The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-07-02

b. w. Martin, record, MaUson.
NJ NJ. Marco, Oshkosh.
NV. Kinley, Telegraph, Kenosha.
J. B. Norton, Journal, Madison.
W. L. Abbott, Chronicle, Dodgeville.
J. A. Hoxie, Cresco Times, Iowa. -
J. N. May, Advance, Milwaukee,.
F. G.. Everett, Independent, Baraboo.
Z. L. Terry, Courant, Berlin.
W. B. Tapley, Gazette, Green Bay.
J NJ. Bracket, Union and Times, Chippe-
wa Falls.
]. K. Proudft, Madison.
s. A. Pease, Express, Monticello.
G.. Veeder, Sun, GAINESVILLE.
n. Smith, Freeman, Waukesha.
N. d. Wright, Republican, Delavan.
J. A. Watrous, Badger State Banner, Black
River Falls. -- ---
Frank Cooper, Badger State Banner, Black
River Falls. q
H. n. Ross, Times, Sheboygan.
On motion the following gentlemen were
appointed committee on business:
d. w. Ballou, Watertown Democrat.
DR.. s. A. Pease, Montel'o Express.
David Atwood, Madison Journal.
A. j. High, Monroe Sentinel
d. b. Priest, Sparta Eagle.
With song by MIR. Brand, entitled the
"Pen and the Press" the convention ad-
journed to two o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reconvened at the ap-
pointed time, and the business committee
presented the following report of the
Treasurer of the Association.
The receipts for the year were:
For memberships ..................... 5000
Balance in treasury January, 1868. .... 81
T9tal 1887
The disbursements were:
To Atwood & Rublee for publishing
five hundred copies Of proceedings
OF the Association. .--..--- $234. 90
Telegraph bill. Observation-Disclosures. 1912
u 1910 20
Balance in treasury. ................$3 7.3S
The report was adopted.
The committee reported the following for
officers for the ensuing year:
President-Cha aries Seymour, Of Lacrosse.
Vice Presidents Hyer, of Oshkosh;
J. A. Watrous, of Black River Falls; A. j..
High, Of Monroe.
Recording Secrstary-James Ross, of Mad
ison.
Corresponding Secretary-W. D. Merrill of
| Prairie du CHEN.
Treasurer David Atwood, Of Madison.
Executive Committees. A. Peaso, of
Monticello; D. B. Priest, Of Sparta; A. G. San
ford, of Racine; Frank Leland, of Elkhorn;
| Lewis A. Proctor, Of Milwaukee.
| The report of the committee was adopt
ed. r. -.-.
Prairie du Chen was designated as the
place for the holding of the next conven-
ton, Mr.. Brown of that place, assuring the
| Convention, in we'll chosen words, that its
citizens would do all in their power to make
the occasion one of pleasure to the Asso-
citation.
EVENING SESSION.
| A holf H.
called to order by 1.-The President. Music
under the direction Of Mr.. Chandler was
| given with fine effect
| ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Hon. Moritz Schoeff1er, editor OF the
Banner and Volksfreund, Milwaukee, de-
livered the following address:
| 1h'. President and Gentlemen oftte Associa-
HOn:-Agan the editorial fraternity of Wis
cousin are assembled in their annual council
| to consult about their mutual interests and
| the interests OF the profession generally; to
form new and renew old acquaintance, and
| to become gradually more intimately acquain-
| ted with the different parts and localities OF
our beautiful state, and their particular adj
vantages, 80 that whenever an occasion
arises, the public press might know and un-
derstand the wants Of such localities, and
| further their interests in such a way that the
Badger State will and must become one OF the
most prominent Of the great Union of indie
pendent states.
This time we have met in tho beautiful and
prosperous city OF Oshkosh, on Lake Winnie
bagO, and much against my own wish and in
clination, your worthy President has selected
me to deliver an address. Although, for sew.
eral, good reasons, l demonstrated against
this appointment, yet, being one Of the old
est publishers i'll the state, and the pioner OF
the German Press Of Wisconsin, he insisted
upon his selection, and yielded for the pur.
pose OF making, on this occasion, PROPOSE
! ton which i belove will, if entertained and
properly carried out, be for the benefit of the
whole editorial fraternity. But if my Eng.
lish should not be OF that cast and 80 per.
| feet as such an occasion seems to demand
you must excuse me, having learned the lam
guage in rather advanced years.
The subject of this address, as stated by
| the programme, is the English and the Ger
man Press, and as | only have agreed to be-
speak some of my experience as publisher
and printer, it is perhaps properly headed,
| although I do not intend to review the his
tory of the Press Of Wisconsin, which already
has been 80 ably done last year by my old
friend and colleague Geo. Hyer, Esq, Of the
Oshkosh Times.
When, in 1874, I came from Missouri to Mil.
waukee to establish the Wisconsin Banner
there were only few English papers pub
lished in the then territory Of Wisconsin, the
largest part OF it being still uncultivated, and
| W soile eHtent al unknown Wilderness, but
| of such fertile soil and such rich and I'M
developed resources, that nothing but capita
and immigration was needed to transform
this Wilderness into beautiful state. The
English press, faithful to its mission, pro-
| claimed this throughout the Eastern and the
Middle States, and /, in connection with sew
eral German friends, Immediately went to
work to make known, also, throughout the
German states. the particular advantages
| which, in connection with the fertile soil and
| it's rich resources. Wisconsin could offer, es-
| pecially to the German immigrant. accord
! ingly printed thousands of pamphlets, set
| ting forth these facts, which were extensively
distributed in all the American ports, as well
| as Havre, Hamburg, Bremen, and other
| prominent localities in Germany, or sent by
| those already satisfactorily settled here in
| private letters to their friends in Germany,
| where they went from hand to hand, were
| eagerly read by all classes, and in some dis
| tricts created quite an immigration mania in
| favor of Wisconsin.
The general result of this agitation was
| astonishing Immigrants from the older
states, and Germans and Irish landing by
| thousands upon our shores, and in 1916 the
| large emigration from Germany to Wisconsin,
which is still in progress, began, and enabled
| us In 1848 to form an independent state in the
| Union. Thus the English and the German
press have ever since worked faithfully to-
| gether for the development OF the resources
| of our beloved state, in which all over and
| in all directions new villages spring up, some
of which, like the beautiful spot on which we
meet to-day, are now well populated and of
great wealth and Importance. In all other
public enterprises for the improvement of
our state and tho further development of it's
vast resources, for the construction Of rail-
roads public HIGHWAYS &C. the FnoIish and