Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-12

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originated there.
The question OF how 10 get dispatches
from Deer Park was OF secondary impor.
tanee only to the question OF food. No
place IL better adapted 10 display 10 advan-
tage what the telegraph company can do
upon occasions, for Deer Park Is the sum-
mer home OF President Garrett and other
officials OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-.
read. But the season was nesrly month
off when the President went there. and the
telesrapbic facilities consists OF one wire
and small boy, who might possibly have
sent ten words minute by speeding him-
self As the President wanted quiet, and
went 10 Deer Park because he thought
he could get II there. and as he arranged TO
raw his way like private citizen. the railroad
company felt that II might be indellcste 10
nut extra iclegrapbic facilities at the sta
ton. At the same time they knew that the
reporters were bound TO get all there was
ana telegraph II by some means. con-
ference at the cottage settled the question.
and by Thursday afternoon the general
manager OF telegraph arrived with eight
picked operators. The same afternoon and
evening the force OF reporters were in
creased 10 twelve. One " the last TO come
bad been watching OF Baltimore for tips
from Washington for a New York
paper which suspected the President
OF an inteution 20 20 10 the house OF
friend In the country. not Tar from Balti-
more. Another reporter from the same
paper had gone to Fortress Monroe. By
THURSDAY night John W. Davis and Mr..
| selden, who had been goiug 10 the cottage
| al different times during the day, were able
| to give the reporters enough OF the doings
| of the cottage-loyeTs for dispatches. Be
sides. as the scenery was then new, some OF
| the reporters worked II in and had recourse
to the guide books. The operators took
manuscript from the reporters sheet by
sheet, and by II O'CLOCK that night,
! when the reporters were through, the opc-
rators finished also. with record Of $1,000
words since 6 O'Clock. The next day
Thmsday's sources Of Information ran
rather dry. Ex-senator Davis came, but
he was too late 10 hello. The Methodist
Ministers Convention and the village asi-
tation over the Presidents arrival afforded
a generous supplv ot gossip. however, and
| the operators sent more than 10000 words,
finishing again almost n soon - the re-
porierS. This meant that soon after the re-
porters were through writing their dis
patabes were delivered at their offices.
| some oi the reporters were experienced a.
| correspondents. and none ~ them had ever
known such good telegraphic service.
On Saturday the President. through
! Manager Selden, invited the representatives
| Of the Times and Herald TO the cottage TO
lock over his cOngratalatory displtehes.
| They were invited not TO get matter for
| their papers only, but 10 get news for all
! the papers represented at Deer Park. What
was said was carried back to the full party
| along With the teegrams selected, ana was
! sent of hy each man in his own way. Some
| Of the men chose 10 represent themselves aS
| having called on the President. This was
the only time any reporter went
| 10 the cottage, and no Others
went except those mentioned, and for
| the purpose stated; nor did the reporters
| n q body have the Slig ate>t desire u OBJ
| trude upon the President. The cottage
was back among the trees. and hardly IN
view q the station. IL was at the stitlon
that the reuofiers did their work. They
could see the President when he came ont
| doors or when he drove by on the roal 300
| wards away, but never got nearer TO him IN
| the hope Of seeing him, excepting IN one
! or two petty Instances. All III oil. they
were self.respcctilC set of men
| " 10 uiu EObf 10 lftfl U hIh III tu'
| II their business in response to good
natured, unObtrusIye' popular demand,
and they found means through callers and
! in ways perfectly. Legitimate and iuollynslye
! to get enough Information for truthful and
| entertaining reading. That was all they
wanted to do. Sundays proceedings could
! have been observed a. well BY any who 1t-
| tended the church a. by the reporters, who
/ had simply the advantage of skill in maxi
! ing il readable. Frequently during the
/ visit the President expressed himself Ia
! John W. Davis in terms OF qualification
| over the manner Of the reporters toward
/ h'm.
Manager Selden did the reporters excel
! lent serJ ice on the homeward trip. Tney
had 10 leave nine minutes ahead OF The
| President or wait twelve hours for another
| train. A. Manager Seldcn was To ride or
/ the sp1cial with several operators the re-
| pOrteTs agreed To bear the expense Of writ
! ing and tclcgraphing II he would send
| hrif accounts 0f incidents along the ronte
, 10 the train ahead on which the reporters
rode. He said be would gladly have II done
without charge. and the accounts ~ that
trip were gathered from dispatches dropped
by him at stations where the special stopped
and delivered 10 the reporters on the train
ahead. During the visit of five aud one
half davs the telegraph company handled az
Deer Park nearly 100000 words. aud no
one complained Of an error or delay.