The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-11
Publishers, and Editors Convention.


iston Journal, for temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Dingley, on assuming the chair, made
few remarks in relation to matters of interes
to all publishers and editors
Mr.. G. o. Gosse of the Argus, was appoin,
ed temporary Secretary.
The press OF the State, outside of Portland
was represented as follows:
Saco Democrat-Wm. Noyes, j. b. Moves
Gardiner Home Journot-H X. Morrill,.
ArooStook Times, Houlton-Theodore Ca
ry.
Oxford Democrat, Paris-W. A. Pidgin.
Le,oiston JourRol-Nelson Diugley, Jr.
Franklin Patriot Pennington - L. B
Brown.
Hdllo,ceu Gazefte-E. Rowell.
EltsrorM Americdn-N. X. Sawyer.
Farmer, Augusta-Joseph A. Holman.
Clarion, Skowhegan-M Moses Littlefield.
Farmer, Skowhegan-J. L. Patten.
Pioneer, Presque Isle-W. S. Gilman.
Union, Biddelord-J L. Butler.
Times, BATH. NJ. Lincoln.
Progressive Age, Belfast-Wm. NJ. Rust.
The Portland papers and publishers were
represented by Mr.. Adams of the Argus
Messrs. Elwell and Pickard of the Transcript
McGregor of the Advertiser; Hall and Fetch
of the Courier; Foster of the Press; Rich
and White of the Temperance journal: NJ. N.
! Rich of the Price Current, and Weston of the
Northern Monthly.
The following publishers and printers were
also present from this city: Messrs. Brown
Thurston, David Tucker, James S. Staples,
Cyrus S. King, Ira Berry, Stephen Berry.
From abroad we noticed Mr.. S. NJ. Petten-
| gill of New York, Mr.. Waters of the Boston
Advertiser, Mr.. Miller of the Portsmouth
Chronicle, and Messrs. Breckenridge and Hol-
| lis of Boston.
Letters were read from the publishers of the
| Waterylle Mail Machias Union and Belfast
| Journal, regretting their inability to attend.
Messrs. Ellwell of the Transcript; Pidgin,
of the oxford Democrat; Sawyer of the Els
worth American; Morrill, of the Gardiner
Home Journal, and Tucker of this city, we're
appointed committee to consider and report
plan for State Association of Editors and
! Publishers.
Subsequently the committee reported con-
sttuton and bylaws for the government Of
such an Association. Their report was &C
cepted, the constitution and bylaws adopted,
and the signatures of the editors and publish
ers present, were placed thereto.
A committee consisting of Messrs. NJ N.
Rich, Rowell. Cary, Foster and Brown, was
appointed to nominate Board OF Officers for
the Association for the ensuing year. They
subsequently reported the following:
Nelson Dingley. Jr., President.
4. III. Eiwell, LIST Vice President
Theodore Cary, I'd "
III. X. Morrill,, Recording Secretary.
Joseph b. Hall, Corresponding Secretary.
w. A. Pidgin, Treasurer.
Brown Thurston, LIST Executive Committee
The report was accepted and the list of Of
fcers was elected unanimously.
Mr.. Z. II. Elwell of the Transcript, was ap:
pointed Essayist, and Z. P. Weston of the
Northern Monthly, Poet for the next meeting.
On motion OF Mr.. Adams of Portland Bar
gor, and the third Wednesday and Thursday
OF September, 1865, were selected as the time
and place of the next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, of the Gardiner
journal, it was unanimously
Resolved, That it is desirable for the press
OF Maine to adopt and adhere strictly to the
system OF advance payments.
The following resolutions, introduced by Mr.
Elwell of the Transcript, were unanimously
accepted:
Resolved, That the members OF this Asso-
citation agree to advance the rate OF subscrip-
ton TO our respective journals from twenty TO
hity per cent. over rates OF one year ago, by
Sept. LIST, 1864.
Resolved, That the members OF this Asso-
citation will advance their rates of advertising
from twenty to fifty per cent. over rates one
year ago, by Sept. LIST, 1864.
Mr.. Brown Thurston offered the following,
which were adopted:
Resolved, That the members of the Associ-
alton agree To fix the price of composition on
/ bogk-work at not less than sixty cents per 1000
ems, and all job-work reckoned by the 1000
ems; and all pamphlet work shall hereafter be
I seventy i've cents per 1000 ems.
/ Resolved, That all transient job-work from
strangers shall be paid for in advance.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrell, of the Gardiner
/ Home Journal:
| Resolved, That the Corresponding Secreta-
! ry be requested to correspond with the propri-
etors OF the Weekly newspapers in the State,
with reference to general increase of the
/ terms OF the same to at least $50 year in
( advance.
/ On motion of Mr.. Morrell,
I Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the
members of the Association TO notify the Cor
responding Secretary OF delaulting travelling
companies or unworthy advertising agents,
and other matters OF general interest 10 the
craft; and If the Secretary deems the matter
OF sufficient interest, he shall notify the mem
bers generally, or such as may be Immediately
| interested.
AT 8 O'Clock the Association was addressed
in an able and eloquent manner by Honorable
Charles Holden.
On motion OF Mr.. NJ. n. Rich, it was
Resolved, That the thanks OF the Associa-
ton be presented to Hon. CHARLES HOLDEN
for his able, eloquent and timely address.
The Association then adjourned to I l-2
o'clock P. NJ.
The members, with some invited guests
then proceeded to the Prebe House, where
they partook of a sumptuous dinner prepared
by Mr.. Adams. Speeches were made at the
table BY Judge Kingsbury, John Neal, Nelson
DiDgley, Jr., and Others.
EVENING.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Holman
Littlefleld and Rich was appointed to prepare
some manner Of raising the necessary funds
for the Association.
Tho fhanka nf the Gnu vanfior uae tandar
ed to Messrs. Ross DC Sturdevant for the gen.
erous offer OF the use Of their steamer TO take
the members of the Association to Saco Pool
A scale of standard prices for job-work, in
troduced in the afternoon, was passed upon
item by item, and adopted, and it was voted
that It be printed and furnished for the use
of the members.
motion Of Mr.. Thurston, that the min
utes OF this Convention, together with the ad