San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-04-16
Acknowledgement A,,oeIatIon.

Ono interesting feature OF tue Ne'
Orleans Exposition during our atten
dance there, We have not heretofor
noticed. February 10Th a larg'
meeting Of journalists in attendance
on the Exposition was held at th'
headquarters Of the Exposition
Press Association, with q view OF or
ganizing a national association OF ed
itors The meeting was called u
order and its purpose explained by u
B. Herbert OF the Advance and Re
publican OF Rcd Wing, Mimi, after
which w. IL. II. Judson, Chief Of the
Exposition Printing Bureau, deliver
Cd IN address OF welcome. B. ID.
Herbert responded, Colonel Elliott
OF Texas was elected temporary Sec
rotary and a permanent organization
WAS in part effected by the election Of
Herbert as President and Elliott as
Secretary.
A call Of the roll OF States was then
made, showing that the best repre-
scented States were Texas and Flori-
dn, the latter with ton, the former
with noarly n scoro. This result was
received with applause by all present.
The following is q partiul list Of those
present;
TW Bricknell, Boston (MasS Educator
and Journal Of Education; T. Sheldon, Bos-
ton Journal Of Education; II IL Harvey,
Quincy Mass Stonecutters' Journal; Ezra
Whitman, Baltimore Farmer; Il Don
Mcleod, Land Of Flowers, Tallahassee Fla;
d II Elliott, Florida Despatch, Jacksonville
Fla; Fred l. Robinson, Brookyille Crescent,
Florida; l. + Jones, Yazoo Valley Flag,
Greenwood Miss; w II II Judson, Superin-
tondont Of tho Bureau Of Printing and Pub
fishing; + A Acland, Times Democrat; Il
Watson, New Orleans Sugar Bowl; A
Flanagan, Farm Journal Louisville Ky;
j NJ Seaman, New York Evening Telegram;
Miss V Dalton, Journal of the Loom, New
York; r II Thomas, Farmers Friend, Me-
Pa; j l. Kingsbury, Indianap-
oils Farmer; Geo Walker, Chicago and
Northwestern Lumberman II Pierce,
Journal of Commerce, Chicago; Frank A
Vanderlip, Evening Post, Aurora ILL.,; Mrs
Frances A Conant, Chicago Industrial
World; II Gillett Hastings, New Era Mime
sofa; Henry Hinds Scott County Argus,
Schakopa, MINI; E W Randall, Morris
Minnesota; Is b Herbert, Advance
Red Wing, MINI; M o Hall,
Minneapolis Tribune, Minnesota; A Brew
ster, Los Angeles Times, California; r
Wildmayer, Glendive Independent, Monta-
M; Judge jas II Davis Mount Vernon Her.
aid, Texas; w Il s Keller, Marshall Messen-
ger, Texas; Gilbert, Abilene Reporter,
Texas; Stephen Gould, San Antonio Express
Texas; Geo w jerks, Stephenville Empire.
Texas Isaac II. Julian, San Marcos Free
Press, Texas; II w Walker, Cisco Telegraph
Texas; w w West, New Boston Herald,
Texas; + N Fletcher, Atlanta Citizens Jour
nal, Texas + r. Larimer, Cisco Roundup,
Texas; Fred II A Robinson, Huntsville Item,
Texas; j p Leslie, Van Alstyne Enterprise,
Texas J p Bridges, Luling Signal, Texas;
b O Murray, Donison Gazetteer, Texas; II G
Jones, Dallas Planter and Farmer, Texas;
w l. Gibbs. Abilene Quill, Texas; John f
Elliott, Dallas Herald, Texas; Penn,
Laredo Times, Texas; II G Townsend, Colo
RADIO Clipper, Texas; j Harris, Sanford
Journal, Fla; + Il Harris Oaca Banner, Fla;
II II McIlbean, Cedar Keys Beacon Fla; ]
II Tanbarks. Fernandino Mirror, Fla; + X
Spencer, Tampa Tribune, Fla; W s Wag-
staff, Tropical Paradise, Jacksonville, Flor
ida.
Various committees were appoint
cd and the meeting adjourned.