The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-20
SEEKING BETTERSERVICE
SOUTHERN AFTERNOON NEWS
PAPER MEN IN SESSION.

SOUTHERN AFTERNOON NEWS
PAPER MEN IN SESSION.
Representatives of the Leading After
noon Newspapers of the Southern
States Here-The Southern After
noon Press Bureau Continued and a
Committee Appointed to Confer
With the New York Associated
Press.
Representatives of nearly all the leading
afternoon newspapers of the south met in
Savannah yesterday for the purpose of per
fecting an organization OF the southern af-
ternoon press and making arrangements for
Geographic news service upon better terms
than that now had by the afternoon news
papers.
1t was a representative meeting Of the
leading afteg noon newspaper men Of the
south, almost every southern afternoon paS;
per of prominence having a representative
present or proxy. The papers represented
were as follows:
The Journal, Atlanta-H. H. Cabsniss.
The States, New Orleans. Pinckney
Smith.
The Tribune, Galveston-J. W. Burson.
Tho hetCS, Chattanooga. b, Pound.
The Sentinel, Knoxville. b. Pound.
The NetCs, Macon-H. p, Moore.
The Metropolis, Jackson7ille-W. K.
Carter
The NelUs. Mobie-Fred. s. Cox.
The Journal, Montgomery-Fred s. Cox.
The Scimitdr, Memphis-A. B. Pickett
and A. L. Rowe.
The Press, Savannah-P. A. Stovall and
David Robinson.
The NelCS, Baltimore. proxy.
The State. Richmond, proxy.
The Ledger, Norfolk, proxy.
The Times, Louisville, proxy.
I ne Public Ledger, Memphis, proxy.
The meeting was held In the gentlemen's
parlor at the De Soto and was called to
order at II O'clock by Mr.. P. A. Stovall, of
the Savannah Press, who stated its objects.
Il was at Mr.. Stovalps instance that the
meeting for the purposes named was called
at Savannah. That his ideas met with the
approval OF the afternoon newspapers gen
orally was shown by the large attendance
Mr.. StoVall also welcomed the visitors TO
Savannah.
THE ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Cabaniss Of the Atlanta Journal was
elected chairman Of the meeting and Mr.
Robinson of the Savannah Press secretary
The questions Of organization and the terms
on which contracts could be made wifi the
news associations Of the country were dis
cusssd generally.
1t was found that the majority Of the
newspapers represented were members Of
the Southern Afternoon Press Bureau, which
was organized few years ago, and the
idea prevailed that it would be better
to continue the work begun by the bureau
than to organize a new association. The
original idea was to organize Southern
Afternoon Press Association upon the same
basis as the Southern Press Association re-
Gently organized by the morning dsilies at
Atlanta. No definite action was taken at
the morning session, however.
In the afternoon the delegates accepted
the courtesy extended by Mr.. E. c. Glea-
son Of carriage drive around the city, es-
corsed by the local newspaper men. The
board Of trade, cotton exchange.
Teltair academy, the railway wharves
and other points Of interest
were visited. The visitors were then taken
to Thunderbolt and given an oyster roast
at Winters Tvolo park, returning 10 the
De Soto in time for supper.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
At 9 o'clock last night a second session
was held. By consent this was converted
into session of the Southern Afternoon
Press Bureau, Vice President J. W. Burton
OF Galveston presiding. The Savannah
Press and the Memphis Scimitdr we're re-
ceived as new members.
The following committee was appointed
TO arrange for a contract with the
New York Associated Press: H. H.
Cabaniss OF the Atlanta Journal, j.
T. Smith Of the New Orleans States, A. B.
Pickett OF the Memphis .Scinliter, j. B.
Pound of the Chattanooga NelUS and Knox
vile Sentinel II. P. Moore of the Macon
EUentng NetOs, P. A. Stovall of the Savan-
nah Press and j. w. Burson of the Gal
weston Tribune.
The opinion was expressed that since the
withdrawal of the southern morning papers
from the New York Associated Press that
association would in ell probability be will
ing TO deal more literally with the after
noon newspapers than heretofore, as other
wise its patronage In the south would be
very small.
Before the meeting adjourned a resolu-
Hon OF thanks was passed to the Savannah
press for Inequalities extended, to the city
of Savannah for courtesies received, to the
De Soto hotel for kind treatment through
out the session, and to citizens generally,
who had, by their attention, made the stay
of the newspaper men In the city pleasant.
The majority of the visiting newspaper
men will leave this morning for home
The meeting was as representative a
gathering Of southern afternoon newspaper
men as could well be gotten together. There
were a number Of newspaper men of high
standing In the profession in IL. 1t ia re-
GREETED that they came at such an inop-
perfume time. IL was at the fag Of the
week, just after an exhaustiug celebration
the night previous, and their stay was too
brief to allow the Inequalities Of the city to
be extended as fully as is Savannah's GUS
tom.