The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
rnE REoENr PRESS cosvEsrIoN.
A Successful Meeting Mt Bristol and a
Pleasant Trip to Cincinnati.

/ Association at Bristol, Tenn. was splen-
did success. No time was frittered away
and much business of interest to the
membership was dispatched. The
presidents message was accorded tho
praise OF being business.l like docu-
mont, and his recommendations with
reference to the State debt, the oyster
question, public highways, advertising,
amendments to the constitution, etc.,
were warmly commended and adopted
b without q dissenting voice.
He recommended that the association
take q decided stand in favor of the
State debt even to the extent of paying
more than tho amount fixed by the
Riddleberger bill, and claimed that it's
unsettled condition and consequent con-
tlnuouS agitation was menace to the
material progress and welfare of the
State.
lie also urged united action to secure
tho passage of laws that could make
Virginia's oyster beds source. of profit
instead of loss, as now.
Advertising and the necessity for laws
to protect publishers were discussed at
length. Tho position taken by the
president that no foreign advertising
agent be paid commissions on Virginia
advertisements that the legislature be
asked to enact laws requiring the State
and city auditors, city and town coun-
oils and county boards Of supervisors
to publish annual financial statements
at fair advertising rates, and that trus-
tees sales, order of publications and all
other advertisements of an official char
acter be placed on the same footing as
clerks and sheriffs' fee bills evoked ap-
plause, and, like tho recommendations
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committee was authorized to arrange
schedule of advertising rates for the
approval of the association at it's next
annual meeting.
Tho association also endorsed the
proposition to appropriate 100000 to
enable the State to creditably display
her resources at the Worlds Fair in
1893, and strong committee was APP
pointed to attend the approaching SEES
sion of the general assembly with this
object in view.
a committee was appointed to mem-
orializo the general assembly to enact
reform road law and provide for tho
appointment of a State geologist Other
committees were appointed, but space
forbids moro than the mere mention of
the fact.
Tho association was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by tho Teneeva
Club and banquetted at night by the
Chamber of Commerce and citizens gen.
orally. The reception at the opera
house Tuesday evening, in fact every
word and act Of the people from
the arrival of the president of the
association Monday afternoon to the
departure of the body Thursday
morning constituted an ovation that
will long linger in the hearts and memo
nflh Rrto al
does anything in halfway style. The
latch-string could be seen protruding
through every door in the city, and the
News and Courier Office doors stood wide
open day and night, Steiner and Slack
sleeping on lounges to be in readiness
whenever brother quill-driver strayed
their way.
The writer knows very little about
the Texas trip, as he accompanied about
forty members of tho Association to
Louisville and Cincinnati, via Natural
Tunnel and Big Stone Gap. This was
most enjoyable trip and every man of
the party was connected with a news
paper. From Bristol to Big Stone Gap
the party was in charge of DIR. Bunting,
general passenger agent of the South
Atlantic and Ohio railroad, and his
assistant, Capt. Picketts. A dining car
was provided and stocked with refresh
ments and polite walters to serve them.
AT Big Stone Gap the association was
taken in charge by the Appalachian
Club, whose beautiful rooms were taste
fully decorated. After spending an
hour Lere, the exposition hall was
visited and the Goals, cokes, iron ores,
stone, sand, timber and other products
OF this exceptionally rich section ex-
amined. AT 6 o'clock the club escorted
the visitors to the hotel, where supper
was served and good byes spoken, pre-,
paratory to taking the train for Louis
Vile.
The reception at Louisville was cor
dial. No not CO had been received of
the arrival of the Virginia editors until
they invaded the Courier Journal office
and the general offices of General Pas
seDger Agent Atmore, of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company. At
o'clock special dinner was served at
the Palace Hotel. The mayor, several
members of tho Chamber Of Commerce
and Louisville press were present.
Emmett Logan, editor of the Evening
Times, delivered an eloquent speech of
welcome, and President Pugh and Cap
tain Morton responded. Mr.. Logan is
an old Botetourt boy, and was educated
at Washington and Lee University.
District Passenger Agent Milliken
escorted the association to Cincinnati,
where Assistant General Passenger
Agent Morse and other officials of the
louisville and Nashville took posses
sion of the members, showed them over
the city and made their stay pleasant
and profitable.
AT o'clock Saturday afternoon the
return trip was begun. Roanoke was
reached Sunday at midnight.
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