.
Ohio, dancer at a theater, and then
took his own life. The tragedy oc-
Cured IN an automobile. jealousy
is presumed to have been the motive.
Goodrich applied last March for a
marriage license, but apparently II
had never been used. lie and Miss
Fitznes were engaged.
Goodrich, % year old student at
the University Of Berlin. was the
son Of the late Rev. George Good
rich and Laconia. N. II. He had
been studying medicine IN Germany
for three years.
Miss Fitzner, III. was a member OF
the cast Of the revue "Fuer Dich".
She apepared IN the ballet and sang
several solos.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
INFORMER KILLED
WHILE SLEEPING
CBy The Associated Press }

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 25.--Robert
Lafferty, %, suspected Of having re-
vcaled to police the hiding place Of
William J. White and Thomas Shupe.
identified as members of a robber
band, was shot TO death while hc lay
asleep early today.
The murder was committed BY two
men who gained admittance to n
basement apartment BY posing ~
policemen. A dozen bullets were
fired into Lafferty's body.
Police are convinced the Staying
removed m important witness
against White and Shupe, who are
under arrest. White has been iden-
titled rs the slayer Of suburban
motorcycle policeman and both have
been named as members or bands
which staged roberies netting more
than $l71,O 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
ship ISSAYED
AFTER BATTLE
Crew Fights Fire Dur.
ing 100-Mile Run
TO Port

KEY WEST, Fla. March 25.-After
a 100 mile battle with blaze which
overpowered siNe firemen, and neces-
STATED pouring more than two mill
lion gallons Of water into its hold,
fire aboard the freight steamer I'll
0ccidente was brought under control
here early To-Day.
Fire broke out aboard the~freighter
en- route from New York to Calves
ton, when she was 1C9 miles off Key
West yesterday.
Captain ". c. Campbell, seeing he
blaze could not be controlled, put
full steam ahead to this port. The
crew fought the fire and were aided
by city firemen when they arrived
here. Six firemcn were overcome BY
the dense smoke before the fire was
brought under control.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
DERRICKS IN 4
ORANCEFIELD
BLOWN DOWN
Oil Field Buildings Are
Wrecked i'm Whole
sale Manner; Hun
dreds of Escapes

@N"#MNAAANfA
ORANGE. Texas, March 25.-One
dead ard eight injured was the toll
OF tornado that swooped dawn on
Orangefield village and an oil field
seven miles west of Orange, at
1880 this morning. in addition TO
blowing down about 100 derricks
and wrecking oil field buildings in
wholesale manner.
Glenn Keown. "a, a driller helper,
was killed by a falling derrick. the
back part Of his skull being frac-
tured- He died within ten minutes
after reaching the hospital here.
The injured were:
NJ. y. Toney, white, driller, bruised
about the head and shoulders; w. ;.
Davis, white, driller helper. also
bruised about head and shoulders:
Nernie Sidney 10 year old daughter
OF Minerva Sidney. colored both legs
broken; Minerva Sidney and her IT'S
months Old child, injured about head:
John Williams and George Rennrtt.
negroes, bruised and cut about head
and shoulders.
The Orangefield school house oc-
eupied BIZ about 800 children was
partly wrecked. the south wall IVY the
south wing having been pulled loose
from the others walls. The children
assembled in the auditorium listened
70 the admonition Of Superintendent
Powell and panic was avoided.
An airplane driven by wv. II. jamie
son Of San Antonio, carrying Mrs.
Stella Johnson. daughter of Lon "A.
Garrison, as a passenger from San
Antonio raced the cyclone from the
vicinity OF Beaumont and landed III
Continued on Rage Twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
IS SPANIARDS
ROBBED, HELD
Aliens Are Relieved
of Cash by Bandits
After Crossing

The story Of how is Spaniards
from the province Of Almcrria sue
cessfully crossed the Rio Grande 10
miles up the river from Matamoros.
wer robbed by three bandits and
were forced "a give themselves up 10
authorities at Harlingen Wednesday
was being told at a primary inspec-
tion being conducted in Brownsville
today By immigration Officers.
This is the largest single group of
aliens who have attempted to make
an Illegal entry into the United
States in this territory this year. ac-
cording to immigration authorities
here.
The preliminary hearing conducted
Thursday brought out the story Of
the Spaniards' plight. They crossed
the river in a boat about f. miles u
the river from Hatamoros They had
engaged a truck driver To take them
70 the interior Of Texas. Before thev
had proceeded vry far into the state
they were held up By three bandits
who robbed them az about 81 600 III
cash which they possessed among
them for the purpose or getting 4
start ir the United States. The
truck driver, apparently a member
Of the gang. disappeared with the
robbers leaving the Spaniards strand
ed in strange land and without
money or food. They decided to
give themselves up on account ~
their predicament and walked into
Harlingcn whore they were taken in
to custody by officers. They then
were brought 70 Brownsville where
they now are being questioned. Or
ders a. To their disposal are being
awaited from Washington but it is
certain that they will be deported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
TRUCK MARKETS
BY Naval Radio 20 The Herald
from U. s. and Texas Agriculture
Departments

