Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13

/ tldtttS VI t1u tApSosA'o >Sst'~
/ Meeting adjourned, subject to the
call Of the president
| M1SSKAPoLrs, MiSS., July y, 'S5.
Reading room OF the West Hotel,
l9R NJ Convention called to order
by President Copklin.
The purpose was to discuss several
topics OF interest that had not been
reached at the Watertown meeting.
The first subject 'SThe best way TO
make our association successful"
wss introduced by A. Davis OF the
HuRoNITE. He believed the associa-
Ition should strive to secure some sort
OF franchise from the Legislature by
which it could deprive quack sheets
from the privilege Of publishing legal
notices. His idea was to have the
legislature give to the association the
power of issuing to papers certiii-
Gates emitting them TO special
legal privileges. The associa-
ton could then prevent the cutting
of rates by Withdrawing certificates
from all newspapers that violated its
rules Membership in the association
would then be Of some value, and its
influence would be greatly increased.
A. H. Lewis, of the Grant county
Rerie,c, Milbank, seconded MIR.
Davis's suggestion. He also spoke
of the desirability of having the laws
of the assembly published in all the
territorial papers, as in Minnesota.
! The association, he believed, could
secure such action at the next assem-
bly, by using its influence when the
time came for the domination OF can
didates. As it is now, the great ma
jority Of the people have no means
OF securing the laws.
j. @. Adams, of the Webster FARM
er and Reporter, stated that in his
county the publishers had agreed to
keep legal advertising rates no to the
proper notch, and had thus far main
tanned them by making it particular
" obnoxious for the man who at
tempted any cutting. I'll i. Sill, Of
the Brookings county Press, moved
the appointment OF q committee to
formulate plans for making member
ship in the association of more value
and for devislng some mode by which
rates shall be maintained. The mo-
ton prevailed, and tue president,
named Mr.. Sill, A. Davis, of the Hu-
ronite, and G. G.. CLARK, of the St
Lawrence Tribune, as the committee.
Mr.. Lewis spoke OF plan practieed
in Grant county, which he thought
solved the question Of cutting rates.
1t was that of pooling all the business
of the several papers. With this
system, it was seemingly impossible
for any publisher to avoid being hon
orable, and in case one publisher
did not live up to the agreement, the
others will soon bring him to terms
by starving him ont q j. CLARK, of
the st. Lawrence Tribune, said the
same plan had been triedin his com
ty for short time with success.
George Schlosser, of the Blunt Ad-
pocate, raised the question of prices,
which, he thought, ought to be made
uniform This matter, too, was re-
ferred to the committee composed Of
Messrs. Sill, Davis and Clark. 9. III.
Ellis, of the EllisviIle Independent,
questioned whether it would be DOS
sible for the association to adopt a
uniform rate for legal advertising. In
his district the charge for final proofs
was $3.50 while in the Mitchell dis
trict the custom Of charging only IS
was very satisfactory and we'll estab-
hshed. lie understood from Mr.. r.
/. Kelly. OF the Deadwood Times,
that 81 would be none too small a
rate in his section, while in other
parts of The territory the charges are
only 81 At this point Mr.. IL L, Sill
chairman OF the COMMITTEES, reported
that the committee had agreed to re
commend SIS as the most equitable
rate for contest notices and $3.50 for
final proofs. Mr.. Davis stated that
these were the rates generally pre-
vailing in Central Dakota. Mr.. King
of Chamberlain, feared that it would
be difficult TO enforce such rates in
his section, because they were so
much higher than those now prevail
ing. After further discussion, a
motion that the association recon-
mend the rates named by the com
mittee was carried.
G. w. Startling, chairman Of the
committee on resolutions, then sub
mitted the following, which were
unanimously adopted by rising
vote:
Resoioed, That the members OF the
Dakota Press Association. in convep-