Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-04-06
A Delightful Meeting.

annual session OF the Florida Press
Associati n at Fl. Myers the past week
wss the most profitable aud delightful
ever held by the association. In the
first place. the attendance WIS large
snd everyone vas interested deeply in
Newspaper work; there was more at.
tention raid to business, and in devils
ing and discussing methods Of improy-
ing the condition OF the association
and Its members. Twenty new names
were added to the roll of members
more than ever joined in any one year
before.
President White announced the fol-
lowing standing committees for this
year:
Executive-Tom F. McBeath, Theo.
B. Hartig, Geo. Wils on, r. A. Russell
aud Frank Walpole.
Memberships. ". Peabody, Irael
II. Putnam and Rev. L. d. Geiger.
Constitution and By-laUs-Waltcr
s. Turner, E. o. Painter aud Frank
Horton.
FinaDce-C. L. Bittinger. Philip
l. aacs and Robert McNamee-
Arbitration and Grievances-J. Ira
Gore, F. A. Mann, c. Y. Miller, A.
Winthrop Sargent and John Frank.
Legislation---H. n. McCreary, Fred
s. Robertson and John Trice.
Memorial and Resolutions-E. B.
Calhoun, W. b. Lawrence and David
ellis.
The following special committee
was appointed to attend the Southern
Industrial convention at Chattanooga
next May, aud try to secure tLeir next
meeting in Florida:
George w. Wilson, C. L. Bittinger,
Theo. B. Hsrtig, Tom F. McBeath,
Philip Isaacs.
The following resolutions in regard
TO the paper trust were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, We, members of the
Florida Press Association, have felt
the pinch of the International Paper
Company trust, aud are of the opinion
that we will feel it more severely still
if something is not done to break the
deadly grip Of that Overbearing, insO-
lent monopoly; and
Whereas, This rise is q mere tax
on US as publishers, individually We
can do nothing; the merchsut can
mark up his goods, we have no such
recourse; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, as n body, be-
lieve no trust should be fostered by
that all trusts should de-
pend upon their own business capac-
Ity, not the protection given them by
the general government.
Resolved, That, holding this be-
lief, We hereby appeal 10 our United
States senators and congressman, in
t. assist In the repeal of
such tariff dulies as serve to protect
the trust in It's extortionate charges
for white paper"
The next meeting of the association
will he held at Miami.
Recently j. II. Bowles, a wealthy
New Yorker aud large grove owner
in California, arrived ID Miami for the
purpose of looking into orange Gull
lure. After spending q few days he
became convinced that the rock lands
Of Dade were superior for the cultiva-
lion of oranges. He purchased tract
lying on the rock road to Lemon City,
and returned moth day or two ago.
Hon. F. S. Morse received letter in
closing check for full payment of the
property purchased. He further di-
rected Mr.. Morse to have the land
cleared at once, and planted in groves.
he also instructed Mr. Morse to spare
no expense in the preparation of the
ground, the setting Of trees, or the
use of fertilizer, that wonld tend to the
rapid advancement of his property.
Mr.. BOwles expects to spend the win
Ter IN Miami next season, and at the
same time erect q modern home on his
property.