The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21

have been making angels; and left some of
the clay sticking to the board, too much for
one angel and not enough for two, and in
experimenting with it Eve was evolved as
q natural consequence.
lndependence, Now and Forever" was
assigned to Mr.. John A. Johnson, of the st.
Peter Herald, as Mr.. Hall said, because he
lived in the city where there was an insane
asylum, and yet had the independence to
crlticise it. Mr.. johnson was equal to the
OCCASION and made very humorous effort.
MAJ. L. M. NewsOn, he of ready tongue,
followed upon The Power of the Press"
WAT l Know About County Printing"
brought w. b: Mitchell, ofthe st. Cloud Jour
Press, to his feet. Looking Backward"
afforded Mr.. H. A. Castle an opportunity to
be very amusing, also instructive, to the
company. Rev. DR.. S. G. Smith, and 9TH
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-
tlon OF stock company. One of the chief
Dement'S of such an organization would be
10 secure advertising at good rates. The
convention was not unanimous in favor Of
the plan, but its friends were strong enough
to have committee appointed to report q
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 paper on 1.-THE Po-
htlcal 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.
q. 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 ap-
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 resolu ton endorsing Mai T. NJ.
Newson for consular position was adopt
ed. The resolution OF z. V. Smalley pro-
Nyid irtPf for 4, IL Il, - -
immigration was indefinitely postponed.
The committee OH delegates to the Ma
tional Editorial convention, to be held in
Boston in June, reported the following del
egates. who were elected:
Irving Todd, Hastings Gazette; w. B. Mitchell,
Union; H. E. Hoard Montevideo Leader; L. H.
Dearth LIE Sueur News: William Kinds, Shake
pee Argus w. c. Brown; Wells Advocate: A: G.
Island journal. Aternates, H. A. Castle, F. s.
Verbeck, J: s. Pinney, II. 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
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,
Paradis. Midway News; third vice president, Gen.
S. P. Jennison, Red Wing Republican; recording
secretary, f. H. Dearth, LIE Sueur News; CORE
spending secretary, T. NJ. Newson, St. Paul;
treasurer, David Ramaley ST. Paul. Executive
Committees. F. Verbeck, St. Paul, chairman;
F. G. Gottrey, Pine City Pioneer; and H. E.
Hoard, MOntevdeO Leader.
The convention voted thanks to the Off
GERS for their work, H. P Hall for work on
the executive committee, to the chamber of
commerce for the use of the room for the
convention and 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 a visit
to the historical society rooms. Atterward
the Pioneer Press building was inspected
by ma ority, of the visitors, all of them
nitude and convenience of the edifce.