The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-07-05
QJlGc $8}FyalA and Nelva.
X. II. hULL. EDITOR.
AT GLENN SPRINGS.
Glenn Springs, 1uly A,


attendance at the first meeting was the
largest III good many years, and every
ono Of the editors here seems 10 be glad
that ne is AT this meeting The propric-
tors of Glcnn's, the Mcssrs. Simpson,
have shown them that they were welcome
and that they were glad to have them
here.
Tuesday night the address Of welcome
was delivered by DR.. Geo. b. Cromcr, of
Newbcrry, OH the part of the Mcssrs.
Simpson. DR.. Cromer's welcome address
was delivered i'll that happy and yet
forccful manner which is always shown
by him in any Of his remarks, and he
was closely listened to, rs lie always is.
State was the town that could not or
would not support newspaper, and the
newspaper is always sure index of the
prosperity Of a town. He had a warm
place i'll his heart for the editors. In
fact lie was All excditor himself having
been succeeded by the President Of this
association AS editor 81 Tie Ncwbcrry
r r1Sr;tssr &:aa aid News. lie spoke cloquently of
the power the press, and especially the
weekly press, though sometimes surcas-
tically spelled weakly, i'll moulding pub.
lie opinion and also its power for good or
for evil as the case might be. III con-
Guiding, he again, OIL the part Of the pro-
prietors, cxtcndcd the representatives of
the press Of South Carolina hearty vel
come.
President Aull responded i'll few
words on behalf Of the Association, and
called upon MIR. Elartwcll NJ. Aver, Of
the Florence Daily Times, who also re-
spondcd on behalf OF the editors.
The President read his annual report
as follows:
pRESIDENT'S REPORT.
1t is n pleasure to greet you i'll the first
new ccnt.Iv. The century just closed
has been one of great results i'll all de-
partmcnts Of industry, Of science, Of art,
and Of invention, and i'll no department
y
strides than i'll the development of the
art Of printing. Some OF tho members of
our association have been able TO witness
the greater part of this evolution from
the Washington hand press to The great
pcrtccting presses and the typesetting
machine, and yet they arc themselves
among the young members, if not in
gears, in viEor OF intellect and in energy
and enthusiasm i'll their work. The pos
%ihiliticS before us are great and the pres
cnt and the future hold for lis opporluni-
ties Of usefulness and for doing good far
greater than those which were presented
half a century ago, if we will but grasp
them.
This development, while it holds great
opportunities, also creates sharp competi-
ton and demands close application and
active industry to remain III tho race.
The newspaper workers Of South Caro-.
lima have kept pace with the march Of
progress and stand the peers cf any III
this country. There is 10 class Of people
who do as much to further the material
development and growth Of their rcspcc-
tive communities. There is no class Of
rncn who do more for the moral uplifting
OF the people than the editors. They are
constant and regular in all good works
and foremost i'll every movement for the
bcttcrmcnt Of humanity. They are patient
and long suffering and unsellish. They
labor for the good of the community
whether they receive any direct benefit
or not. III fact, unlike the prudent bust
ness man, they do not stop to consider or
to inquire if there is to be dollar COM
ing back into their own pockets. 1t is
too often the case that the dollar never
comes into their pocket at all. But if the
object Of life is service and to do good
regardless of the money there is in it to
them they are fulfilling the divine pur-
pose i'll their lives.
If all enterprise is proposed for the
good of the community the average
country editor never stops to consider
whether or not there is to be any direct
berefit to him from it, but lie goes right
ahead and spends his energy and his
time to help it along.
1t is all right for the editor TO be uil-
selfish, and to spend himself III doing
good. 1t is great virtue to serve others
and to work for the common veal, espe-
cially i'll this commercial age when every
thing is measured by the dollar, ,sud
mans success III life is counted and esti-
mated by the number of dollars lie is
able to accumulate. It is possible, how
ever, that some of us place too little
value upon our labors and do not look
closely enough after the dollar and place
too little value upon Our space, which is
i'll reality orr merchandise and our stock
III trade. The fact is, fear sometimes,
that some Of us permit ourselves 10 be
mere door mats for the community and
the community gets in the habit of sim.
ply using us without proper recognition
OF the value we have been to the material
growth and development Of the conlmu-
nifty and to the uplifting and betterment
of the people. The people for whom you