The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-11
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYSTEM is TOPIC
OF talk TO ROTARY
Correspondent Simons Stresses
Square Deal Principle Of
Big Association

The mechanics of news gathering
and the squarcncSS of disseminating 1t,
as practiccd by the Associated Press,
were featured in a talk to the Rotary
club, at today's noon luncheon. by
Kenneth w. SimonS. representative
here Of that worlds greatest COOPER
alive organization.
Mr.. SimOnS spoke of the COOPER
alive feature OF tho Associated Press
as such q success that II the new
Farm Board. which eventually will
surpass the A. P. In size as a COOPER
ativc system. succeeds as well in its
operations. the farm problem will
cease to exist. He said this COOPER
alton In the A. p. organization Is be-
tween 1900 newspapers with a ON
bined circulation Of 6D.Q00, ZOO.
Speaking of the dissemination of
the news he used North Dakota as an
illustration. In this system eight
daily newspapers are associated. They
furnish the organization with the
spontaneously originating news Of
their areas and this Is wired into
Bismarck, where, again. 1t is sent out
over the wires and into st. Paul,
northwestern district headquarters Of
the A. p. From there, what Is Of
interest In other parts Of the country
Is SO routed over the Associated wires.
Covering North Dakota
Determined by the character OF the
news and the interest Of 1t. happenings
here may be flashed into New York
In two minutes after the event or
happening, he said. Years ago receipt
in the United States OF news
Of the death Of q king or
q pope or some other great
happening In Europe depended on the
arrival Of Q ship at some American
port, SO that the news did not reach
America till weeks after 1t had orig
mated.
The vastncss Of the Associated
Press market reporting system also
was described. This involves the use
Of 10000 miles Of special wires.
Some years back North Dakota pa
pcrs received reports a~ggregating 1000
words, he said. The circuit expanded
this report to $4,000 words and then
put In the present mechanical tele-
graph printer service, with . sending
and receiving capacity Of 20 words .
minute. soon to be raised to 60 to 65
words.
Mr.. Simons also explained the fea-
ture and picture services Of the A. F..
whereby newspapers In Its member
ship are provided with news stories
OF Q partial magasine character and
pictures Of persons and happenings
the world over.
Rotary and Golden Bale
DR.. George Constans spoke on the
principles az Rotary. which he con-
densed into the simple terms Of the
Golden Rule. There really Is nothing
mythical about 1t. he said. Rotary's
object and principle IS TO DO unto
others Is one would be done by-and
that Is service, he said. Even the sixth
objective Of Rotary. international
neece, he said. is simply that. ana
fellowship will accomplish It.
district Govefnor Coming
DR.. Harry Brandes. president, an
nounced that October : has been ct
IS TIE date 81 the official visit q the
district governor. Since July, he add-
ca. the number Of Rotary clubs IN tho
world has rieen 70 32Q6.
Guests q the day were N. Melytn
r. Gilmore, w. !. Couch. bismarck:
IS. b. lfiller. Algona. Iowa: Francis
Nueesle, midshipman, y. s. navy:
Hohert Nuesslc. Dtaularck: Q. \. rul-
ton. jamestown; and ]. n. Rising. -