St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-12
MINNEAPOLIS.
CAMERA MAHIPULATORS.
Yesterdays Doings Of the Photograph
ers' Association of America.
a MATTER OF INSURANCE.
]. B. Holden, of Luverne, Minn., Gets
the Cramer Prize OF
Sl00.

When the second days session of the
Photographers association of America
opened at the Exposition building yes
terday morning there were not many
members present, but as the morning
wore on they came struggling In, until
when the hour for adjournment was
reached there was very fair represent
alton in the hall. The first business
was the reading of letters of regret from
members of the association who were
unable to be present. Among those
who sent in such letters were u. Cra-
mer, of st. Louis; jerks Bradwell, De-
troit, Mich. IL. S. Bellsmith, the former
secretary, stated that efforts were being
made to establish a department of pho
Biography at the Smithsonian institute,
and he suggested that certain books
proposed to be donated to the associa-
tion by jerks Bradwell, of Detroit,
Mich, be sent to that institution. On
motion the secretary was instructed to
confer with Prof. Bardwell and Prof.
Smiley, with view to getting an ap-
preparation made by the government to
establish the department at the insti-
tute.
1t was decided that at this and every
convention hereafter six of the best
pictures Oh exhibition should be selected
and placed on exhibition at each sue
ceedlng convention.
The matter of the insurance feature
was called up by II. S. Bellsmith, and
the committee having the subject in
charge reported. The plan of institut-
ing this beneficial feature was to have
each member in the association pay 81
at the death of any member in good
standing. A discussion followed and
the report was received. Another dis
cussion as to whether it would be adviS-
able to mix up life insurance, horse
shOeing and the like" with photography,
followed. Mr.. Beilsmith MI de seme
what warm speech, in which he said he
objected to being singled out as the
prime objectOr, and roasted in some
journal for so doing. A vote as to the
sense of the meeting was taken, show
ing that a majority OF the members
present did not want the insurance fea-
ture introduced.
The committee on nominations, ap-
pointed Monday, named the following
gentlemen as candidates:
President-H. McMichael, Buffalo, N.
Y; S. L. Stein, Milwaukee, Wis.
First Vice President-GeorgeH II. Hast
ingS, Boston, Mass.
Second Vice President-J. NJ. Apple
ton, Dayton, o.
Third Vice President-W. II. Jackson,
Denver, Col.
Secretary and Treasurer-G. M. Car
Isle, Providence, r. L.
The following tellerS wee appointed
for the election of officers to day: DIR.
Elliott, of New York; Henry Doerr, of
Louisville, KY, and Mr.. Knight, of
Kansas City, Mo.
Under the head of reports of special
committees ii. S. Bellsmith made a re-
port on fire insurance. Action had been
taken, he said, to see what could be
done toward reducing the high rate of
insurance which is always placed on
Photographic galleries. Things now
look as though the rates would be low
cred, continued Mr.. BellSmith, and we
hope to be soon placed in different
classification. The report was accepted
and the committee discharged. An ad-
journment was then taken until %. IN.
Owing to the hot weather not over
half of the members were in their seats
when the convention was called to order
in the afternoon, but those who were
enjoyed to the limit the large-sized
chunks of cool breeze which came fit
ting in at the open windows, danced
around the hall moment and then
sank to the floor disabled, their places
being taken by new breeZes. The ses-
sion opened with paper on ''Photogra-
phy as Fine Art" by Enoch Root, of
Chicago. The paper was read by Presi-
dent Decker, Mr.. Root being absent.
A paper on The Science of Developing
Dry Plates" by John Carbutt, of Phila-
paper on "Reducing the Intensity of
Negatives" by Prof. Charles Ehrman,
of New York, which was read by the
secretary. A paper on Photographic
Objectives; Facts and Fallicies Regard
ing Them" by Edward Bausch, of
Rochester, n. Y, was the last paper of
the day. All the papers were decidedly
interesting to any one interested in
photography, and were received with
applause. A vote of thanks was ten
dered the writer of each paper.
The most interesting event of the
afternoon was the drawing OF the
Cramer prize of 500. Each member of
the convention had early in the morn
ing placed slip bearing the number of
his membership receipt in the box, and
the first number out was to draw the
prize. MeSSrS. DOerr, Cross and Gentle
were appointed committee to shake up
the box, so as to mix up the numbers
thoroughly and see that no one had
chance to practice any crooked work.
This done, Miss Claire Paris, of Fargo.
Oak, was called to the stage, and reach
ing into the box drew out a number.
The first one out was No. SO, the
same being held by j. B. Holden, of
Luverne, Mimi.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lected as judges to pass upon the merits
of the six pictures to be placed on ex-
hibition at future conventions: George
G. lockwood, New York; Cook Ely,
Oshkosh, Wis; B. S. Hayes, Minneap-
oils. The same committee will act on
the Hiawatha prize.
The judges on the special prize of
fered by the Acme Burnisher company
are: J. w. Williams, Rome, N. Y: j.
Bilbrough, Dubuque, To-, and j. r.
Pierson, Pittsburg, Pa.
The convention adjourned at o'clock
and at 6 o'clock the members met at the
corner of First avenue south and Wash
ington, and took the motor for Mime
haha Falls, where pleasant time was
spent. The party returned about $50.
THE FLOUR MARKET.