Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-01
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED.
B,p0Tt Of the Work Of The Past Year
Of The Associated Press.
,,xoS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
..,.e,r smith Announces his rnten.
tion TO Retire from Active
Journalism.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 3O.--The reg
mar annual meeting Of the Western
A.soolated Press was held here today
with the largest attendance ever held
Gteat interest was conferred in the
melting OH account OF tho agitation
re,yadlng press circles throughout the
country, and the tendency towards
combinations. The membership CT the
Western Associated Prcss was divided
as TO the best policy 10 purrue, aud on
thia account the plan for rcadjuet.
meut proposed by the special commit
Ice aupointed to formulate one was
.ntagonised by some memberH who
,hourht 1t wiser 10 ndhero TO the policy
that had been successful for many
years. Those were led with ability 10y
Mr. II, w. Patterson OF tbs Chicago
Tribune, Mr.. ID. M. Houser OF ST.
Iouis, Sir. w. j. Murphy OF Minn,.
apoll., Mr.. Scripps Of tue Detroit NeWs
and Tribune, and Mr.. III. IL. DeYoung
OF San Francisco.
A very full discussion was held ex-
tending over three days here and In
Chicago, and every interest involved
was accorded hearing. Good FEELING
prevails and the result was the APPROX.
ri OF the policy recommended by the
epecial committee ON Reorganization IN
which there was practically unani-
nous acquiescence.
Mr.. Victor n. Lawson OF the Chi
cago Nei0s, chairman OF tho executive
committee, made full report OF the
work Of the past year which was
unanimously approved. Tho report OF
the general manager showed tho offices
Of the association TO be In prosperous
condition and Its business rapidly In.
creasing. The old board OF directors
was reelected rs follows: Albert Bntf
Of the Pliisburg Post, w. IL, Collier q
the Memphis ippe NH.
DeYouDg Of the San Francisco tLro,a.
cio, Frederick ID. Driscoll Of the 81.
Paul Pioneer PSess, Charles w. Knapp
~ the bt. Louls Republic, Victor II.
Lawson OF the Chicago Netgs and Eu.
gene II. Perdue VI the Cleveland
Leader.
In making his report tho general
manager announced his purpose 10
retire from active journalism, as he felt
that he had earned the right TO a few
Yeas Of leisure. Subsequently COM
ml,tec was appointed TO draw up reso-
lutions bearing upon Mr.. Smiths re.
tIfement.
The following report was made,
unanimously adopted aud directed TO
be spread upon the minutes. The COM
Mitlee was requested to have "a copy
engrossed ana lsignod by the officers
anu sent 10 Mr.. Smith:
The Western Associated Press learns
with regret thatWiiliam Henry Smith,
Us general manager, intends to with.
draw from active newspaper work. He
became connected with the association
In an official capacity November lst,
1862, and has continued with II up to
tho present time. During hi twenty
three years OF service tho annual bust.
ness has developed from slS5,0 200 to
$4,000, and from $500 daily To 80, 600
anu $1,000 daily, with only or ~ per
cent Increase In cost TO our members.
Over nine millions OF dollars hav.
been expended under his supervision
aud every nickel accounted for. The
association now desires To express to
Mr.. smith its appreciation OF his emil
nent services and his sterling integrity
and to extend To him the cordial good
will OF all It's members.
CHARLES u. TAFT,
WASHINGTON HEsiSd,
EUGENE NJ. O'NEiL.
The president announced that the
general manager had consented TO give
his help TO tho board until the present
complications were settled and the
business put upon satisfactory basis,
which was received with applause.
The board Of directors organized by
the election Of the following officers.
President, Hon. William Penn Nixon
NJ the Chicago Inter. Ocean; vice presi.
dent, Charles =. Taft OF the Cincinnati
Imlte'Stor; secretary, IL. II. Baker OF
ME Detroit Free Prose; treasurer, Hon.
1eVIso Schneider, president Of the
National Bank OF Illinois; executive
committee, Victor +. Lawson, Fred
Dtiicoll aud @. w. Knapp; general
manager, William Henry smith. Tho
mem6ers returned TO Chicago tough,
10 complete the work Of reorg snizAtion
in thuI clty