The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-14
CATERERS OF NEWS
Annual Meeting of the Prosper
Gus Associated Press.
ncovsRs The WHOLE COUNTRY
Division Of the Territory Iato rour
Grznd Sections. in Order to Per-
feet the Service.

meeting OF she Associated Press was
held IN Recital haH az the Auditorium
today. The attendance was large. In
calling them 70 order President Victor
T. Lswson congratulated them on their
ability TO rise superior 10 the weather.
Every rewsrapes Of prominence
Throughout the country was repre-
scented. among them representatives OF
the Seattle Post-lRteligencer. the Ia
coma Ledger and the Portland Ore
gonian. Quite number OF other pa
pers were represented by proxy.
The report OF the board OF directors
and that of the general manages had
been given to every stakeholder They
showed in detail the financial condition
OF the associa ton, with the receipts
and expenses for the last seventeen
months. up 70 December 81. 1894. and
that the income was DOW more than
sufficient TO cover the outlay. The fol-
lowing resolution was presented:
Resolved. That the territory OF the
Associated Press shall be divided into
fogls' grand divisions. The Eastern d.
vision shall comprise the states or
Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont. Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland and West Viz
ginia: the Central division shall CON-
prise the states of Ohio. Indiana. Michi-
gan. Illinois. Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota. North Dakota, Arkansas. Ken
lucky, Texas. Oklahoma and Indian
territory: the Western division shall
consist OF Arizona. California, Wyosn-
ing, Oregon. Colorado, Montana. WASH
ington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and New
Mexico; the Southern division shall
consist of the District OF Columbia Viz
ginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama. Tennessee. Missis-
sippi and Louisiana.
Resolved, That the members OF the
Associated Press In each Of said grand
divisions shall elect annually al the an
nual meeting committee OF five mem
bers, who shall act as an advisory
board. and shall recommend from time
| 70 time To the board OF directors such
| Improvement in the news service as in
| their judgment seems desirable. and
shall present from time to time to the
| board Of directors such suggestions for
| The promotion Of the general welfare
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| Press as may seem wise to Them
| The resolution was adopted after add
ing this: Provided. That In case a
| change of grouping of states shall be
deemed desirable by the delegates OF
any state or territosy, the executive
committee of The board OF the directors
shall have authority to make such
| changes as may be desirable"
| These advisory committees Were ap-
pointed: Eastern division--P. G. Boyle
Oil City Derrick; Arthur Jenkins
Syracus. Herald, A. b. Langley
Springfield Union: Foster Coates. New
York Commercial Advertiser; James
EMERSON. tr.. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Contra, divisional. J.. Houser. st
| Louis Globe Democrat: l.. Marklebreit
] Cincinnati: Volksblaat: Harry S. New
Indianapolis Journal; George Thomp.
son. st. Paul Dispatch: L. Rosewater
| Omaha Bee.
Western division-K. G. Cooper. Den
| yer Republican,: James ID. Hoge, jr.
Seattle Post-Inteliigencer: Tugh Hume
San Francisco Pest; w. III. Mills, Sac
rarnento Record Union; III. w. Scott
| Portland Oregonian.
Southern divtslon-Frank p. Noyes
| Washington City Star; A. S. Ochs
| Chattanooga Times: G.. II. Baskette
Nashville Banner; Page N. Baker. New
| OE.Sans Times-Democrat; II. Ii. ca
| bannis, Chattanooga Journal.
The following were unanimously re-
| elected directors: Victor F. Lawson,
| Chicago Record and , Daily News
| Charles w. Knapp, st. Louis Republic
| and N. II. de Young, San Francisco
! Chronicle. Thomas q. Rapier. New
| Orleans Picayune. was substituted for
| T.. ii. Butler. OF the Buffalo News
| who declined reelection.
After trausaciing some business re-
| ferrlng 10 amendments OF the bylaws
| the meeting adjourned.