Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Call by the Executive Committee for
Annual Meeting.
To the Press of Texas


To the Press Of Texas:
The constitution Of the Texas Press
Association makes it the duty Of its exec
utiVe board to fix the time of the annual
meeting Of the body. In accordance with
that provision, the association is hereby
called to meet In the city Of Dallas on
Monday, May IA, at 10 O'Clock q. m. The
board hope to see large attendance,
both OF old and new members. The bene-
fits Of close sfflliation, and united effort
on the part of he press Of the state are
too obvious to be argued. So long IS
there is no concert Of action among us,
we work st 8 disadvantage. Our bust
ness interests certainly demand co-opers-
ton. The social feeling among US can
not be too assiduously cultivated. Senti-
ments of mutual respect and esteem Will
grow as we know each other better. The
press of Texas compares fayorsbly with
that Of any other state, and there is NO
reason why journalism, as . profession,
in this state should not, by cementing the
bonds of union which common pursuit
has created, render Itself invincibIe in
anything it undertakes.
There are spaci1l reasons why the an
well attended this year. The question of
foreign advertising Ia worthy OF careful
| consideration, and some measure ought
to be adopted whereby the newspapers Of
the state may protect themselves against
the oppressive methods adopted 10y IN
scrupulous agents who have for years
been bleeding managers In the matter of
rates. The relations of the press to
nfryn S,,
state can be proftably discussed. There
is yet hope that, by united effort, the
Legislature may be induced to enact 8
libel law that will be some sort Of barrier
against those suits, which, under the
present law, dignity blsckmaiI by styling
1t damages to injured innocence.
The dedication OF the capitol building
at Austin will be one of the notable events
of the year. Il will be attended BY thou
sands from this and other states. So
splendid d pageant as that to be then pre-
scented has never before been witnessed
in Texas. The board have information
that the press of the state is expected TO
proceed in body to Austin from Dallas,
and that ample provisions will be made
for their comfortable accommodation.
AS matter Of professional pride, as well
as from many other considerations, full
representation should be In attendance.
The National Editorial Association will
hold its annual session this year at San
Antonio. Assurances have been received
that there will be large attendance from
probably every state in the Union. 1t is
proposed to give the members OF the Ma
tional Association an opportunity to see
Texas. Measures should be taken at our
state meeting to secure for them that
courteous and hospi,aole treatment for
which our state is proverbial.
For these reasons, and many others,
the undersigned executive board urgently
request the largest possible attendance
to the annual meeting in Dallas, where, 1t
is needless to say, royal welcome and
unstinted hospitality await every gentle
man or lady who wears the badge OF
journalist. Correspondence, with regard
TO transportation, will be attended to by
the secretary, Dr.. ]. B. Cranfill, st Waco.
With the full expectation Of the largest
and most profitable meeting the associss
| ton has ever held, the board send forth
this call, with The request that it be pub
lished generally by the press Of the state.
WILLIAM FERGUSON,
President
R. b. JOHNSTON, -
S. R. WHITLEY,
E. D. DoDsoN, -
L. E. OvERALLs=S
sF. n. OMyER,
e. YKAGEs,
q. STUART,
w. c. HILL,
G. P. MILLER,
]. G. CRISP,
81. C. TOWNSEND,
Executive Board.