The Portland daily press., 1869-08-05
sixth RAafiae- ae-><-x1-A-H-axtvrS % ana
Publishers Association.
FULL REPORT OF BUSINESS MEETING
Essay by Hon. NcIson DingIey, Jr., and
Pesm by "Teby Candor.o
THE PROMENADE CONCERT.

A more delightful morning than the one
which heralded tho meeting in Convention of
the wise men of the East, could hardly be
found in an entire summer, and particularly
in the month of August in this latitude, where
we are apt to be immersed in sea- fog AT ten
o'clock there was quite large number of dele
gates present in the City Council Chamber,
and the meeting was called to order by the
President, L. H. Elwell, ESQ.,, Of the Tran
script after which the roll was called by the
Secretary, J. 3. Butler, Esq, of the Biddeford
Journal, and the following members reported
themselves present: G.. H. Knowlton, Daily
Press, J. NJ. Adams, Eastern Argus, e. H Ell
we'll, Portland Transcript, Charles A. Lord
Christian Mirror, George o. Gosse, Eastern
Argus, L. Clifford Wade, Daily Press, Jas. s..
Staples, Brown Thurston, M. N. Rich, j. B.
Hall, Enoch Knight, Daily Press, all Of PORT
land; Jos. A. Homau, Maine Farmer; G. W.
Quinby, Gospel Banner; A. Sprague, Kenne-
bee journal; Howard Owen, Kennebec Jour
nal; G. o. Bailey, Kennebec Reporter; j. E..
Butler, Biddeford Journal; VIM. Moves. Saco
Independent; VIM. s. Noyes, Saco Independ-
ant; Fred. Shaw, Oxford Democrat; Nelson
Dingley, Jr., Lewiston Journal; George w.
Drsko, Machias Union; Fred O. Mutt East
port Sentinel; A. II. s. Davis, Farmington
Chronicle; Frank x. Smith; Job Printer; w.
&c. s. Whitman (Toby Tandor of Boston Jour-
nal) OF Augusta; Joseph Wood, Wiscassett.
The following members of the press were
present from other States: T. s. Arthur, of
Arthur's Home Gazette, Philadelphia; J. A.
Dresser, of the Times, Webster, Mass N. A.
Horton, Gasette, Salem, Mass. James M.
Usher, Nation, Boston.
The minutes Of the last meeting were then
read by the Secretary, after which the Presi-
debt delivered his address, of which we make
the following abstract:
The President remarked that he found IL a
pleasing duty to welcome the Association to
the city in which it had its origin. He gave a
history of its inception and progress down to
with Jos. B. Hall, Esq. ] and other members of
the fraternity, and the first meeting was held
in Portland in 1864. Since then the annual
meetings have been held in Bangor, Augusta.
Biadeford and Bath, and, on the present occa.
sion, in this city. Great loss was suffered by
the printers of Portland by the great fire Of
1866, only two printing Offices being left un.
touched, and for weeks not single copy of
newspaper was printed in the city. Three
years have passed since that destructive con-
hagration, and to-day we can show Won new
city-more beautiful than the eld-and Prin-
tiers. Exchange, constructed especially for the
needs of the journals OF Portland If the As
ISOLATION has not done all that might have been
accomplished, 1t has brought about larger
and better acquaintance between the fraternitv.
of the State; it has led to the formation of
similar associations in other States: it has
done something toward regulating and i'm /
proving the price Of job work and advertising.
and has published four annual reports. con.
tanning among other historical matter sketches 4
of the press in the counties of Hancock Knox.
Washington and Aroostook. In regard to the
regulation Of prices there would have been less
complaint of violation of the rules if some Of
the members of the Association had attended
all the meetings, and noted that the remedy is
to be found within the Association aud not by
withdrawing from it. Let us draw into the
Association all the craft in the State If we
stand by the Association, toe Association will
stand by Us. He was also happy to be able to
inform the members that much had been done
the past year in opening intimate relations
with the press of New Hampshire That at
the annual meeting of the New Hampshire
Association, this Association was represented
by the Secretary, Brother Butler. and Bro. &
Hanscom of Biddeford. AT that meeting three
delegates were appointed to consult with us in
regard to a joint meeting of the two Associa-
tions, and the proposition will be laid before
you by these delegates in due time. The
President closed with beautiful tribute to
the memory of Newell A. Foster, ESQ, former
proprietor Of the Portland Daily Press lately
deceased. .
On motion Of Nelson Dingley, all printers
and publishers now present from other States
were invited to take seats with the Association
and participate in the discussions.
On motion, Joseph A. Homan, Brown Thurs
ton and Nelson Dingley, Jr., were appointed
committee to lay out programme of business.
The subject of the history of the press in the
several counties was introduced. Hon Judge
Bourne, of Kennebunk, was selected to fur