Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-05

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Lisbon;
TT. Sniflin, Ripley Bee;
w. Ii. Lawrence, Georgetown Union;
John NJ. Myers, Tiffin Advertiser;
Fred. Fieser, Columbus Westbote;
Lewis A. Allen, Greenfield Union;
J.. L. Rice, Lorain County News;
j. ID. Stine London Union;
PA. Ogden, Shelby County Journal;
j. W. Houx, Urbana Union;
Joshua Saxton, Urbana Citizen;
Z. IIawes, Xenia Torch-Light;
w. III. Foster, The State Journal;
NJ. i. Bryan, London Democrat;
A. Kaga, Tiflin Tribune;
Jacob Reinhard, Columbus Westbote;
ii. B. Kelly, Auglaize County Democrat;
John L. Shryock, GAINESVILLE Courier;
w. III. p. Denny. Circleville Union;
w. b. Thrall, Ohio State journal;
A. Thomson, Delaware Gazette;
C. S. Glenn, Columbus Gazette;
A. McGregur, Canton Democrat;
is. Morris, Eaton Register.
BUSINESS COMMITTEE.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed Committee to report Business
and the Order thereof:
Messrs. w. T. Coggeshall, w. t. Bascom,
w. ii. =. Denny, Amos Layman, l.. Harper,
w. ID. Bickham and Joshua SaXton.
Sundry resolutions were presented, and
then immed ately referred to the Business
Committee.
The Convention then took recess until
2IS o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at half-past two
o'clock-President Rice in the Chair.
REPORT FROM THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Coggeshall, from the Business Com
mittee, reported the following Topics for
the consideration of the Convention-each
Topic to be referred to q Committee of three
TO be appointed by the President:
ToPIcs-Subscriptl Advertising-Le-
gal and General; Advertising Agencies; Pa
per onopoly-including Memorial to the
Legislature, and Memorial to the Ohio
Senators and Representatives in Congress;
Job Printing; Organization OF Press AS
sociation: Circular to Editors asking co-op-
Grafton with this Convention; Gratuitous
Advertising, and Notices, including Deaths
and Marriages.
The Report was adopted; whereupon the
President appointed the following Commit
tees:
On SubscriptiOns-Messrs. Denny, Harper,
rald,saItSi IdTertisinoHLegal and General-Messrs.
Bickham, SaXton, Bascom.
Advertising AgencieS-Messrs. Howells,
Slime, Palm.
Paper Monopoly-Messrs.C Coggeshall, Hod-
der, Layman.
JOB Printing- Messrs. Harris, Miller,
Hawes.
Circular to Editors-Messrs. Snif1in, Gless-
ner, Wilson.
Gratuitous Advertising Messrs. Howe, Ka-
ga, Thrall.
Organization of Press Association-Messrs
Thompson, Edwards, G. N. Allen.
AT three o'clock, the Convention took a
recess until four o'clock, in order to allow
time for the Committees to prepare their
reports.
Four O'CLOCK, p. M.-The Convention
reassembled, when the Committee on Sub
scriptions, through Mr.. Harper, made the
following report, which was adopted:
PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Resolved, That we, the Publishers of the
Weekly Papers of Ohio, agree to adopt
TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS In advance
as the subscription price per annum for
each copy of our said Papers, from and
after the date of the adoption of this
resolution.
ADvERTIsING-LEGAL AND GENERAL.
The Committee oil Legal and General
Advertising through Mr.. Bickham, sub
mitted report, fixing the rates for all
kinds of advertising, which was adopted.
The report is as follows:
For legal advertising, no paper shall
charge less than one dollar per square for
the first insertion, and fifty cents per square
for each subsequent insertion.
The committee adds this recommen-
dation: That in all cases where revenue
taxes are demanded, the amount be added
to the bills rendered.
In general advertising, there seems to be
no regular system--each paper charging
according to the notions Of exigencies en-
tertained by each particular Publisher in
his own peculiar locality. The committee
agreed upon the following minimum rates
for a basis Of charges:
Not less than $50 per column for one year (;
not less than $50 per column for months !;
not less than $35 per column for 8 months |;
not less than $50 per column for months !;
not less than $50 per column for month ;
not less than $40 per single square for year;
not less than 81 per single square for 6
months; not less than $5 per single square
for 8 months; not less than 81 per single
square for months; not less than 80 per
single square for / month not less than
$50 per one-half column for 1year; not less
than $35 per one-half column O months; not
less than $50 per one-fourth column for !
year.
All advertisements in special places,
twenty-five per cent. additional.
All marriage and death notices shall be
charged fifty cents.
The committee recommends charge OF
fifty cents per square for notices Of Benevo-
lent societies, Religious Societies, &C. &c.
!. An political notices to be charged tran
sient rates.
The Committee also beps leave to recon-
mend the propriety of fixing The measure
Of q square &C q space of not more than ten
lines Nonparcil type.