The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-14
The EDITORS OF TEXAS,
be Use d ~Rssdy Prints" Was Discussed
I, at Much Length.
stPSRr Or THf EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
semi-AnnuaI Meetings Recommend
"a hut Not Adopted-Election
V. ~ O9nccrs Today.

Brenham, Texas, April 1s.--The second
day IN the history Of the twenty hrst an
nual session Of the Texas Press associa-
lion has been delightful one The chill
suggesting frost that characterized the
feceding day Is entirely gone, and the
,ntle spring. temporarily Interrupted by
olonel Jack Frost, has been re-estab-
shed. Yesterday the visiting editors who
I'd left their ovorcoats at home thought
aey had overlooked an important bet.
oday the same editors are making over
ircs to the weather clerk with palm leaf
IN.
4 Today has been devoted mainly to the
literary programme. which consumed most
# the morning session. and 70 carriage
drive, which took up the entire after
,oon, thus maintaining happy equi-
lbrium between mental and physical ef-
tItS.
The morning session began at O'Clock.
he committee on membership made a
lpplemental report. and on tneu recon-
endation the following were elected TO
ctivs membership: John II. Brooks,
leimar Mercury; w. w. Thomas, Post
gnal, Pilot Point; J. II. stanberry, Ar
is, Midlothian. Honorary membership
as conferred upon General Passenger
gent A. A. Gibson OF the Fort Worth
I'D Denver City railroad and Travelling
assenger Agent s. A. Kendig Of the
ulf. Colorado and Santa Fe railroad.
9th gentlemen were escorted to the plat
rm by Messrx. Robson and Rankin and
9TH made happy speeches. thanking the
ssociation for the honor conferred and
ffering their respective lines to the as
,ciation at any time It saw At to use
ZEN. Mr.. Gibson said when the sultry
immer days came again 1t would be a
,od idea for the association to cool OFF,
' trip over the Denver route" to the
curtains. In this connection letter was
ad from Travelling Passenger Agent
iarles l.. HUH of the same road, IN
hich be said that the Denver road. like
g press association, was trying TO bring
'e attention OF the people to bettcr aud
higher things, the altitude which the
ilroad desired being some 600o feet. He
so likened Texas In the summer time 70
frying pam and stated that the Dem
n road held the panhandle" and would
ie that the cooling process began at the
roper time.
vote OF thanks was extended to the
idney Sherman chapter. Daughters Of tho
Republic OF Texas. for an invitation to be
present at the unveiling OF the monument
to the heroes OF the Texas Revolution,
which will take place at Galveston on
April FL, the monument being the gift OF
Henry Rosenberg.
vote OF thanks was extended Secre-
tary Tom Richardson Of the Transmissis-
7irpi Congress Tor an Invitation extended
Trough Hon. r. VI. Johnston 20 be pres.
II at the meeting In Houston next week.
The secretary read letter from Editor
ngene Moore of the Stephenvlle EN-
'es expressing regret that on account
being a witness In court he could not
present at the meeting.
Mr.. p. @. Meyer of Austin read paper
IN The Country Paper and the Ready
Print The paper was discussed at con-
siderable length.
Colonel II. B. Baltic said the use NJ
ready prints was a question that must
be settled indiyidp-ily and not collec-
lively. He had ms Is money by the use
OF ready prints at Alvarado aud had made
money by not using them Mt Cleburns.
Colonel Martin OF the Gatesville Messen-
ger said u was argued that there were
tome papers who could not exist without
the ready print and thai there wore also
some papers for whose existence thera wa
no excuse, anyway. He referred TO Mate
natter when necessary to curtaii ex-
oenses, r. u Yanus OF the Van Zaudter
avored ready prints without advertise
1ents. He had found that II was econon,-
cal and convenient to use patent news
service. F. T, Roche OF Georgetown said
pat he would have lost almost his en-
re circulation II the use OF ready prints
al not been abandoned. He thought thai
adv prints had done more to DISGRACE
10 newspaper business ana TO make n
profitable than any other agency. /
vernon OF the Lampasas Leader had
seq the ready print ninoteen years. ami
urtbuted his prosperity to the fact tbnl
e nad been patron OF the ready print
iouses. The discussion reminded r. p
6aiilio Of Sunday school that was t,o
poor to pay hymn books. and witch ~
cented the proposition OF an Individual IA
print the books free II he we're ailowss -
put IN some advertising matters. Tha
congregation on the following Sunday sftsr
me books had beer printed found them.
serves singing as follows:
Praise God from whom all Blessing, sow
Use Blanks pills while here below
r. B, Holland thought that II spaoe bsa
10 actual value then the newspaper man
re the greatest frauds ard swlpdIsrs ~,
artn. He argued very strongly against
ne injustice done the home advertisers
.ne use OF the ready prints. John Il.
I'd h
sct had been a source of dlseusStnn -
ae association IS long as he could renems
er and nothing new had developed IN n
/ Wilson OF Lockhart said that hy dts-
ussiug the question that the association
was merely giving free adyertisfns n a
growing trust. Editor ]. G. Rankin wbo
has been in the business since '6s. thought
thar every man G. gaglng In the neasaaper
business ought to control all OF his space.
He had never found Il necessary to use tina
ready print, MARY JaDe" Cox said thar
or fifteen years It hai been his duty X,
( tart the discussion Of the ready prlnt''
ueetiop. He was late In getting 10 the
ALL and returned thanks to the gentle-
IAN who took off his shoulders the duty
I beginning the discussion.
J. w. Crayton OF the FarmersvIlls
Zines, a. N. Justiss OF the Courier Light.
Corsicapa; II. p Jones Of Hiilsboro Rec.
ord. d. L. Beerh Of the Gonzales En-
quirer and Ernest Goeth Of the Schiien-
t.x.rox ioA xgL1 xxsar Aleu- o..