The Green Forest tribune., 1913-08-22
TELEPRoNE NO. 5
CORRESPONDENTS MEETING.

CORRESPONDENTS MEETING.
 The Tribune editor regrets very much that there was not full attend ance at the meeting of correspondents of the paper we had planned for last Friday. We had fondly hoped that every one of our assistant editors would be with us on the occasion, but con- sidering weather conditions, we know that such was impractieable, if indeed not impossible in some instances.
 We believe we voice the sentiments of all those who were present when we say that the meeting was an enjoy able one and not without some profit to the participants.
 Our purpose was to get in closer touch with those who help us to com pile the news for The Tribune, and effect, if possible, an organization for the common good of the community.
 Itis the purpose of The Tribune to cover the entire Eastern district of Carroll county in disseminating the news. We cannot do this without the aid of reporters. It is no small job to keep a staff of writers in action. It is such a problem, in fact, that but few editors reach even Q reasonable degree of success along that line. Compara- lively few papers give special attention to it's country correspondents dapart- ment, realizing that 1t requires so much effort.
 A large per cent of the difficulties of maintaining faithful, efficient corpse of writers can be overcome by the correspondents and the editor keeping in close touch with each other, under standing and sympathizing with each other.
 One very regretable obstacle that comes ia the way of The Tribune editor is getting in bad with it's reporters over nisprints, misspelling and other things that seem to the reporter as inex- cusable mistakes. We have never been able to get by with such except by the beg-pardon route. which will not at all times work. Here is one place where a better understanding is the only remedy.
 As we have often remarked before, The Tribune IS very proud of its list of country correspondents. Few papers ia the state equal US in this re- speet. We attribute much of the popularity =of the paper to this feature alone, and it is but natural that we should bend our efforts not only to maintain our present standard but to increase the usefulness Of the paper in. th.z z.fpeot. @
 dsTarS country Correspondent should %Vconesious of the fact that he or she <z performing a public service that is hot measured by time or money, that as useful citizens they are making themselves more useful, and that the consciousness of having rendered such )service is the greatest remuneration that comes to one engaged in thenews- gathering department of any paper.
 Aside from this, the correspondents department is 9 field for the develop ment of literary talent that is unsur- passed. It has the element of bring ing out the best there is in any literary inclined individual. It means vastly more to be good writer than it does to be a good speaker. The latter brings more outward show, but the writer is not without his reward. He is heard by great many more people.
 The Tribune hopes that its cores pondents department will continue to grow, that our writers will all catch the spirit of promptness and cultivate a "nose for news" that will distinguish each one as a useful man and woman in the communities in which he resides.
 The public generally can assist won derfully along this line by communicat- ing by phone or handing the correspond ents items of news.