The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-07-28
A NEWSPAPERS
WORK AND DUTY.

There are a number of people in
every community who do not fully
appreciate what the editor does in
behalf of his town. Some of these
people speak slightingly and even
sneeringly of the poor, Flooding edi-
tor, whose coat may be worn out at
the elbows, his trousers frayed and
his shoes worn out and run down at
the heel.
They do not recognize the fact that
the editor is doing a wonderful work
upbuilding his home town, and they
fail to applaud his work, much of
which is done almost gratuitously-
These people reap the benefit of the
newspapers work in giving publicity
to the towns advancement and yet
speak depreciatingly of the poor,
overworked editor because he is not
as prosperous as they are in world
ly goods.
There is not the smallest weekly
newspaper in the State but what is
doing a grand work for Mississippi.
The exchange editors of the large
dailies in New Orleans and Memphis
eagerly scan the columns of every
weekly that comes to their desks and
whatever is written by the meek and
lowly editor of the small weekly that
speaks of his towns advancement IS
copied and republished in the State
Bureau Departments of these large
dailies and the whole world learns
of it,
In Jackson there are Greater Mis-
sissippi" correspondents who make 1t
their chief business to gather togeth-
er such news and publish columns
every week of what is going on all
over the State. Other papers copy
and rehash these articles and the
whole scheme works like an endless
chain. And it all starts through the
first efforts of the editor of the week
ly newspaper. But while they are
yet many who do not appreciate this
work, it is pleasure to note that the
work of the worn out-at-elbow edi-
tor is becoming more and more rec
ognized, and in a short time he will
not have to wait until he is made the
editor-in- chief of some large city
daily before his efforts receive the
recognition they so justly deserve.
In speaking along this line the
Newton Times has the following
good advice that should be taken to
heart by every one:
Don't let anything interfere with
the performance OF the duties you
owe to your town and community.
There is not day that an opportuni-
ty to do something for the advance
ment of the towns interests is not
afforded and those who take advan-
tage of these opportunities are the
ones who are friends indeed to the
community in which they live. Are
you doing all you can to make your
town one of the best in the country?
9TH first lesson that is learned by
a newspaper is to be loyal to ths
town in which it is printed, and the
newspapers of Mississippi are true
to this teaching. There is probably
in no State in the Union more de-
voted press than there is in Missis-
sippi They will fight and quarrel
among themselves over politics, but
when it comes to the advancement of
their town and State they are right
on the spot doing what they can. The
great growth of Mississippi is due to
its papers which have been continu
Gus in singing the praises of the
State. 1t is incumbent on the citizen.
to do the same. A town which is be-
ing continually knocked by its own
citizens is of course very badly handi
capped 1t is the duty of every citi-
zen to help everp enterprise that
seeks admission