The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-11

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FARRELL KAUFMAN. rANGuoRv.
the world is wonder to all who have
not the pleasure of his personal acquaint-
ance, and who, therefore. do not know
the extent and thoroughness of his men
tai equipment The functions Of editor
and business manager were never more
happily combined ia one man than in
Victor +. Lawson.
The stout little man with the keen.
black eye who hoyers in the n.ighbor
loolo of hisbosom friend. President Scott.
IS Charloi r. Baldwin. OF The Water
bury Comm American. and treasurer Of
,he United Pres Baldwin'- paper Is
one OF ihe conspicuously successful New
England newspapers which. like The
Springfield Republican, bat iniess degree.
have found their sphere 10 be more than
local Baldwin is bank officer as well
rs the cuisines, manager of newspaper.
and applies business methods 10 all his
undertakings SO man who halls from
70 small town has impressed himself
more upon ihe journalism OF the day.
The treasurer Of the association in one
Of It's most popular members IS William
VI. Bryant, of The Brooklyn Times, whose
training and mercantile life has given
him q fund of experience upon which he
has drawn 500 largely ia The management
Of the business. department of "a livencws-
paper As At Is impossible that the a,so- /
citation should be- ia session the year
round. and as the most active of execu- /
tive committees cannot meet all the re- /
Quirement5 Of Individual members Of the |
association, il las been necessary to vest /
4 great deal Of authority ia u manager. I
and the choice for this office has fifty 4
fallen upon Mr.. James ). Metcalf. whose .
admirable qualifications for the place can .
be youched for by every member.
lir. Netcalf has an office in New York
dedicated % the service of the assOcia-
ton and whore Dis experience in Ill de-
partmenis of newspaper work is always
ON tap ior the common veal. Other
members of the association, of whom it
would hc n pleasure To write were more
space 40 hand. are John III. Farrell, of
The Albany Press. one OF the wheel
horses of the United Press; T. VI. Hopes,
the assistant manager OF the advertising
department of The Philadelphia Press. in
addition to caring for the business man
agcment Of The Wilmington Dell Morn
ing News: IL. H. Camp, pittsburg Chron-
iclc Telegraph: IL. Theodore Ellyson, Of
Nirginia's Richmond Despatch; \. W.
Cockerion, Of The New Orleans Times.
Democrat. G.. II. Prescott, Cleveland
Plain Dealer; Warren T. Kellogg, Boston
Post: George G. billiard, Pawmcket
Times: }. d. Lawrence, Galveston News;
G.. b. Blsaettc, National Banner; the
brilliant John T.. Barrett and his partner,
t. !. jordan. Scranton Truth: t. +. AUS
tin. Buffalo Express, Frank G. Bell. Ma
con lGal TELEGRAPH: j. h. Robertson,
Toronto Evening ielegupn' IL. T.. Iraig,
Omaha Herald, c. A. French, Gslnd
Rapids Democrat, and a score Of others
who are equally entitled to honorable
mention for tine part they have played in
newspaper management.
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The New York session ot the associa'
ton was one Of great interest to the mem
bers. as the stenOgraphic report Of the
must be- 10 the newspaper
profession at large. Papers on such prac-
teal subjects as the Relations Between
Advertising Agents and Publishers;
The Bate of Charges Per Thousand OF
"PuiTs, and the Dividing
Line Between News and Advertising;
Preferred Place and What Should be
Charged for It, were read, and led 10
most instructive discussions, presenting
every side Of the mooted questions. In the
election Of officers for the ensuing year the
chief places were accorded 20 Chicago
Boston. New York and san Francisco, IN
the choice Of James W. Scott, of The Chi
cago Herald, as president; Col Charles
Taylor. OF The Boston Globe, as zee presl-
lent: W. VI. Iaillin. Of The New York sun,
treasurer. and +. X. Misch. San Francis
70 Bulletin. us secretary. and Messfs. W.
C.. BRYANT. Of The Brooklyn Times, and
4. W. Cockerton. New Orleans Times
Democrat, were added 70 the board OF
directors. The session closed with q 4
feast OF reason and a How Of soul over
/ banquet table in the Hoffman house,
avishly spread, at the expense Of the
ocal members of the association. The
hosts Of the occasion were The New York
World. sun. Press and Staats-Zetung,
Brook, Eagle Times, Standard Union
mi Freie Pressc. Frank Leslie's publish
ne house and The Jersey City Journal.
The absence Of some OF the great lights :
IA metropolitan journalism whose cor
had been expected, was de-
Jlored, but they were not long missed IN
he abundance OF excellent oratorieai
provided. The welcome
% the metropolis was eloquently spoken
" Mai. Pangborn, of Jersey City. re-en-
'orced by Col. ". l.. Brown, N The
New York Daily News \ lively spat
,otwcen Col. Brown and Henry Waiter
on as to the irrcpressible conflict be-
ween upstairs" and downstairs IN an
EDITORIAL office, was greatly enjoyed, and
loo Howard, in one OF his most brilliant
iforts. constituted himself judge and
ury and decided in favor of the editorial
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