The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-20
EDITORS CONVENTION.
Northern Wisconsin Press Assoc;a-
ton is Royalty Entertained by
Citizens of TomahaWk.

Tomahawk, Wis, March 16-[Spe-
cial. THE banquet given by the citizens
Of Tomahawk in honor of the Northern
was truly an innovation in society circles
Of the Wisconsin river valley. The spa
ciOus Mitchell. TomahaWk's metropolitan
hotel, was aglow with colored lights. The
dining room was in red, white and blue.
Prominent among those in attendance ex-
cepting the editors were: w. III. Bradley
and wife, host and hostess, W. G. Col
Inns, A. II. Lovejoy of GAINESVILLE and e.
II. Habe of Minneapolis. Rev. Jude of
the Tomahawk Methodist church ofticiat-
ed as POSTMASTER. The programme of
toasts was as follows: Making up the
Form" Will II. Chapple, Ashland Daily
Press; Experience and the Devil Prof.
Smith. superintendent Of TomahaWk
schools; Women and the Press T. f.
Morgan, Menominee Times; Women
and the Press" Miss Hattie Moberg,
Amherst Advocate; Press and Progress y
Col. Swift, Rice Lake Leader; THE Edi-
burn; Swamp Lands" Ed L. Peet,
Grantsburg Sentinel; Resources of the
Northwest W. G.. Collins, Tomahawk;
Newspaper Qualities c. j. Augustin,
Glenwood Tribune; what We Think of
You" Bert Williams, Ashland Daily
News r G{ %H9j11r @
The following officers were elected:
President, J. E. Jones, Washburn.
Secretary, w. III. Chapple Ashland.
First vce-president, L. j. Cunningham,
Second yice-president, B. ]. Price, Hud-
son.
Treasurer, F. F. Morgan, Menominee.
Tomahawk; George f. Cooper, Black River
Falls; E. D. Peet, Grantsburg.
A .toffO xrro fnvf0 hrv Aci
land through Bert Williams of the Ash
land Daily News to the association, re-
questing that the next meeting be held in
that city. The association accepted.
The Tomahawk Publishing company eX-
tended an invitation to the editors to
prepare the write-up on the banquet on
last evening. Charles Lawater of the
Spring Valley Sun was appointed to fill
that office
The discussion on foreign advertising
was opened by a paper by Ed L. Peet of
Grantsburg in which he suggested a plan
for contending with this problem in a
most effective manner. Letters from va
rious members were read and the discus
sion in which President Jones submitted
a proposition to the members agreeing
to inaugurate a movement for bringing
together. all the publishers in northern
Wisconsin and securing a consensus Of
opinion on the problem, agreeing also to
report at the September meeting. The
proposition was accepted.
A resolution of coincidence in memory
Of liver J. Anderson of the Medford Star
and News was read and adopted. The
committee ON resolutions introduced a
resolution advising an amendment to the
bylaws providing for the designation of
the territory comprising that of the as
ISOLATION. A resolution thanking the cit
liens Of Tomahawk for their hospitality
and another expressing regret for the alb
sence Of e. e. Greyson, editor of the
TOmahaWk, was adopted. tarf ~ +t4.r
Chief among the pleasures afforded the
editors on Friday was the visit to the
papermills of the Tomahawk Pulp and
Paper company under the direction of c.
3. Pride of Appleton, general superin-
tendent. The manufacture of paper was
explained to the editors in detail by Mr..
Pride, from the time the pulpwood is
cut from the forest until it is placed in
cars in the form Of paper, ready for
shipment. A special train was provided
20 convey them to the mills and to Toma-
hawk dam, one Of the largest structures
Of its kind in the United States. 49,,
Those present at the convention are:
j. e. Jones and wife, Washburn; p. Ell.
Swift, Rice lake; Ed l.. Peet, Grantsburg:
e. S. Jordan, Merrill; Charles Lowater and
wife, Spring Valley; George a. Markham
and wife, Independence; Bert Williams.
Ashland; b.. s. .Doolittle, Ellsworth r. Joe
Konkel West Superior; W. l.. Swift,
Rhinelander; C.. r. Morse. River Falls: w.
H. Chapple, Ashland c. J. Augustfn, Glen
wood Miss Hattie Moberg, Amherst: Mrs.
G. S. Cooper, Black River Falls, and C.. w.
Hooper, MinOcQua.i lIfH ,NfIftiI'E5CD% 9