Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
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Nevada Press. AssocIatios.
The newspaper men OF the Stat,
met at the Gazette Office at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday September 18th. The
following papers we're represented:
Nevada State Journal. Virginia En-
terprise. Carson Tribune. News, and
Appeal, Yerington Rustler, Elko IN
DEPENDENT. wadsworth Dispatch,
Inyo County Times Central Nevadan
and Winnemucca Silver State. AL.
len c. Bragg was elected temporary
chairman, md n. A. Hummel tenn
porary secretary. In calling the
meeting to order, Mr.. Bragg said:
II invited the newspaper men to
Reno to day with the idea OF re-or
ganizing the Press Association.
Fonr or FIVE years ago several editors
in the western part of the State
formed an organization for the pur-
pose. 1 think. of selecting a delegate
to attend some uotoa 800 d;
where | have forgotten. =. S.t~.L
ing wa elected president and myself
secretary. The delegate was chosen,
but my recollection Is never attended.
Every newspaper guide in the United
States published the names OF the Of
ticers, and from hat advertising /
am, and have been. constantly in re-
ceipt of letters of one kind and an
other, principally letters Of inquiry,
however, about the resources OF our
State. and it occurred to me il one
little meeting would attract so much
attention to us that a permanent or
ganization would do much more than
that. In rs much. rs we could enter.
tain you at the State Fair, and be-
l~ieving that many of you would be
here anyway, deemed it n good time
for the editors Of Nevada to meet and
discuss matters OF interest to our call.
ing and il advisable, organize. Every
other State in the Union has its Press
Association, and in several there are
many such organizations. There are
many advantages to be derived from
such an association. From a social
point Of view they are excellent, and
the business OF publishing a news
paper is made more profitable by the
men engaged in it getting together
frequently and exchanging ideas on
matters of interest to the craft gem
orally.
Il had the pleasure OF attending a
meeting at Satt Lake last month from
which l think much good will come.
There was organized what is to be
known rs the Western Editorial AS
sociatiop, and included representa-.
tives from every State west OF the
Mississippi. l think it would be IL
good thing for the association, il we
organize, to join the Federation, which
can be done at slight expense.
@Tlle California Press Association
meets semi-annually and after dis
posing of the business Of the meetings,
two or three days are spent profitably
in some excursion. In connection
with this association is n Legislative
Committee, whose business it is to
watch legislation touching the news.
paper business, and through this CON-
mittee many laws valuable to publish
ers have been put on the statute
books. For my part. ! believe an or
g%aniLation q be formed in this State
not so extensive perhaps, as some,
but including the more important OBJ
jects that will be OF benefit to the edi-
tors and publishers in many ways,
and for that reason l have called this
meeting.7
A motion to organize n Press AS
sociation was made and carried, after
winch a constitution and by laws were
adopted.