The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
y,yashlngton correspondents.

washington ISrEe'epohA.sS1NeS
An interesting illustration of the Won
derful growth of our country and OF all
kinds ofpublic and private business is at
forded by single feature in that little
apub. doc, )" the Congressional Directo-
~. - of which new edition has just been
issued. Three pages of the document are
devoted to list of members of the press
who are entitled to admission to the press
galleries. This list, says Cliff Warden in
Concord IN. H. Monitor, embraces the
names of the special correspondents OF ~
acknowledgements throughout the en-
tire American Union, from Maine to Cali
fornia and from the Dakotas to Florida,
and in addition thereto are the represen-
tatiyes of ten distinctnews-ga gathering and
Notwithstanding associations, by which
thousands of newspapers in both CONT
nents are supplied with information rela-
tive to all sorts Of matters and occurren-
ces at the American capital.
For the purpose of interesting COMPARE
CON have examined the directory of
thirty years ago. Then there. were but
about twenty-five special correspondents
of that many newspapers and the repre-
sentatiyes of two news associations. Then
ANYBODY who was at all identified with
newspaper-no matter how remote that
connection or how infrequently he may
have sent his communications (almost en-
tirely by mail, except to q few of the met
ropolitan papers)-could get admittance
to the press galleries
Now, however, in consequence of the
vast increase Of newspaper work and on
account of the limited space allotted in
each house for the accommodation OF rep
resentatiyes of the press of the country,
the occupation Of the press galleries is
confined by rule to strictly bona fide COR
respondents of reputable standing in their
business, who represent daily newspapers;
and the press list in the Congressional
Directory" before mentioned ''shall be
confined to Geographic correspondents"
The rules specifically declare that "clerks
in the executive departments OF the Gov
eminent, and persons engaged in other
occupations whose chief attention is not
given to newspaper correspondence, are
not entitled to admission" and also that
"members of the families of correspond
ents are not entitled to admission"
In the press list in the new edition OF
the directory the city of New York has
seventeen different newspapers represent
ed by twenty-four special correspondents,
and each paper has, in addition, the eff
cient general news service of one or more
Of the great associations. Chicago comes
next in order with eight papers represen-
ted by twelve special correspondents;
Philadelphia, seven papers and eight
special correspondents; Pittsburg, six pa
pers, six men; Boston, FIVE papers, six men;
Cincinnati, three papers, six men; Wash
ington City, two papers, six men; Balti-
more, three papers, five men; St. Louis.
three papers, Eve men,. Cleveland, three
papers, four men; Detroit, three papers,
four men; Brooklyn, Buffalo, MINNEAPOLIS,
st. Paul, Denver, Louisville, X, and Rich
mond, Va. each three papers and three
men; Omaha, two papers and three men;
Springfield. Mass, Elmira, Toledo, Column
bus, Milwaukee. New Orleans, Atlanta
and Salt Lake City, each two papers and
two correspondents; San Francisco has
one paper represented by 1.-TWO correspond
ents. In addition to those named there
are many other cities which have i'll the
press list one paper represented by one
special correspondent, among which are
Portland, Ore; Helena, Mont; Galveston,
Nashville, Memphis, Charleston, Kansas
City, Des Moinea, Harrisburg, Erie and
Concord (the Monitor).
The ten news associations employ thir-
ty-four active able men, twelve of whom
are engaged gathering news for the As
sociated Press, eleven for the United Press,
three for the Press News Association, two
for the California Associated Press, and
one each for the American Press Associ-
alton, DalzeI's news agency, the Globe
Press Association, the Interstate Associ-
alton, the Connecticut Associated Press
and the Herman, News Company.