Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-16
Up-to-the-Minute Journalism

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To the Readers of the Kennebec Journal
This communication put up job between the Journal
and myself 1t is entirely voluntary FIRST heard the story
from person connected with the Journal Realizing that
Journal would naturally and from becoming modesy say
nothing about the mattel believing in giving word OF praise
where praise is Justly due and knowing that would appre-
example of efficient uptodate journalism and have
greater confidence newspaper which be relied on to
produce it, have written this letter
Readers of the Journal on Monday morning that day of
days. greeted with the thrilling headline World Conflict
Ends Associated Press dispatch that o'clock
that morning the State Department at Washington had ohc1ay
that the Asce had been signed at midnight and
that hoslites would o'clock Washington time
That message came the Journal Office at about $50
The first edition had been printed and placed
morning Pullman which leaves 225 A. NJ The print
ing had been held off until the last in the belief that
message would before morning. but finally they
go press The night editor still stayed The Asso
caed Press reports shut down but had
been made for immediate long distance call by phone from
Boston if anything broke AS the the plant
began hum The night editor reset the first page for the
second edition The management called Of bed by phone
hurrying orders given to sufficient
copies replace possible the edition already mailed
The papers put the first electric for Watere,
which leaves about Ave o'clock with put them into
packages ready for delivery there had not been time for
doing this The train from Waervle Skowhegan having
Left obtained and quick made to Skowhegan
with real stuff Papers subscribers the Watervle
Lewiston line supplied by sending Winthrop by cleo
trio While was impossible overtake the papers which,
had gone TOWARD Bangor yet all readers in Somerset and
northern and Kcnnebec and the R. F. Ds running
Offices there received the edition. We in Au
gua and all points around about here and the and
south had the latest edition
All this is service best kind and being known will be
appreciated.
Before closing wish add that have often heard
that in the columns OF the Journal be found the
up the best Of any paper the State. have
frequently found Associated Press reports complete
than those i'll the Boston papers recently heard
paper of wide experience many say that
the best paper published community OF size he had
the country Let's remember of these
things
Yours sincerely
NORMAN L. BAsSETT.
Augusta, Me. Nov. IS, 1913.
1t has been the constant OF the present Of the
Journal their connection with publish only the
best paper for the people of Augusta and Central Maine but
the best paper the State both the dissemination OF
and of moral tone that would materially in the welfare
and uplift of the community and State.
Appreciation of the Journals efforts comes from all sides
But it still remains that few fully appreciate the
service the Journal daily giving them beyond what might
be expected from the of the territory covered Think
for The geographical location limits the circulation
and that of limits the advertising yet has been
toned by friends the old X J. keeps right giving you
the best, and giving that literally
1t is gratifying know that efforts are appreciated by