Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-10
THE SOUTHERN PRESS.
Action Taken Which will Greatly Bene-
fit Newspaper Readers.

HI Newspaper ReaIers.
ATLANTA, April 9.-The Southern Press
Association met in this city to-day, the
following papers being represented: s.
A. Ashe of the Raleigh Observer, c. r.
Jones of the Charlotte ObSefrer, J. Furash
of the Norfolk Ledger, j. II. Estill of the
Savannah NEWS, Ira P. Jones of the
Nashville Banner, Alexander Summers
of the Knoxville Tribune, w. w.
Screws of the Montgomery Advertiser.
Patrick Walsh of the Augusta Chronicle,
Erwin Ledyard of the Mobile ReGiSter.
Z. II. Jones of the Jacksonville Times
Union, George Nicholson of the New
Orleans PlcdglRe, g. w. Rogers of the
Nicksburg Commercial Herald, II. G..
Hanson of the Macon 7elegrGDh and
Messenger, w. l.. Malone of the Fort
Worth (TeXas) Gazette, John King
of the Columbus Enquirer San, II.
X. Ellison of the Richmond Dis
pGtch, f. w. Dawson and B. r.
White of the Charleston NelCS and COur-
Ter, NJ. Dwinell of the Rome Courier.
Adolphs Och S. of the Chattanooga Times.
II. w. Grady, +. p. Howell and W. A.
Hemphill, all of the Atlanta Constitution.
William Henry Smith, General Manager
of the Associated Press, and w. b. Somer-
vile, superintendent of the Press Depart
ment of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, were in attendance.
The meeting was harmonious. The
business was expedited and the tele-
graph news service improved and in
creased. A resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the officers to apply for a charter
under the laws of Georgia. The follow
ng re solutions were adopted:
Resolced, That the measure introduced into
DOth houses OF Congress known as the coDv-
right bill Is designed to recognize prOpertT in
the contents OF newspapers and give that pro-
tectlon 10 property under the law which
every other interest already eniovs and that
IL ought TO receive the approval of the law
making power, and the Southern Press Agso-
citation fully indOrses it.
Whereas, The tendency toward central
lZatlon or the powers of the government is
giving rise to schemes for the increase of the
civil INST and government patronage danger
Gus TO the rights of the citizen and incOnsist
ent win The principles Of a republican gov
ernment as established by our forefathers;
Res0lged, That the proposed scheme to es-
tablish a government telegraph system is in
enect 10 place the government in cOmDetition
with its citizens, to threaten every business
interest and TO establish a political power in
the control OF what, under the constitution
IS recognized as private cOncerns-a power
anu tyranny which nothing less than revolu-
ton could overthrow.
Ihe following officers were elected:
[resideHt-Patrick Walsh, OF Augusta.
Fice Presfdeat-F. W. Dawson. Of Charles
ton. - Nii''i ies
Secretary Adolph 5. Ochs. of Chattanooga.
Iredsarer-M. Dwinell, of Rome.
Eeecattce Comn'ittee and Adeisory Board
fatIick walsh, OF Georgia: f. w. Dawson. of
South Carolina; ADOPTS S. Ochs. ofTennessee:
Z: K. Jones, of North Carolina; c. II. Jones
0I Florida; ii. X. Ellison, Of Virginia. and
W. W. Screws, of Alabama
The convention will meet IN Jackson
Flile, tla.' next year. More has been ac-
compHshed for the Southern press than at
any previous meeting. The ASSOCIATION
has been placed upon better footing and
permanent organization secnrnd