The herald., 1895-05-15
EDITORS IN CONVENTION
Sacramento Valley Journalists Meet
at Woodland
New Officers Were Elected and the Bralny
Men Talked Of the Sacramento Vail
leys interests

WOODLAND May II. - The various
editors OF the Sacramento valley assem-
bled here today and the whole popula-
ton has turned ont to do them honor.
The Julian hotel. which is the meeting
place. was decorated for the occasion and
the various comm ittees were kept busy
in receiving and showing the visitors
about until the afternoon, when the meet
ing was called to order at O'Clock by
". r. Ellis OF the Woodland Mail, and
fully twenty-eight newspapers of the val
ley responded to roll call through their
reresepntativcs. An organization was
formed under the name of the Sacramento
Valley Press Association, and the follow
ing officers were elected:
President, W. r. Ellis of Woodland
vice president. S. Boynton OF Oroville;
secretary. D. G. Holt OF Rio Vista; treas
urer, J.I. Mcconnell of Woodland.
The following resolution. introduced by
C. X. McClatchy OF Sacramento, was unan-
lmously adopted:
Whereas, The paramount interests OF
the Sacramento valley lie in the preserva-
ton OF its great river without danger to
navigation and without menace to farms;
Resolved. THAT the members of the Sac
ramentO Valley Press association dedi-
cate their most earnest efforts generally
and seveIally to obtaining all government
aid that can be secured for the rreserva-
ton and improvement OF said river and
shall battle continuously against any
menace to that navigation, no matter
from what source it comes.
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up by the informal discussion OF
the advantages to be derived from an or
ganization of Sacramento valley papers.
Tho meeting then adjourned until to-.
morrow.
During tho evening the visitors were
driven around the city and reception
wa, rendered by the ladies OF Woodland.
Tomorrow after the morning session the
visitors will be driven out in the country
to all the principal points OF interest and
the meeting will be brought to Il close in
the evening.
Il. b. Willis. chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, made the following re-
port. which was unanimously adopted:
Your committee on resolutions rec
ommends the adoption of the following:
Resolved. That the members OF the
Sacramento Valley Press league individ-
ually and collectively pledge themselves
to do all in their power TO advance the
interests OF the Sacramento valley and to
secure the development of its vast and
varied resources.
"Resolved. That the holding of large
tracts of land under one ownership is an
evil which tends to returd the settle ment
and development OF the Sacramento val.
ley, and that we will discourage such land
monopoly in every way possible. to the end
that the lands cf the valley may be di-
vidcd into small holdings and thus ad-
vance the interests of all the people"
Resolved. That this association place
entirely in the hands of the executive
com mittee the matter of any attempt at
cooperative efforts at advertising the
Sacramento valley.
Resolved. That the thanks of the
Sacramento Valley Press league are here
by rendered to the Yolo county board of
trade and to the ladies OF Woodland and
the citizens of Woodland generally for the
cordial hospitality which has been ten
dereu u.s. ~