The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-02-24
he MISSOURI EDITORS.
bcOnd Annual Winter Meeting
of the Press Association.

Fond annual winter meeting OF the
ssouri Press association convened
re at 10 a. M, yesterday, in the
pitol building, with about 100 mem
"a in attendance, including many of
E leading editors and publishers of
D country press of the state. The
yeting was called to order by Presi-
Mt j. West Goodwin, of the Sedalia
Azoo. and the proceedings were
|eHed with prayer by Rev. I. M. I.
|hnson, of this city. The first paper
the programme was read by by w.
lmbarger, of the Nevada Democrat,
) theme being ''The Personal Col
nn," which he treated in a semi
1morous vein, and which he es-
emed a most valuable adjunct of
country paper. The paper was
vorably discussed by different mem
rs. President Goodwin, after the
rcussion, announced the appoint
ent of the following committee:
edentials-Walter Williams, w.
Thomas, r. M. White, Sam Kellar
d J. M. Rice. Laws-E. w.
ephens, w. III. Williams, George
Trigg, T. j. Single, and Fred
Ing. Resolutions-W. o. L.
wettt, T. B. White, West Robert
D, Ell AXE and C. J. Walden. Me-
prials-T. ID. Bngie, Men Mayhall,
G. Tetweller, E. T. Conger and j.
NewbiIl.
At the afternoon session a warm
d spirited debate was precipitated
the report of T. II. Childers, of
Troy Free Press, Chairman of the
mmittee on Advertising, who sub
tied a schedule of prices for "for-
"a" or patent medicine advertise
ents. Mr.. Childers said that the
Ses in the schedule were from 20 to
per cent higher than ruling prices
ported to him by 1876 weeklies in
E summer of 1890. the report was
t adopted, but the association pass
a resolution thanking Mr.. Chiiders
the labor expended in compiling
report and schedule of prices, but
at the association would not adopt
y scale, and that it is the sense of
body that the rate charged home
d foreign advertisers be the same.
be other business transacted was
utine in character. Last night in
e hall of the House of Representa-
es Hon. Ed w. Stephens, of
Columbia Herald, ex-president of
lass ociation and president of the
sjaaal Press association. delivered
bject was, "The Newspaper and its
lat;ons to the Public" He said
ong other things that if the news
bers of Missouri we're not what they
ght to be, the people are not to
lme for it, as the newspaper is un-
ing the rife of The people who sup
1T ii. The file of exchanges in an
tors sanctum are but so many
lhful photographs of the localities
which they are published. The
wspapers must be taken as a stand
! of a community, and it is gener-
y very careful one. The news
pers of Missouri have never been
nting in public spirit, and they are
pt to the front in advancement and
We opment of the state.
f:The newspaper of the future"
d Mr.. Stephens, evil be in many
Bpec's a reaction from the newspaper
to day. 1t will be a paper for the
sy man. Where the present iourn-
contains column it will contain
ragraphs. 1t will print the news,
the rubbish. 1t will be compre-
nsive as well as concise. 1t will be
daily world in a nutshell. 1t will
the antithests of dreariness, and it
i be a paper which the average man
read at breakfast and 60 to his
lrk well informed. The people are
AIRY of wading through acres ofstuff
get nuggets of news. The papers
day which most nearly approach
3 ideal are the most widely read,
d they employ as such papers neces-
lily employ, the best talent at what
er cost.
Mr.. Stephens concluded by saying
it the public owes the newspapers
generous and liberal support. 1t
es them its sympathy, its encour-
ement and its charity. He ceased
saying that the Missouri Press
ociation, representing 625 news
pers, with 100000 of readers, has
pressed the opinion that the inter-
of good government will be SUBJ
we'd by publishing in the newspa-
Is the session acts of toe general as
Gb'ies, thus giving to the people
bwledge of the laws which they pay
have enacted. and for which they
punished if they do not obey. At