so many different departments required to get
out a paper," remarked Paul slowly. "It is an awful piece of work, isn't
it?"

Their guide laughed.

"It is quite a project," he answered. "Of course, much of it becomes
routine, and we think nothing about it. But I am sure that few persons
who read the papers realize the great amount of time and thought that
goes into turning out a good, up-to-date, artistically illustrated
newspaper. The mere mechanical toil required is enormous; and in
addition to this labor there is all the bustle, rush, and rivalry
attending the securing of the latest news. The editorial office has its
set of problems, as you know, if you yourself get out a paper."

"I've been so absorbed in the machinery that I forgot the editorial end
of it for a moment," Paul said.

"Don't forget it, for it is the backbone of the business," replied Mr.
Hawley. "All that part of our work is conducted as systematically as the
rest. Each editorial writer and reporter is detailed to his particular
work and must have his copy in promptly; he must know his facts and
write them up with accuracy, charm, and spirit, the articles must also
have the punch that will carry them and make people interested in
reading them. A writer who can't turn out this sort of stuff has no
place in the newspaper world. Every article that comes in is either
used, returned, or filed away and catalogued for future reference; we
call the room where the envelopes containing such matter are stacked the
graveyard. Every newspaper has its graveyard. Into it goes stuff that
has perhaps been paid for and never printed; clippings that can be used
for reference; every sort of material. We can put our hand on any
article filed, at a moment's notice. Come in and see for yourself the
great tiers of shelves with the contents of each shelf classified and
marked."

Paul followed him.

There indeed was the room, its shelves reaching to its ceiling and as
neatly and completely arranged as they would be in a library. Sections
were given over to business interests; to well-known men and women; to
accidents; to shipping; to material of every description.

The visitors could not, however, delay to investigate this department,
fascinating as it was. They were hurried on to another floor and were
shown where all the accounts of advertisers were computed by means of an
automatic device that registered the space taken by a specific firm and
the price of such spac