Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-11
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TAURSEAf EVENING, OCTOBER II.



| last week we'll dressed gentleman entered
the editorial rooms Of the Chronicle and accost
cd the city editor as followa: Il have been
subscriber to your paper for years, and fiod
good deal of Interesting matter in the Sunday
Chronicle. Now, know that you newspaper
| ,nen vcry often fed pcwS scarce, and are glad
to get something to ill up witt; 80 thouttt
IL write this article (pointing to a roll Of
papers id his h.a'l) and bring it in. II will do
To Gil ur with. News is a little short just now,
| is it not y
"Weli, yes, il has been dull for several
days, y responded the city. editor, looking up
and rcmarking that the visitor was a gentleman
Of evident culture. 80 you think that VIC
sometimes run short Of matter, ch? Well,
please leave your manuscript Gao you call ia
this evening about II o'clock y "Ccrtaluly,'
replied the visitor and departed.
Eleven o'clock came and with it the man
Hho wanted 10 help 'fll up the columns
Of tho paper. The city editor requested
him to be seated, and went on with his
work OF cxpuoSing the surp!uaago troIl an
article written By = reporter. }y and ty a
tall man srclc into the room. 1t was the
editor in chief. Got much to,day?' he in,
quired. mot much" replied the city ed
itor: ut is dul! today" "Wc!I, boil
everything down." said the chief, and with.
drew. l. half hour passed, AID the reporters
came drcprlug in ouc by one. Cut everything
down, gcutiemcn,' said the city cditcr. and
went on reading the reporters articles az they
we're written Up and deposited OH his table, ,aiid
the visitor saw with some surprise that about
oue quarter OF every article vas erased "Ihey
u,ust be crowded for room, nc thought.
Shortly before twelve O'clock discussion was
heard 10 an aGjoiDog room batHccn Two at
tachcs Of the paper. Everything is cut do"n
to tic lowest possible notch, said voice,
which the visitor rccogMZad'aS that OF the cdi
tor-ia ehic! But the form is already full,
protested the other voice. Il cen't Fquccz, III
anything more, u.
voice Mol.
Voice No. 2---"Thc form Is jam full. y
No. l-"Thcn take out that half coInmn OF
the independent convention.
No, 2-"Egcn then We won't have room.
No. l-"Tako ont that experiment with the
telephone -,
No. 2-"lhat ia better, nus We arc still
crowded.
Both men then entered the city editors roonl.
They were the chief and the foreman OF the
composition room.
"What have you got to como < asked the
chief.
About three quart tcrs Of column. |! the
subjects were tuy written up two columns and
a.haf would be required"
"What orc they" asked the chief.
Annual meeting of the Dental Society,"
Ss ESsvG fri it OF oot said tsS slsaI sS;' i've buildings
destroyed"
"Condcusc it into twenty lines said the
chief. "What else ?"
'An interview With Senator -. 1t
ought to have column, but VIC have only given
| it third"
"Lot it 20 over until TO morrow. Now, fore
man, havo you roomY'
mot yeti have still column and q hall
that can't find room for.
Tho chief and The foreman then inspected the
| form, and The upshot vas that Column u'
"livo" advertisements and thrcc' quarters ct
column OF interesting news were taken bodily
Out OF tho form to make roou, for more impor-
tant matter. The visitor, addressing tho city
editor remarked that there must be an extra.
ordinary rush OF news 10 night
"On the contrary" replied tho editor, 1t IL
dull. This discussion is regular nightly oc
| Oonor nawor I.nou . n;oht m on bv withont q
quantity Of good reading matter being thrown
ouf for want of room. You will now soc why
asked Won 20 call at this late hour. You arc
man of education and experience. but you like
tho rest Of tho public labor under the lmprca
sion that newspapers have to struggle to get
sulicicnt TO ill their columns. Nothing is
more erroneous. Metropolitan dai|ies arc new
er in a strait for interesting matter. but arc
generally troubled as to what news articles Shall
be condensed or lctt out ior want oI rooih'
(IOGG DIrlt. '--ISNU TIitlCLSCO CHIDHUh.