Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-31
HOST OF NEWSPAPER MEN
UNITED MEETING IN SPOKANE.
Hundreds Of Editors From WASH
ingtOn md Oregon Assemble for
a Profitable and Enjoyable Out
ing-Entertainmen Receptions,
ExcursiOns,. as Well as Serious
Discussions of Interest TO the Pro-
fcssiOn-Eiecti0n of Officers.


The Washington and Oregon State Press
Associations united in holding their an
nual conventions in Spokane last week.
There were in the city more than 2OC
visiting editors and publishers, and as
many OF them were accompanied by mem
De's VI '"ei ,Aniiies' , 'nc 'otai a'tehu
anoe was nea,riy 4oo III the absence OF
es'uen' ~ 1copey ol 'ne washington AS,
sool''ion' rHs' 'iee ires,ueh' nraht o'
,an,oese, piesiueu. rres,deht oeorge d.
ohlal oi naaer oity pres'aec Ut tne meet
ing Vi 'he oregon Association' ihe ofe'
son assoeia.ioi seiec'eu As,oriu us inc
next Pi"ce oi meeting ana the Wasmhg
'oh association VIII meet at oeattie next
!e
i.e associations were ehter'ained ny
niuSleaie ior tne iaaies, trohey ride ana
leceP'lon ior a,i. at tne reception IN the
uui.oliulli a thursday evening mayor
oi.hs'ee oi opokahe weicomeu the 'is-
,,oi'' WHICH was resPonuei W ny a. a. "
nran. oi vancouver, wash, anu ~ M. =.
1ault Oh hiiisporo, vi. a: +. lugweli OF
iacoilia ueii,efeu .ne oia'ion anu Poeh''
written ior the occasion py mrs. hiia nig'
s'iison, was reaa. historian Chaiies rrosch
reported that IN washington nine new
newspapers hau pee,r s'arueu "urihs 'he
year anu iour hau uied' !here are ABOUT
@oo papers now pupi'sheo III washington
The Excursion.
Friday was occupied by an excursion
on Coeur d'Alene lake and sumptuous
luncheon In grove on Occur d'Alene
river. During the trip N. w. Durham, ed
itor of the Spokesman Review, made a
telling address on Popular Misconcep-
tions About the Press" pointedly treating
of questions which confronted every
owner and publisher of newspaper. He
said:
The public has notion that the editor
should know everything, but does not
know anything. Every newspaper man
knows much he is never given credit for
knowing. OF chief Importance in his art
is the knack of knowing what not to
print. If the newspapers Of Spokane should
publish some summer morning all the
shocking facts and secrets they had gath
cred in a single day, there would be trou-
BILE the next morning on the raging Spo-
kane. There would be heard what Bret
Hart has STYLED the "petulant pop of the
pistol"
Another mistaken notion is that Horace
Greeley was the only great American
journalist; that since his forceful hand
and great brain ceased to direct the New
York Tribune, the newspaper field has suf-
n
pains to find and examine copy of the
New York Tribune of 80 years ago, you
will be impressed with the vast advance
made in the American daily newspaper
since Greeley died. The New York Tri-
bune of 80 years ago would not stand up
with daily papers printed now in cities Of
$4,000 population or less The Tribune
was loosely edited poky in its news SER
vice, annoyingly opinionated, and lacked
snap and enterprise. Horace was an able
man. and he was smart. He knew when
to die.
Another popular delusion is that the
newspaper worker has an easy and pleas
ing task: that, like the gilded youth Of
Athens, his only concern is to learn and
tell the truth. This popular concep-
ton is long cry from the
truth. The work of writing for
and editing the modern daily paper has
become n task of enormous detail. The
daily naner ia mt ont under whip and
snur and from one wears end to another
The wbip is ever singing through the air
and the snur ia always II, motion. In peace
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