The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-24
SPREADING THE NEWS.
The Efficient Service of the Western
Telegraph Company.
How the Work of a Great Convention
is Handled and Laid Before
the Public.

The splendid service of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, as displayed
in the columns of the RECORD UNION
during the recent sittings of the Republic
can and Democratic National Conven-
tons, is deserving of more than passing
notice. 1t shows that the Sacramento
! Office Is most efficiently conducted by
Manager Semi and his assistants
Beside the regular and detailed reports
OF the proceedings of the Democratic
Convention on Wednesday, sent by the
Associated Press, there were supplied by
! the Western Union Company some hun
dred and seventy bulletins, showing just
what was done at every stage of the con-
yention's progress. These bulletins were
handled in the Sacramento Office by
Operators John Eagan, NJ. Nelis, c. f.
Loring, j. d. Kennedy, J. +. Allen, S. n.
Shaplin, James O'Connor, Miss Sonoma
hlees and w. w. Scott.
These bulletins We're distributed to all
points IN northern and northeastern Cali
iornia, ana full reports furnished TO all re-
mote points in the extreme northern
counties.
The difference in time between Chicago
ana sacramento is two hours. NOtWith-
standing this, bulletins announcing the
action OF the convention were flashed over
ali The wires radiating from Sacramento
within rom eight 10 ten minutes after
leaving the convention hall at Chicago.
The distribution of the bulletins over
the various circuits was made under the
direction OF Chief Day Operator T.. j.
Kendall and Chief Night Operator John
+. Allen.
1t was O'Clock in this city yesterday
morning when the RECORD UNIONS re-
! port closed, consequently it was early
( breakfast time in Chicago when the last
message ieit there which appeared III our
report.
headers OF the RECoRD-UNIoN in this
/ city whose employment required them to
/ breakfast early had the satisfaction OF
reading, while slipping their coffee, the
/ proceedings OF the convention in progress
| IN Chicago at the same hour. The differ
ence III time between the two cities en-
abled the news to be flashed across the
continent; taken down on type writer's by
the operators here as it was licked Oft the
instruments: edited by the telegraphic
| editor; parceled out among the compost
tors; set III type; arranged in its proper
order IN the FORMS" stereotyped,
printed and folded by the RECORD
! UNIONS lightning press, and delivered
to its city readers at the same hour tby
the clock that the news left the conven-
| ton hall in Chicago.
| How many of those who read yesterday
morning the long and complete details Of
| the conventions proceeding, as they ate
their breakfasts or rode on electric cars to
their places OF labor, stopped to think of
the labor required to report, transmit,
set in type, print and distribute this mass
OF news-of the long and weary hours
that reporters, telegraph operators. tele-
graph editors, printers, stereotypers and
pressmen had spent in preparing and
setting it before them?
And the men who do this brain-wear-
ing and nerve racking labor toll
The long and weary hours of night.
when others are sleeping, until their
task is done, and the news of the dav and
night is laid before the reading world,