The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29
MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Thirty-ffth Annual Session. jackson.
June 20, 1900.

The association was called to order
in the House Of Representatives,. at II
O'clock, by President p. E. Williams,
the Rev. F. c. Emery offering a divine
invocation OF much earnestness.
Secretary J. G. Mcclure then called
the roll. which showed the following
present:
r. II. Henry and Miss Marie Henry,
ClariOn-L edger. Jackson.
Miss Singleton Garrett, Carthagin-
ian. Carthage.
Mrs. IL. II. Butt, Challenge, Clarks.
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. X. Mayors, DEMO
CRAT-STAR, Scranton.
Mrs. S. G. Maier, Dispatch, Colum.
bus.
Chas. G. Moreau and wife, Echo, Bay
St. Louis.
Fl. E. Blakeslee and wife, Gazette,
New Albany.
J. G. Mcclure and wife, Herald,
Yazoo City.
j. II. Duke and Miss b. Vinsnn.
Herald. ScOOba.
P, E. Williams and wife, Headblock
LumbertOn.
Miss Daisy Ship, Herald, Vicks.
burg.
A. J. McCallum and wife, Kellogg
Auxiliary. Memphis.
L.. II. Carlisle and wife, Leader,
West Point.
Miss Emmie Power and Miss AnabeI
Power, Post, VickSburg.
e. p. Clarke, Quill. Belen.
R0bt. Lewis, Republican, Wondville
$. j. Owen and wife, Sentinel, Rip
ley.
W. M. Ward and wife, Times. Stark
vile.
Jas. X. Vardaman, Commonwealth
Greenwood.
j. P. Montgomery, Vicksburg News
paper Union.
The president then appointed tn,
following committee on credentials II
report upon applications OF new mem
hers: p. X. Mayors, William Ward ant
j. II. Duke.
The following were appointed as al
auditing committee: j. d. McKie, A
j. McCallum and H. e. Blakeslee.
Mr.. r. II. Henry delivered the ad
dress Of welcome, and gave an 0utlin
OF the trip to the great West.
MIR. j. ID. McKie. Of the Biloxi Re
view, responded on behalf of the asso
citation.
President Williams then read tn
annual address which was pronounce,
one Of the ablest papers 1T the kin
ever read before the association.
The morning session of the assOcia
tion was opened with prayer by til
chaplain, Mr.. l.. r.. Carlisle.
President Williams introduced littl
Miss lnez Weiss. the beautiful and tai
ented daughter of the clip" who de
livered a recitation, entitled. MA,
Jones' Ma" which was cordially az
plauded.
The annual Grafton was next deliv
cred by Mr.. II. Il. Blakeslee. the tai
ented editor Of the New Albany GA
zette, Mr.. Blakeslre's address Shove,
careful preparatinn. and was givel
close attention bv the editors.
The committee reports followed, an,
were filed with the secretary withou
discussion.
The rest OF the mornings program
consisted OF essays by different mem
bers. Mr.. Garrett. OF the Carthagin
ian, who was not present, filed his pa
per by proxy. 1t was on the sublec
Of the Loud bill," and was a stron
argument against any attempted ley
islati0n OF that kind. 1t was Ordere
spread upon the minutes.
Mr.. Henry Crosby, Of the Greenvill
Times, read one of tue ableSt papers {
the proceedings. 1t was a PLAIN, pra(
tical. b%nsiness-li ike address on the sui
ject Of Business and Organization {
a Newspaper" Mr.. Crosby went int
the details and showed the necessit
for the application of business primo
Piles In order to make it a success. II
denounced the cut-thrOat bushes
that is now being carried on by man
printers in the State, TO the grea
detriment Of the craft. He recon
mended that the next session OF tn
association some arrangement shOul,
be made as to a fair and equitabl
scale OF prices for Job work and sub
scription. The price Of paper and ma
terials has steadily gone up within
the last few years, and the printer
products has either remained the sam,
or been reduced. The result is tina
many practical printers who have beer
forced to reduce prices Ia order to keel
In line for business have found IL Inn
possible to meet their obligations, and
many failures have been thereby COCA.
stoned. There Is NJ reason, he said,
why . newspaper should not pay Il fair
prodt a. well an any other business,
AND Tit is conducted ON sound bust.
MESS principles IL will do 80 In nearly
every case. or course, there will
be y few business men who will be