The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-17
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way the basiBess Of making a live and
Wide awake newspaper Is mAnsgedi
Last week a we'll dressed gentleman
entered the edltorlal rooms Of the chFou-
icle and aeeosted the city editor As fol-
lows
have been subscriber 10 your paper
for years aud hnd good deal Of inter.
es,ing matter in the sunday Chroaiole.
Now, know that you newspaper men
very often find news scarce, and thought
ia write this article (poia,ing to a roll
Of paper In bis hsnd) and bring It IN. Ii
will do 10 Gil up with. News isA little
short just now, is Il notl
. Wei, yes, Il has been dull for several
days, responded the city editor, hooking
up aud remarking that lbe visitor was "a
gentleman OF evident culture. SO you
think we sometimes run short OF matter,
ehl Well, please leave your manuscript.
Can you call in this evening, about
eleven o'clocki
Ger rtainly, said the visitor, and then
departed
Eleven O'Clock came, aud with IL the
man who wanted to fill up tho columns
OF the paper. The city editor requested
him to be seated, and went on with his
work Of expunging The surplusage from
an article written by reporter. BY and
by tall inan strobe into the room. IL
was the editor In chief. Got much to-
dayl be inquired. Not much, replied
the city editor, Il is dull to-day.
Well, boil everything down, said the
chief, aud withdrew.
A halt hour passed, and the reporters
came dropping in one by one. Cut
everything down, said the city editor,
aud went on reading the reporters arti-
cles as they were written up and deposit-
ed on the table, aud the visitor saw with
some surprise that about one.quarter OF
every article was erased. They must be
crowded for room, he thought. Shortly
before 12 O'Clock discussion was beard
III an adjoining room between two at
taches Of the paper. Everything is cut
down TO the lowest possible notch, said a
voice, which the visitor recognized as the
editor in chief. But the form is already
more than full, protested the other voice
| can't squeeze IN anything more.
That special from Chicago must go iu,
said voice No l.
Voice No. 2 The form is jan full.
No Then take out that half column
of the independent conventions.
No. 2-Evcu then we won't have near
roon enough.
No. Take out that experiment with
the telephone.
Both men then entered the city editoPr
room. They were the chief and the fore.
man of the composing room.
What have you got TO come? asked the
chief
About tbree.quarters OF a column, II
the subjects were fully written up two
columns and haif would be required.
What are they? asked the chief.
The annual meeting OF the Dental as
sociation.
! Leave it out, said the chief
The fire ON k street; five buildings
destroyed ~
Condonse it into twenty lines, he said
What elsel
An interview with Senator -----. j
ought to have column, but we have on
ly given it third.
Let it 60 over till tomorrow. Now
foreman, have you room2
Not yet; lstill have column hal
that ! cannot find room for.
The chief and the foreman then in
spected the form, aud the upshot wal
that a column OF live advertisements aul
/ three-quarters Of column OF interesting
news were taken bodily ont OF the f0ru
to make room Tor more important mat
ter. The visitor addressed the city edi
tor, remarking mat there must be a rusl
of news tonight.
On the contrary, replied the editor, /
is dulI Thi. discussion i regula
nightly occurrence, aud dnriul setyic,
al yeur- "n thu paper ! never kne"
nlsht 20 - by i'nual glauilty ot goUt
reihiHg matter being thrown out ~
want 90 riant lou viii uos ire Why
asked YOU 10 cal al thi. late hour. Yoi
are man ot education and experience
you, iiko the rest vi The public, labor un
der the impression iIst newspapers bay'
TO struggle to get sufficient to OIL lhei
columns. Nothing il more erroneous
Metropolitan daiies are never In strai
for interesting matter, but are generall
troubled as to what news articles shall b
condensed, or left out for want Of room
Good night.