The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-25
The Texas Press Association Concludes Its
Twenty-second Annual Convention.
NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD AT GAINESVILLE.
Fred Robinson of Huntsville Item Elected President.
News Received of the Death of Secretary
Frank Vernon at Spe Springs

me night OeioTe IN Wnlcn tne MeluDeTs
Of the Texas Press association participated,
II was not to be wondered at that the
members we're somewhat slow in assem-.
bling at Turner hall at the opening Of the
second days session OK he convention yes.
terday morning Assembling with pleasant
memories OF the enjoyment of the nignt be.
fore II but intensified the sadness VITA
which was received the sOrrowful news
Of the death at sipe Springs Of Franz
Vernon. the secretary of the association.
whose report. read the day before. con
veyed the information that he was not
long for this earth.
When President Harris raped the con
SentiUn to order In voice trembling with
emotion he read rue following dispatch
+. W Harris. President Texas Press As
ISOLATION, Houston.
slpe Springs. Texas, May 24.-Frank
Vernon died Thursday, 2Sd. and sent a
last greeting to the association on his
deathbed. Please furnish the Dallas News
and The Post with the wrlte.up Of his
death and oblige.
Mrs. Frank Vernon.
Mr.. F 3. Baltic moved that commit
tee OF three be appointed to draft resplu.
IONS OF regret and report a the afternoon
session.
Colonel Baillo. Fred Robinson aud c. l..
Gilmore.
President, Harris in appointing The com.
mittee paid a glowing tribute 10 The do.
ceased as a man who loved the Press MS.
Sociatton and loved his profession
II was moved that the president com
muhicate he regrets Of thls association
TO Mrs. Vernon.
Mr.. Il. II. Henry, editor Of the Clarion.
Lender Of Jackson. Miss. and an cx-prcsi-
dent Of the National Editorial association
Ia q b.
pleasure ~ being present. He soId he buJ
a tender spot In his heart for rcxaa ana
the Texas people. He naturally fell 81
home among HcWspapermen, having been A
publisher for thirty wears During thyf
time he had been attending every annual
/ meeting Of the Mississippi Press associa-
tion until this year when he 20. rnixst
UP with Beaumont oil, aud being so near
Houston he dropped into mia CIV 10
maingle with the seniul spirits of the press
He paid glowing tribute 10 the greatness
and grandeur Of reXus lie d!d not favor
business being mixed up with press asso.
clarion meetings and ne thought the TEXAS
association was working out on thar line.
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ING OF a paper on "Ihe influence Of the
Press by Mr. Marcelus H. Foater man
aging editor uo,st,, ~. 80 sea-
sand In part: u.s. "E' pVs'eF
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fashion has oroysTt 10 "slu neutlehen' A
s.tr,.lss or s,,,6s,,,,, Wy aleiy u certain
slseS - - a. N'iuVhtly thOughtieSs
~, srrassf ~, :" Hucsi'Vh Ile extent ul
ii,s nnuenee ana, indeed to afhrn
exerrlsed r. ~ - 1870 " tlse helhs
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falIs, me- $1,000 testsinlofH even have
tgiking az cnrt,iitna ~ oGeaslonallS o.
of ma nrss ~ ,"hs 'ht eYli tendencies
mental fnnosaIbilit,s ~ ~, pu9 ait3I ahu
to recognize The absougge w. n msp' OF '9 men
tress ~ ~ 49, rtNsttaS ~ ~ uhtfammeleu
TO .he mess which All, aii 1u vs. ana credit
of government in NJ, nn ou' orsahlt eouts
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it l. MOI ssir,%niapY th.n.,.
penea to recnint p' tba are otten com
tha Ia, ,o,,cbi,H.s IN, ~ nll'uVs anu picture
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Tbat rpr,,y,t9, 'i,S uo ~ Inomnses.
hss bosn so - nh,,,,, MY Inoheth newspaper
lqgen,,,s ~, ~ tHIr""lh,Ilui ,nht IL mas been
,dI Wv ~ ny o!uVI clnss OF readers,
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"dicos ~ "r 10 pu nv iihlrcss.ohS ana pref
MOI I'LL ~ ~ ~ eSrnrr nte' III Tor
'mt ~ news paper was
,ha Lii WIS unrn the personality OF
stvtc ~ mo nnb I tIn, III ~" zone anu
s1!, I'm ~ Lue Puuitt t ihcre was an
iia nni.i ! nn9ut lonrnnlism that y
tnpsl"S NV W., iouaE tht busy world wants
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faiser deducilons draa,n tbar ~ ,auor, OF
pln.l ueuuvt'pns ul1Wh, lnhh 70 say mat
- r"p ,5 n ia ,ie.hops t"htrul IN lohinal
weakened We n,,gbt o nv ,yp pr'ss nns ntIn
,nnHence h o. trade ana commerce np3n thf
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,uui' iu"Nn y. ut sulne Years, ago mas given
am PR prv uses ni me present
Juul , nas' ihuecn; changed In INC
PAST Two hecades, espeeiaiy In the past
necane-clRngeu as rapidly as any other
great force or agent OF progress has
changed, me iAelliiles for making papers
nave been so multiplied and improved that
we see now more elaborate establishments
larger use of capital back OF the paper a
greater subdivision of labor. more system
consequent upon this very expansion, and
last bur not least. the substitution OF cor,
porate for individual proprletnrship Of col,
iective force for Individual opiniOn
The great paper of today no longer de
ponds on the individuality or reputation OF
personal Influence Of any ono nnn M
drvelopment Of modern ne, and nrogrcss
has Introduced new forces IN tbr nc,vs
ngner Offices lust MS In Tho lndustr,ai ana
eonmerciai ,yorId on"
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tirne in the nast ahe nress ms n,ar,aa ., ~,
inf,nonoa we we,,id cartaIn,v ho r.a',',t !. y
strnnselv 10 affirm that 70 odd rrestay
ia,illties Tor paper na,a i 70 improve Us
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