St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
Iowa Editorial Convention.
Rcrortel for the pnbnque Daily Timcs.1

when, on motion OF j. u. Davenport, O
the Cedar Rapids Times, A. B. F. Hill
dreth, of the St. Charles City Intelli
gencer, was called to the Chair.
On motion of E. b. Bolens, of tn,
Toledo Tribune, j. G. Davenport wa,
appointed secretary.
A committee on permanent organi
+~zation was appointed by the Chair
consisting Of j. Clement, G. r. Smeed
E. b. Bolens, and M. N, Trumbull.
a committee on resolutions consist
ing of A. B. +. Hildreth, J. G. Daven
port and w. II. Mcclure, was appointed
Messrs. T. Drummond, L. b. Bolens
j. Rich, r. James and d. A. Babcocl
were appointed a business committee
j. G. Davenport was appointed com
mittee on toasts for the evening Fes
tival to be given by the citizens.
On motion the convention adjourned
until 2 o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Clement, chairman of the com
mittee on permanent officers, reported
the following list, which was unani'
mously elected
Presidcm-E. D.. Bolens, of the To.
ledo Tribune.
Tee Presidents-Thomas Drummond,
of the Vinton Eagle :; and Seymour
Fegles of the Cedar Falls Banner.
.Secrearies.-J. G. Davenport, of the
Cedar Rapids Times ; and w. II,
Hartman, of the Cedar Falls Banner.
The Business Committee made their
report, recommending the organiza'
ton of a State Editors and Publish
ers' Association, to meet as often as
once a year I; and such action by thu
Convention as may be advisable, upol
the subjects of advance payments
and advertising. The Committee alsc
recommend the appointment of a State
Executive Committee to perfect these
recommendations.
The report was adopted, and on mo
ton, it was resolved that the Convcn
ton proceed to the choice Of officers
for the Association. The following
persons were elected:
Presiaem-Jessc Clement of the Du.
buque Times.
Tioe Presidents-IIowell, Of the Gate
City Babbitt, of the Council Bluffs
Bugle; Richardson, of the North Iowa
Times /; West, of the Davenport Dem
ocrat /; Swigert, of the Sioux City
Eagle /; Porter, Of the State Journal +;
Parker Of the Mitchell County Repub'
lican /; Necdham, of the Oskaloosa
Herald ; Elliott, Of the Home Journal
Brown, of the Marion Herald !; Thomp.
son, of the Burlington Gazette +; Knox
of the Indianola Visitor.
Recording .Secretary-J. g. Daven.
port, of the Cedar Valley Times.
Corresponding Standardization,
of the Burlington Hawk Eye +; May
nard, of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
White, of the Fit. Dodge Sentinel
Carver, of the st. Charles Intelligent
Ger /; Boicns, of the Toledo Tribune.
E1ecutirc Committre-Teesdale, of the
Des Moines Citizen Sylvester of the
Iowa City Reporter +; Smeed of the
Waverly Republican ; Crossman of
the Fort Madison Plain-Dealer ; Al
III q IL uau;I,on Ero,ua
oiiSh u NV ~
On motion, II was resolved, tiat liie
Executive Committee be requested to
pronarc n constitution and plan of or
rL..;s.. H. .,Lu;,taa - tho ,oxt
SahiAa''oii ~ "
annual meeting ol tilc hsSoclalioh.
The following resolutions were
adnnted .
Resolued, That owing to the innumerable
losses occasioned by the system of credit for
newspaper subscriptions, we will, from this
forward, demand payment in all cases in
advance, and send no paper to subscribers af-
ter the expiration OF the time for which they
have paid.
Resotred, That after the completion of all
Of the kind now in force, we will
publish no patent medicine advertisements for
less than the full regular prices herein agreed
upon lor the work, nor, sfccial notices Tor
the same for less than ten cents per line for
each insertion.
Resolged, That for the publication of all le-
gal notices, sheriff sales, &c, VT will charge
the same prices as for other work, and that
for the publication of tax sales of delinquent
we will demand the full price now al
lowed by law, which is thirty cents for each
description published and that ten lines OF
nonpareil, twelve lines of minion, and fourteen
lines Of BREWER shall constitute a square. The
rates shall be one dollar for the first insertion
and fifty cents for each continuation for -four
weeks or less.
Resotred, That we will no longer submit to
the impositions constantly practiccd upon the
western Press by eastern advertising agents in
the dictation Of prices, and hereafter will in
sert no advertisement for any of them at less
than 25 per cent discount from our usual rates,
and recommend the Presto demand from them
advance payment in all cases. In this connec-
tion WI recommend S. NJ. Pettengill s. Co. OF
agents in those cities, ." )" "''
, Resorei, That the dignity of the Press re-
4aires its conductors to maintain toward each
1anei az al alms ;, q roufueous ana sentleinanly
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