The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-10
SOUTH GEORGIA PRESS.
An Organization Perfected by News
paper Editors.

paper Editors.
McRae, Ga. Sept. 9.-Pursuant to a
call of a. L. Ryals, editor of the TEL
fair Enterprise, and H. NJ. Stanley,
editor of the Dublin Courier-Dispatch,
the South Georgia editors met here
Saturday and organised the South
Georgia Press Association.
A. L. Ryals of McRae was elected
president; H. NJ. Stanley of Dublin.
vice president; John w. Greer of Way
cross, secretary, and Alfred Herring
ton of Swainsboro, treasurer.
The Executive Committee, as ap-
pointed by the president, are: H. N.
Stanley, Dublin j. w. Bivins, Cor
dele; T. \. McGregor of statesboro; G.
3. Whatley of Savannah and -. l..
Ryals of McRae.
The purpose of the association is FOR
business only, and the resolutions
adopted by the association Saturday
are as follows:
LAS is well known, South Georgia,
during the past few years, has improv-
ed wonderfully along industrial ana
commercial lines and has largely in
creased in population. This has oeen
brought about BY no concerted EFFORT
on the part OF the people or the press,
and ii occurs to us, therefore, that a
united effort on the part of the press
will largely increase results desired;
therefore, il is resolved, that we or
xanize under the name of the South
Georgia Press Association for the pur-
pose of working together on all indus
trial lines, looking to the development
OF South Georgia. in particular and the
whole state in general; and we pledge
the support Of the newspapers in this
association in every practical ana le-
ultimate manner towards helping along
the cause with individual citizens ana
such organizations as are working TO
the same end; and we invite the CO.
operation Of the railroads, boards OF
trade, chambers of commerce, INDUS
trial leagues and all other such organ
izations."
A committee or constitution and by
laws composed of w. A. Allen OF Syl-
vester, F. P. Wade OF Quitman, G. NJ.
Methvin Of McRae was appointed by
the president, who will prepare con-
stitution and a code of bylaws ana
submit them for adoption at subse-
Quent meeting to be held in savannah
during the State Fair, the date to be
named by the president previously.
About one-third of the South Geor-
gia papers were represented here Sat
urday and the organization begins
with the following charter members:
w. A. Allen Worth County Local,
Sylvester; r. P. Wade, Quiman Adver-
tiser; 4. T. Hind, Moultrie Post; a J.
Tyson, Dawson Recorder; T. a. Nc
Gregor, Bullock Times, Statesboro; Al
fred Harrington. Pine Forest, SWANS
boro; c.. NJ. Methvin, Twin City News,
NcRae; A. 7. Ryals, Enterprise, Nc
Rae; J. w. Greer, Waycross Journal;
II. D Smith. Vienna Progress; ]. w.
Folsom, Tattnall Journal Reidsville;
N L Stafford, Mt. Vernon Monitor;
NJ. e. Carter, Bryan Enterprise, Penn
broker H M Stanley, Dublin Courier
Dispatch; Leon c. Greer, Macon Coun-
ty Citizen, Oglethorpe George Lowe,
Bailey Banner; D. 3. Williams, Adrian
Enterprise; G. 3. Whatley, Meidrim
Guidon, John T. King, Rochelle New
Era; A. H McRae, vidalia Press, and
Ben Millik!n, Jesup Sentinel
The organization has set cts foot
squarely against politics and pleasure
junketings in the prosecutions of its
ends and its deliberations will deal en-
tirely with the business that concerns
its own interests first and the public
welfare of South Georgia second.
A circular will be sent out by the
secretary asking all other South Geor-
gia papers to become members of tho
association and it is hoped that the en-
tire 100 papers of South Georgia will
come into the association.
The editors were royalty entertain
ed by Editor Ryals and were shown
courtesies by President Stroller of the
South Georgia College and by the citi-
zens in general.