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

perience meeting" for the purpose OF 6
general interchange of views. The pur,
poses of the Association would not be
carried out without such comparison Of
experiences end of views for the future.
looking to q closer cooperation between
the members in their common 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 to 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 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 their command what seems un-
limited resources and capital, and which
are brought SO near to US by the improve.
ment of telegraphic communication and
the quickening 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. tits pos.
sible, he said, so great are the marvels OF
science, that, before very long, means
may be found either of bringing New
York papers TO Charleston in "a hours,
or even of duplicating and 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, he said, in a
few words: That while the 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
precludes them from doing just what the
local papers can aud ought to do, .. e., to
give all the news of their own particular
section of greatest interest to the readers
of each section. The largest dail:ss OF
London and New York have learned that
it is not profitable to publish over cer-
tain number of copies. They moreover
give the news of the whole world, and
have no space to devote to any particular
State or country. The view given by
them is but u biTd's-eye view and cannot
include details, and SO the local papers,
properly managed, will be enabled to
hold their. own, and occupy a 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 other
newspaper published outside of the State:
It takes volume 10 give in the Herald
such things as can be given by the lead
ing papen o. each State for that State.
These should not strive then to contend
in field where they are sure to be beat.
en-, but to endeaYor, rather, to occupy
more fully than any outsiders can do the
particular fsld at home. eve can work
It thoroughly" he remarked, "W hile they
can only scratch it over" Capt. Daw-
son then applied the same principles and
views to the relations existing between
the Charleston and Columbia dailies on
the one hand, and the weeklies published
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 it shall fill the particular field it
occupies. There is no county in South
Carolina where more 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 competl.
ton of the New York papers,"
Mr.. Melchers and Mr.. 81. L. Farley
confirmed what had been said. Each
paper had its own field and its own linn
its. IF that is transgressed failure is
inevitable. Locals" are always read
with more interest than articles on ma
.tional politics. :,
The meeting then took q recess until
43O, at which hour it was again called
to order, and addressed on the subject OF
education by DR.. Jones, president of the
Columbia Female College.
The following resolution of thanks to
Capt. Couteray and the Washington
Light Infantry for courtesies extended
the Association, were offered by Mr..
Thompson, and unanimously adopted:
Resolued. That the earnest thanks OF
the South Carolina Press Association are
due and are hereby rendered to Capt.
w. a. Courteney 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 the members of the Associa-
ton have received at their hands.
Resolved, That the Secretary of this
Association be instructed to send copy
of these resolutions to the Washington
Light Infantry, and that the various
State papers be requested to publish the
same as token of our appreciation oi
the kindnesses that we have received al
the hands of this gallant and time-hon'
ored corps.
The next matter of business being the
election of officers, President Hoyt arose
and returned his thanks to the Associa.
ton for its great kindness and cordiality
in the past and for the honor conferred
on him in mis- first election as President
and in the subsequent reflections. he
announced his inability to serve longer
in such capacity, and called Col. Thomp-
son to the chair. The meeting then
went into committee of the whole for the
purpose of election.
Mr.. J. G. Hemphill nominated Capt
F. w. Dawson for President, who was
elected by acclamaGion.
Mr.. Carter nominated Col. r. B. Rhett
for the position of First Vice-President
Mr.. McSweeney nominated Mr.. T. B,
Crews for Second Vice-President. Mr..
Hemphill nominated Mr.. B. J. Carter
for Third Vice-President. Mr.. Carter