Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-01
How | Won
BY GROVER s. GRIFFIN
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.

soon found that the principal ingredi.
ent in the success cf newspaper man,
especially while ON the lower rungs of
the ladder. is getting ahead of the
other fellows. soon fired of the
routine work OF collecting news and
was thinking OF giving up Journalism
when something happened; in other
words, my opportunity arrived.
The president of the United States
proposed 10 Russia and Japan. who
were then at war. To settle their diff
ferenceS. y meeting was called be-
tween the representatives OF the two
nations To meet nj Portsmouth. our
American newspapers are not used as
they are i'm Europe TO getting ahead
of one another i'm news Of matters per
tanning to government and diplomacy
or my opportunity would not have oc-
Cured ut this time. for was very
young. had no acquaintance calculated
To give me advance news and had not
distinguished myself i'm my profession.
, The managing editor of an obscure
paper sent me 10 Portsmouth simpiy
with comments on the crowds aud de-
scriptions Of the distinguished partici-
pants.
But Il wild dream came into my
! head. 1t occurred to me that if I
alone among several hundred ncwspa-
per correspondents could get ut the
treaty Of peace, if one were made, and
telegraph 1t TO my paper so that 1t
could be published before any other
paper published it / might make my
self famous as a newspaper man. And
here opportunity came in again TO help
me. On my journey To Portsmouth /
Travelled on the same train us one OF
the Russian representatives. He had
with him number OF attendants. con
Slsting of secretaries. Stcnographers
and servants. | made the acquaint-
encc Of several OF the suit. and II co.
CURED 10 ne that ] might possibly
make deal with some one OF them 10
give me the news for consideration.
] doubt if / should have ATTEMPTED 10
get anything out of Il Japanese in that
fashion. but ! knew that Il Russian
was much more amcnable To the per-
suasion of funds.
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