 Dortch Longstreet became the owner and editor of the Carnesville, Georgia, "Tribune" in 1888, when the establishment consisted of 150 pounds of long primer type, mostly in "pi," a few cases of worn adverting type and a subscription book whose credit column had been conscientiously neglected.She replaced them with new and improved ones, and the circulation of the paper increased to thousands.She had been typist, editor and business manager, and had solicited and canvassed the district for subscribers, because she wasn't able to hire any one to do it for her.