The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28

\ fisher he is amazed. and can scarcely
I believe his eyes. He finds these places TO
| be cities that wonld do credit to many of
the old states. AS he gazes upon their
magnificent stone and brick buildings,
their elegant and costly residences, their
we'll paved streets, fnds them equipped
with complete systems OF water works and
electric lights. and hear their citizens talk
ing about building street railroads and
$4,000 school buildings, and contemplates
that all OF this has been done in four
gears, he Is dumfounded, and Immediately
visits the newspapers to find out how II
was done. And we'll. may he be amazed,
| for the growth of these cities, and of every
town and village ir the territory has been
phenomenal-the ike was never before
witnessed by man.
THE newspaper is not only town
builder. but it builds up the country as
well. No sooner was newspaper set up
| in Oklahoma than it began TO tell of the
marvellous fertility of the soii-the i'm
| mense crops that grew with little or no
labor, and of the wonderful gold mines to
| be found on every quarter Section Of land.
The people of the Old states eagerly sought
! Tor these papers, and as they read them
they learned that our climate was uusur-
! passed in loneliness, that Italian skies
| were never lairer, and that our people en-
| Joyed almost 4 perennial summer All
this, and even more, did our papers tell
| them. Is it to be wondered at lhat these
! glowing accounts caused them 20 become
| dissatisfied with their old homes, and
| prompted them to visit this land: And
| when they came and gazed upon our beau
1 tiful hills and fertile valleys, our spark
| ling streams and gigantic timber. they at
once resolved to link their fortunes with
| Oklahoma, and today they are doing their
| best to assist the old settlers 30 build a
| commonwealth which Is destined to be
the marvel of the age-the envy of tie
world
! mo one other than a newspaper man,
| can form any idea Of the immense number
OF Oklahoma papers that have daily and
| weekly been sent 10 people III the states,
| who We're thinking of coming here tn
| locate. And it is sale 10 say that the large
majority OF people, both in town and the
country, who have come 20 Oklahoma
since the opening were led here by the
glowing, and, as IL has been proven, truth
full accounts of the splendid crops and
limitless natural advantages 10 be found
in every community of the land we rever
ence-Oklanoma.
Again, | say, the newspaper Is truly, |
and III fact a town builder of the highest
order. Show me a town without Il news
paper, and | Will show you Il town devoid
of energy and life, where buildings are
going to decay. Although the
newspaper is the town builder yet
| IL UOSS uOU. ulHe LiIflcS OuU OIL
ten own a very large portion of the town. !
Its rent roll belongs to the other fellow,
who, without the aid of the newspaper, |
could not have made his pile in fair Okla
homa today. But be this as it may, the |
newspapers of Oklahoma Will continue to |
build up their towns by a2itatiug all that !
is good, and when the members of this |
association have seen their several towns !
all that they, in their fondest dreams had |
hoped, it will matter but little TO them |
whether they own any part OF the town or |
not. They will feel that they have done |
their duty, and will only hope that the /
town Of their choice will go on and on, |
and ultimately be the capital Of the grand |
est, richest and most beautiful state of |
Union that is gigantic in its strength and |
able TO hold its own against the combined |
powers of the old world. "
The association then adjourned to the
banquet hall at the Johnston House, |
where loaded tables awaited the editors.
Frank McMasters was elected toast |
master. The postprandial speeches were |
replete with wit. Governor Seay entered |
thoroughly into the spirit of the occasion,
aud Frank Nc Masters was the wit of the
evening. Following are some of the toasts |
responded to: "How Shall the School !
Population Be Increased ," by Governor |
Seay; the Arkansas Traveller" w. Z. |
Thompson; THE Subscription List as "a
Civilizer of the Indians" Frank Cook;
docs the Newspaper Serve the Devil or
the Devil the Newspaper ?" w. Z. Camp
bell: The Press as an Educator" f. l..
Hallock; The Brotherhood" II. B. Gid.
strap.
MORNING SESSION.
w. P. Campbell was elected president
pro TEN and Frank Prouty secretary pro
tenn.
A number were admitted to member
ship.
The constitution. with some amend
ments, was ordered printed,
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President. \. Quein.
Vice president-E. +. Brown.
Secretary-H. i. Gilstrap
Treasurer-Effie Glstrap.
Executive committee-trank McMas-
ters. Frank Purcell and Frank Greer
w. Z. Thompson, W. p. Campbell and
Frank Prouty were appointed committee
to arrange for trip to the worlds fair
On motion of w. p. Campbell terri
tOrial historical society was organized aud
Mr.. Campbell was elected librarian. to
take charge of the collection when made
Each member WAS assessed 81 for this
fund
Guthrie was selected as the place of the
next meeting. 1t will take place the third
Tuesday in May. 1894.
The association decided to accept an in
vitation to visit Hennessey, should such be
extended.
\ vote of thanks was extended to the
president, the press and the cit-
Zens of klngiisher for the hOspitable man.
uer in which the association had been en-
Frank Greer introduced the following ,
resolutions which were adopted:
Resolved, That the undersigned be
lleye that the |
hereby pledge to it our uns werviug sup
port. The law of Oklahoma says that the
printer Is entitled TO 20 cents "a square for
nh legal publications, and that AL bodies
and individual having such publications :
shall be required 10 pay this amount We
believe that any newspaper which seeks !
to violate this law does itself and the en- {
tire craft an -unJustifiable Injury. We !
each and all of rs, hereby pledge ourselves Z
that wewiil cut from our exchange list aud {
from all the usual courtesies ot :
the press any newspaper which of itself or I
by agent, assigns or otherwise. does or /
1tfers TO do legal publications at less than :
the rate established by law. 1
Resolved, further, That the president
Of this association prepare a card OF MEM I
Oersnip, on which shall be printed these I
resolutions, with an invitation o ioiu The 4
association. that said card shal. be sent at q
once TO al publishers which are not now e
members, with the request that they sign
be same and return - The president with I
heir membership fee. wA-reupoa they Z
shall become mem bers OF the association. Il
hat in case OF refusal, the pres dent will
notify all mem5ers of the fact. and that L
he said newspapers come under the iuris- c
fiction of these resolutions. and shall be q
,Ht from the exchange list of all mem bers :
Resolved, further. That these resolu- !
ions be made part Of the ass0cjation's
permanent bylaws