Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-09
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Robert Gillian made the closing speech
ON KANSAS SIDE OF Line
Editors Hold n Morning Session and
Drive About the City in the
Afternoon.

The Kansas Editorial Association began
the first business session of its meeting in
Kansas City. kaS, yesterday morning.
About 800 members were present when
President H. A. Perkins delivered his an
nual address at 9 o'clock. He urged that
the association adopt a new constitution
and bylaws, and unfavorably commented
upon the practice of receiving advertise
ments from large advertising agencies at
low rates. He opposed the postal bill now
before congress. which he said would work
to the disadvantage of the country papers.
He advocated the formation of an associa-
ton by the $50 editors of Kansas to erect
a monument to the memory of Ex-Governor
John A. Martin.
Following President Perkins address,, a
resolution Of regret on the death of ex-
Governor Thomas A. Osborn was intro
duced by George w. Martin.
the association appropriate 500 toward the
erection of a monument over the grave of
Ex-Governor Martin. 1t was amended to
provide for the appointment of a commit
tee to have charge, with power to act, of
the associations part in the erection Of
such a monument, and adopted. The fol-
lowing was appointed: V. j.
Lane, NJ. NJ. Beck. Charles F. Scott.
F. d; C9burn, secretary of the state board
the association on behalf of the city Of
Kansas City. Kas., which, he said, was the
second greatest live stock market in the
world, the second greatest packing house
center. and 30 per cent greater in population
than any other Kansas. city. He said Kan
sas had suffered untold injury by the care
news of Kansas. High winds, he said, were
called kansas cyclones: snow t%lurries.
kansas billiards." Should grasshoppers
to the world that Kansas crops were being
section to secure needed rains was adver;
He urged that Kansas news be not ex-
aggerated.
eraI interesting papers were read and dis
cussed by member of the association. All
Of them referred to shop" matters.
er, read a paper on The Local Department
on by S. F: Gebhart. Of the Pratt Union.
iinauentp subseriptioSs.S This subject was
discussed by r. T. Simons. of the Caldwell
Republican: J.. S. Carpenter. of the Coun-
Gil Grove Republican: R. H. Cadwallader,
of the .Louisburg, Herald, and F. H. Rob-
How Aristarchus Studied Elocution." a
recitation by Mrs. Lillian W. Loofbourrow.
Of the Atwood Patriot; made a decided hit:
Parsons Voice. and -, Few Things We
All Know were repeated to we" by Fred
C. Trigg. of the Garnett Eagle.
Other papers were "What l Know About
Running a COUNTRY Newspaper" by NJ. NJ.
fotth. % ut f1OllOl TtCOIutl. dllu DUST
ness Policy by D. L. Valentine. of the
Clay Center Times.
After an elaborate monday spread. pre-
pared by a cooking club. the visitors were
! taken on a tour of Kansas City, Kas. 1t
required nearly 100 hacks to accommodate
the editors. The procession moved west
on Minnesota avenue from Sixth street to
Thirteenth street. thence north TO the
Quindaro boulevard. The plan was to
turn east at Thirteenth and Waverly ave-
nue.. but some of the drivers became lost
from the leaders and about half or the
editors were carried to the northern city
limits. where hedge fences and muddy
roads were all there were to be seen.
These stray carriages reioined the leaders
mainder of the trip with them. From
Tenth street the procession moved east to
Seventh and followed this thoroushfare
south to Armourdale. where the large man.
ufacturing establishments were viewed.
The packing house district and the stock
yards were then visited. Arriving at Cen
trail avenue and James street. the
trail avenue bridge to see the mammoth
new power house of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. From there they
were driven to the Midland hotel.
The trip was made without particular in
cident. A slight mishap befell Editor G.
w. Grandy. of the st. John Capital. which.
while trivial, was unpleasant. A coal
footed draught horses, passed his car
riage. and as a salute to the occupants of
the hack. one Of the horses threw a sheet
of mud into the carriage. Editor Grandy's
face was covered with mud. Only those
in the carriage with him heard his re-
marks. which they declare were becom-
ingly temperate.