The age-herald., 1900-07-18

bama Press Association are hereby extend- ed to Mrs. R. D. Johnston for her inter- esting address, and hereby pledge hearty cooperation with the good women who are engaged in the noble work of building a reform industrial school for boys and will do it's utmost to make it the success which conditions in the State suggest it should be-"
 History of Alaba ma Newspapers
 Major w. w. Screws of the Montgomery Advertiser, historian of the association. made his report He briefly reviewed the early history of newspapers in Alabama Major Screws has been at work on his- tory of Alabama newspapers for a number Of years, and it is his intention to publish a. book on this subject just as soon as he can get all the data necessary. Among the features of his paper yesterday were the following:
 The first paper published in Alabama was at Huntsville in 1872.
 Other early papers were the Madison Ga zette at Huntsville and the Republican at Huntsville in 1877; paper at St Stephens in 1913, and another in ISIS; a paper pub lished in French and English at Mobile in 1874, and the Mobile Gazette in 1922; the Mobile Register, now in existence, was started about the same time The first pa per published at Tuscaloosa came out in 1920, and was edited by MT Davenport, whose two daughters were printers and set type in his office. In 1919 the Florence Gazette was established, and only sus- pended a few years ago; the Selma Times, now publis he'd at Selma a daily, tablished in 1925. and in 1S40 William L.. Yancey published paper at Cahaba.
 MT. Yancey in the 40s gave notice of an invention which he and another intended having patented by which type would be cast as is done in the present day by the Mergenthaler process.
 The first paper published in Jefferson county made it's appearance at Elyton in 1S45, and suspended in 1S47.
 Hon. Isaac Grant, the veteran editor Of the South Alabaman at Jackson, Clarke County, started that paper in 1854, and has continuously edited it since that time
 Major w. w. Screws has been with the Montgomery Advertiser since lS65, or tnlr- ty-fve years.
 On motion of MT. Pepperman of the Ala oama Knight of Montgomery, Major Screwws was thanked by the association for the paper he read.
 "Reminiscences
 Mrs. Lila Carlisle Crawford read a very interesting paper on "Reminiscences of Ala bama's First Press Assoication.''
 At the conclusion of Mrs. Crawford s paper the association adourned until lO o'clock this morning.
 The following is the programme for to- day:
 Annual essay, by Mrs. Robert M. Rawls of the Athens Courier
 Paper: Are Ready Prints Injurious to Weekly Papers?' by J. c. Williams Of the Talladega Mountain Home.
 Diminished business.
 New business.
 Selection of delegates to the National Editorial Association ss.
 Selecting place for the next annual meet mg. slrs
 Appointment of executive and legislative committees. q Miscellaneous business. ...o.e Adjournment.
 The visitors were entertained by the Bir- mingham Press Association at a reception in the armory of the Jefferson Volunteers last night There were present quite a number of Birmingham women, who as- sisted the local newspaper fraternity to entertain the Alabama newspaper folk.
 Trip to Ensley
 o'clock this afternoon the editors will r be taken to Ensley, where they will be the guests of the citizens of that place for sev- [ e1!al hours. At 1920 o'clock tonight those going on the trip to Pike,s Peak will leave over the Southern Railway for West Point, Miss. The itinerary of this trip is as fol- slows
 Leave Birmingham at 1920 p. m, We'd tuesday, July IS.
 Arrive West Point at a. m., Thursday. July 19.
 Arrive at St. Louis at 7:44 p. m., Thurs day, July 19.
 Leave St. Louis at 1010 p. m, Thursday July 19
 Arrive Kansas City at 7:25 a. m., Friday, July 20.
 Leave Kansas City at 10:40 a. m., Friday, July 20.
 Arrive Denver at GAO a. m., Saturday, July 21. Stop in Denver Saturday.
 Side trip, Silver Plume, Sunday, July 22. Leave Denver at 7:15 p. m., Sunday, July g.
 Arrive Colorado Springs at 9:42 D. m., Sunday, July 9.
 At Colorado Springs, Manitou and Pike S Peak Monday and Tuesday. July 2S end "A.