The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-13
Annual Meeting of Mississippi
COLUMBUS. Miss, June 6, 1871.


assembled here yesterday, and the body
hayfag lust concluded its session, l will
drop you a line in Advance of the official
report of our proceedings. The attendance
was very large-fifty-eight representatives
of the Mississippi Press being present
This was the Seventh Annual Meeting;
| and Judging from the annually Increasing
1 interest displayed, we may hope that at the
next meeting every journal in Mississippi
will be represented by its editor or publish
/ err The proxy business will be no longer
recognized. The writer having prepared
| the first paragraph which led TO the organi-
cation of the Mississippi Press Association,
/ feels personally gratified that experience
has demonstrated the correctness of his
views in the propriety Of an annual meet
ing of the gentlemen of the press, 10 Guilt
vate personal acquaintance and TO consider
such matters as may affect or promote the
publishing interest. The paragraph re-
ferred to was written on steamer on Mis-
sissippi river, published in Vicksburg Jour
nal as editorial; copied into TIE CLARION
with approving comments, and with the in
vitation that the first meeting be held in
Jackson. AS the history OF the Association
I
of service.
The meetings of the Association were
held at Concert Hall, the use of which was
rendered by Prof. Thad. G. Belsher, Princi-
pal of the Columbus Male High School. l
visited the hall as Col. Falconer was reading
his address as President of the Association.
1t was a well-considered paper, and cen
tanned many excellent suggestions, which
were referred To committees to report upon.
Col. W. III. McCardle delivered the An
nual Grafton on "wednesday night. The
hall was densely packed-the Intelligence
and the beauty of Columbus being fairly
represented; and the audience was treated
to such a ''feast of reason and How of
soul' as frequently To elicit the heartiest
applause. Some passages in the Grafton
were exceedingly beautiful and the produc-
ton, as whole, was appropriate and we'll
timed.
There was quite lively discussion on
Thursday morning on the subject of adver-
Using and advertising agencies, and
port was adopted which it is hoped will
protect the press from certain abuses which
have been tolerated by degrees on account
of that want of uniformity and co-opera-
ton which can only be attained by such
annual meetings.
The Association accepted an invitation
from Mr.. w, c. Tucker, to visit the Wash
ington Vineyard, in the vicinity of Colum-
bus. This vineyard has become somewhat
celebrated, and its wines and brandies are
among the popular brands in the market.
The citizens of columbus very kindly placed
their carriages at our disposal; and on ar
irving at the vineyard, we found that the
most extensive preparations had been made
for our entertainment. We had several ex-
pert samplers" in our crowd, but the dig
nifty of the press did not lose its balance
even under so great a mptation. Speech
es were made by Col. Meek, of Columbus,
Col n. Y. Harper, of Okolona, Rev. Mr..
Cason, Mr.. Tucker, and others.
Mr.. Tucker has fourteen acres devoted
exclusively to the Scuppernong grape. His |
experience has fully satisfied him that this |
is the chief of grapes for wine. II is a rapid |
grower, very, productive. free from |
all disease. and remarkably well adapted to |
the Southern climate. Last year, he made |
three thousand gallons of wine. which
Melted him an average price OF 81 30 per
gallon. This year he expects to make five
thousand gallons. He has several wine
casks in his cellars that hold six hundred |
gallons. These casks made expressly /
for his use, and cost about one hundred |
dollars each. The wine is kept in these
casks from two to five years before it is
placed on the market. Mr.. Tucker took
pleasure in explaining to us the different
processes in wine-making, from the gather
ing of the grape to the corking of the bot
ties. About thirty hands gather the entire
crop in ten days. The grapes are then
placed in press, and the juice extracted
forced into a vat which will hold twelve
hundred gallons, and from thence sent to
the casks by means of pipe and hose. The
Vineyard is a most successful
demonstration of what may be accom- plished
by skill, energy and perseverance in almost
any department of industry. An Artesian
Well, $50 feet deep, and a fish-pond, are
among the many other attractions on Mr..
fuckers premises.
On Thursday night, the members of the
press attended an impromptu concert by
the young ladies of Columbus Female In
;titute. This institution has been ably
presided over tor several years by Prof j.
+. Tarrant and lady. They are assisted by
IN able Faculty. The recitations, compost
ions, and music to which we were treated ,
his evening indicated thorough training in
very department. The following compo-
itiOn, by Miss Nellie Eckford, was received ,
With decided applause:
ofthe Press association ofthe State
Of Mississippi: !
We welcome you into our Halls. Your s
'isit is an era in the history of our little 1
ity, and a pleasant episode i'm our social
experience. Especially has your visit set I
he heart of the school girl all agog with '
excitement, tor, whether it be Imagination j
n not, We have been acc 1stomed TO regard
he editors brain as the very fountain of t
wisdom, his pen prolific of compliments t
nd his heart overlooking with generosity. d
larvel not then, we sage knights OF the
luill. should we feel as if some great poten-
ate had honOred US with "a visit. {
Our desire is that your visit may be a
leasant one, that your lives may be cast in 5
leasant places, that your hopes may never a
C frustrated, that you may all become e
la--ied men and that you may all vote for {,
lorace Greeley, If You can't do any better. o
May you ever be the schoolgirls friend. b
s we have always considered you. and NAV )
ur regard for you only increase with
ength of days.
At the conclusion of the entertainment. L
oil. KinlOch Falconer, in very graceful .
srms, expressed the thanks of the press for
ne pleasures of the evening. 5
The citizens of Colum bus has been lavish b
their attentions to the members OF the .
reese notwithstanding them to their G
ONES, and treating them to 1.-The best the
arket affords" But the resolutions adop- g.
ID by the Association will more fully ex-
ress our sentiments on this point. Your
was particularly fortunate, II