The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
Utah Press Association In Session
Yesterday.
TWO PAPERS CENSURED
SANPETE WEEKLIES COME IN
FOR SCORING.
Manti Messenger and Sanpete Demo-
crat Condemned For Fighting
Newspaper Bill Introduced at Last
Session of Northumberland
Nelson Announces Committees.

There wasn't a single journalist at a
special meeting of the Utah Press as
soclatlon held in the Kenyon parlors
yesterday afternoon and last night.
President Fred Nelson wanted it dis
unctly understood at the outset that
all present were newspaper men,
whether they are getting out nonpareil
sheets in long primer towns or the re-
Verse.
The session was scheduled to begin
at O'Clock in the afternoon, but the
snort Line-Pocatello ball game proved
TOO strong counter attraction. After
ndgetlng around for few minutes, the
hat-dozen editors present came to
order and at once adjourned until 7:30
O'Clock Then all hands hustled away
to catch car bound for the game.
1t was after o'clock when President
Nelson raped gingerly with his knuck-
les for order. He called Secretary e.
" jackson of the Payson Globe
Header to the chair while he explained
the purpose OF the meeting. MI. Nelson
said he first wanted to tell about his
visit to the newspaper men of the
state in the interest of the associa-
ton. Then the committee on legisla-
ton desired to report. Next was to
come the consideration of applications
Tor membership, a discussion of plans
Tor the annual outing and the appoint
ment of standing committees.
Beat Boys at Poker.
The president spoke of a tour he had
made through the state and of his sue
cess in interesting the editors and pub
lshers in the association. Il haven't
any expense account to present" said
Mr.. Nelson, jovially, because L beat
the boys playing poker. and paid my
expenses that way"
Nj w Mur--av Of ha
terprise, member of the legislative
committee, reported that that body had
drawn up a bill which in its judgment
covered the needs of the state news
papers. The measure was endorsed by
Attorneys Brown and Henderson, but
the legislature killed it.
President Nelson also spoke of the
troubles the committee had with the
bill, and incidentally took fall out of
Senators Alder and Thomas, members
of the senate's committee on printing,
who opposed the measure. He said the
time might come when both of those
senator's might want something from
the state and then the newspaper boys
would do a plenty to them"
L. G. Rognon expressed the opinion
that the bill was good one and urged
that the committee continue its labors
until il gets what it wants. King of
the Tintic Republican expressed a SIM
liar view, and moved a vote of thanks
for the committee and President Mel
son for their faithful services. The
motion was unanimously adopted.
Two Papers Censured.
In connection with the same order
of business, although it came up later
in the meeting, President Nelson, in
a warm speech, proposed a vote of con-
demnation for the Manti Messenger
and the Sdnpete Democrat for their
opposition to the bill. Mr.. Nelson said
the editors of those papers had said
things about the association that he
wouldn't say about a yellow dog, and
he thought they should be roundly cen
Sured.
Dewar of the Tintic Republican
moved that this association severely
condemns the course taken by the
Manti Messenger and Sanpete Demo-
crat." The motion was carried with
out a dissenting vote.
When the question of the annual out
ing came up. e. G. RognOn proposed
that it be held again this year at Cas-
tilla Springs. White of the Beaver
Blade opposed this idea He said Ma
jor Littlefield of ogden, who was I'M
able to be present, had suggested a
trip to Portland and San Francisco.
and he heartily approved of it.
President Nelson thought both out /
ings could be taken. He said the Ma |
tional Educational association was go |
Ing 10 CHlIOr1lld IN november, ana as |
many members of the Utah organjZa- |
ton as desired could go also. He IA
vored the Castillo Springs trip first.
After Mr.. Nelson's explanation, Mr.. |
White fell in with the scheme and |
withdrew his objection to Castillo !
Springs.
On motion of Mr.. Dewar, the presi- |
dent appointed Dewar Rognon, Spill |
man and Murray a committee to ar |
range for the outing.
Committees Appointed.
President Nelson announced his list
Of standing committees as follows:
On Order of Business-C. W. jackson,
Murray and White.
On Membership-King, Boyden and
Rognon.
on observation-disclosures, Glassman
and Buyse.
On Transportation-Dan S. Spencer,
W. ]. Rid and Dewar.
On Advertising-E. a. Mcdaniel, c.
NJ. Jackson and Williamson.
On Paper-Robinson. England and
Elliott.
After the committees had been ap-
pointed, Mr.. Nelson made a strong talk
in advocacy of putting the association |
on business footing. He was followed
by Charles Spilman, who moved the
appointment of a committee of three
to formulate plans for securing more
advertising and for collecting bad ac-
counts.
The motion was adopted, after some
debate, and the chair named Spilman,
King and Murray as the committee.
The meeting then adjourned.
Those in attendance were: H. Stan
ley, Box Elder News; w. c. Dewar
and C. S. King, Tintic Republican: W.
NJ. White, Beaver Blade; j. NJ. Boy
den, Mt. Pleasant Pyramid; Dwight
Meter. Richfleld Advocate; ]. E.
Eldredge, Nj. NJ. Steele, jr.. Panguitch
Progress; c. F. Spilman, Tintic Miner;
Charles England, Logan Journal; Fred
Nelson, Utah County Democrat; c. W.
Jackson. Payson Globe-Header; NJ. F.
Murray, Ephraim Enterprise; L. G..
Rognon and J. c. Rosenbaum.
At the conclusion of the general
meeting. the outing committee met and
decided to have the editors gather at .
Castillo Springs Saturday. July Is |
The programme is to be prepared later
TRAVELLING LIBRARY OUTING,