The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-06-26
TENNESSEE PRESS ASSOCIA-
FT0N. 49, =
Second days Proceedings.

Second days Proceedings.
From the Tribune
{ The Association met at 9 a. m, at
the Opera-hsuse, President Boyers
in the chair. and other officers and
representatives present.
The Chattanooga Commercial and
the Chattanooga Times were admit
ted to membership. s'st a
Il. Barry, Esq, Of Knoxville, was
elected an honorary member of the
Association.
An Invitation to the Association
to visit DIR. j. G. NJ. Ramsey. the
venerable historian of Tennessee.
was accepted. and IL N. fixed as the
hour for that purpose.
The special committee appointed
yesterday. to select persons to read
essays at the next session Of the AS.
ISOLATION, made report, which was
adopted. Following are the es.
sayists and subjects:
s'The Science of Advertising g.
Gen. Ira P. Jones. Nashville Anleri,
can.
THE Influence OF the Press in
Developing Liberality in Religious
Thought J. Slater, Winches.
ter Home Journal.
The Press and advertising
agents"-W. A. Wade, Milan Ea.
change.
the Press as a public teacher
T. NJ. Riley, Clarksville Tobacco
Leaf
The special committee appointed
yesterday on the subject of advertis
ing agencies made the following re
port, which was adopted
Your committee, appointed &C
take into consideration the matters
relating to advertisements in Ameri
can newspapers. contained in re
cent publication by Messrs. Geo. 2
Rowell & Co., to which the atten
ten of this Association has beer
called by communication from Gen
Ira P. Jones of the Nashville Aneri
can, have had the matter therein
| contained under consideration, anC
beg .eave to offer the following:
The fact that great Irregularities
exist in regard to advertising, anC
this very important interestof news
paper men is in very unsettled
and unsatis fact DRY eta-p. il admitted
by all publishers, and that there is :
great need felt anil acknowledged o
a better and more equitable system
of advertising rates. We 10 not
however. think this proper question
for adjudication by this body; and
feeling assured that the remedy +
alone in the hands Of publishers. a
a Legitimate business matter, we de
cline to take any responsibility, fur
Their than to call attention of pub
fishers to it, as a matter of strictly
monetary character. the only efficien
remedy for which rests with the pub
fishers. in a cooperative offert at re
formation.
We do not believe that Messrs
Rowell & Co. are able to publish ad
ver'isements gratis in certain Ten
nessee papers. as represented il
their published terms to advertisers
The plan upon which this firm oper
ates we understand to be that o
contracting fer @ column, moEe o.
less, at yearly column rates, aud TAX
ing the advantage, under such con
tracts, of publishing six or eigh
inches. with monta|y changes, scarce
ly paying for the composition age
by Favoring the daily paper with rea
sonabie compensation, they are ena
bled to control the weeklies al =
low & rate as to give them monnp
oily OF the advertising business.
While your committee does no
b. lieve it the prerogative of this 4 :
sociai ion 10 .lietate any rule by wh;c.
the advertising interest should b'
managed. we are firm in The opini :.
that the monopolizing system prac
tised by Rowell & Co., has proven
detrimental to the advertising bust
ness. demoralizing both to advertise
and publishers, and damaging to The
general newspaper interest. and tina
it therefore ought to be abandoned
by the press.
R. M. DICKINSON,
ROBERT GATES,
NJ. v, INGRAM,
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