The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-27

PERRY HEATH NOW A MEMBER
EXCURSION TO CALIFORNIA IN
JANUARY.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Utah
Press association, the last to be held be-
fore the election of officers and winter
tour of the Pacific coast. was held at the
Kenyon yesterday afternoon. Perry
Heath, the new proprietor of the Trib-
une, was taken into the fold. and bust
ness Of Importance was transacted. At
the close of the session the members de-
parted, assured of brighter times ahead
Tor the organization and Of the accom-
plishment OF work of usefulness for the
state at large.
President d. P. Felt presided. and Sec
rotary NJ. A. Willumsen was in his ac-
customed place Immediately upon the
approval of the minutes of the last ses-
sion James Dunno, editor of the ToOele
transcript, chairman OF the committee
that took charge Of the reception and en-
tertainment of the visiting Kentucky
editors last summer, reported on that
subject He was followed by President
Felt, who reported on the reception ac-
corded the visiting Texas editors in Sep
TENDER. Both said the visitors left with
an understanding Of Utah, local condi-
tons and resources, such as would re-
dound for years to the benefit OF the
state.
William Buys, editor of the Wasatch
Wave and of the legislative committee,
reported the failure of a bill TO pass the
measure was intended to assure the
printing of municipal. county and state
supplies and stationery in the state and
to give adequate notice of the letting of
contracts through advertisements. The
report suggested the introduction of the
bill with Endorsements at the next ses-
sion, or substitute bill.
= Short Addresses.
William Igleheart was then called
upon to address the meeting He spoke
in cOngratulatory way of the suspicious
circumstances under which the organi-
cation was progressing and OF its pros
poets and the good material that was
being gathered into the fold
Mr. Heath followed Mr. Igleheart. The
organization. he declared, should pro-
gress as it could do more toward aiding
in the development of the state than any
other agency He emphasized the power
OF the country press and urged a. COM
Isdc fights along mud-throwing lines.
MeSSrs- Buys, Felt, Dunno and Willum-
sen made brief and happily worded ad-
dresses IN reference TO the new mem
Der and others who have recently joined
Editor McBride's Paper.
w. R Mcbride of the Utah County
Democrat followed with an interesting
paper. His subject was the desira bility
and necessity of afiliating with the or
ganizatiOn.
1T is a fact declared Mr. Mcbride.
that in all human enterprise there are
things in the undertaking that are com
mon TO all, and as soon as those con-
cerned in the business can see the things
that are common and get together in a
common EFFORT Tor a common end the
more quickly Will the best results De
accomplished. 1t is true in railroading
farming, mining, the professions of law
and medicine, and why not in journal ism ?
/ do not want to convey the idea that
I trusts are altogether desirab bile. The as
sociatiOns formed should be for a com
mon benefit, a benefit to the operators
and those operated upon, the customers.
EDITORS are the mOlders of thought; have
/ they not great responsibility resting
/ upon them2 Ought they not to band
| themselves together in such a way as
| to build themselves into the highest pos
/ sible standards of intelligence and moral
/ rectitude?''
Power of the Press.
James Dunno followed in a paper on
| THE Power of the Press 1T has been
asserted, he said that the newspaper
/ is the mOlder of public opinion. and i'm
/ some cases they may be so. In nv in
/ designations, however, I have had again
and again to come to the conclusion
/ that II was public opinion that generally
! framed the policy of the leading news
| papers of the day
/ This argument was consistently fol-
| lowed out in his paper, which was fire.
! quently applauded.
] Mr.. Felt then described the California
/ trip arranged for next January By E o.
/ Mccormick of the Southern Pacific rail-
! road, which is to follow the meeting. and
2 banquet Jan. 20. The programme at that
, time viii include a paper. What Con-
sttutes News" by J. L. Hanson of the
! Deseret News: The Amenities OF a
/ Newspaper" by William GlaSmann of the
: Ogden Standard, and The Ad Page" bv
/ j. N. Boyden of the Mt. Pleasant Pyra-
/ mid.