The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-26
STATE EDITORS IN SESSION.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Report OF the Histerian shows That
Seventeen New Papers Were
started During the Past Yesr,
while OnIy Four Suspended.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
NEW wHATcOM. July 25.--The four
teenth annual meeting OF the Washing
ton State Press Association was opened
this morning by President O. VI. Moore
In the absence of Secretary WIN a.
Steel, C. A. Thonneson, OF Tacoma, ana
Grant C. Angle, Of Shelton. were elect
"a secretaries The attendance at the
FIRST session was not up 10 expectations,
only about half OF the i5s TO whom trans
portatfon had been issued signing the
register. Members OF the association are
arriving by every boat and train. now
ever, and the attendance will be up 10
the mark tomorrow,
pres,dent Moore, In his opening address.
suggested the elimination OF the editorial
1--WE" in daily newspapers, on the ground
that the newspapers forte Is to express
the opinions Of tho people rather than
the individual. He declared that mo coll
tor IL justified in going in blind with
out consulting the people of hts town o.
city concerning matters OF vital I'M
portance. He has no right TO be eternaily
foisting upon his readers his own petty
troubles or controversies with otner
newspapers"
President Moore further advised tho
formation of a journalistic league or
brotherhood. swearing a. least temporary
feaity to one another for mutual GOOD
He said II was not necessary for paper
seeking TO develop Its own community 10
tear down the ne!ghboring burg. ana de-
clarod the time now especially opportune
for each paper 20 devote column or two
70 the upbuilding Of the state In
general, its own community in particular
ana saying III OF no part of tho state
This afternoon the following commit
tees were appointed;
Reuo1uttvns- w. Wheeler. Of Waits
burg: Mrs Ella HiEgfnson, Whatcom.
Mn. Minnie Sargent.
place Of meeting rauck c.. Teck.
Whatcom; b. N. Price. Olympia: W. H.
New business schnehley. Of Ellensburg:
white, OF Seattle; Wheeler of Wallis
revision Of by-lsws--s. NJ. Wood. Seat
tie; n. N. Fuller. Tacoma; Grant G.
ANGLE. Shelton.
The report Of Chairman James NJ. YER
non. Of tho executive committee, shows
the financial condition Of the association
"a. b hstter than ever in its existence.
thsre being substantial balance In the
treasury. Charles Prosch. the historian.
read hts report II showed that while for
Z period Of four or Ave years there was q
steady decrease OF the number OF jour-
malls published in tho state, the order had
bsen reversed in ise9. Seventeen now papers
were started in the year. and the num-
her suspended was only four. The changes
~ PROFESSIONALLY which were numerous,
Mr. prcsch ascrtbed to the healthy con-
ditinn rather than otherwise. He gave
. list Of twenty changes Of this charac-
ter. The report included obituaries Of
ex-Preeident J. Hannum Jones, OF the as
ISOLATION: Capt. c. NJ. Holton. OF North
Yakima, and Horace T. Brown. OF Spo-
kane.
An interesting paper on railroad trans
portAtion was read by janice M. Vernon.
This afternoon the ladies attending the
association were given a reception at the
pubic library building. and In the even
inG Z public reception was given by the
rAlrhaven Commercial Club In honor OF
the whiting editors.