The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-06-18
The Gireieyille Editorial Conyen-
ton.

inst, but On the account of delay
by the way, we did not reach the
place until the evening of the first
day. We found the usual number
of the Editorial fraternity present
with their bright faces and cheer
full manners, for Ohio can boast of
no Drawer nor jolly fellows than are
to found among the Editors of the
Ohio Valley Editorial Association,
Notwithstanding the little reporter
of the Cincinnati Enquirer deigns
to call them "Rural BOOSTERS"
They assembled in the Council
Chamber at three p. M, and were
welcomed to the Inequalities Of the
city by Mayor Miller, who said !:
"GENTLEMEN OF THE EDITORIAL
CONVENTION 1t affords me. as
Chief Magistrate of this city, the
most unfeigned satisfaction to ex-
tend to you a most cordial welcome,
and to tender you the hospiGalities
Of the corporation. We have but
little here to show you in the way
of manufacturing establishments,
public buildings, or striking seen
cry. This county is pre- emihenay
devoted to agriculture, and you see
before you a city which has grown
up to supply the wants Of a farming
community. We ought to have the
most interesting ancient works in
the world to show, for You are now
upon the ground once occupied by
the famous Circle and Square. Ow-
ing to an unfortunate mistake made
by the founders OF this place, the
town vas laid out upon the very
site of those wonderful works, SO
that of necessity thay were years
ago entirely demolished, and to-
day no vestige Of them remains.
The name of the city is derived
from the circle within which the
town was originally built in a cir.
cular form, with diagonal streets.
The original plan of the town was
so inconvenient, that at an early
day the work of changing it's form
was commenced, and at length,
about the year 1S45, the work was
finally completed, giving us rectan-
gular streets for the entire city.
You come to our place at a time
when our county is passing through
a great financial crisis. There are
now not less than $4,000 acres Of
the best farming lands in the world
upon the market for sale. To show
the character of our farming opera
tons heretofore, / may say that a
single farm, now for sale, contains
$500 acres. 1t might be well for
you to call the attention ofthe read
ers of your several journals to the
fact that they need not go West
for good farms, but can find them
here, in the Garden Of Ohio, upon
terms which can not fail to induce
them to make investments. FL
gentlemen, allow me to repeat
to you a most hearty welcome, and
to assure you that you are now in
the midst of a warm-hearted, gen
erous people, who fully appreciate
the power and influence ofthe press
upon the welfare of the nation"
Mr.. Walter G. Hood, President,
and Mr.. j. L. Boardman, Vice Pres
ident, being absent, Mr.. Milliken,
editor of Fdyette County Herald,
was called to the chair, following
which a committee of arrangements
was appointed. The Convention
adjourned to meet again at z
o'clock p. Nj. At the evening SEES
sion, resolutions Of respect, for late
j. r. S. Bond Of the Chillicothe Ga
zette, and first president Of the AS
ISOLATION, were passed I;
The following officers were cho-
sell for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, VIM. Milliken, Fayette Coun-
ty Herald; Vice President, E. R.
Alderman, Marietta Register; Sec
rotary, H, C. Ddhkle, Lancaster
Gazette.
Senator Putnam, Of the Chilli
cothe AdVertiser, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted
after slight discussion:
"ResolUed, That the publishers,
belonging to this Association, will
not rebate the price of postage from
the cost Of subscriptions for their
papers"
A resolution was adopted asking
to so modify the Postal
Law as to discriminate between pa
pers circulating in and out Of the
counties, and within and beyond
the State; and that all papers car
ried by express, or means other
than the United States Mails, be
to postage.
The Convention adjourned until
D A. NJ. tomorrow.
In the evening the editors at
q banquet at the Pickaway
The City Council and many
citizens and fair ladies