, 1873-06-20

plauuou. ITcblucnb seymour tueu 4alo VI sAo |
robos Of Office in woll-wordod ind; Pleasantly"
delivered farowoll addresa. Thu speaker 1
reviewed tho history Of tho Association,
aud mado congratulAtory and proper montion Of
hts labora,in it, Tho Association haa! reuched its
seventeenth anniversary and Bomo Of thom, tho
speaker said, had boon productive Of subBtan-
tal benefits to tho public" 4 very liberal
amount Of applauding was givon tho speaker
during his addross. Ho vas followed by Col.
Elias 4. Calkins, Of tho milwaukee, Nctos. h1r.
Calkins devoted himself to tho description Of
the production of a newupapor. It WAS q caro-
fully pr epased nddrcBB, and VIE pronounced OK
co1lont throughout.
TIE POEM
Of the occasion Waa roed by Leroy Irons,
Of tho Columbus Republican. 1t boro tho aug
8,.n by askinB for tho "broath of roaes out OF
fao mollowest Muses." Further on tho Muse
ppt little loose, and'spun around in this gtylo
Extend It's iron nrma
10 ptAco its OWL embargo,
III spite Of hre-alarnls,
Gu Co1nmepces golden apple, |
Ieta our Milwaukee grapplo
The problomhtio trick;
'nnd the song was finally huBhed in roll Of
bread and butter"
After tho poonl, tho annual
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
vteePfesdsnt- -Thoinas $. Allen, J. O. Knight, COL
'al1ss Hesoni;na n;nt,':;: S:eresarv-Janea Rosp.
| 1reasursr--Dnvil Atwood.
| Corresponding Secretary-E!ias a. oalkina. .
| At the conclusion of the business Meeting, tie
Convention adjourned temporarily to wi11esB
| tho parndo and manouvors Of tho City Fro De-
partimout; and at o'clock P. M. lunch WAS
Ind ct tho Rlnh, following Miaeh thne1 ,e,a Jew
| pointed defonBo Of the saiary-ine'rcaao, aud
pungont exposition Of tllo CAUSE and eifoct OF
tho abolition Of the franking privilege, f1om
| SENATOR CARPENTER.
OF the Balary.grab ho said, jocosety, that, "lt
tho money belonged to tho people, Whut moro
direct way Of getting it circulated than an to gyo 1t
forth ITO Of tho frankng-mattor was quito as follcit
GUS as his apology for tho Balary-grnb. ao sald
Tint, by insistint; on tho doing away VITA that
bBness tho country editors had reoTea @ sna lm o.
ing Of $500 year for olorls.hirc, as vol % re"
.lovod the1nsolycs Of tho burd en Of pub
1iuling tho moro, important, news-items ems
Ii ihom @ Secondhand by tho editors Cd tho dailios
iu tLo larger Cities You have 81 the metro
politan papers monopoly IN tl,i o .thlng," said
The aaa %a tesy
VII ahe s9sssitIs Presiaent Of the ...-
CHICAGO, DUBUQUE sf1NNEso r. RAILROAD
having courtoouAy plnced limo OF coaches Mt
tho use Of tho Wisconsin editort4 on tho river
| road. for tue day, largo nu1ut ,er crossed the
! river in tho afternoon, md passa i q foW hourt
riding up and down tho limo, and Wero apparent
" very glad to accept tho offer, only regrettine
| tLov could not spare the time to pass oyor tht
optsro line from La Crescent to Qlinton,--a
tourney which, can hardly bo e2cel:ed III tht
itoms Of easy, swift, nnd 6ato travel, 1teeaon
, :! from dust, and delightful aconery.
4 The members OF the pross and their 1rlena
j. / arc invited to take q foot in d
4 COMPLIMENTARY BALL
s EH-Tlirtlt which E1
). j boon dookod out With eyor green's by tho socla
III Club OF LaOroBao for this event. aud to-mo1ro.
II morning tho e1cursionist will resume thcl
Journey, taktng tho Ale: lander Mitchol, Capt
.aLaughson, for st. Paul. hey will pass on, hcai
Ing lively souso md npp recitation Of tho h6era
, ard really praiseworthy dforts OF the people
u Crosso to mike their vi sit hero, in all rospecti
. | pb oasant, A number Of tho o1curalOnlsts WI
= | IN obably lido" tho Lake superior region bofor
i | tht " go back to their edit cuial deshs
. THE nAILnoAD~s kN1p8E IEnE,
or rathor tho question, ~ Whoro shall 1t be :"
yeti ono Of tho days topic 9, but vii! probably
h sot tlea definitely in few weeks. Nnmor
1; which havo sofne cons tlerablo cainas to cr
y tez.ce aro rife, that q III IT company, bhoked
Nc. York capital, will CO a,uaenco tho building
n oxlity much moro accepte ,blo to tho City OF y
Crosso than tho ono date rninod upon by the
II Paul Company.
l. I will tako OCCASION lerlsto stato, for the ben
ct II those whom it may uEacorn, that the facl
% ties for Ronding
gELEanApn1o lnEssAoEs
| fro1 II this point ORC inndcu, unto to tho demnn
OF tho morning preBs,--vury gronty inndcqua
to, such occasionn as tho prosont. 'r31EA.