Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-23
TO Our CORRESPONDENTS.

To ouH CORi,EsPoNDEN
The Dcacrct News j. favored viii
correspondence from various parts oi
the world This II very desirable. oui
readers are Interested In receiving In
formation from every part n the globe
We hope our friends In the State. in
the regions around. In the various
states N the Union. ana In all the ma
lions abroad VIII correspond with The
"Dcacfct News" and give No. tholr b ~
thoughts mud accounts ~ events that
win prove interesting To the general
public. nut We oncr few suggestions
for their guidance
Descriptions " the journey from Utah
eastward or westward have beer 80
frequently given In our columns that
they have become hackneyed subject
Unless they relate something unusual
they would b. better omitted. That
which II new and remarkable 90 young
men leaving home Tor the FIRST time. IL
Hat and Improbable to people who have
frequently read letters from tourists
passing over the same ground. or who
have taken the trip themselves. Nolcs
Of travel In countries not ro well known
fright prove interesting and valuable
The manners and customs ~ nations
and communities which have not been
frequently written NJ would make good
reading mnticr liut this should b.
written briefly and To the point. CIV
cumlocuilon II out ~ place In these
busy times. i,edundancc ot language
should be- avoided.
Missionaries have frequent oppor-
tunltlcs u gathering news. This IN nj
ways welcome. but the public are not
Interested In learning where an Elder
gets his breakfast, how many miles he
walks. or rides. ~ where he slept over
night. Dissertations ON doctrines with
which the readers u the "NcWa" arr
familiar are uni ~ place m missionary
correspondence. Actual progress. In
Iroselyting. converts made. baptlama
performed. meeting hnuHcn erected.
prophecies fulnllcd. the sick heated aud
anything notable In the cSpcdcnoc "
the Elders will be- acceptable. Letters
for publication should be- written lcqi-
nly aud ON one side of the paper
only. Persons afflicted with "bad
spells" would do well 10 use "A
dictionary: a pocket edition can be ear
ricd conveniently. aud made ~ means
Of education To the writer, and save
much trouble to the editor or proof
r.ader. business communications
should be written separately from
those Intended Tor publication. Figures
and names ~ persons ana places
should be written very plainly. The
editor viii not decline communications
that arr ungrammntlcal or mispelied.
nut II would save much time ana an.
pleasantncss II correspondents would
strive To he accurate In these partlcu-
lars Every communication must con-
tnln the name of the writer That viii
not be- published without permission.
but anonymous articles and letters 40
into the waste basket. ana ultimately
into the IRE, This announcement has
been made In almost every public iuur-
nal during rcorcr ~ years. and yet
some Intelligent people pay no attcn.
ton Ia ii,and feel agEriovcd when their
illusions de- not appear In print.
The Dcscrct News win chccrfully
publish brief death notices. but long
obltuarie. prepared by friends Of the
deceased. II suitable FOR our columns.
VIII have To be- paid Tor ut advertising
rates. This ruir h absolutely nccca.
sary In View NJ the value of our space
ANA the numerous deaths that occur
our friends should not feel offended az,
this. Tor good reason VIII show them ~
necessity.
The firrt consideration In correspond
Ing With this paper, ~ 10 send M news
This should be- such news 49, VIII be- ne.
coptahle Ia the public and not merely
such ~ viii gratify few people Ia one
locality. The news should be- conveyed
In brief sentences. ua plainly us pos,
sible both IN style and In writing. n
sent in q hurry, the competition II not
~ much matter ~ moment ns the 10.
ception Of the news In good time. stale
news II seldom palatahlr, Kilograms
to be- Ell service must reach this office
curly IN tho afternoon. nt tho latest
They arr of uo value after We sp Ca
press.
We hope these hints win De- kindly
received hy our friends everywhere.
and that the Dessert News win Dee