The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-16
SOUTHERN PUBLISHERS
Ilsld Their Annual Meeting In Houston and
viii Meet Next al Montgomery, Ala.
LELAND RANKIN ELECTED PRESIDENT
IN. NJ. .Johrston Presides over The
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Go TO
Galveston.

The Southern Publishers association
met in this city yesterday, holding their
business session at the Elks club ICONS
Secretary A. r. Holderly, Jr., Of the
Richmond Cva.), Times. called the mes
ing to order, announcing the death OF
President Charles OBJ. Cowardan of the
Richmond (ya.) Dispatch, since the i9st
meeting.
on motion r. M. Johnston OF The Hous-
ton Post was elected TO preside.
Mr.. Johnston introduced Mayo, Era
shear, who briefly but cordially welcomed
the visitors TO Houston.
Mr. @. f. Cotton of the San fntoulo 4
Express was elected "a member aad Gr
Robert S. CRADLE, assistant manager OF
the st. Louis Star, being out o. the ter
rttory and not eligible % Nom )e'ship /
was introduced as a visitor ana inyttd
TO a participation in the deubeIatlon.
~
The first topic discussed was VIA Is /
the Newest and Best Circulation Device
MI Cradle was asked how clrculations
were built up in St. Louis. He said lie
evening papers there we're Tie meet ec-
tive in originating devices for go'Lring
circulation, notably the Post Dslltca ttd
Star The Chronicle had doomed rs cii-
cuation during the street CGiiNIy stikc
A., 49,, 80, ,yttb fbe str!lcrs b,t
iroo 10 ,rr,,fior rrn,n-ov ma won oi;t
an the STRIKE the chronic.e was suft,rins
from a reaction The Post iAspatCl IA
Star had both spent great deal % nHre CIV
in building up circula-i1as. Good results
were secured by oGeriag prizes To- Sc
curing subscribers. a profitable nnN l.
ssry for increasing circIlA IN IN u. Louis
oS,tlop Tho star ,.riots eigbt el,t,cus
daily, the first issued at y noon and the
las. at p IN. Il Is The o'clHek Oh
tion, containing the ',oI N.. IgpoIss ~, y.
~ ba- 70 ho Systt,sd ysrv fuiiy
- ~ -, ~, ,,,sry ..,,iplaint nt.,,,,pt .
~r.,,,,od IN no s,or Inc carr ,,r-
Iy,n fbetr ov, ro,,tes IT, r5ut,r h, me OF
me assrss" ,, ,H'ue ,.oIr'i;,, ana n,Itr
ranoa,sd co,rnlolnts thsi- routes ware
-, ron, HEM "st Lone" sail MIR
cra,de 81, no iouqbsst neyy-p13er iowl
a. ne .o,,r.ry eve0 ,yorta th7p t.nitsro
aj,,e,ip0 matches hety,rn ncw-bces OF
80 -, ,.c ~ ,ysr,ll,, o,.t,,rttte.'
a. I-tt, r.to-r,5 .io,.,u "a ots O.,
.,a,,aa a., ,-,,i,., i,tscdt,,e ;ca Chl
$50 American INTO =, Louis and o. IL
circulation fight the Star went ihrous
with the Globe. Replh,ic and Pos,; ~
ing not 'ess man 9'''v' o,ii,. ,,r,,,,',.
10 ofber naners 4, terms joan Nci
r,s q the New York World said NJ
Cradle. 'can toll you nalninB OF va
culatlon meinods anu Nl'nculuc''
IL was the Sehcrel epla4u9u W. - oPt
ION mat serial stories hNoeu 20 "''f
apd retain Circulation
"uou FAR Are Women Available
H.. ,,,..,oo 49,. a,,,+t
S''''i''" NV
topic taken up Tor hioussioh'
II was tho general opinion that who
bright and energetic women were pr
- f ,,tA ,,.,,,.
Su'"o'' ~"
relied upon 3s 1elhS nronlaD'e Z" pap'
when Judicioualy used IN those 4SpA
ments To wn!oh women are peeuhai
adapted, cnielly IN Inc hahlilhs OF Soci'
events
Mr - ",ss9 ~ s"' ,t n,Dn,io
Advertiser and MI \. X HoIderS,
OF the Richmond Times bolh ompio'
women on theH eultortai S,ahNi "'""
society events, reporting them AZ u
occur. Just az any otner current n'
OF the day without holding them .
for Sunday or special issue, ana
this way they achieved the pest resn
The use OF local illustrations and
,s,, n =, ns,ns hs,f.tone cuts
=,
the p'a'e' was u'S'uSSe' ., S'''' ~"
ihe sene'Hi eAp''ie'o
feet that half-tone cuts could uot
used TO auvant ,, h M "a ahSv hsS :,
W., ,,nad The,, night he somefi
'dvantasennsly nsea by being set In
nlate hnt his required more time