Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-10-14
:. 4th District-J. Griswold, H. J. Alvord.

Mr.. DeLand stated that invitations had
been extended to the convention, through
him, to visit the Fair of the county agricul-
tural society, then being held, and also to
visit the State Prison In order to give the
convention time to dose, and to give the bus
mess, he moved an adjournment until o.
clock in the evening. The motion prevailed
and the convention adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention met at o'clock, p. NJ,
pursuant to adjournment, and was called to
order by the president, 2. B. Knight, ESQ.,
The following new members were reported
present:
l. w. Van Fossen, Paw Paw Free Press.
j. L. Hackstaff, White Pigeon Era.
The business committee reported through
their chairman, Mr.. DeLand, the following
CONSTITUTION.
1st. The undersigned, publishers and editors of
the State Of Michigan, hereby organize themselves
into an association, under the name of the Mich
gan Press Association" ua1 .tt
ID The object of this association shall be to
combine the publishers and editors Of this state,
for the regulation and protection of our business
interests, the reform OF all evils which may exist
in the management of newspaper enterprise, and
the cultivation of mutual acquaintance and COM
mon interest as conductors of public journals.
Sd. The officers Of this Association shall consist
of President, two Vice Presidents, Recording
and Corresponding Secretary, who shall be elected
by ballot and hold their Offices for one year.
4th. The regular meetings of this association
shall be held annually on the first Thursday of De-
cember in each year. ~
5th. Any publisher or editor (of this state,) may
become a member of this association by signing
the constitution and complying with all the rules
and regulations of the association. t.t
9th. This association may elect, as honorary
memb ers, such persons as may heretofore have
been publishers, or editors of newspapers in this
state.
9TH. This constitution may be altered or amend
ed at any meeting OF the association.
On motion the constitution was accepted,
and after some little discussion was adopted
without amendment.
The business committee also reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, The publishing interests of this state
have been seriously and almost fatally injured by
an indiscrminate credit system, and the history
sands of dollars on the loss side of their ledgers
and, Whereas we consider it emineltly fit ano
proper that some radical reform for own protec
ton should be adopted we therefore, as publishers
and editors of this state, in convention assembled
do hereby mutually pledge ourselves to the main
tenance of the following resolutions.
| LIST. Resolved That we deem 1t imperative, ant
that we will require payment in advance Tor al
newspaper subscriptions received hereafter
! I'd RESOLVED, That all transient and foreign al
1 var isiu IN a
be paid by a responsible agent, and at the same
| rates paid for other advertising.
| Sd. Resolced, That we will not advertise for an!
newspaper or periodical on terms different from
| those required of commercial and business men
4th ReSolved, That we deprecate the practice
| employing the inadequate journeymen and run
away apprentices, believing that 1t is the cheapes
and most honorable to employ only good work
men at fair and living prices.
5th. Resolved, That we recommend to the Graf
| in different localities, the adoption of scales o
prices for job work and advertising to be adhered
| TO in the transaction of such business.
| 9th. ReSolUed That the editors of the severa
journals in this state are invited to forward to tn
Recording Secretary as complete history of tn
press in their respective counties, with such othe
matters of interest pertaining to the craft, as the
may think proper.
After being read, the preamble and reso
lutions were taken up separately and several
ly adopted.
A letter was read from Jenny & Peabody
of the Genesse Democrat Office, and on mC
ton, the letter was ordered entered upon tn
record. 1l,if
A letter from w. w. Ryan was read, ant
on motion, was tabled:
Mr.. Woolnough, of Battle Creek, oAere
the following: w $50 1
Resolued, That the practice, now very frequen
of inserting quack medicine and other advertise
ments in the reading or editorial columns of til
country press, is one calculated to perpetrate
fraud upon the reader, is growing evil, and I'll.
we will abandon it. Adopted.
Mr.. Wooluough moved that a committee
Of three be appointed to recommend som
regulations in regard to apprentices.
He thought the present system curse
the craft, and would like to sec some stringer
rules adopted, which would eventually ha,
a te ndency to create better stock of jou
neyman printers. The country press wei
pestered to death with a parcel of vagabon
journeymen who had never half learned the
trade, and were totally incompetent to do
piece of work decently, and yet most of the
. ours carried certificates of membership fro,
Printers Union. He wished to see son