The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-03
NEWS is BATTERED FROM
THE FOUR CORNERS OF
THE EARTH-HOW RE
PORTS ARE RE-
CEEVED.

Can the average reader OF The In
telligencer mention off-hand any bust
ness that is represented in every city
and country on top of the civilized
globe? Can the reader bring to mind
any institution placing men I'm every
nook and corner OF the entire world
with the sole duty of looking out for
that one organization? II would
probably be rather difficult under
taking for any one to mention such n
business hat for the benefit OF tn.
readers OF tais publication who are
ignorant of this fact It. may be stated
that the Associated Press. the great
est news gathering organization in
The world has it's representative or
the spot wherever a news story may
'breaR' in the entire civilized world.
No place Is too large. no place is too
small. for the Associated Press to be
represented ..and wherever civilized
people are found6 there will be found n
man who Is always ready to look OFT
Tor the interests of the "a. P.'' Be-
cause OF the, fact that not many Ander-
son people arc we'll acquainted with
Tie workings OF this great system, It
may prove interesting hurriedly to
Skcteh the methad by which ,the Asao-
ciated Press Works an army of men
each daYand with the coming OF night
lashes into the newspaper offices the
world over the details of the news
Happenings OF the day The follow
'aS 10 ne manner in which the Assa-
ciated Press operator receives Tor The
Intelligencer exclusively what has
happened each day.
Tho (inOd MA GSsS, E,,I.
On the stroke OF 6 o'clock each
evening the telegraph instrument in
The lntelligencer office flashes three
times the old familiar call to the ear
OF the trained operator the messag.
49," In every Office where the AS
s0ciateG Press gives service the prp-
urinary call is heard and to the on
orators this signify the question Are
you all there" W.aen the "S7" comes
IN every operator answers his key and
into t'ie main office como hundreds OF
20. X responses from all over the
circnit. The chief operator in Allan
" then sendsr'G. b." r,"Good Even
Ing 10 you sall," and then the nights
griua Is begun.
Without the good evening call. no
ollsrator could bring himself to start
the work OF tie night; because yitli
me FRIENDLY message pealing foftlfI
from the wires q bond Of brother. .
iood and good fellowship is establish
ed between the hundreds of men who
are sitting at their typewriters. their
green shades over their eyes, win
Waiting fi2sers poised to begin pounu-
ing cut the grind" of tho worIdts
sreatest events which have trsuspired
IN the last 81 hours.
When ire evenings work begins tha
nnnratnr is the busiest man around
the printing oneswfo- shrdl shrdshr
tne newspaper Office and nothing
snort OF life or death couid take him
from his duty at the key.
bulletins briefly informing tho teIe-
graph editor OF the biggest stories ii
OF events to come up during the might.
are tae first things received over the
telegraph wire, and these are followed
kets. This takes UP an hour usna,lv
by the financial news and the m,:
aid then from the sending operator
comes the message. flashed three times
The Night report.
TheNIEht Report.
This tells tile Operator in Tho In
'elieencer Office that the grind of tho
evening has, begun In, earnest and that
Tie news stories will begin fn' 'co,,,r |
tie wort OF tho Iawna,' ~ sri :. 20 come, ,,
ing;on. the esoautinn of Sen Wnsr
OF rebels In Mexiso' tba : d,.of.a..1 s ahared
huge gold mine In AIasta .h OIL .
Of, q niagnat, in-o,,, as - sise murder
sifiesT ~ aanIa ~ .nss cotlntry,si
between foreie,, oonnta,a s'on OF war
from tho pra.Tdn sisned!
to the adninistratton,s Va seiative
progress OF a murder trial nn VIM, tue