The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
Montana Press Association.

sntherlin, editor Of the Rocky Mountain
Husbandman, who nominated w W.
Anderson, of the Bozeman Ayant Courier
for Temporary chairman. Jerry Collins,
Of the Fort Benton River Press. was
elected secretary Of the temporary or
ganization
On motion Of Mantle committee Of
five. consisting of Mantle, Hendry, Fisk,
Deyine and Kennedy, was appointed on
the constitution and bylaws.
The following committee on perman-
ent organization and order 81 business
was appointed: Matheson, Sutherlin.
/ swallow, Yerkes and Collins.
The report If the committee IN con-
stitution was received and read, and the
same adopted.
! The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was received as
follows:
Your committee on permanent organi-
zation beg to recommend the election Of
the following officers Jas. H. Mills.
President; w w Anderson, w Fl. sutll-
erin and Lee Mantle, Presidents;
Alex Deyine, Corresponding Secretary,
Jerry Collins. Recording Secretary \. J.
Fisk. Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted
J. d, MATHEsoN, Chr'n..
The following were elected meub ers
Of the executive committee j. y.
Matheson, II. T. Brown, ]. e. Hendry.
The following is list of the members
who signed the roll
w. W. Anderson, Bozeman Avant
Courier, Jerry Collins, Fort Benton River
Press; w Fl. Sutherlin, Rocky Noun
tain Husbandman A. K Yerkes. Boze-
man Chronicle; J. D. Matheson, Billings
Post; Lee Mantle. Butte Inter Mountain
Alex. Devine, Billings Herald j H.
Hendry, Livingston Enterprise; r. Ii.
Howey, Helena independent; J. b. Read,
Inter Mountain; j. H. Mills, New North
vest; Andrew j Fisk, Helena Herald,
Homer NJ Hill, Helena Independent;
I viii Kennedy, Missoulian; H. T. Brown,
Butte Miner; Geo. Z. Boos, Stock and
Mining Journal; j. Stevens, Rpwnsend
Tranchant; c. Hedges, Helena Herald
S. II. Crounse, Rev. L. L. Wood and
Rev Prout were elected active members
Of the associations.
The following honorary members were
also elected:
"A. B. Kiser, Thos. Dryarmon, Hon. IL.
K. Buck, Hon W. H. Hunt, G. l.. Spen-
Ger, w. Y. Pemberton, Rev j. ]. Gar
vim, A. C. Botkin, f. w Carpenter, Hon.
Martin Maginnis, Hon v H. Fisk. j. G.
Kerley, Hon. S. w. Langhorne, Hon. H..
n. Blake, r. S. Wilkinson, W f. Sanders,
r. s. Kelly
4 A resolution offered by Mr.. Mantle
concerning advertising sharrs" was
unanimously adopted.
A resolution offered by MIR. Hendry,
expressing the sentiment of the associa-
ton in regard to officials and others
patronizing publishing houses outside
the Territory was adopted unanimously.
Matt w. Anderson moved that COM
mittee Of five, Of which the President
should be one, ON transportation and
passes be appointed: carried. The chair
appointed NJ w Anderson, Lee Mantle,
A. J. Fisk and Hiram Brundage
ON motion of Matt W. Anderson COM
mlttee of three, consisting Of Hendry,
Boos and stevens, was appointed to re-
port in regard to one publisher infring-
! upon the territory of another, soliciting
work, etc.
The following resolution as an ex-
preston of the sense Of this association,
was adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowl-
edge of this association that certain
members Of tee lower house Of the Leg
isIatiye Assembly of the Territory,
now in session, have publicly and upon
the floor Of said house characterized the
publishers and printers Of Montana gen
orally as am unprincipled class of men,
seeking only am opportunity to plumber
the public treasury; and,
WHEREAS. Believing that such remarks
were wholly unealled for and unjust.
and believing further that to permit
J such remarks Gnd assertions, made in
such public haDner, by such high Off
cials, to 90 urchallenged, would he de-
trimental not only to the influence Of
{ the press, but to the best interests Of the
community at large therefore, be it
Res0ired, That the Montana Press Asso-
ciatied hereby expresses its emphatic
disapproyal Of ali such assertions, insinu-
ations and implications, as not only i'll
timed, uncalled for and unsupported by
tho actual condition Of things, but unbe-
coming the dignity Of those members
who, BY the influence Of the Press and
the franchise OF a free people have been
honored with legislative functions.
4 resolution was adopted advising all
publishers not to patronize any paper
house who entered the field in competi-
ton with them for job work.
Judge Hedges delivered very inter
esting address 70 the Association.
4 ssfhe report Of the committee on pro-
posed printing legislation was received,
amended and adopted without division.
Upon invitation, W f. Sanders al
dressed the association for twenty min
utes, and was listened to with marked
attention and evident approval, Vote d
u thanks was rendered.
The Association, at II u M. adjourned
10 meet at Butte City on the Second
! Thursday ofnext August
A Business Opening.