Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-20
To the Members OF the Texas

To the sieinbefs of the ieNhi
PREss,
FEull ihs ilaasiaa FsissisIh,l
The undersigned were spP0inles
a committee by the Editorial Can
vention, which has just adjourned
at this city, To address you in favor
of full attendance at tho adjourn
cd session of tho Convention, u
meet here on tho "a Monday in
June next We approhend that
some of you have the Impression
that tho Convention will attempt
10 fix rates for advertising aud sub
serlptions, aud We assure YOU that
no such intention exists In the minds
of u single member. The Conven-
ton has no such object, and every
member who attended Is opposed
TO any such effort,
There are, however, many mat
tors upon which action could be
taken, which would result IN great
good TO the brotherhood. Our as-
scmbling together would enable us
10 become personally acquainted
and To form more cndnrlng attach.
ments TO each other and our pro.
iession. We all desire TO see the
unbounded resources of this State
developed, and an interchange OF
sentiments, face TO face, would en-.
able us the better to do good service
in this great cause.
Our public mines, improvements,
and manufactures, and many other
Industries, should claim our attcn-
ton and concerted action, and this
could best be accomplished by II
personal consultation.
We greatly need a paper mill in
this State to supply MS with paper,
and by u united effort, We can Sc
cure tho capital to establish it and
put it into successful operation.
An Editorial Institute, or perma-
ncat Press Association, could he es.
tablishcd; having in view an annual
reunion with n Secretary to keep
all our papers on file, to receive
from all enterprises, matters offered
for our examination and considera-
tion, to be laid before us at our meet
ings, to receive advertisements for
any of our papers selected by ad-
vertisors. make contracts for the
same under our several tariffs, and
in many other ways to advance the
interests of our papers. iO
We propose that neither person
alitics no politics shall ever have n
place in our meetings; that all diff
ferenccs of opinions upon these
points shall at these meetings be
stcrnly prohibited, and the prohibi-
tion rigidly enforced, and that our
brotherhood of all faiths, causes and
opinions, shall at our reunions meet
as brothers indeed, and cultivate
those personal courtesies which
should characterize men engaged in
snch a responsible and honorable
profession. A 2a".1 "H'
We have merely hintcd at IA few
ofthe subjects and enterprises which
wo may discuss, advance and ac-
complish, and our purpose in doing
so isnot to commit the Convention
to them, but to invite from the press
full interchange of views, and to en-
courage the suggestion ofothcr sub
iects between this time and the
meeting in juno. This meeting
will take place at the same time
with, the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge of +. and A. Masons.
and delegates who are Masons can
thus attend both bodies ut the Same
time. lrl f trg.t ttis H.t
The Mayor and City Council Of
the city Of Houston have unani-
mously invited the delegates to the
Editorial Convention to become the
guests of the city, during it's June
session, and the generous and splen-
did cheer and hospitalilies extended
to us by them during our Conven-
tion just passed, is an earnest Of
what we may expect from them.
Indeed, the people Of the whole city
We'd with each other to do us honor
and give us pleasure, and no body
of men ever assembled, who were
more generously or Hospitality en-
tertained. r.tae., l.tr s..l IN
We consider now that tho Edito-
rial Convention must be grand
success, and those who fail to attend
the next meeting, will miss one of
the most favored opportunities TO
unite in work which is destined
to accomplish great results for our
als-4
We, therefore, earnestly and most
respectfully urge every editor and
publisher in Texas, of all faiths,
causes and politics, to meet with us,
and where this is impossible, that
they will proxy other members of
the press to represent them, 70 Il a.
every newspaper and periodical in
the State may be represented. And
we also request that the press of
this State will publish this address,
and also the proceedings of the meet
ing just passed. III
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