The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
SECOND EDITION
The Press Contention,
Yesterday Afternoons Session
mai AdjOurnment.

| AT three @ clock, yesterday aftern,
the Peninsula Press Convention aga.
assembled in the Board of Trade room
Masonic Temple.
| Previous to organizing the Aasscia.
tion visited The Great Republic" re.
hearsal in the Grand Opera House. This
| was the fifth general rehearsal, but il
was of most excellent character, and
| showed that the boys and girls partici-
pating Were readily acquiring their
| parts. The rehearsals are being con-
Quoted by Prof. Hagan, of Brooklyn.
The performance will be given on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, january 9TH
| and 9Th. .....
After spending nearly an hour here,
very pleasantly, the association returned
| to the place of meeting, and organized
| for the transaction of business. Presi-
dent jenkins presiding.
Col. Townsend offered resolution in
| structing the Secretary to purchase the
necessary books. for transcribing the
Constitution, recording the minutes,
| &c. Adopted
Mr.; T. k. Robiason. by permission,
| withdrew his motion in reference to the
ship. canal, offered at the 4 morning
| session. --f 't'. VIZ '''1 IL
In answer to the queries propounded
| by VIM. II. Lcgg, of the Denton Journal,
the committee to whom they were re.
ferred answered as follows
| l. Publishers should not be expected
to send copies of their papers to adver-
tisers, unless a special contract is
made.
z. In regard to agencies publishers
| should only do business with reliable
| and prompt agencies. - 90 ~
8. 1t is not profitable to mail papers
| to parties outside the county, unless
| prepaid, but no binding rule can be
| made, and the matter must he left to
| the judgment Of publishers.
4. Itis hardly honorable for a pub
| Usher to publish his rates Of advertising
| and then work for one-third the pub
lished prices.
form system OF rates, taking into con-
! alteration circulation and locality, and
| to be governed accordingly.
1 As the only proper disposition Of the
| subject, the report was respectfully laid
on the table. ..... ...-,-
In the course VI u desultory conyerSa-
| ton which ensued, Mr.. Evans sugges-
ted the employment OF an agent, who
| shall be located somewhere on the PEN
insula, and whose duty it shall be to Sc
| cure advertisements for the Peninsula
press alone, for which he shall receive a
percentage. Or an authorized agent to
solicit advertisements for the Peninsula
press in various cities,
Mr. H. ]. Merrill offered the following:
Resolrsi, That the publishers of the
Peninsula extend copies Of their jour
mails to the Board of Trade, as a return
for the hosspitalities extended by the
Board. Adopted.
MIR. W, Townsend, of sn9w Hill, offer
ed the following
Resolusl, That we look with pleasure
on the establishment OF manufacturing
interests on this Peninsula, and believe
superior advantages are here presented
Adopted.
The new postal law was discussed and
q resolution offered asking Congress to
restore the free exchange list, which
was lost.
r. X. Robson offered the following;
Resolved, That the law known AS the
Press Gag Law" ia an outrage on the
press and people, and ought to be I'M
conditionally repealed. Adopted
Resolutions were further offered and
adopted, as follows
By Prof. Hardness
| Reso.,el, That this Association reog
nizes an efficient public shool system
as indispensable to the preservation
| and promotion of the liberty, happiness
and general prosperity and progress Of
the people.
BY Mr.. Beckwith
Resolved, That the thanks of this con
yention are due and are hereby rendered
to the Salisbury Press for their initia-
tory efforts in establishing Peninsula
Press Association also. to the officers Of
this Association, for the excellent man.
ner in which they have presided ovel
the sessions of the Convention.
By Mr.. Malone
Resolued, That the Secretary be au.
thorized to have printed 100 copies OF
the Constitution of the Association.
1 b. Mr.. Malone 't
I RESOLVED, That we return thanks tt
kthose manufacturers who invited us tc
visit their establishments and regret oul
inability to do accept the same.
| Appropriate closing remarks were
made by Col. w. Fisk Townsend and
Lemuel Malone, and,
On motion OF F. X. Robson, the Asso
citation djcurned until the second Wed
nesday in June next, lat such place as tht
| Executive Committee may designate.