Show reciprocity 7 since engaging in in newspaper work in san juan county the he writer has been the recipient of many words of com emendation men dation and appreciation not a few have compliment ed us upon the improvement in the appearance and service of the publication all of which is very heartening and duly appreciated now in return after about four months so journ n in in your county we wish to reciprocate by saying a word for san juan county and the people we have met here to begin with we wish to state that we were never more graciously received or better treated any place where we have lived and this is not purely the editorial we bu but includes the better half of the family as well we like your county and we like you good people not only right here in monticello and dry valley but in blanding bluff la sal summit point cedar point ucolo bucolo horsehead and on out into northdale Nort hdale and dove creek colorado we have met some of as fine people in this district as it has ever been our pleasure to know and we fully appreciate your spirit of cooperation and good fellowship and that is what it takes to make a good rural newspaper no one man or force of men can make a good newspaper without the moral and financial support of the people who make up 1 the field I 1 the paper is slowly but surely forging ahead our sub list has grown at least 50 per cent in the past three or four months our advertising patronage has more than doubled our job printing department is gaining in 4 popularity and we see no reason why we should not kotcon con dinue to grow and improve as time passes for all this you have our sincere thanks and appreciation and we trust that wa we may be able to merit this confidence and support C S WILKINSON editor manager |