The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-06-01
THE PROETTEERINC SPIRIT

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THE PROFTTEERINC SPIRIT
The Congressional military affairs
committee is about to investigate alleged
scandals in aircraft production. There is
going to be determined attempt o
clean profiteering in all parts Of the war
work. Any people who are trying to
fatten themselves will have lively time
before they get through.
Many Of these people would indig-
nantly deny that they were doing any
thing dishonorable. They claim that the
government is not compelled to buy Of
them, and that if the government is not
satisfied with their price, it can 60
somewhere else.
If mans house was afire, he would
pay very high price for ladder 80 he
could get up on the roof and throw some
water. He might better afford to pay
500 for the ladder rather than not to
have IL. fIrHN
The neighbor could not justify himself
for refusing the ladder if the owner Of
the burning building would not pay 500
for it. It would be no excuse to say that
if he was dissatisfied with the terms, he
could look for some other ladder. Public
sentiment would tell him to loan the lad
der freely and gladly, and not charge a
cent for it.
The illustration is not just parallel, for
producers usually depend on their work
FOR Their. living, and are entitled to fair
price. No one complains when produc-
er simply asks fair interest return on
the money. Some producers however,
have.been generous enough to give the
government the use Of their plants ask
ink no money return for themselves. The
country appreciates their fine spirit.
The man who deliberately soaks the
government is too contemplate for words
to express. If his neighbors fully realiz-
ed, they would scarcely care to speak to
him on the street.
NEWSPAPER SUCCESS
Many suggestions as to how 3 man can
9chieve succsss'in the Newspaper BUSH
ness are found in the career Of the late
James Gordon Bennett, wh1ae death has
been followed by interesting reminis-
cences Of his journalistic methods. Per-
haps the most telling incident relates to
the occasion when copy boy was in such
hurry that he ran into the pit Of Mr..
BENEFITS stomach. Mr.. Bennett was 50
pleased at the energy and speed which
the boy was showing that he rewarded
him with gift Of several dollars.
There is . lot Of suggestion in that in
cident. Most men who have won out in
tie newspaper game, have manifested
the same energy and absorption that
that copy boy displayed. There is q great
deal Of hard work in the newspaper
game. There is an incessant pursuit Of
an infinity Of small details. No man who
is not capable Of untiring effort is any
use in the newspaper field.
Although Mr.. Bennett made his home
in Paris, yet he kept his newspaper at q
high standard Of achievement, and he
lid It by the closest scrutiny Of every bit
Of matter it published from day to day.
Many newspaper men have the idea
that any old kind Of writing Is good
enough for newspaper. They use
wretched grammar, they write in q RAM
bling and disconnected manner, with no
attempt at force or style. Newspaper
writing is done in hurry, so that GER
tain amount Of unfinished work is inev.
liable. But no good newspaper writer
ever regrets the time he takes to cut out
useless verbiage, to put color and life
and quality into his words. The public
may not quite be able to define the diff
ference. But it instinctively recognizes
good writing when it sees it, and values
the man who can produce it.