Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-10-14
EASTMANVILLE, MICHIGAN:
EVENING, OCTOBER al, 1857.
Editors and Publishers Convention.

A convention of the editors and publish
ers of this state was held at Jackson, pursu-
ant to call, on Tuesday last, the 9Th inst
The convention met at the Temperance Hall,
at o'clock p. NJ, and was called to order
by Mr. G. " DeLaud of the Jackson Citi-
zen, who nominated Henry Barnes, Esq, of
Detroit, as President, pro tenn, of the con-
vention, The motion was supported and
carried. Mr.. r. F. Bouton, Of the jackson
Patriot, was appointed Secretary pro tenn.
Mr.. Barns upon taking the Chair, thanked
the convention for the honor thus conferred
upon him, and said he should be under the
the necessity of asking some member to ex-
plain the objects of the convention, and the
nature of the business to come before it.
Mr.. DeLand, in reply, stated that the call
for the convention had not emanated from
any particular source, but had been made at
the suggestion of editors in various localities
and particularly in the western portion of the
state. Its objects as he understood them,
were to adopt such rules and regulations for
their own government as might be deemed
best to subserve the correction of numerous
growing evils. He thought that some rules
with regard to transient advertising, and adj
vance pay for newspaper subscriptions, would
be among those which should claim the at
tention of the convention.
Mr.. Barns thought the latter mentioned
subject would be one of the most important
to come before the convention. He had had
much experience in newspaper publishing and
had suffered losses of thousands of dollars by
not demanding payment in advance from
mail subscribers. He thought no paper
could be made to sustain itself and pay its
own expenses if published upon the trust
system, and was of the opinion that this sub
ject should claim especial attention.
Mr. DeLand moved that the chair appoint
a committee of five to report permanent of.
ficers of the convention.
The motion prevailed, and the chair ap-
pointed the following gentlemen as such COM
mittee:
Messrs. G. V. DeLand, Seth Lewis, z. B.
Knight, Geo. A. Fitch, and B. +. Eddy.
The committee retired and while absent
the gentlemen of the convention were re-
quested to hand in their names to the Secre
tary. The following gentlemen reported
themselves present:
Henry Barns, of the Detroit Tribune.
George A. Fitch, Kalamazoo Telegraph.
Seth Lewis, Marshall Statesman.
w. w. Woolnough, Battle Creek Journal
G. w. Cole, Albion Mirror
G. V. DeLand, Jackson Citizen.
G. Spratord, Tecumseh Herald.
o. r. Goodall, Monroe National Press.
Pm. Nevins, Republican Banner, Hastings
M. D. Hamilton, Detroit Advertiser.
A.V. Valentine, Grand River Times, East
manville
E. d. Burr Eaton Argus.
Geo. A. Smith, Barry Pioneer Hastings
E. r. Powell, Ionia Gazette.
/ j. M. Griswold, Lansing Journal.
! M. F. Carlton, Niles Enquirer.
H. S. Clubb, Ottawa Clarion.
d. G. Ireland, Coldwater Sentinel.
IS. Clark, Monroe Commercial.
J. L. CAN'T, Dowagiac Tribune.
D. G. Henderson, Allegan Journal.
f. T.. Eddy, Branch County Republican
s. f. Breed, True Northerner, Paw Paw
H. B. Rawlson, Hillsdale Standard
S. B. McCracken, Ann Arbor News.
Il. B. Knight, Pontiac Gazette.
G. E. Simons Sturgis Republican.
G. w. Pattison, Firemen's Journal, Detroi,
M. H. Money, Eaton Argus.
T. F. Bouton, Jackson Patriot.
r. f. tombstone, Farmer, Detroit.
H. J. Alvord Detroit.
G. B. Stebbens, Adrian.
The committee on permanent officers re
ported the following:
z. B. knight, Pontiac, President.
J. NJ. Griswold, of Lansing, and T.
Bouton, of Jackson, Vice Presidents
M. d. Hamilton, of Detroit, and d.
Ireland, Of Coldwater, Secretaries.
:, On motion the report of the committe
was accepted, and the officers mentioned wer
unanimously elected. 3ved a.
4 The President pro tenn. conducted Nj