The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-11

the past year has been one of general progress,
and the fifth annual meeting of the association
opened with larger attendance and member
snip tnan any previous assembage, though
there have been numerous changes in the list
OF journals and the location OF the editorial
and publishing fraternity, and some suspen-
sions. The number of papers established dur
ing the year has been large, EN- oracing perhaps
wider range of new territory than during any
other previous year. Rowell's newspa per di-
rectory gave the names OF 146 in 1890, and that
OF lo9l 194, but others have been started since
that publication was made, and few have gone
out. In 1890 Rowell listed Washington as the
thfrty-third state in the Union in the number of
Its periodicals, and in 1891 he gave ii the twenty
eighth place, showing reasonable gain.
My own record OF the newspapers of the state.
which is not quite complete, shows the exit of
from thirty to thirty-fivs aud the publication of
lfty-fve new journals during the past year.
And there were sent invitations for this meeting
To nearly 300 editors publishers oi. pa pers
known or supposed to be in existence Two
hundred is probably as near an estimate as can
be made OF the present number.
There has been, on the whole. noticeable i'm
provement in the character and appearance of
orr Journals during the last twelve months.
several OF them have been curtailed in dimen-
sions TO conform to the changed business
poets, but this is healthy symptom.
On the whole, however, the effects of the hard
times have not been disastrous to the press of
Washington. and few states in the Union with
ike population present better record of news
paper progress during the year just past. We
can point with pride to the list OF our dailies.
There are few cities in the country of from 3d.
OOO to 5000 people that can show better
equipped, more comprehensive or enterpFising
dulles than Seattle, Spokane or Tacoma, and
the smaller towns where dai es are published,
including Walla Walla, Olympia, Fairhaven and
Whatcom, also show remarkable progress in
their publications
The historical record of newspaper changes,
ETC., which will accompany this report will be
reserved Tor future publication. | have placed
upon the table of the reception room the files of
newspapers, first and last mum bers, etc, that
have been able to obtain during the last nine
years, to which respectfully refer you.
Informal business and adjournment followed
In the evening the association members, their
wives and friends, attended the opening exer-
cises of the Western Washington Industrial Ex-
position, at the close of which they partook of
the banquet rendered by the Commercial Club.
President Redman, of the club, presided, and
Samuel Collyer proposed the sentiments, which
were responded TO as follows:
"Our Guests" Frederick Mottet, of Tacoma:
estate of Washington" G. VI. Barton of Olym-
pla Tribune; Tacoma and the Exposition" c.
A. snowden, secretary of the Tacoma Chamber
OF Commerce; "The Outlook" Alfred Holman,
editor PosT-INTELIIGENCER "Ins and Outs of
Journalism" Will L. Visscher, of Fairhaven;
''The ladies'" Colonel Holton, of North Yak
ina
Colonel Visscher was exceedingly happy in
his chat on the "Ins aud Outs of journalism"
ana Colonel Holton was graceful in his tribute
to "The Ladies'"
Tomorrow the annual election of officers of
the association will take place at the morning
session, beginning at $50 O'Clock In the alter
noon press Day" exercises at the exposition
Will be attended. and in the evening Fore
paush's circus will be the attraction, and after
the circus the Elks will entertain the editors at
social session. Saturday morning at a. m.
the City OF Kingston will take those desiring an
excursion on the sound over to Victoria, where
Sunday will be spent. The Kingston returns
Sunday night