The record-union., 1899-09-08

should have done. The papers must
stand together, for they cannot stand
alone. If a paper with a large circu-
lation takes a low price, they cannot
combat it alone Let the rate be reg
ulated according to the circulation. II
the publishers will only apply Mr..
Francis paper to themselves it will DO
good If not, it will be like going 20
church to hear a good sermon and
going away applying it to some one
else. He believed Mr.. Willis suggested
a good plan and if a committee is ap-
pointed to consider and make. some plan
and present it tomorrow for discus
sion it would have good results.
READY PRINT" TOO.
J. E. Barnes of the lone Valley
Echo" said there was another thing to
be thought of and that was "ready
print" If a man refuses to take ad-
vertisements at low price, his ready
print" man will furnish at lower one.
He made contract that none should
be furnished in his ready print. The
ready print man did not keep it and
he had work to bring him to terms and
ended the contract. He now gives his
rate to agents and they can take it or
leave it. He gave several experiences
with agents and told how they finally
came to time and paid his price
through his taking firm stand. 1t
paid him, too. He had refused much
foreign advertising on account of the
rate offered but he had more than
doubled his advertising income since
he took the paper. He made no cuts
in price and gave no special positions
in his columns.
NOT AT FAULT.
c. j. Owen of the San Jose 'Mer-
curry" gave instances where the pub
fishers were not at fault, several agents
offering the same thing. One of them
confessed to him that he had underbid
to get the handling of the advertise
ment. He did not publish till he re-
ceived his price, but found that agents,
when they lose on one thing, wait for
chance to skin the publisher
Mr.. Mcpherson said he did not see
how the association could handle the
matter when half the papers of the
State are not members and it cannot
control them.
Mr.. Woodson suggested sending an
intelligent agent or representative of
the association to every publisher to
present the case to each, and so touch
their pocket nerve
Mr.. Mcpherson thought it would be a
good thing. Newspaper men had ii
in their own hands. They often lose
from irresponsible agents A commit
tee had never yet accomplished any
thing in this matter
PETTY JEALOUSY.
Mr.. Daniels idea of discussion was
to get a better idea of what publish
ers think. Many of them are afraid
some one else will get the advertising
and take it at lower rate in order to
prevent that. He thought that spirit
should be done away with. The man
who will accept what he can get does
not stand SO we'll with the advertiser
as the firm one, because he realizes that
the paper will take cheap advertising.
A good paper will always command
ing to it.
COMBINATION NECESSARY.
Mr. Willis said he could not con-
ceive how in a body of intelligent men
like the Press Association committees
could go on talking and passing reso-
lutions for ten years and doing nothing
Every industry is organized, even down
to the street sweepers, and combines
and gets what it wants The reason
why this movement has not succeeded
is because there has always been an