The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-26
s STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

OF the NeW0efry O0SeTOer, IN tne cnalr,
and the. proceedings were opened with
prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. sidi h..
Brown. All of the other officers were
present and ready for business. The at
tendance was large, and quite q number
of new names were enrolled as members
Of the Association.
President Wallace then delivered q
most excellent and interesting address,
and at its conclusion Mayor Fisher, on
behalf Of the citizens of Columbia, ex-
tended cordial welcome to the Associ-
ation. =
The reports Of the officers were called
for, and, after reading the same, the Asso-
citation entered upon it's work promptly.
At about I. 80 o. clock the Association took
q recess for an hour.
AT the night session considerable busi-
ness was transacted, and Editor Wilson,
OF the hbbeville Press and Banner,
delivered the annual address before the
Association. His subject was 'sThe
Amenities and Mistakes in journalism" !"
OF course, 1t was mastery effort and
exceedingly interesting to the members.
He was followed by Mr.. Reynolds, of the
STATE, upon Improvements in the mod
sern printing office which he handled in
avery entertaining manner.
The session Of the Association opened
early Thursday morning and, with the
exception Of a short recess at noon, con-
tinued throughout the day. The Asso-
citation was entertained during the day
by addresses from several of the mem
bers on subjects Of interest to tho gang.
The election of officers was made the
special order for u m..and resulted as
follows: President. Hugh Wilson, OF the
:Abbeville Press and Bansser; Vice Pres
idsnts, r. T. Jaynes, Of the Keowee cou-
sier, and John q. Capers, OF the Columbia
Journal $ Chaplain, Rev. sidi Fl. Brown; !;
Secretary, G. 81. Prince; Treasurer, F.
Melchers.
Secretary Prince, as chairman of the
committee on trip to the Worlds Fair,
reported that heh had succeeded in arrang-
ing transportation for. the members, and
the 18th Of August was selected as the
date TO start on the trip. The route will
be Via Asheyille, Paint Rock and Cincin-
natl.
The meeting throughout was exceed
inglJ, Interesting and harmonious. Each
individual member no doubt was profit
ed by being present and returned home
with better opinions Of each other and o
nobler appreciation Of our profession.
Ths editors were treated to drive
around the city, ride on the electric
cars, and on Thursday night the Associa-
tion enjoyed q banquet given by the citi-
zens Of; Columbia. During the evening
Mr.. Jaynes, In behalf of the Association,
presented Secretary Prince with gold
watch in token Of appreciation of his sue
Scesafu1 efforts in perfecting the trip
of the Association to the Worlds Fair.
The citizens Of Columbia and the mem
bers Of her local press left nothing un-
done that would tend to the comfort and
enjoyment Of the editors, all Of whom
regretted that their stay IL the city could
not be prolonged.
During our drive around the city we
were impressed with the fact that the
grand cid Capitol City Is arousing from
her apparent lethargy. Her citizens are
wide awake, and, dispite the stringency
of the times, improvements could be seen
going on In almost every section Of tho
city. On the banks Of the famous canal
am immense cotton mill is in process of
erection, and when completed will be one
OF the largest in 1.-The South. The Com
pany has capital of S75O, 900, which viii
be expended in building and equipping
the mill, which will give employment 10
one thousand persons. In this enterprise
the citizens are on the right track, and we
hope In the near future to see other enter
prises inaugurated there. Every true
Carolinian feels an interest in the welfare
OF the old city, which has been the scene
of 80 many rhetorical incidents in the
past, and would rejoice TO see it thriv-
ing, prosperous city Of several hundred
thousand inhabitants. May that day be
not far distant.