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

!. ers, contributed to the fun and edifcation
of the occasion.
ORGANIZING AS ACoRPoRATIoN
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 a
| 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.
A paper ON 'The Mechanical Department
OF Newspaper" was read by David Rama
ley. II. p. Hall read a paper on 1.-THE POI
litieal Emoluments of Newspapers
The committee on resolutions offered its
| report, the first resolution creating quite q
connection. 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.
G. Kenyon were appointed committee to
examine into the feasibility of taking an
excursion through the South in connection
with the meeting next winter. Resolutions
weresadopted 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 unjust 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 Maj. I. NJ.
Newson for consular position was adopt
ed. The resolution of e. V. Smalley pro-
V1dlng for the establishment of bureau of
immigration was indefinitely postponed.
Inc committee on delegates to the Ma
t1onal 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; G.. s. Pease, Anoka
Union; III. E. Hoard, Montevideo Leader; E. ii.
Dearth, LIE Sueur News; William Kinds, Shake
pee Argus; W. c. Brown; Wells Advocate; A. C.
Bellyea, Elbow Lake Herald; A. +. Ingalls,, Pine
1SIdHu JOufnal AICerllaCeS, III. A. castle, II. >.
Verbeek, J. s.. Pinney, H. P. Hall of St. Paul,
and Fred n. Van Duzee, of the Luverne News.
Mrs. Lila M. Chapman, of the St. James
Journal; Miss Anna E. Rathburn, Pelican
Rapids Pioneer; and Miss O'Brien, 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.
S. 2. Jennison, Red Wing Republican; recording
secretafy F. III. Dearth, LIE Sueur News; CORE
spending secretary, Il. ~. Newson, st. Paul;
treasurer, David Ramaley, st. BaGl. Executive
Committees. f. Yerbeek, st. Paul, chairman;
F. G. Gottrey, Pine City Pioneer; and H. e.
Hoard Montevideo Leader
The convention voted thanks to the off,
GERS for their work, III. p. Hall for work on
the executive committee, to the chamber of
commerce for the use of the room for the
convention anu 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
nitude and convenience ofthe edifice