Arizona republican., 1899-03-29

 Ter messages, and as rule
 miserable excuses at that. They
 have formed the source of many
 premature gray hairs on the heads Of
 telegraph editors. After diligent plod-
 ding he developed such competency
 that hc was not only able to edit the
 messages with much expediency, but
 after concluding the difficult task he
 was ready to supply head for the
 article.
 Mir. Sickle explains that west
 ern papers have the benefit of
 all special dispatches received by their
 eastern ntemporaries. Important | dispatches at the large eastern offices
 are "set up" by a rush" order. Pa
 pers like those of San Francisco have
 repres sntatives at the eastern offices
 who purchase the proof sheets anG
 transmit the substance to the;r papers
 The principal advantage possessed by San Francisco papers is the fact that the coast time is three hours
 slower than that at New York. When the papers go to press in New York tue
 telegraph editor at San Francisco fig ures on three hours more for his paper So it is impossible to conceal even the largest ''scCOps" from the western periodicals The San Francisco gen. tieman picks up his paper at the break fast table and finds substantially the same news and at the same local time of day as the New York gentleman. Eastern newspapers have demonstrated from time to time, but to no avail Complications have often arisen from the situation, but the practice Of 'faking" continues. For instance, cor respondents of New York papers have eagerly dispatched articles appearing in the San Francisco papers and dis covered to their chagrin that the ar ticle had been taken from the saml paper they had hoped to enlighten.
 In regard to the opportunities jour- nalism affords to young men, MT Sickle said:
 It is prerequisite that a young nun has news instinct before he will | make 2. success of journalism, but if 1 lie is gifted in that line there is prob. ably no occupation which affords Q better salary. 1 believe New York city | presents the best field for young and ] competent journalists. The New York l Sun the newspaper mans model, was, | during it's management by Charles A. | Dana, almost fastidicus iR its selCc- | tion of reporters, and frequently a | competent man was turned away on account of trivial defect But 1 do | not believe that condition exists at present, and at any ate it's contempo- raries are not so particular. The re- pcrter's salary Is commensurate with the amount of space he fills and an oc- casional contribution of merit is fully appreciated. 1t is not uncommon for a salary average $60 for six days in the week, while young men gre seldom started off for less than S15 a week. A salary of that kind is not small considering the usual prices Of living in that city
 After you are once on the paper" ne continued, you may have inclina- ions for particular kind of news The chief interviewer on a paper is known as the star man. but a good ocal man is equally as essential The work is mostly in assignments. so that l reporter when arriving at tie office nay look at the assignment book and ind his duties for the day mapped out. However. the star man and the bal lnce of the interviewers almost make he hotels. their homes, and some of hem have but one hotel to cover in he course of the day.
 Well" concluded Mir Sickle. the newspaper work is a good line of bus less to follow, but as I said, one must ,e previously fitted for it. And an- ther thing, a Neophite should remem- Ter is that the paper he works with vas in good running order before he ntere6 it's employ, and he must not ry to mould the destinies of the sheet TOT take upon himself to write the edi- roials"