The record-union., 1891-10-06
FHE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Its Third Annual Session Held Yes
terday.
The Members Departed Last Night foi
an Excursion to the Shasta
Mountains.

called to order at the Press Club rooms in
San Francisco yesterday at 1880 A. M.
Rufus Shoemaker, President, in the chair,
E. c. Rust Secretary. There was good
attendance, some fifty interior papers
being represented. Mr.. Montgomery of
Antioch was elected Assistant Secretary
for the session. On call of the roll 1T was
resolved that those members who have
gone out of the newspaper business and
remain out of it for one year shall be
dropped from the roll.
The minutes of the semi-annual session
at Napa, held in April last, were read and
approved. New members were proposed
as follows and duly elected: Ralph Ellis,
MaiI, Woodland; George A. Broadbere,
Republican, Stockton; L. II. Woodwork,
F'dYnaer, Yuba City; E. G. Cove, hide
pendent, Yuba City; j. w. e. Townsend, In
dec. Lundy; A. V. Morgan, Miner, Bodie;
Louise Z. Francis, Enterprise, Castro
vile: J. E. McGarvey, Register, Cotton
wood; Mrs. S. A. Marshall, Citizen, Los
Angeles; L. w. Taylor, AatocrGt, Ar
buckle; F. e. A. Kimball, Mercury, Cor
onado; G. l.. Caine, Democrat, Placer
vile.
The election of officers was then en-
tered upon, and @. NJ. Francis of the
Napa Register was elected President. MIR.
Francis, on taking the chair, made neat
speech of thanks and encouragement.
Scipio Craig Of the Cttrogrdph, Redlands,
San Bernardino, was elected Vice-Presi-
dent, Z. w. Sheehan of the Sacramento
RECORD MON Secretary and Treasurer.
AS members of the Executive Committee,
in addition to the elective officers, the fol-
lowing were elected: b. G. Rust. Win
ters, Yolo County; A. b. Lemon Of Santa
Rosa; Duncan Mcpherson, Santa Cruz;
j. A. Filcher, Auburn: w. III. B. Dod-
son, Red Bluff; S. $. Boynton. Oroville;
L. j. Mcfarland, Folsom.
The report of the Executive Commit
tse set forth the condition of the associa-
ton as prosperous. The membership in
cludes representatives of one hundred
and twenty-five paperS-daily, weekly
and monthly. The committee reported
the abandonment of the San Francisco
agency, as the association had now SO
established itself that the agency is now
no longer needed. The committee re-
ported that ii had found the books of the
late agent well kept and the accounts in
proper order. The committee recon-
mended the consolidation of the offices of
Secretary and Treasurer by electing one
member for both offices.
The association at 12:l5 took recess to
1870.
At the afternoon session the attendance
was much larger. w. IL. B. Dodson
was to have read paper on "Subscrip-
tions," but pleaded excuses and desired
to read his paper later, on the excursion.
perhaps. Z. c. Rust Of Winters read a
paper on the publication of a newspaper
In country towns. He claimed that a
publisher in the country ought to be
practical printer. Success depended in
nearly all cases upon the publisher hav-
ing knowledge of the mechanical part of
the business. He insisted that the coun-
try publisher is unwise who permits his
paper 10 side with local cliques, or to in
dulge in quarrels with contemporaries.
He should devote his chiefenergies to the
truths concerning the resources and DOS
sibilitieS of the section, the people care
nothing of what the local paper thinks of
another Journal; they do care for the ma
terial interests of their section and for
concise presentation of the news. Politi-
cal bias should be confined to the editorial
columns and the local to community
news and interests free from political
color.
The paper was commented upon by DIR.
Dodson and Vice-President Craig. Mr..
Craig then reported as the associations
representatives. TO the late session of the Ma
tional Editorial Association. He re-
ported fully as to the proceedings, and
that he had invited the National Associa-
ton to hold its next session in California.
and it was disposed to do so, the whole
matter having been referred to the Ma
tional Executive Committee TO pass
upon.
a committee was ordered appointed to
consider the matter of the proposed ses-
sion of the National Association in Cali
fornia in accordance with suggestions Of
representative Craig.
Mr.. Shoemaker suggested that the San
Francisco Club have its attention called
TO the proposed visit of the National AS
sociation.
The Chair appointed as the committee
j. y. Filcher, j. a. Woodson, j. +.
Thompson, a. b. Lemon and Duncan
Mcpherson. The Chair and Secretary
were added to the committee.
1t was announced that the Southern
California Press Association had already
acted in the matter, and that it was desir-
able that the above committee should act
in conjunction with the Southern Califor-
mia committee. The National Executive
Committee is to meet in Cincinnati, and
1t is proposed to send a subcommittee
there with an itinerary arranged, samples
of California fruit, ETC.. and To labor with
that Executive Committee to fix the
national session in California, and at a
time when California will be at its best
Mr.. Craig then moved that an official
invitation TO the Executive Committee of
the National Association TO fix the ses-
sion of national body in California. 1t
was carried, and Mr. Woodson was ap-
pointed to draft the invitation.
On motion of j. A. Filcher, the San
Francisco Press Club be invited to CO.
operate with the State Association in the
matter of the invitation to the National
Association.
The association then entered upon a
general debate concerning its policy and