The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28

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OF al tha rest oil the newspapers OF inc ''N put
together 1t 10 imposs'u'o 10 sp'aN Wcura''y
on 'nls point however 'or 'lousu ''l' f''".''
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lN nelghporS insist on keeping 'h'lr' "S.or'''
Iho proprletorS oil thls very prosperous l'ur-
nal nave punished handsome Vo'uihe E'VInN
history oil the H6dd from us esia'hshhoh'
IN 1910 down To ths present llmo' luas'hu'n Us
during theso thlrtY-tWo years our newspapers
nave hhd thclr greatest Erowth' ana wha' may
he called profession OF Jourhhliam mas Ept us
training tho record Ga thn progress oil inc Dos
ton paper contains mnrh matter OF general IN
terest.
In 1916 the telegraph had scarcely begun TO
work the transformation it"unsr1u"ntlye lv't'd
in the business OF Obtaining news. Only two
years before. the first trl'!rnphf line had been
built in the country-thW between Washington
and Batimorc-and though ono was then In
operation between New York and Boston its
charges were too high to permit OF its
large use by tho newspapers. however en-
terprlsihg they might ne lhny w'rn' there-
lore compcneu 10 employ othcr means LOT 90
tanning carly lntolhgrn'e oi events orcurrlngW
distance. Tho journals ol Now YORK ana
Boston entered ESPECIALLY into lively compe-
luton Tor tho hrst European n'ws' NJ th"t
tme revolutionary movements oi the deepest
interest TO republican opscrvers w're taxing
plhco or gatherlnS 'or'. on the continent anu
tho udlhEs Drought hy tho mall S"am'rs Wero
lmpaticntly awaited. To gratiiy TINS popular
hNldlty Tor European news ~ the earliest prHr-
ucable moment the newspapers Hberally ex-
pended both money ard business ACTIVITY Mr.
ID. II. Craig who alt'rward became widely
known ~ the agent oil the Associated ir'ss'
started sort oi pigeon express to carry 10 Dos
ton the Intelligence brought by the Ensli'h
steamers. IN advance OF their rea'hins that
port. Af"w days before the expected arrival oil
an incoming man 7'c"'n'I nc Wou'u lax VI.
r"'hvu '"rr''r pigeons !" n"''InN' uouru ''iN
vessel when she touched there, take passage in
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such organization Of n newspaper establish
ment as may be seen now. md the number of
trained writer's and news gathcrers WA. small.
Tho work Of reportors WIS generally un.ku.
fully dono-th.ir English WAS Frequently lnulty
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