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

Meeting adjourned, subject 10 the
call of the president
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July Y, 80.
Reading room OF the West Hotel,
or. M-Convention called TO order
by President Conklin.
The purpose was to discuss several
topics of interest that bad not been
reached at the WATERFOWL meeting.
The first subject The best way to
make our association successful" "
wss introduced by A Davis Of the
HURoStre. He believed the associa-
ton 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 certiti-
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. Memberships the association
.,oald then be Of some value, and its
influence would be greatly increased.
A. I'll. Lewis, of the Grant county
Recie,c, Milbank, seconded Mr.,
Dayis'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 it's 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. O. Adams, of the Webster Farm
CT and Reporter, stated that in his
county the publishers had agreed to
keep legal advertising rates no 10 the
proper notch, and had thus far main
tanned them by making it particular
ly obnoxious for the man who at
tempted any cutting. II. L. Sill, of
the Brookings county Press, moved
the appointment Of 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-
zion prevailed, and tue president
named Mr.. Sill, A. Davis, of the HUI
ronite, and @. q. Clark, Of the st.
Lawrence Tribune, as the committee.
MIR. Lewis spoke OF plan practieed
in Grant county, which he thought
solved the question Of cutting ratos.
II was that Of pooling all the business
of the several papers. With this
system, il 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 out q. j. CLARK, of
the ST Lawrence Tribune, said the
same plan had been tried in his coun
ty for short time with success.
George Schlosser, Of the Blunt Ad-
rocate, 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. g. Ii.
Ellis, of the Ellisville Independent,
questioned whether it would be pos
sible for the association TO adopt a
uniform rate for legal advertising. In
his district the charge for final proofs
was Sc so while in the Mitchell dis
trict the custom OF charging only s.
was very satisfactory and well estab-
lished. He understood from Mr.. r.
I. Kelly, of the Deadwood Times,
that 81 would be none too small
rate in his section, while in other
parts of the territory the charges are
only -. At this point Mr.. II. l.. Sill
chairman OF the committee. reported
that the committee had agreed to re
commend So as the most equitable
rate for contest notices and $3.50 for
final proofs. Mr.. Davis stated that
these Were the rates generally pre-
yailing 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.
motion that the association recon-
mend the rates named by the com
mittee was carried.
G. w. Starting, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, then sub
mitted the following, which were
adopted by a rising
vote:
RcsoiUed, That the members Of the
Dakota Press Association, in conven-
ton assembled. do return onr s;ncara