The Colorado statesman., 1900-01-27
EDITORS TALK SHOP.
ANNUAL MEETING AT DENVER.
strong Resolutions Against the Paper
Trust Adopted-Fort Collins Man Elect
ed President

The discussion of an active campaign
I IN matters vitally affecting newspaper
! interests began almost as soon as the
meeting was called to order by Howard
, Russell of Fort Collins, vice president
! Of the association.
1t was decided that the editors of the
state should unite in pressing upon the
attention of the coming Legislature Ihe
needs of the press. in the passage of
bills, and the repeal of laws which bear
unfavorably upon the profession. A leg.
, islative committee. consisting of How
ard Russell, president; *. G. Cooper,
+. \. Briggs, J. NJ. Lawless and ]. S.
, Temple, was appointed and instructed
TO meet some time in May and consider
, all complaints and suggestions from
members of the association submitted
in writing in the next ninety days.
An invitation from the mayor of
Ouray to hold the summer meeting
there was accepted.
A resolution was adopted condemn
ing the personal assault upon the pub
fishers of the Denver Evening Post
and rendering them sincere sympathy
in their present unfortunate condition"
|. n. Bunting of Grand Junction,
Lewis Gaylord of Colorado Springs and
L. NJ. Patterson of Denver were ap-
pointed a committee to wait upon the
railway classification committees and
endeavOr to secure the retransfer of
newspaper printing paper from class
three as freight to class four. Wrap
ping paper is still carried fourth class,
while white paper, in exactly the same
kind of parcels, is put in higher class
and has to pay about thirty per cent.
more freight.
+. J. Atkins, X. G. Cooper and T. NJ.
Patterson were chosen q committee to
draft an address to the publishers of
the United States to be sent over the
country through the Associated Press,
urging that all publishers join with the
National Editorial Association, and
send representatives to that meeting if
possible, to further the campaign
against the paper trust
Howard Russell was elected preSi-
dent of the association by acclamation,
and the vote WAS unanimous for 1. \.
| Bunting of Grand Junction, first vice
president; +. y. Briggs of Victor, sec
Ond vice president; Halsey NJ. Rhoads
of Denver, secretary, and II. ]. Holmes
of GlenwOod, treasurer.
The following were elected delegates
al Editorial Association, which will
meet in New Orleans March 1st Wolfe
LondOner, f. ]. Atkins, Lewis Gaylord.
w. c.. Calhoun and T. NJ. Patterson.
Alternates. J. B. King, Lutte Wilcox,
j. S. Temple and Halsey NJ Rhoads
The delegation was instructed to vote
for K. G. Cooper as national commit
teeman from Colorado
Tho most iInnovfonf hT1SinocS o( -
convention was undoubtedly the adop-
ton of the resolution against the paper
trust. This was introduced by X. G.
, Cooper, and was as follows:
"Disregarding all controversy over
the mOoted questions of tariff and free
trade. we nevertheless unite in de-
nouncing every form of combination
that has for its object an increase in
the cost of necessities through the cur
tailment of production and the destruc-
ton of competition.
'The newspaper has become a prime
necessity of modern life. The best re-
suits, In all efforts to improve govern
ment, advance civilization and secure
faithful public officials will be OBJ
tained through the newspapers of the
country, produced as cheaply as pos
sible consistent with fair wages and |
reasonable hours of labor
I'm the paper trust but lately formed, |
we the Colorado State Editorial ASso- |
citation, recognize only an enemy to the |
newspaper publishers and readers, and |
therefore to society and good govern
ment. BY combining to destroy COM
petition in the manufacture of paper
and thereby unduly to raise the price
to the publisher. it has forfeited all
claim to the consideration and bounty
of the government, and it is the plain
duty of Congress to repeal all laws that
tend to enable the trust TO carry out
its nefariOus system of plumber.
ITO the end that the newspapers of
the United States may free themselves
in part at least, from the eXactiOns of
the paper trust we demand that the
Congress of the United States shall i'm
repeal all duties on paper
upon wood pulp for the manufacture
of paper, and upon every other article
that enters materially into the manu-
facture of paper, and we will consider
as cur enemies every senator and con-
gressman who shall fail to do his ut
most to repeal such laws at the present
session of Congress.
Resolved, That we will oppose the
|
Der of Congress who does not actively
aid in the immediate repeal of all such
tariff duties.'' i
The most vigorous debate of the ses-
sion was over this resolution. Some
editors in the gathering
we're unwilling to admit without fur
her investigation that the reason for
he increase in price was other than
he general rise of prices due to pros
lerity. 1t was denied that the tariff
III paper was sufficient TO give the
rust any decided advantage. One del
gate pointed out that only since the
Use in price had the managers of Den /
-er paper mills begun to see their way
lear to profit. The proposition to ask ;
he roads to reduce the freight rates on ;
,aper nearly preciptated debate on !
'ailway discrimination, delegates point
ng out that the difference in clasSifi-
alton was in favor of the Colorado
,roduct, and that it behOOved the ed =
tors to uphold the Colorado industry. :
Objections We're also made TO the
lenacng tone of the resolution, some =
+ the delegates believing that it was !
f little avail to threaten members OF \