Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-01
Home for INDECENT Editors.
MEETING OF PROMINENT NEWS.
PAPER MEN LOOKING TO
THIS END.
Col. White, of the Ledger, on His Way
to Thousand Islands, Where the
Conference Will be Held.

Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 27.-Chicago
is one of Americas growing cities. 1t
is growing straight up and spreading
out in every direction. The buildings
are about as high as they should be
permitted in a "windy city" and Him
OILS will soon be in Chicago instead of
Chicago in Illinois il the city don't
stop spreading out. 1t Is said by some
that the aldermen want to steal the
whole State and hence add territory
from time to time until there Is no
picking left for the legislature. Chi
cago is not only "windy" but wicked,
"they say"
We leave to-day for Toronto, the
city of churches, and after a brief stay
there go to Thousand Islands, in the
st. Lawrence river, to meet with d.
rectors from other states to found a
home for old and INDECENT editors.
There are some INDECENT editors who
are not old and there r some old
editors who are not INDECENT. This
home will be for worthy and old in
digent newspaper men.
The writer represents Walter Will
liams, of the Columbia (Mo.) Herald,
who is one of the prime movers in this
enterprise. Mr.. Williams is neither
old nor INDECENT, but has some friends
in the profession that he wants to pro
vide for, and thinking that yours truly
would some day become old or in
digent, or both, thought it proper that
1 should have a vote in locating the
home. l should like to have it in
Mexico, Mo-, the best town in the
best county, in the best state, in the
best country on the only earth, but it
will likely be located at Interlachen,
Fla, at least it is SO stated by W. E.
Pabor, one of the members of the
committee of the National Editorial
Association appointed to choose a site
among the many that were generously
offered.
Steps will be at once taken to per-
feet a legal organization, to be known
as the Editorial Company for a Ma
tional Editorial Resort and Home,
with a board of control, consisting OF
the members of the committee, as fol-
lows: B. R. Herbert, of Illinois; Wal
ter Williams, of Missouri; w. 8. Ca
pellor, of Ohio; W. i. Pabor, of Flor
ida; John A. Sleichsr, of New York;
A. E. Pierce, of Colorado, and W. 8.
Wiley, of West Virginia.
The offer for the home was made by
G. W. Hastings & Son, of the Hotel
Interlachen property, at Interlachen,
which offer has been largely supple
mented by donations of grove prop
erty, choice lands 10 the extent of
over 400 acres, cash and labor dona-
tions to about $500, in all amounting
to fully $4,000.
The plan of an Editoria was first
suggested by the editor of the Nation
al Printer Journalists, in 1884 to the
Minnesota Editors and Publishers
Association. The idea was again re-
v1ved during the visit made by a COM
mittee of the National Editorial Asso-
citation through Florida in 1886. As
first suggested, the plan was a resort,
a city of refuge from toll, in which
members of the association should
own lots and build houses, and to
which members of the craft should
turn aside once a year for rest, study
and recreation.
To this original plan has been added
the idea OF making the place a pleas
ant one for recruiting of health and
wasted powers, a aanitarium as well
as a permanent home for those worn
out in the calling, permanently dis
abled through disease or enfeebled by
age.
Those in need are not to be set off
all alone and abandoned, but once a
year, at their permanent home, are to
gather those still active in the work.
The gathering is to he for interchange
of views, to listen to those highest in
the calling, as well as in learning,
philosophy and sta5esmanship, for q
change of climate and the reinvigor-
ating influences which such a change
brings.
1t has been proposed to have this
assembly of editors, newspaper pub
fishers and writers opened every year
on Franklin's birth day, January II,
to continue until April 1, 30 that dur
ing the two months and a half mem
bers may come and GO, staying a
week, a month or the whole period of
the assembly, meet old friends, ex-
change views and theories, recreate
and lay in new vigor for the work of
the year, while at the same time they
help to provide a home for and cheer
up those who have been less fortunate
as to finances and health, or whose
active life work has been completed,
leading to their seeking retirement In
the congenial Editoria.
The members of the committee have
been invited to attend the meeting of
the New York State Press Association,
to be held at the Thousand Islands
June %, and this will be done. While
there the plans for the home will be
completed and everything got in read
mess for opening it rs speedily as pos
sible. In the meantime q charter will
be applied for from the state of Flor
ida.
The editors of the United States are
well organized and such q home will
be a credit to the National Editorial
Association. In representing Missouri
l am proud to be nonored with the
privilege of assisting in this enter
prise, even in a most humble capacity.
r. M. WHITE.