The Press., 1891-11-19

to have it's water supply increased, Is now warned by its "off1cials'' that the supply Is short. Just how much reverence is felt by that city for it's officials is shown in the suspicious expressed in print that water is being withheld or wasted at the dictation of the Tammany ring, to give pretext for expending more money to en- large the supply, thus giving opportunity for more fat contracts and jobbery. The worst feature of all is that the expression of the suspicion doesn't hurt Tammany's reputation, nor would it if known to be well based
 THE regular meeting of the Connecticut Weekly Press Association, held at Will limantic on Monday, was quite largely attended by eastern Connecticut mem- bers, and remote parts of the state as Sey mour, Ridgefield and Westport were also represented. The morning was spent in an inspection of the works of the Will mantle Linen Co.,, Gen. Ross, the super intent, throwing open the doors and fur nishing gentlemanly guides for each of the groups of three into which the party was divided. The editors most thor oughly enjoyed the miles of walking re- quired for thorough inspection of the at the monster engine being now fitted to take the place of the two smaller ones which drive the largest of the mills. Re- turning to the justly famed Hooker House immediately after, which proved of such absorbing interest in discussion of mat ters of interest to the craft that 1t broke up only as members left by piecemeal to take the latest possible trains by which to reach home. All regretted that this interest in business deprived them of the anticipated pleasure of acceptance of an invitation to visit the normal school
 The most important business trans action was unanimous expression of disapproval of a proposed amendment to the constitution to open the doors of membership to editors and publishers of daily papers and changing the name to Connecticut Press Association. It was also voted that none but members of the association be hereafter accredited as del egates or as substitutes to the National Editorial Association. Matters of prices of job work and advertising were dis cussed, and a surprisingly near approach to uniformity was shown in little mark ing done by each member and handed in to the president to be read for comparison. An article on newspaper advertising, es- pecially with reference to canvassing pa- irons for the same, was read by 0. D. Fiske of the Rockville Journal. The pa- per was prepared at the request of Presi- dent Fla by Frank Bowers of the Farm and Garden, New York. It will be print. ed this week in one of the best local news papers in New England-the Manchester Saturday Herald. The matter of job printing was opened by brief addresses by Pratt of the Rockville Journal and Sharpe of the Seymour Record. Mir. Bill of the Willimantic Journal was down fol an essay on this topic, but was not pres ent
 The meeting was one of the best-iI interest and profit to members-ever held by the association. President Fla oi Manchester and Secretary Taylor of Put. nam were as usual in their places, anc their able discharge of the duties of theh offices was 8 great help to making the most profitable use of the hours of session