The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-14
LETTERS FROM TEE PEOPLE.

The Writers, Associations and Indianapolis
10 tho Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal
twas not sensitivensss on the part of members
Of the Western Association Of Writer'S at oil
which caused them to consider some other point
Of meeting than indianapolis. have now before
me letters from prominent writer's urging that
Louisville be selected as the next meeting place
These letters were written at least . week be-
fore the late meeting of the association, conse-
quently could not have been pennsd with any
knowledge Of what the public attendance would
be- The reason for the desired change was that
Southwestern writer's would be attracted and
thus augment the membership Of the associa-
ton. Louisville would be better than any water
ing-place or lake resort. yet Indianapolis 10
the best place to meet In my opinion.
II our Association meets for anything. it
meets for business and information. and if We
can get little free advertising thrown IN. 1t 10
very nice to have that. / am frank in this and
If others of the members were TO speak out,
they would probably tell the same tale
The Indianapolis papers without exception
have given the writer's many limo and shown
them much kindness, even when they 1.-THE pa
pers1 bantered and teased the writers at first,
For it is better to be criticised with fsnce-raH
criticism. than to fall unnoticedwith adult thud"
Louisville would have offered US an excellent
array of papers, oil OF whom would have given
the association lift Now, il we 20 to some
lake or springs, Lpero Will not % soul 70 no.
tice what we do, and all our sweetness will be
wasted on the desert air. for one protest
against such unnecessary cruelty.
It was urged 10 favor Of the lakeside
watering resorts that they would afford IN OPP
portunity for an outing and recreation. The
idea is Q wrong one. In the frat place, the
association not formed for the purpose Of
going on annual summer picnics Second, oil
such resorts are too expensive and mostly too
inaccessible to permit tho attendance of any but
few with long purses and plenty of leisure.
All the men and probably most OF the women,
who are members OF the association, are busy
people, who have to work hard and continually.
Do you suppose they sacrifice two days in
reaching place like West Baden. Maxinkuckee
or some other place like that, 20 be eouRed. and
attend the association for one, two three dAysl
Not much. Then il would not be any recreation.
The members will be stared out Of counsenancs,
their meeting will be used 90 . card to draw
guests, and. further. as q sort Of cheap private
entertainment for their benefit, the landlord
having TO pay nothing for it. II will not be near
a. pleasant as imagination paints it to the
saneuine Give me the privacy OF big city all
the time.
What the association wants. it seems to me, IL
big city, centrally located, with plenty Of good
newspapers which will help US, aud plenty Of
hotels whore good accommodations can be had
at low or 1t least reasonable prices Whether
the public attends or not 10 immaterial a. long
as the members and do attend. 1t seems to
your humble servant that indianapolis offers all
these advantages. II any other place must be
tried let it be Chicago or Louisville; but think
Indianapolis fills the bill most thoroughly.
HERMAN RAVE.
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