Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-16
THE TEXAS PRESS,
The Editors Wind Up Their Business at
Dallas, snd Leave Well Plessed
with Their Entertain ment.
j. p. Bridges Of Luling Elected President
for the Ensuine Year-The Various
Committees Report.

Nothing was left uudone to make the
Texas sud visiting press thoroughly en-
iJ7y themE elves, and they did. The mag
nifcent programme was carried out to
the letter, and the visitors were almost
overloaded with hospitality. The whole
city Of Dallas deserves credit for the
splendid entertainment, but 1t should be
and is emphasized by the correspondent
thst the fingermsrks of Bud Common were
apparent in everything His untiring,
mstchless spirit was the fountain spring
OF whatever of success Dsllas achieved
in entertaining her guests. He was
everywhere st the same time
snd his time and money were placed at
the disposal of the quill drivers. They
were all OF the opinion that Dallas at
least had mayor, and some of them said
that no town in Texas was as well
equipped in this respect.
The visitors are now gone. They car.
ried with them pleasant remembrances of
their meeting here, and they left behind
them people proud OF their presence
They csr:y with them the best wishes of
Dallas for pleasant trip to Austin and
Arsnsss.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND DAY.
The Texas Press Association WAS called
to order at 9 a. m, President Ferguson in
the chair.
Thespecial order WAS the consideration
of the question of foreign Advertising.
Mr.. S. R. Whitley OF the Oyerton
Sharpshooter spoke sgainst the. adver-
Using agercY, as means of sWindling
the publisher. He favored concerted
action of the association to do away
with the agency business in Texas.
Mr.. Miller of Cors.csna spoke in favor
of the agency. While the rates were
smaller, the sgency WAS responsible
party, and the publisher WAS sure to get
his money.
Mr.. j. P. Bridges read an excellent
paper on the subject OF advertising, which
wss heartily eIj oVed.
On motion of DR.. CranHll, the thanks
OF the association were rendered Mr..
Bridges, and the paper wss ordered in
corporated in the minutes.
An invitation by Professor W. +. Cum
Minis was rendered to the association to
visit Geological Hall at the fair grounds
at O'Clock. Accepted with thanks.
A telegram WAS read from the mayor of
Waco, inviting the association to hold its
next meeting in Waco.
An Invitation was read from the Mer-
chants Exchange, inviting the associs-
tion to visit the Exchenge at ~ O'Clock.
DR.. CrEnfill spoke upon the subject OF
foreign advertising, and stated thst
"spesking for himself, all advertising
agencies were frauds. They were living
on the brain and Drawn of the publishers
Of the country"
Mr.. Giloer also spoke on the question,
and expressed his disapproval OF recog-
nizlDg these agents as publishers age ts,
or dealing with agents, only st usual
rates net. The agent was not the agent
of the publisher, but Of the advertiser.
Mr.. PsglE warmly opposed longer bow
ing to the advertising agents.
Mr.. Spann of Brentwood offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, that it is the sapse Of this
association that Ii is Ua1ise, last and
demcralizing for any member of this
association to negotiate rates of adver.
Using with agencies or foreign patrons at
q lower rate or on more advantageous
terms than said paper demands of home
patrons for like work, and that any ysri.
ance as here suggested incurs the dissp-
prevail Of this association.
Mr.. Johnson of San Antonio offered
the following substitute:
Resolved, that it Is the sense Of this
association, and it's advice to the press OF
Texas, to put all advertising agents on
exactly the same basis az all other con-
tractors for advertising.
Mr.. Vernon moved that the resolutions
be referred to committee Of three, with
power to prepare an agreement to be
signed by the members of the associs-
ton.
The motion was carried, and Messrs.
Vernon, Gilbert, and Bridges were ap-
pointed as the committee.
Mr.. CranfiIl offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, that foreign advertising
SCENTS are un-Democratic, anti-Prohibi-
ton and un. Republican.
Moved that the resolution be referred
to special committee composed of j. B.
CranflI and George. Clark.
The committee on membership re-
ported favorably on the following names
W. L. Hair, Bartlett Headlight; A. NJ.
Kennedy. Mexis Democrat; W. Y. Ches-
ter, Blossom Prairie Bee; D. L. Beech,
Gonzales Inquirer; Joe T. Green, Lam
caster Herald; Mrs. Julia A. Rust, Waco
Plsindealer; S. P. Evans, Van Alstyne
News.
ELECTION OF cPFICHRs.
On motion, the regular order of busi-
ness was taken no, and the election OF
officers for the ensuing year was pro-
ceeded with.
Hon. Jim Davis of Mount Vernon, in
an eloquent speech, nominated J. P.
Bridges OF .Luling for president.
Nominations were closed and the rules
suspended, End Mr.. Bridges was elected
by reclamation.
Upon being conducted to the chair,
Mr.. Bridges made brief speech thanking
the ASSOCIATION for the honor.
Mr.. Whitley nominated for first vice.
president of the association, R. N. john
son of the Houston Post.
Nominations were closed, and Mr..
Johnson was elected BY rising vote.
Mr.. Copeland nominated for second
vice president, Colonel q. Snythe Of Ell
Psso.
Mr.. Gilbert nominated Mr.. Mitchell,
whereupon Mr.. Mitchell withdrew and
moved that Mr.. Smythe be elected by q
rising vote. Carried.
Mr.. G. P. Miller of Corsicana wss NOM