Nevada County picayune., 1886-05-12
THE PRESS CONVENTION.
Work of the Arkansas Press AS-
 SOCiatiOn at Pine Bluff.
THE CITY OF PINES ENTERTkITS
 TIE GANG" R0YALLY.

Monday evening, and remaining at Little Rock until 2;30 Tuesday af- ternoon, enjoyed a look around that city, Having found MT. J. l.. Tullis and lady, of the Nashville News. aboard the train at Prescott, :, we kept together, and at the capi- tal, took in the park, State House, etc. In the Capitol we looked through the State's exhibit used at the New Orleans Exposition, which is kept intact in a large room, nice ly arranged and displayed advanta- geously. This exhibit is one Of the finest gotten up by any of the States-the fruit especially being the finest in tho world, and has been awarded first prizes every. where exhibited. The cereals, mineral, wood and other exhibits, are alike creditable to our great and growing. state. To see this fine display of our products IS well worth a trip to our Capital.
 Our jolly party-the News and PICAYUNE-wa joined by other members of the fraternity on the route, and, leaving Little Rock Tuesday afternoon we arrived Tn Pine Bluff about 4:30 o'clock. The editors were received with open handed hospitality by an act i've citizens reception committee, and taken to homes or hotels as- signed them, in buggies, carriages, and on foot. We were one of the fortunate oncs, and enjoyed a fine drivo before reaching the place as- signed us, Col, George Haycock's, one of Pine Bluffs most public spirited, clever and hospitable cit izens. And we desire to say right here, for fear we may not find space later, that we were never more kindly.entertained anywhere than at Col. Haycocks.
 At 9 o'clock Wednesday morn iEg President Webber's gavel call ed the convention to order, and or ganization and attendant business was effected. Not more than One- third of the members were present at the opening exercises. A num- Der of new members were admitted, the PICAYUNE man being first elected to active membership.
 At the afternoon session the President delivered his address, which contained some valuable suggestions as 10 the practical managemement and running of newspapers. His ideas on person. al journalism was unanimously ap- plauded, and in the discussion af- terward all agreed that personali- ties would be refraincd from. The Historian's paper, by k. W. Leigh, of the Morrilton Headlight, was good, and showed the prog ress and changes made by the press of the State during the past year.
 The evening session convened at s o'clock, and was occupied by Col. NJ. l.. Bell, in an appropriate address of welcome which was re- sponded to by J. J. Warren ofNan Buren. Mir. Bells effort was a happy and interesting one. MT. !. II. Shinn also delivered a bean tiful as well as sensible and appro priate poem at this session.
 Thursday morning was taken up in discussing "How Shall Foreign Advertising bc Regulated" W. w. Folsom of Augusta; k. l.. Emerson, of Magnolia; J, k. lobe, of Scarcy; read excellent essays, on this i'm portant subject. Steps woro ia ken, by appointing a committee to adjust it.
 At tho afternoon session of Thursday, an interesting essay or The Subscription List" was read by J. R. Newman. of Harrison, and report of "Censor of Press" was read by Secretary Bettis. The Censor criticised some of the pa pers, but his report was far snort of what it should have been, IS not many papers were criticised at all.
 Thursday evening, after the reading of Q paper of Rev A. R. Wimgfield on "the Duties of the Press of Arkansas" he being absent, the gang repaired, to the banquet at Merrill's Hall, un- der the auspices of the ladies of the Presbyterian and Main Street