The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-02-20
ers, contributed to the fun and edifcation
| of the occasion.
ORGANIZING As ACoRroRATInN

erS, contributed TO the fun ana edlhCatlon
of the occasion.
ORGANIZING AS ACoRroRATIoN.
Editor Ed A. Paradis, OF the Mid
way News, strongly advocated the forma-
| ton of stock company. One of the chief
| benefits of such an organization would be
to secure advertising at good rates. The
convention was not unanimous in favor of
| the plan, but its friends were strong enough
to have a committee appointed to report
plan at the next meeting. The committee
| consists of Ed A. Paradis, of the Midway
News; w. b. Mitchell, of the st. Cloud
Journal-Press, and H. G. Day, of the Albert
Lea Standard.
paper on THE Mechanical Department
OF Newspaper" was read by David Rama
ley. II. p Hall read paper on THE Po-
litical Emoluments Of Newspapers"
The committee on resolutions offered its
| report, the first resolution creating quite
| COmmOtiOn. In substance it denounced
the practice on the part of newspaper men
of selling their railway mileage. Many of
those present opposed the resolution on the
ground that it reflected upon the editors.
1t was claimed by some of the opponents
that most OF the advertising tickets on the
market were given out directly by the roads
themselves. The resolution was finally laid
on the table
Joel P. Heatwole, H. P Hall and w. J.
c. Kenyon were appointed a committee to
examine into the feasibility of taking all
excursion through the South in connection
with the meeting next winter. Resolutions
were'adOpted declaring the rates charged
by express companies to be unreasonably
high and calling upon the legislature to
remedy the matter by law; expressing APP
probation of the National Education assO-
| citation, and declaring the government to
be guilty of unj Just discrimination in print
ing return cards on envelopes. The Mime
sofa delegation in congress were asked to
work for the discontinuance of the latter
custom. A resolution endorsing Mai T. NJ.
NeWsOn for consular position was adopt
ed. The resolution of E. V. Smalley pro-
vldlng for the establishment of a bureau of
immigration was indefinitely postponed.
The committee on delegates to the Ma
tonal Editorial convention, to be held in
Boston in June, reported the following del
egates who were elected:
Irving Todd Hastings Gazette; w. B. Mitchell,
st. Cloud Journal Press; &. S. Pease, AnOka
Union; H. f. Hoard, Montevideo Leader; Z. H.
Dearth, LIE Sueur News; William Kinds, Shake
pee Argus; w. C. Brown; Wells Advocate; a. c.
Island Journal Alternates, II. A. Castle F. S.
Nerbeck, J. S. Pinney, H. P. Hall of St Paul,
and Fred n. Van Duzee, of the Luverne News
Mrs. Lila NJ. Chapman, of the st. James
Journal; Miss Anna Z. Rathburn, Pelican
Rapids Pioneer; and Miss OBrien, Atwater
Press, were elected active members of the
association without fees
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
President, L. P. Hunt, of the Mankato Free
Press first vice president George n. Lanphere,
MOorhead News; second vice president, Ed A.
Paradis Midway News; third vice president Gen.
5. p. JennisOn, Red Wing Republican,; recording
secretafy, F. H, Dearth, LIE Sueur News; CORE
spending secretary, L. NJ Newson, st. Paul;
treasurer, David Ramaley st. PaCl. Executive
committees. F, Nerbeck St. Paul, chairman;
F. C. Gottrey, Pine City Pioneer; and H. L.
Hoard MOntevideo Leader
The convention voted thanks to the Off
GERS for their work, H. 7. Hall for work on
the executive committee, to the chamber of
commerce for the use of the room for the
convention ana to the St Paul publishers
for the banquet at the Windsor. 1t was re-
solved to meet in 1891 in st. Paul or Min
neapOlis.
After adjournment the editors paid visit
to the historical society rooms. Afterward
the Pioneer Press building was inspected
by majority of the visitors, all of them
expressing delight and surprise at the mag
nltude and convenience of the edifice,