New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
WHEN THE NEWS CAME
BY PONY EXPRESS"
Then, at The Tribune'S Begin
ming, Paper Was Really
"Made by Hand"
TELEGRAPH AIDS PROGRESS
Together with Mechanical IN
ventions It Revolutionizes En-
tire System of Making and
Distributing the Paper.

Seventy years ago The Tribune was
"rrede h. hand" From the very beginning
% ths work which IS represented in the
printed story or article which appeared In
the paper. when the writer spread his ideas
on sheets OF foolscap paper with pen or
,ercil. 20 the last detail Of the mechanical
end OF the work when the counter num-
hersd or by hand the package OF papers
70 90 20 each carrier" every step of the
making Of the paper was a laborious effort
Of hand.
To-day. by way Of contrast. the first de-
tail OF preparing the story or article, that
r. the writing, IS usually done by type
u-r'ter-faster and more legible than the
old method The difference on that one
point is Indicative Of the whole process.
Throughout every step Of the making Of
The paper the work OF to-day Is faster and
moro Iegible. better and more farreachins.
than was possible under the hgndicaps Of
seventy years ago.
To turn back for seventy years snd then
20 look over the progressive STEPS in the
intervening period discloses. however. that
many, II not most. of the fundamental ideas
OF newspaper making were known 10 and
practised by the 1rst editors OF Tho Trib-
me and papers OF that day tust as they
are to-day.
The same keen rivalry among news
raperg was noticeable then as 70 is to-day ,
n fact. half century ago IT was far more
Doticea BILE FOR in those DAYS the newspapers
took frank notice % tho beats" OF rivals
hv devoting valuable space ON succeeding
dsvs 70 full explanations IS 20 why said
H. TTf.- n1-~v
one OF this day who appreciates even 10 q
small degree the complexities Of newspaper
making. the thousands Of tentacles which
must each be relied upon 20 grasp their
small share OF the news that goes to satisfy
the presses, the wonder is that The Tribune
of seventy wears ago. or even fifty years
ago. was enabled 90 keep az close up 10
The news OF the day as 10 did.
Difficulties Of Early journalism.
In this dav and age i- is difficult 70 grasp
the fact That newspapers OF that day were
made without the aid Of the cable, the tele-
rraph. the railroad or the four-day Atlantic
liners on the side OF the getting OF the
news. and without the aid OF the modern
rrssSes. the unotypes and the hundred and
one mechanical devices that 50 toward the
swift an- accurate printing and distributing
o9-fbe finished paper on tie side Of the dis
playing Of the news when Sc IS collected
10 lool, hack 90 the announcement Of the
arst number Of The Tribune, in 1871, VIII
give the modern reader a quicker grasp OF
those difficulties than any description could
convey. Therein it i7 set forth that the new
psper would contain "the latest news by the
morning Southern mall and it is also
noted with q touch OF pride that no other
"Denrv PAPER was -hcD able 90 supply ITS
readers with such late news.
Taking I'D arst the work OF getting The
news OF seventy wears ago. few examples
from those early DAYS VIII show. too. what
a vast amount o1 energy was necessary
then 10 obtain news which iu tie present
cav OF mechanical wonders poUrs into news
paper Offices in such volume that mJIch or
81 IS discarded. sacrificed. spiked or
killed" according 90 the Language OF news
raperdom, 10 make room for other items
which are adjudsed q more important.
A page from one Of those early numbers
~ The Tribune gives an account not only
Of the news Of o. uon0eutouS speech ceiiN-
cred by Daniel Webster iu Boston. but also
an account Of tGe fea. Of getting the news
into the paper tho morning after the oelr-
err Of the speech
From this account it is learned that
Daniel Webster delivered the speech IN
Boston in tile afternoon. Henry u. Ray
nOud was eeut to Boston the preceding
day 20 report it and as soon as the great
Webster ended hs address Mr. Raymond
embarked ca tho night boat FOR New York.
O1 the boat three compo~Itors from The