Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-07
TENNESSEE PRESS ASSOCIATIONS.
ProceedIngs Of the aleetlng Yester.,ax.

Morristown Gazette, l.. p. Speek.
9 Jonesboro Flag, Geo. E. Grisham.
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune, DIR. /,
: Wheeler.
Gallatin Examiner, Thos. Boyers.
Franklin Review, Thos. E. Haynes.
Memphis Appeal, F. A: Tyler.
Trenton Gazette, Jno. III. Glass. "
Nashville Labor Uuion, B. F. G. Brook
jackson Tribune, d. III. Weldon.
Pulaski Citizen, Frank o. M'Cord. -
Bolivar Bulletin, NJ. Z. Parrish.
| Brownsville Bee, (proxy,) Ira P. Jonel
| Memphis Avalanche, NJ. g. Galloway.
| Nashville Union and American, Ira P
Jones, ]. 0. Griffith.
| J. o. Griffith moved the appointment O
a committee TO prepare laws for the gov
eminent of the associations.
L P. Speek moved the appointment of
committee Of FIVE to draft articles of or
ganiz alton, and report at the next meeting
| Adopted.
L Speck, D NJ Wisdom, Frank o Nc
Cord, F A Tyler and Don Cameron wert
appointed committee on organization.
John NJ. Fleming moved that a CONS
mittee of four be appointed to prepare
business for the convention, and that when
the meeting adjourn it do SO TO meet at
o'clock P. NJ.
The chair appointed Ira p. Jones, DIR.
c. Wheeler, Thomas E. Haynes and NJ. C.
Galloway 10 constitute such committee.
A general discussion ensued as to the
objects Of the Association, and the matters
of business now requiring their attention.
The character and tone Of the discussion
ledto the inference that it was the general
intention Of the editors to ask of the Legis-
ture that the cost of advertising legal no.
tees should be regulated by the adver-
Using rates Of the papers in which the no.
tees are printed. Adjourned. f.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Press Association met pursuant to
adjournment in the Supreme Court room.
In addition to those present at the
morning session were the following repre-.
sentatives.
Nashville Banner-George f Purvis.
The Ladies' Pearl-John Shirley Ward.
McMinnville Entorprise-Wm. Baker
Lebanon Herald and Register-W A
Wade.
( The committee on organic Ition through
the chairman l. P Speck, reported a con-
stitution for the government of the body,
which was read, aud after being amended
was adopted As follows:
Art. l. This Association shall be know
az the Press Association of the State of
Tennessee.
Art. 2. The officers of this Assoc iation
shall be one President, two Vice Presidents,
one Corresponding Secretary, and one
Treasurer, and alec an Executive Com
mittee of three, whose duty it shall be TO
attend TO all the interests and business of
the Association between the meetings of
the same, and make report of their doings
annually, or ofIener if called fJr BIZ the
Associate
Art. 3. The officers of this Association
shall be chosen by election al each annual
meeting of the same. .....r...
Art /. The Association will be subject
TO the call of the President, or Of the Vice
President, or Executive Committee, for the
transaction of any important business con-
nected with the interests of the Press of
the State, at any time and place he may
designate.
Art. 5. This association shall consist of
editors and publishers alone. The officers
Of this association shall perform the same
duties which are usual aud customary for
the several offices.
Art. 6. This Association shall BE- gov,
erned by the rules and regulations Of the
Honse Of Representatives of the Sta tie of
Tennessee, as far as they are applicable to
this organisation.
Art. 7. That the regular annual meet
ings Of this Association shall be on the
first Wednesday Of October, in the city of
Nashville.
Art. s. A majority of the members Of
the Association present either in person or
by proxy shall always constitute a quo-
rum. .....
Art. 8. Any change or amendm su, to
these Articles shall be proposed at a rrgu.
lar meeting, or a meeting called for that
purpose, and adopted by a two thirds vote.
L. 2. SPECK, Chairman.
The committee on business madt the
report, which was sdop'ed:
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Prices of legal advertising should be the |
SAME rates az charged other parties, for the |
reason that We can conceive no ground |
for the law 10 require printing for liiigants
II less compensation than other parties
are charged.
All legal advertising should be paid for
It the time the work is ordered. The |
expenses Of printing are cash, and the
Dresent system requires the publisher to
pay out his money, and wait indefinitely |
for its return. And we regard il as a
general fact that not more than one half,
perhaps less, Of the legal advertising is
ever paid for.
Repeal of the law authorizing the APP,
continent of papers TO do legal advertis-
ng, leaving the provisions Of the code to
tand, with the amendments above sug-
such othera az experience may
lic.ate.
OF ADVERTISING AGENTS.
The press deal with advertising agents as
With other parties and must necessarily |
ook out for their honesty and selvency. |
There are many swindlers among them,
IL is the case with gift enterprises and
,ther concerns that apply TO newspapers
or advertising. /
We suggest that each member of the
ssociation furnish the Secretary with tie
names of such advertising agents as they
Know 10 be reliable, and also such AZ they
Know not TO be 80, and copy Of the whole
,e furnished each member of the AssOci-
ltion. That upon the discovery by any of
hem a new swindler the f4c he commu-
heated TO the Secretary, who shall com.
nunicate ii 10 each of the other members
If the Association.
If this course is deemed Objectionable,
We would suggest every Publisher, in case
If doubt, require the pay before the WOik |
8 done.
Travelling mountebAnk5 and the entire
lass Of peripatetic cheats, should be
reated in the same way.
PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENTS
The best rule upon this subject, we su..
yesl, is to require the regular rates of adj
Iertising 10 all cases where the matter is
designed TO advance private interests.
There may be cases where private or com.
Dany enterprises may be promoliVe Of the
general public interest, and even Of the
publisher. OF all such cases each publish
,r must Judge for himself-the only general
.ule that we can think Of being the one
above suggested.
The Association then proceeded TO the
election Of officers, which resulted as fol-
ows:
President-Thos Boyera, Gallalin Elk.
iminer; NiCe.Presidents-F. A. Tyler, of
Memphis Appeal, aud John NJ. Fleming,
K knoxville Press and Herald:
Recording Secretary. o. Griili h,
Nashville Union and American.
Corresponding Secretsry-GeO. 4. Pur-
Iis, Nashville Banner. . ma. g.. B.
Traasurnr- Iobn Shirley Md IaI