Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-10
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
JOURNALISTS IN SESSION.
Proceedings of Yesterday-what is to be
Done To-Day-A Ride and a
Concluding Banquet.

The Central and Northern Californi
Press Association assembled in this cit
yesterday, in the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery
in first annual session. The Association
was called to order at p NJ, w. s. Greer
presiding. ]. j. Campbell was chosen Sec
retarJ pro lem. The Executive Commit
tees sub committee presented its report
which was adopted. The Treasurer sub
mitted his report, and it was approved
The election of new members was ther
taken up and proceeded with. The origi
nal list of members is: w. S. Green anG
Miss Genevieve Green, Sun, Colusa; w. B
Parsons, Democrat, Woodland; E. Price
Mercury Oroville; W. Chalmers, Enterprise
Chico; S. S. Boynton, Register, Oroyille; w
IL. B. Dodson, Sentinel, Red Bluff; w. A
Lawson, appeal, Marysville; E. B. Willis, T.
UNION, Sacramento; c. K McClatchy
and Y. S. McClatchy, Bee, Sacramento
Win. J. Davis, Themis, Sacramento; A
Z. Folger, r. NJ. Folger, Chronicle Union
bridgeport; III. H. Richmond, argus. Au.
burn; II. A. McCraney, AUdlqnche, Lake
port; W. r. Ellis, lfdil, Woodland; II. l,
Fisher, Enterprise Vacaville: j. F. Thomp.
son, Standard Eureka; F. K Krauth, En-
ctIaat, Alameda; ]. ]. Campbell, Gazette,
Gait
The following applications were those
voted upon as referred to: L. D. Clark,
Ne1CS, Fort Jones; L. w. Kidd, Times
Millville; R. E Johnston, Delta. Visaiia
A. b. Nye, Enquirer, Oakland; J. ii,
Rogers, Neaos orland D. w. Ravenscroft,
Courier, Petaluma; E. l. Fuller, Gazette,
Colusa: M NJ. Vaughan. Democrat, Marys-
vile; George Ohleyer, Farmer, Sutter; S.
+. Barstow, Journal, San Rafael; ], M,
Cotfman, argus, Blggs; G. H. Belcher,
Pioneer, Turlock J. H. Parkinson, Medical
Times, Sacramento; G. NJ. Francis, Register,
Napa; Rufus Shoemaker, Telegraph, Grass
Valley Alfred Dalton, Jr., Era, Benicia
s. Il. Cullen, Farmer, Williams Jas. Tufts,
Repubdcdn, Auburn Geo. B. Katzenstein,
Rescue Sacramento Mrs. L. NJ. Willis,
Ledger, Antioch, and the names given were
approved for membership
The Association laws were amended SO
as to abandon the semi annual session, and
the draft as submitted by the Executive
Committee finally adopted
K. NJ. FOlger resigned, because of the dis
tance of his residence from the central
part of the Stale, as a member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, and Watson Chalmers
was elected to fill the vacancy.
W. H. Mills addressed the Association
IN telicitous strain that thawed the
rather frigid atmospheric in which
the Association opened. He spoke,
IN conclusion, earnestly and eloauently
upon the conditions of population, in Cali
forEia, and the relation of the rural press
to them.
He gave the Association announcement
IN its aims and purposes and regretted that
the semi-annual meeting had been aban-
doned. He declared that so far as trans.
portatlon was concerned the Southern Pa
chic Company had not extended courtesies
IN order to intilence members of the press,
but for the interest of the great State in
which We live, to encourage efforts looking
toward its development and in recognition
of the great unpaid labor the rural journal
lists do for the State in the upbuilding of
which all interests are concern ID, and to
aid which ell interests should contribute,
Interesting remarks were made in re-
sponse by DR.. Dodson and Mr.. Selkirk.
E. B. Willis was authorized to employ a
stenographer as official reporter for the ses-
sion. q
A notice was given of a motion to recon-
slider the vote abandoning the semi annual
session.
On adjournment at P NJ the members
met and were introduced to each other
where not already acquainted and the re-
suit was very gratifying in TIE increase of
social warmth.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session President Green
read his annual address.
Mr.. Green's address, in full, would oc-
cupy more space than can now be possibly
accorded. 1t was a valuable document.
and is to be carried into the printed pro-
ceedings. The central thoughts of the
paper were that organization is the modern
lever to success. Newspaper men have
started out wrong heretofore, very often in
organizing, The social crowding out the
business features. On this latter theme he
dwelt at length. This Association could
well reduce its business organization TO
the fine point of Trust. He urged ad-
hesion 10 organization and begged the
members to realize that the progress of the
Association would be slow, but if persisted
in would attain the desired end News
paper men are lacking in business meth
DDS they bid against each other and they
contend, and as result no one suffers but
the newspaper man, while the agents
fatten. He favored ASSOCIATION agencies in
San Francisco and one at the East to repre-
sent the interior press as to all Eastern and
non-local advertisers. He dwelt at length
upon the right of the newspaper man to
make competency, to lay up an old-age
fund, to occupy a field he has created and
not to be cut into by new man with q
handful of pi and any amount of cheek,
who comes IL and bids to divide
the patronage. He stood for inde-
pendence, character, dignity in the news
paper business. He opposed giving the
papers lines in charity, but favored strict
devotion of them to business, news and
thought. He dwelt on the duty of the
country editor TO study his county and
people, then communities outside He
urged that the organization be made an
agency for breaking up the habit of SANDER
ing all opposed to US. The newspaper
must lead public sentiment or to study and
follow it so closely as to appear 10 lead it.
He would abolish the puff, " avoid "obli-
cations, make the editor free, unsram-
meled. With words touching upon the
work OF the press in developing the State,
he concluded paper that received undi-
vided attention ana warm applause.
An invitation was here read from Super
intendent of State Printing Young to visit
his department, and it was accepted for
some time between and 6 P NJ Tuesday.
Joseph Stetfens, President of the Board
OF Trade, then made an address of welcome
in behalf of the city of fSacramento. 1t was
q well conceived and clearly expressed ad-
dress and marked by sincerity of express
sion. de believed that the community
could be engaged in no better work than
IN encouraging, By hearty welcome, such an
association as this. To the press of the in
terror the city of Sacramento owes a debt
OF gratitude, for many kindly words and
lust judgments. He referred in eloquent
terms to the building of the State, and to
the important part the press plays in that
great scheme. No mere synopsis will do
credit to the earnest clear cut words of the
speaker and the graceful welcome he
uttered.
F. K. Krauth, Chairman of the Executive
Committee responded in pleasant terms,
acknowledging the cordial and hearty well
come extended in behalf of Sacramento.
He said no stronger words could be spoken
in reply than these, I'VE thank you.h He
referred in warm terms TO the courtesies of
the city and the Museum Association and
to the kindness of the Southern Pacific
Company extended through William II.
Mills. He closed with few witty historic
recollections of Sacramento, and epcourag-
ing words for the new born Press Associa-
ton.
After some general business, VIM. II.
Mills, of San Francisco, by invitation, ad.
dressed the Association on the relation OF
the newspaper to the public He held
that in aggregations of capital and inter-
pstS II haprNars l,o+ tha alt1a