The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-27
THE PRESS AND SEDALIA.

On the eleventh day of next May
the city of Sedalia will be called upon,
Indirectly. to entertain the members
Of the Missouri press association. 1t
ia not burden which is imposed upon
upon them it i-a privilege which was
secured by earnest work. 1t is desIr-
able tina, the advantages which will
accrue to the CITY by this extension OF
TO the editors of the state
.honld he fully realized. in orde- that
nothing may he lacking in the man.
ner in which that reception Is given.
For this purpose, and primarily for
the purpose Of placing under way
,ho-e arrangements which it will be
necessary 10 perfect before the asso-
citation convenes in this city. a meet
iup of citizens has been called tor
FRIDAY night, to be held at the city
hall, at which il is hoped all of those
representative citizens who take a
pride iu the good name Of Sedslia, and
who are interested IN her prosperity.
will he present and lend their voices
and opinions to the general discussion.
That there is nothing which in the
minds of her leading men stan1s par
amount to the good of the city was
we'll evinced when the partizans Of all
parties recently joined so heartily to-
gether to offer to the members OF the
republican state convention the best
SedaIIa could present. In this case,
there will be no adhesion to a politi-
cal creed to be overcome by any one.
The men who will be here will repre-
sent the foremost thought of the poll
tics of all. If there is anything 10
journalism which has been admired,
the creator Of that admiration will be
present to greet his friends and receive
their welcome.
But it is not political matter at
all with Sedalia. She Is an aspiring
young commercial center which seeks
10 be known only to overthrow the
malicious prejudices which may posi-
bly, have been created by the jealousy
of those who were once her rivals, and
now seeing her outstrip them in the
race seek by detraction to lessen the
story of her onward stride to the posi-
ton of undisputed metropolis of central
Missouri. With city it is as neces
sary to advertise in order to be known
as it Is for a merchant. And the
great medium through which to reach
the public is the press. No matter
what a dealer may have upon his
shelves, the mass OF his fellows viii
know nothing of the superiority Of
his wares If he say nothing of them
except to those who may chance tc
happen in to view them. The public
looks for sign post to show the road
which it must follow. Whittier il j.
directed it goes. for time Is of toe
much value to be spent in making in
quiries.
Sedalia now has a golden opportuni
~ Of placing her best side before the
attention of the people of the state
An hundred criticisms in as many
newspapers will be given of the recep
ton which the press is rendered, and
an hundred descriptive articles will
be written upon the Queen City
What the tenor of those criticism
shall be and whether or not those de
scriptions will be written with q fav'
orable or adverse prejudice, rests sole
ly with Sedal;a herself The value o
such q presentation to the people o
the state as We can secure If We worl
10 effect il is 90 manifest that it need
no pointing out.
We earnestly hope that these brief
ly outlined points will meet with tina
thoughtful consideration which theil
subject matter deserves, and that or
Friday night there will be full rep
resenta,ion Of Our energetic and public
spirited residents present at the called
meeting.