Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-13
Doings Of the North Dakota Press.
Association at Meeting Held at q 81
ri the Northwest Hotel. 81 \ s1s# II:
Fifty-Two Editors Representing All
-& Sections Of the State Respond
to Roll Call. i,
Several Papers Read and Many Valu-
able Suggestions Offered About !.
Conducting Newspapers. a. 5%#5z

The annual meeting cit the State
Press association was called to- order
at the Northwest hotel this morning
at 10 O'Clock by President E. H. Kent.
Secretary Thorson of the association
had been busy before the opening Of
the session receiving dues from the
members Of the association and issuing
cards and about fifty members of the
association had responded to the call
for dues sand put themselves in good
standing for the meeting.
President Kent opened the meeting
with brief Introductory remarks, and
five minutes grace was given those
memebrs who had not seen the secre-
tary to square themselves 50 worth.
Major Edwards proposed the names
of Mrs. de Lendrecie of Fargo and
Miss Fern Lincoln of Fargo as mem
bers Of the association and they were
received, their dues being remitted on
formal motion. ~> i s@
All matters OF legislation of interest
to the fraternity were referred direct
ly to the legislative committee of the
association. A committee on resolu-
tions was appointed consisting of
Messrs. CaruTuth of Grand Forks,
Cushing of Fargo and Bassett of VAL
ley City. q,
The executive committee was au-
thorized to deal with the matter of
order of business. -
Major Edwards made little talk
for the bill allowing fraternals com
panies to do insurance business
without making them pay for state
ments published.
L.. D. McGahan extended to the
members OF the association an invi-
tation from Mayor and Mrs. Patterson
that the association be their guests at
banquet and ball to be given in their
honor at the Northwest this evening.
The invitation was accepted with a.
rising vote of thanks and Messrs.
Hager and Edwards were appointed
a committee to convey the acceptance
of the invitation by the association.
Editor Plumley of the Forum being
absent Major Edwards was delegated
to read his paper on the lost OF a
Newspaper" which was we'll written
and well presented Of course. !. !
The question of the annual meeting
at Devils Lake. in the course Of the
Chantauq qua came up and there was
some discussion of the dates Presi-
dent Kent suggested either July 6 Or
July s. Some of the members Of the
association thought July 8 and 10,
Tuesday and Wednesday, would be
better days for the convenience of the
members living at a distance, and the
matter was finally referred to the ex-
ecutive committee with the vote of the
association that July 9 and 10 would
be the days preferable for the meet
ing. S s,s s
Editor Mercer Of Larimore made
sensible talk of advertising from the
standpoint of the country publisher.
The feature Of the morning session
was the paper Of Col. Morton of Fargo
on the value Of advertising The
colonel was in his best mood and his
paper abounded with good things. He
told of his first coming to Fargo In
"a 1S75 /, with several thousand acres of
soldiers additional homestead script,
of whose value he had serious doubts.
I He showed the condition OF the coun-
Try when he came to Fargo with his
family in 1880, and the immense bust
ness that Morton and Co. had built Up
by judicious and persistent newspaper
advertising. He outlined the mahner
\ of advertising adopted BY the firm
and showed the vast results ii brought
and was still bringing to the firm.
! Many interesting early incidents Of
boom days were recalled and were
productiY NE Of much interest and
laughter the close OF the colonel's
address 4 rising vote Of thanks was
rendered for the paper.
An invitation from Governor and
Mrs White was presented 20 the as.
sociation, asking II IT were possible.
Z for the members of the ociation To
continue their meeting over Thursday,
III order that the members might be.
received at the executive masion.