St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-12
PEAsE BECOMES PRESIDENT.
The Association Elects officers
and AdiOuPnS.


The afternoon session opened with
spirit and prOmptneSs. Ali the editors
were on hand. and listened with atten
ton to 1.-The Business End of Country
Papers," by E. c. Huntington, of the
Window Reporter.
Among other things Mr.. Huntington
said:
1t is useless to dwell on the condition OF
the newspaper business in the country, or to
compare it with other business interests. 1t
is for US to seek remedy for the evils which
every publisher in a county where there are
other papers realizes. Every time a pub.
Usher enters into protitless fight for business
it indirectly affects every other publisher in
the state, for the prices charged for legal
work in one county finally become the COM
mon law of the fraternity in other counties
where the publisher has not enough general
business to enable him to ignore the public
work and decline private work at prohtless
rates, and leads to a decentralization of all
classes of business. We have a lot of
live in fields where there is not bust
ness enough for more than one, each
hoping that increased business will soon
come to his relief. The great bug bear is the
legal work. and its disadvantage is its ex-
elusive feature, particularly as to public
work. 1t would be better If all laws upon
the subject of publication were repealed and
the bulletin board resorted to as meaus of
public notice, or the price fixed at the mini
mum at which so many are now willing to
work The Hompe bill in the last senate was
the legitimate outgrowth of ruinous competi-
ton which is laying the foundation to enact
ment taking all profit out of legal work.
Without legal work it would become neces-
sary for publishers TO become business men,
and treat their competitors as such. Main
tain toward the public and between ourselves
strict business management, for whatever
we do to demoralize other papers in the
county is demoralizing to our business. We
can have political differences but never
of services which cost us time
and money Don't work for less than work
is worth, and if you do not know its. value
find out before touching it. Legislation can
regulate only the price of public work. 1t
cannot establish comfy among publishers or
compel them TO do business on equitable
grounds between themselves. There is room
for legitimate competition, but not for jeaI-
ousy. Be loyal to your party, but don't be
partisan or the organ OF any man or men,
Do not run your paper with the hope that if
your man is elected you will get the public
printing. Make your paper something your
readers want fiftytwo times in the year. Ii
you have enemies, do not let the readers dis
tinguish them from your friends. If you
then lose the public work you will see no
difference i'll your subscription list
There was no discussion of this able
paper, and the second paper of the aft
acknowledgements and the Public.n
by Carl s. Eastman. of the Heron Lake
News - followed Immediately. Mr.,
Eastman dwelt upon the importance of
the country paper, quoting the words of
the late Senator Plumb on the subject.
IT am sure voice the sentiment of all
here when say that well-printed, carefully
edited paper will be appreciated in any COM
munlty-the public 1s.not ungenerous." The