The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-22

rOll-call was made by Secretary McMur.
ray. The regular routine business be
ing transacted the committee on mem.
bership reported favorably on the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
G. b. Mclaughlin, River Press, Fort
Benton.
E. X. Abbott, Herald, Neihart.
o. NJ. Holmes, News, Great Falls.
w. j. McHafie, Mining Area, Helena.
G. w. Graham, Independent, Helena.
Allan Wheeler, Tribune, Dillon.
j. 8. AlliDg, Jr., Leader, Great Falls.
o. Schoenfeld, Herold, Great Falls.
G. 0. C~apenhave, Standard, Anaconda.
w. w. Cheeley and NJ. M. Miller, Butte.
w. G. Hester, Opinion, Chinook.
b. T. Nesmith, Muscular, Missoula.
Honorary Members.
S. NJ. Emery, Bozeman; w. Fl. Gels
thorpe, Great Falls; Judge'Speer, Mayor
Dugan, Butte. On motion the gentle
men were unanimously admitted.
II. N. Sutherlin, Of White Sulphur
Springs, read a paper on advertising
Agents" His arguments went TO prove
that the general advertising agent was a
curse to Montana, and he brought a
number Of arguments and medicines to
prove the statement. One of his strong
est cases which he cited was where a
firm Of advertisers offered $3.50 for an
ad, claiming that was all that could be
paid, but after considerable correspond
ence S32 80 was obtained which was
clear evidence Of the name in which
the advertiser was to be heeced. Other
bad features Of this advertising agent
business we're pointed out by the speaker,
and at his conclusion a general discus
sion was had on the subject.
G. W. Skies, Of Helena, then gave a
very able essay on "Wbo Should Have
Free Advertising" He showed he was
well conversant with the subject, and
handled 1t in an able name
j. ID. Matheson, of Billings, then
spoke on subscriptions" In his argu-
ment he proved, that like other business,
everything about a newspaper should be
made to pay, and deprecated the exist
ence OF a free list. Any successful bust
ness thai is run, is done on a cash system,
and it should apply equally as well to
the SUBSCRIPTION department of a well
conducted newspaper.
Il. I'll. Cooney then spoke on the needs
of legislation for the press. He humor-
ously remarked that all beer and spirit
nous liquors should be on the free list;
also that every voter should show a re-
ceipted subscription bill before being
allowed to vote, as no man could be a
good citizen who did not read a good
paper. The speaker then referred to
the unjust practice of sending printing
out of the state which, If done by a home
publisher, e~very,dollar earned would he
He concluded with the assertion that
publishers are the least protected OF any
line OF business in the community.
Afternoon Session..
The association re assembled at . .. m.
and listened to the able paper relative to
"The Agr%iculturist's Calling" by s. M.
Emery, director Of the Bozeman expert
mental agricultural station, which was
worry interesting.
j. d. Ruff, Of Hamilton, followed with
an essay on "What a Press Association
Should Be" which was we'll received.
An adjournment was then taken to al.
low the members to take the special
train, placed at tbeir.. disposal by the
Great Northern Railway company, to
visit the Giant spring, Silver Smelter,
and Rainbow falls.
Evening Session.
At 8 p. m. the association reconvened
and the subject Of selection of a place
to meet in 1895 came up.
On motion, which was unanimously
aaop'ed, Billings was selected as the
next place of meeting. j. d. Matheson
OF that city, announced that the National
Park Transportation company had in
formed him that il the association &c,
lected Billings. that the members would
be the guests Of the company.
The matter of inviting the National
Editorial association to visit Montana
wac referred to the executive committee.
A resolution introduced by A. B. Keith
was unanimously carried-that the
thanks Of the association be given Pres
ident Yerkes and Secretary McMurray
for the admirable manner in which they
have handled the affairs of the associa.
ton the past year. u, @r,
1t was then. moved that ii. P. Rolfe OF
Great Falls be the president OF the Mon
tana State Press association for the com
ing year, which was unanimously car
ried. The mover paid q high compli-
ment to Mr.. Role and stated that the
association was largely indebted to him
fer the splendid reception given them in
Great Falls. Mr.. Rolfe returned thanks
in Q timely speech.
.Meesfs. McHafie and Robertson were
appointed by President Yerkes as the
escort Of President Rolfe to the chair.
On motion David Marks of Helena
was unanimously elected first vice presi.
dent.
W. W walworth of Anaconda was
u~naninously chosen second vice presi-
dent.
j. r. Widmeyer Of Glendive was unan.
imously elected third vice president.
John McMurray Of Butte was unani-
mously elected secretary and treasurer
On motion ]. d. Ruff, Of Hamilton,
was unanimously elected corresponding
secretary.
The committee on membership re.
commended favorably on Thos. Wright,
81 Great Falls, and the report was
adopted.
The committee on Advertising rates
then imported, on. which considerable
(6lseussion took place In which o. M.
Holmes, d. Msfks, N. Anderson and
fothsss paftieipetsd. On motion The
[c3mmtttses We showed further time, %
t1et they could report ct the speciaI
nsss'ng today on the train ip the beg