The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-07

Miles City journal was read, in his alb
sence, by Secretary McMurray. 1t dis
cussed the question of foreign advertis-
ing at length. and particularly con-
demned accepting this class of adver-
Using through agents. A great deal of
discussion was provoked by the paper.
Among those who spoke on the subject
We're O. S. Worden of the Great Falls
Tribune, NJ. A. Berger of the Butte
Inter Mountain, r. NJ. Goshorn of the
Kalispell Inter-Lake. X. NJ. Sutherlin
of the Rocky Mountain Husbandman of
White Sulphur Springs, and c. D..
Greenfield of the Helena Stockman and
Farmer
AS a result of the discussion the Of
flee of corresponding secretary was re-
vived and Mr.. Greenfield elected to the
position. His duties Will be to look out
for fraudulent foreign advertising and
notify all newspapers in the state of
the discovery of one, All members of
the association will notify him on Sc
curing evidence of fraud.
agent of the United States bureau of
labor, who was present, gave an inter-
esting address on the subject of foreign
advertising he having had considera-
BILE experience in publishing.
George f. Boos of the Missoula Mis-
soulian read an interesting paper on
"Subscriptons-Cash VS.. Credit" He
advocated reducing the price of week
lies in the state to 81 a year. There
was considerable discussion on this
subject. members dividing on it.
The following new members, in addi-
ton to those named yesterday, were
elected: j. w. Kelly of the Livingston
Post, L. B. Catlin of the Standard, 10
seph Smith, jr. IL. of the Virginia City
Madisonian and w. A. Bower of the
Standard.
The membership committee recon-
mended that after 30 days notice mem
bers who have not paid their dues
shall be dropped from the rolls. To in
duce those largely in arrears to come
in it was decided they could rejoin on
payment of 81 The committee also
recommended dropping a number OF
members who have ceased their connec-
ton with the newspaper business. This
report was adopted
The committee on memorial reported
there had been no deaths among mem
bers of the association, but submitted
a resolution of coincidence on the acct
dental death of B. F. Hoover late ed
itor of the Livingston Enterprise. This
was adopted.
The report of the secretary and the
auditing committee were received and
adopted. They showed there are now
30 members on the roll.
Secretary McMurray read an interest
ing history of the year in Montana
journalism.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session. which con-
vened at 2:30 p. M, A. K. Yerkes of the
Bozeman Chronicle was called upon to
read "A Piece for the Paper" In lieu
thereof he read an original poem.
A telegram was read from l.. Molli-
nelli of the Mssoula Messenger eX-
pressing regret at his inability to be
present. A similar telegram from A.
j. Fisk of the Helena Herald was read.
President Walsworth appointed p. A.
Julien, w. NJ. Bole and ]. McMurray
committee TO send a telegram to Sam
Gordon Of the Miles City Journal GEN.
surfing him for his non-appearance.
The telegram was sent as follows:
Your absence cannot be condoned
or excused. No member will even take
one for you. but just to show that
while condemned you are not forgotten
we, at the order of the association, in
sorrow wire you"
w w. Anderson of the Bozeman
Avant- Courier had Sheen assigned as
a subject the matter of clubbing
rates in subscriptions. He apologized
for preparing no paper.
las a matter of fact" said he, Il
know little about clubbing! l had one
experience with it early in my career.
but the experience cured me of it en-
tirely. IA There was a lawyer at the
other end OF the Cuba big man phys
ically."
Then, getting down to the subject Of
newspaper clubbing, he said the plan
was not a bad one if the papers with
whom clubbing rates were made dis
continued on the expiration of the sub
scription Instead of doing this many
papers continued to send to the sub
scrbers to their annoyance. They in
turn come down ON the home paper
for bringing the annoyance on them.
How Can the Press Association Be
Made of Greater Benefit" was the title
of a paper by c. +. Shearer of the
Helena Independent, read in his alb
sence by Walter Aitken. The paper
was a plea for barring non-newspaper
people from the association and from
a participation in courtesies extended
to the organization. 1t pointed out that
in Montana editorial excursions editors
of the linen departments of dry goods
stores and people of that class have
been rung in. 1t showed that in no
other professional or class association
were outsiders admitted and held it
to be dishonorable and unfair to allow
these outsiders to participate in favors
extended the editorial fraternity.
Mr. Greenfield asked if there were
Secretary McMurray replied that they
had been eliminated almost, If not
quite, entirely. The list is in better
shape than it ever was before.
r. N. Sutherlin said he was not
stickler for keeping the bars up, but
believed in letting in the friends of the
editors on their publications.
Mr.. Aitken said: This. I believe, is
a matter of honor and not of expedi-
ency think it should be a matter of
high honor with us to see that those
who go out on our excursions and re-
ceive courtesies are those who are en-
titled to receive them" Mr.. Kelly and
Mr.. Anderson also spoke in opposition
to letting in outsiders.
Mr.. Yerkes asked to hear more on
the clubbing proposition.
o. S. Worden Of the Great Falls
Tribune said he thought the plan was
working evil for the newspaper bust
ness in all Montana.
Then came a general discussion, in
which Mr.. TiltOn was asked to speak.
In the course of his remarks he relat-
ed the story of Montana's first press,