The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-07-05


the question should be what should they
leave out.
The foreign advertiser knows this long
ing of the country editor to fill space and
he comes along with a proposition whicl,
requires no composition and Il statement
that it is business which can be obtained
III no other way, and soon n contract is
closed at about half what the local mer-
chant is charged, less the usual coInmis-
sion, and in the best position Of the paper
Oh local or editorial page, first ADVERTISE
ncnt i'll column alongside fall column Of
TO fill his entire paper with such contracts
lie could not make enough to pay for his
white paper and buy his wife new
| spring bonnet.
One Of the oldest editors in this State,
and yet one Of the youngest men, for he
is still a bachelor, was SO surprised
short time ago ut All offer made him to
pay for All obituary notice Of twenty
eight inches that lie did not know what
to charge, and actually wrote lie to ask
what thought would be proper for him
to do. He had published hundreds of
inches Of eulogy tb6t sb6tH ~thc dca,. III his
day and never before had any friend or
relative of the departed thought of the
fact that it had cost him money to set
the type and buy the paper and do the
printing. I was very much i'll his Condi-
ton. | did not know what to advise,
because I had never had such all cxpc-
ricncc. We do not value our space. We
need some concert Of action i'll this mat
ter Of advertising rates. 1t would be just
as easy to get a living price for our space
as to sell it at starvation rates as We are
doing today. 1t is our own fault that We
are not getting better prices. Patent
medicines can not sell without being adj
vcrtiscd and the manufacturers know
this better than We do. These foreign
advertisers would pay three times what
they are paying today for advertising i'll
the newspapers Of this State before they
would stay out Of them, and We could
get it just as easily as The price VIC HOW
gel if we only would. 1t is our fault. I
have called your attention TO this matter
several times before, but it seems impos-
siblc to get the publishers TO agree TO get
together. This is day Of trusts and
combinations and while we fight the
trusts, and i'll order TO help us TO do it we
should get together OH this matter, and
at least demand and secure living rates
for our merchandise and while We help
to enrich the foreign dealer get little Of
the pie ourselves.
I would like very much 20 see every
editor and publisher i'll this State All ac-
tive member Of this Association, and dur
ing tllc time you have honorcd ne as
your President | have cndcavorcd to
awaken all interest among the editors i'll
the work Of the Association and have
urged their attendance upon the annual
gatherings.
believe it would help The growth and
activity Of the Association to keep roll
Of the membership and see to it that the
small annual dues arc paid. 1t is natural
that one feels more interest in any organ
ization when his dues are promptly paid.
If he does moi pay let his name be
dropped from the roll as provided by the
constitution. Heretofore the treasurer
has never made any effort to collect dues,
but has accepted what was paid. This
year the treasurer sent notices to all
those whose names we're OIL his books,
but the trouble is Il great many names
n- A 1iic nl-S ein 1,n,
tofore has been for only those who at
tended the annual meeting to pay their
dues. We want all the editors and pub.
fishers i'll the State to become members
Of the Association. but they should feel
sufficient interest i'll it TO pay their all
nual dues, and then there are times when
it is important for the officers TO know
who are members and who are not
recall only one death among the cdi-
tors during the past year, that Of Mr.. +.
p. Beard, who was one of the charter
members SO to speak, of the association.
did not know him personally.
The executive committee has only held
one or two meetings and nothing of spec
ial importance was done. The date of
the annual meeting was fixed at this
time because it was thought this would
be the most desirable season to meet at
this famous health resort.
The annual trip has been arranged to
the Pan-Amcrican Exposition at Buffalo,
and will be made OH the 23d Of July, as it
was found impossible to go from here at
this time. Full announcements will be
made later as to the details Of this trip
trust your present gathering may be
both pleasant and profitable.
Thanking you for the confidence you
have shown i'll mc, and the honor you
have done lie i'll clccting ME your presi-
dent, and realizing my own weakness
and yet always trying to serve 20 IL to the
best Of my ability, 1 AM,
Your obedicnt servant,
Il. II. AQLI,, President.
At the meeting yesterday morning the
Hon. Jno. J. Hemphill, of Chester couu-