Cabbage markets: 81. Louis -
Steady. Bulk per ton SIS TO goo.
Kansas City - Dull. Texas bulk per
ewt. Si.75. Detroit-Slightly weak
er. Texas barrel crates s4.7E 10
$500. Cineinnati-Slightly weaker.
Bulk per ton $50 70 $I0O. mostly 500.
Pittsburgh-Bulk per ton 500 to 500.
Fort Worthi-Bulk per cwt. mostly
S4.O0. Baltimore-Texas bulk per
ton S95 TO SiOO. poorer 500. Mime
apolls-weaker. Texas bulk per cwt.
$3.50.
Beet markets: Chicago W. Dull.
Texas bushels Si.50to Sl.65. St. Louis
Steady. Texas bushels SITS 70
$500, poorer 90c. Kansas City -
Texas bushels mostly Sl.5O. poorer
Sl-25. New York-Texas bushels bulk
per ton $l.00 10 $l.25. mostly $l.25.
few $50, poorer low as soc. Balti-
more-Dull. Texas bushels, ordin-
airy, Sl.50, ordinary low as SI.OO.
Carrot markets: Chicago Texas
bushels SI-65 to SI.75, poorer low
a. Sl.40. Kansas City - Steady.
Teras bushels Sl5O 10 SITS. Pitts
ourgh-Steady. Texas bushels $i.75
TO $500. Cincinnati Steady. Same
as yesterday. New York-Steady.
Texas bushels Sl.5O to s1-75. few ST.
Baltimore Dull. Texas bushels
SlT5.
Inipping point information for
Wednesday, March Gath Cabbage:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points,
Texas. Warm, partly clody. Hanl~
Continued on Page ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
Farm Living Standard
Varies With Income

WASHINGTON, d. C., March 25.-
The living standard Of the farmer,
like that Of almost everybody else,
varies with his income. This is the
net result OF long study by the
department Of agricultural covering
s6l farm families in Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Texas.
Prosperous families owning their
own homes were found to have spent
$3.50 year for social advancement
and elevated their standard of living.
Tenant farmers spent S5l for the
same purpose and cropper families
S21.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
WARNINGS OUT
ALONG COAST
Coast from Port Ar
thur to Brownsville
is Affected
(Bv The Assoc ated Press \

ABILENE. Tex, March 25.-Rain.
ranging from one fourth to one and
one half inches, fell throughout this
section Of West Texas last night. ac-
cording 70 meager reports reaching
here today. Telephone and telegraph
iins were out "a San Angelo and
points west of here.
The precipitation here was 10I
inches. the heaviest recorded in sew
eral months. To the south Bnllinger
received S7 inch, Winters / inch rnd
Ovalo one inch. Reports from the
north indicated fan w Us inch at
Anson. North Of that place the fall
became lighter, very little rain being
reported from Seymour
Heavy rain began falling at Big
Spring. Colorado, Sweetwater and 9TH
er points AZ Z o'clock Wednesday
night, but no reports are available
since that time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
TANDY'SACQUIRE
BUSINESS SITE

G. r. and &. III. Tandy, members Of
the vegetable firm of A. n. Tandy
q Sons. have acquired the building
on Elizabeth street, between Tenth
and Eleventh, known as the First Ma
tional Bank annex. The purchase
price Il not announced.
The purchasers have not announced
their intentions in connection with
Improvement Of the property. but ii
j. understood that some changes will
be made in the building later.
The building is a one story struc-
ture. The property includes 3s
feet in lots 2, block Sc, and five feet
Cf lot / in block 56.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
THEATRE And
BANK WILL
Be ERECTED
Brady, White to Build
Amusement Hous c
Along with Bank for
Farmers State
Especial to The He rald.)

SAN BENlTO, Texas, March p. -
San Bcnito j. soon 10 have $780,
600 bank. theater and office build
ing.
This became known today when an
nourcemcnt was made that Ed Brady
and Brown White have secured a
long lease on the Bonner estate So
foot lot adjoining the old Alcove
corner and will erect a $4,000 thea
ter building to be one OF the finest
in South Texas.
The corner il owned BY the Farm
ers State Bank which will erect a
splendid bank building. The two
buildings will be combined rs to ar
chitecture and construction, and will
have offices on the second floor.
w. ID. Van Siclcn Of Brownsville
is architect for the joint enterprise.
The corner on which this structure
is to be erected is one of the most
prominent in San Benito. Since the
founding of the town the corner has
been occupied by frame buildings,
which will be torn down Immediately.