The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
EDITORS FROM EVERY
STATE COMING.
The National Editorial Asso iation 20
Visk Astorla-An Event OF Far
Reaching importance.

The National Educational Association.
which Is to meet In Portland on July s.
promises to De the greatest gathering OF
newspaper men ever held In tho United
Stases, Every state In the union viii
be represented and representatives OF all
;he great papers OF the land Will BE- o, the
party Reports received by Albert To-
zier, secretary of the Ocrgon Press As
cociation. indicate that there will be No
less than Nlu n the visiting newspaper
men and women IN attendance az the
association. Al the close OF the session
the editors will ytss, the principal towns
In the willamette valley and on their re-
turn to Portland they will visit Astoria
and Seaside. All the towns In oregon
and Washington are making a determined
effort to secure the promise Of visit
from the editors and those tina, have
secured tle promise are making big prep
aratlons TO entertain the visiting news
paper people.
THIS visit OF representative editors from
all parts OF the United States Is an event
that will have great bearing on the
upbuildIng OF the northwest. Each 0f
these editors will have something TO say
IN his paper OF what he has seen on this
coast. and his impressions Will have a
great influence In turning tho tide OF Inn
migration 20 the Pacific states or from
this section. Astoria, now that she has
aroused from her Rip Van Wrinkle sleep,
should make the most Of this opportu-
nifty Of getting the free advertising that
II paid for az regular newspaper rates
would cost thousands Of dollars and
should extend such a royal and hosplta.
Bile welcome to the journalist tourists that
they will have only words Of praise and
commcndatlon for the town that can
offer more inducements to capital and
homeseekers than any other place on tho
Pacific coast;
Denver has twice entertained the Ma
tlonal Editorial Association, and that live
town, which Is ever alert 10 turn a point
to BIS advantage gave the editors such
a splendid reception each time and took
such pains to show them the advantages
OF Colorado that thousands OF dollars OF
ana thousands OF lmml.
grants have come 20 that state as ra.
suit Of the good words the newspaper
visitors had 10 say Of the state. In wei.
coming the Editorial Association to Dem
yer last year Mr. Wolfe Londoner, chair
man OF the reception committee. IN his
haI 81. Fott 10
what the previous meeting Of the agsocI.
alton IN Denver had done for Colorado
NOW 7 want to get down 10 the facts.
Eleven years ago the National Editorial
Association came 10 Colorado. but then
the number was not as large as y ls at
present We went all over the state and
had a great tlme The editors came Just
after We had had a severe depression.
We had had trouble Of various kinds, |
md then the editors came. naughter) |
However, they made a tour and left the |
,tate. We ala not appreciate in those
lays what II meant to Colorado TO have |
With US a national convention Of writer's
u articles In newspapers within a year
4 dhat convention the tide commenced TO
urn, and 7 speak for the Colorado pub
lc at large when I say that the former
was succeeded In Colorado by
n unprecedented business boom n has
cen estimated that many thousands
columns Of readable, live matter,
uch az Is read at the American
reside were published all over America
= result Of that former convention IN
,enver It is the maher which is read ut
he hresde which counts We thank you
or the good citizens you sent us by
hose articles and vino are still with us.
nd say TO the people Of Denver and
olorado that what you did then will be
lore than trebled now"