Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-02-22

topics Of the day, aud how to arrange so
that all different writers views shall form a
harmonious and perfect whole. Ic is COM
mander-in- chief of a small army Of intel
lects, and no mean post or sinecure is his
Office he must know just what subjects the
public are most hungry for, and just in what
way his Journal must season them for their
taste, for he is the man that is responsible !;
two lines, pronouncing an entirely adverse
creep into an article, unless it has the scan
ming of his jealous eye; verbose articles
examined and given out for publication. or
passed TO reporters or editors of different
departments, or thrown aside letters "pitch-
ing in or asking why such course is not
advocated, or commenting the paper for its
course, or enclosing contributions or letters
from enthusiastic young men, making their
first journey, who imagine their notes of
travel will be intensely interesting to the
public requests for all sorts of f;,yors, puff,
tickets to all sorts Of places, invitations to
committee meetings, Shareholders meetings.
public meetings, political meetings, caucuses,
fairs, balls, parties, etc.
These letters, communications, &c, come
in to the number of nearly hundred a day,
so do not be Experimentation scribbler
for the newspaper, if your contribution is
lost sight of your invitation unheeded, and
you, protector of some railroad, or manu-
featuring, or mining,or steamboat enterprise,
who have invited the editor to be present
at the first public meeting, expecting to have
him in responre TO your invitation, IN pro-
pira persona, to talk, explain and elucidate
TO, at your right hand, and to prime for
just such an article as you wAnt-be not
disappointed that no gold bowed spectacle
man with literary forhead presents himself
at the appointed time; for you may be
made aware that we" are present at the
close of the meeting by quiet but observ-
ing individual, who has sat near at hand
asking you to favor him with copy of the
" the resolutions for the journal he repre-
sents. He is one of the Briarean arms Of
the editor with which he reaches forth to
grasp all that is valuable on the tide of the
worlds affairs
If your meeting has been one Of impor-
tance to commerce or industry, or the world
at large, the reporter gives faithful trans
cript of what has transpired. He is prehaps
questioned some what by the chief on his
return, who prepares his editorial comments,
or an assistant editor is pat upon the sub
ject, with brief hints of how to treat it.
1t is a common error that it is easy
enough TO write for newspaper. As the
means of communication with different
points increase, and new facilities for obtain
ing news are introduced. the difficulty of
writing for the press is increased. The most
shlillul anu lIlDcl NilddDlC IHtll III illC tui-
torial force of newspaper are those aeho
can sag the most an the .fe,cest ,eords.-
1t requires more practice 10 be an expert
condenser than a diA'use writer for he news
paper.
But we have tarried long enongh in the
editorial rooms let US mount a story high
er. Here in a long hall (the composing
room) are the type stands, and thirty type
settlers or compositors, making music with
the click, click, Click of tine types in the
composing stick.
Those who are prone TO sneer at an oc-
easionai typographical error in newspaper
should visit printing office, and their great
wonder will be that it is within the bounds of
possibility to be so accurate and expert as
newspaper compositors are.
Two foremen to superintend the make
up" and the general management of this
department, two proof-readers and two or
three boys, with the compositors, complete
the force in this room. Copy" is given out
by the foreman. There are in this Office,
like all other large newspaper offices. pas
ticular composiiors WHO are expert in and
+" set particular kinds of copy; for instance
some set ship newssothers are good on figure
work, asd others have good taste lard this
is quite possession) in setting up adger-
tisements. The speed which Important
news, speeches, reports, &c. are put in type
when occasions requires, IS astonishing.
On special occasions the accommodations
in Tie Journal Office are such that ihe reg
ular force can be doubled by employing ex-
ira hands. On such occasions, say the re-
cep,ion Of Presidents message,t the docu nent
is cut up into sixty small bits CT takes"
and numbered from one to sixty, each COM
postor starts on his take which, as fast
as set up placed by the foreman 10 lhe''formS
in regular arder, forming perfect whole.
Thus matter which would require an or
dinary force four or five hours TO complete |
IS prepared IN twenty or thirty pinutes.
The value of time in The composites
rooE is fully appreciated by all employed,
lad frequent are the races against time by
.ae emplovees; for the forenan. aoxious to