| Show THE buturm IS BRIGHT in this the initial number of another volume of the reaper ve e desire to extend our thanks thank and appreciation to the men and women of this section who hae supported this paper the past dear we say to one and all may icka be filled with happiness and prosperity for elery eiery reader of the reaper in the contest just past we N e ha hae e materially increased inere aBed our circulation anthae and hae succeeded in awakening an interest in the paper beyond belond our most sanguine dreams we hae bale tried to agte ie this section as good a paper as it is possible to gie in the bear ear now gone we e hae bale made mistakes which experience will vi ill guide us in the future the mistakes hae bale been of the head and not of the heart we expect to do better in the future to those who kho entered the contest and worked so valiantly for victory we have nothing but words of praise 10 lo io the victors we offer congratulations and this includes nearly all the contestants te a as there were five victore butof out of eight contestants we expect to add new features to the paper the coming year we want to make our cur front page more attract attractive ne and will confine to it news exclusively we will try and present the news of this county and the counties contiguous in a fair and impartial manner we will give the best beat possible service which the conditions will ill justify with our big irrigation scheme completed with renewed activity in the mining district to the south of us with the beginning of the great plaster and cement industry the prospect of one or more sugar factories for this section the del development elop of other natural resources the year imbt beginning should see great strides in the increasing of ii wealth and population of this favored district and the reaper will endea endeavor or to keep step with the procession |
