The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-02

looking 10 closer cooperation between
the members in their COM pursuits
and aims. HE then briefly reviewed the
rapid progress made by newspapers In
the last half century, and alluded to the
fact, before unknown perhaps tc some Of
his hearers, that the elder Bennett began
his career as Reporter in Charleston,
where he first obtained some of the ideas
and habits of enterprise which contribu-
ted to his future success in New York.
The question, he said, which now claims
the attention of journalists in g small
State like this, in these days of telegraph
and rapid transit, was how the small
newspapers can best meet the competition
of the large journals of the North, which
have at theiF command what seems un-
limited resources and capital. and which
arc brought 80 near to us by the improve
ment of telegraphic communication and
the quickeniDg Of travel. The matter
had been brought home TO his attention
by reason of the fact that already the
New York papers published says this
Wednesday morning reach Charleston
on Thursday night, only two days there
fore intervening between the time of
their publication in New York and that
of their arrival In Charleston. It is pos.
s:5.e, he said, SO great are the marvels of
ncience, that, before very long, means
LAY be found either Of bringing New
York papers to Charleston In "a hours,
or even of duplicating dnd delivering
them here and elsewhere at the same
hour with their appearance in New York.
There is no more practical question be-
fore the Association than how this state
of affairs is to be met even now. The
answer may be expressed, ne said, in q
few words: That while tho tendency is
thus to place the papers published at one
or two centres Of the country in the
hands of all the people, that very fact
preciudes them from doing just what the
local papers can and ought to do, /. e., 10
give all the news of their own particular
section of greatest interest to the readers
of each section. The largest daiies of
London and New York have learned that
it is not profitable to publish over GER
tain number Of copies. They moreover
give tho news Of the nole world, and
! have nc sip,::ccs sip,::ccs &c devote 70 any pnrti, uiar
State or country. The view given by
them In hnt hi.d'ss- eye eyys 7iewf 6nd cannot
include details, and 30 the local papers,
properly managed, will be enabled to
hold their own, and occupy position
from which they cannot possibly be dis.
lodged. If the Charleston papers, for
instance, wish to maintain competition
with their mighty rivals, it can only be
by giving such details of local news as
cannot possibly be given by any ether
newspaper published outside Of the State.
II takes volume TO give in the Herald
euch things az can be given by the lead.
Ing papers OF each State for that State.
These should not strive then to contend
in field where they are sure TO be beat.
on, but to endeavor, rather, to occupy
| more fully than any outsiders can do the
particular field at home. eve can work
1t thoroughly" he remarked, "Nhile they
| can only scratch 1t over" Capt. Daw.
son then applied che same principles and
views to the relations existing between
the Charleston and Colucbia dailies on
the Que hand, and the week lies n:JIished
in the State on the other, and pressed the
point that in this field also the country
papers had their appropriate local sphere,
which could not be supplied by those
published In the cities. "In other words"
he concluded, "the success of any news.
paper depends ON the completeness with
which 1t shall ill the PARTICULAR ieiJ it
occupies. There is no county in South
Carolina where moro cannot be done in
this way, and If the time has come when
you, gentlemen of the Association, find
yourselves brought into sharper competi.
tion with city papers, you can meet it
just as we propose to meet the competi.
tion Of the New York papers,"
Mr. Melchers and Mr.. Fl. L. Farley
confirmed what had been said. Each
paper had its own fieid and its own linn
its. If that ia transgressed failure is
ine-itable. ''Locals" are always reni
with more interest than articles on na-
t;e.sl y,SliiicE.
The meeting then took o recess until
4:30, at which hour it was again called
to order, and addressed on the subject of
education by DR.. Jone.- president of the
Columbia Female College.
The following resolution of thanks to
Capt. ContanEy aud the Washington
Light Infantry for courtesies extended
the Association, were offered by Mr..
Themps :. and unanimously adopted:
Resolv- =, That tho earnest thanks of
the South Carolina Press Association are
due and are hereby rendered to Capt.
w. A. Courtency and to the members of
the Washington Light Infantry, not only
for the use Of their hall and armory, but
also for the many kindnesses and atten-
tions which tho members of the Associa-
tion have received at their hands.
Resofved, That the Secretary of this
Association Do instructed to send q copy
OF these resolutions to the Washington,
Light Infantry, and that the various
State papers be requested to publish The
same ss q token of our appreciation of
the kindnesses that we nave received Mt
tho hands of this gallant and time-hon.
ored corps.
The next matter of business being the
election of officer President Hoyt arose
and returned hi hanks to the Associa-
tion for its great kindness and cordiality
in tho past and for the honor conferred
on him in hiS frat election as President
and In tho subsequent reflections. He
announced his inability to serve longer
In such capacity, and called Col. Thom.
con 10 the chair. The meeting tnsn
went into committee of the whole for The
purpose of election.
Mr.. j. @. Henphili nominated Can't,
+. w. Dawson for President, who was
elected by acclnnation.
Mr.. Garter nominated Col. r. d. Rhett
for the position of First Vice President.
Mr., McSweeney nominated Mr.. T. L.
Crews for Second Vice. President. Mr..
Hemphill nominated AIr. d. J. Carter
for Third V' President. Mr.. Csrter
nominated Maj. w. J. McKerall for
Fourth Vice-P President. Mr.. Hemphill
nominated Col. j.. T. Bacon for Fifth
e-Presidsne, aud these gentlemen
were also elected unanimously.
On motion, and by vote, the Treasurer
and Secretaries were continued in Office