The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-18

10 or greater than The cost per year for
such membership.
The National Editorial association is not
so constituted that ii could successfully
operate or maintain an extensive and ex-
Isusiye advertising. collecting and iniOr-
nation bureau out OF its ssmentx 1t
therefore conii. at best. only indorse a
plan 20 encourage It's members TO take
al annual membership tn such an organI-
sAt.on a. might be formed.
After all. the membership would neces-
eErily be voluntary and would Gepeul for
is success on ITS dl mt nstr4ted usefulness.
Thee are now Ia existence through our
lsaAag trade publications aat through
The American Newspaper Publishers as
sociatieu Information bureaus OF grea.
usefulness.
The iao, tina, membership in the Ameri-
csa Sev sparer Publishers association was
offered tho suemters O! the National Ed
itorisi association p few years ago al a
nominal rste and accepted by iew. II any.
shows that even such an excellent organl-
ration as The ore named could not sue
ressfnlly appeal to the desires Of month
lg. semi weekly weekly ard smalier daily
newslaner constituency. covering sach
wide Held as continent ana published
under such widely divergent conditions.
Any plan Of central office which over
iocks tie smallest weekly or most remote
publication embraced In - affiliated bod
les constituting the membership OF this
association VIII b. To that extent an In.
justice 20 those members unless supported
by a voluntary tax from those papers par
iicpa;ing
II Is hard work 10 perfect purely hus-
ness organization out OF such changing
membership as that constituting our an
npal meetings.
Your committee VIII not enter further
into the details Of the difficulties or plans
u has considered.
Our conclusions are that the papers Of
Ike Interest. ard published under similar
conditions IN each State or adjacent terri
tory should organize for purely business
purposes and prepare and circulate tie
advertising. purchasing and scout
ips general Information OF In
terest to its membership, and
seek 10 accomplish IA It's own territory
all that would tc sought TO be done by
central office" Of this association. Then
4 these Organized bodies Of publishers
should delegate one or more OF their mem
bcTs to cpuier with reference to a broader
CO.. operation well and good
The questions tG be considered are pure
ly business and must appeal 10 the self
interest Of those forming such q bureau In
dividend paying way BY achieving re-
suits.
Your committee can see no way by which
this body, as az present constituted can
enter upon 'AS WORN dn', therefore HHhe
to be discharged from a further cnnsldora-
tion Of the subject Respectfully,
4. Il White West Virginia,
a. y. Hosiernan. Ohio.
Ira s carpenteT Indiana,
K. NJ. White. Missouri
Committee
The report was received and together
with MIR. Hostermsn's paper. made the spe-
cial order for 30 o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing
Upon the conclusion Of tho reading Of
the report. e. y ousley Of 'he local com
nnittoe announced that the committee were
endeavoring 20 arrange for the transpor-
taiion OF the editors In electric cars 10 the
oyster roast this afternoon at Woollams
lake
~ / o'clock the association adjourned
until tomorrow morning at q o'clock
After adjournment a number 81 the
members went TO Clark & Courts build
ing, and from the tower obtained birds
eye View Of the city.