The Republican journal., 1902-02-06
THE N. P. A. AT BUFFALO.

tel report on the National LultOilal
Association meeting in Buffalo last
June; but | cannot give even sum-
mary of all the meetings from personal
knowledge, as from various reasons [
was able to attend but few. The non
arrival of delegates at the time appoint
! ed deferred the meetings one day, and
two other days were broken into by
sightseeing. In the national associa-
ton, as in ours, | think the rule should
be, business before pleasure. For my
part, found more pleasure in the bus
mess meetings than in sightseeing or
| junketing; and there were many at
| Buffalo who felt as | did.
OF course we all wanted to see Nj
agara, but half a day was wasted in
getting there by boat and trolley when
| we could have gone by train in thirty
| minutes. An afternoon was spent in
steaming twenty miles out into the
lake and back again; a proceeding that
reminded me of the march, up hill and
down, of the King of France 1t was
an excursion for the n. P. A., and per-
haps 400 of the delegates participated
in it, while there We're upwards of :, 600
on the steamer About 200 took posses
sion of the dining saloon at one end of
the boat and of the bar at the other
end, and 1900 people walked to and fro
unable to get even glass of water or
a biscuit. The time could certainly
| have been more probably spent in lis
teulng to the many able speeches on the
program, OF in discussing topics of vital
interest to the newspaper fraternity.
The memorial meeting was one of
the most impressive | ever attended
1t was held in the Temple of Music on
the Exposition grounds, which later
was the scene Of tragedy that caus-
ed the whole civilized world to mourn.
The speakers We're most eloquent, the
music was by a fine quartette, accom-
panied by a noted organist, and by the
74th New York Regimental band. Spec
tally noteworthy were the tributes to
Matt Parrott, the late President of the
Association, veteran newspaper man
of Waterloo. Iowa. Past President
Williams presided at this meeting, and
said in his opening address:
We have come to pay tributes to
the dear friends whom Death, another
friend, has led away from us a little
while. We honor ourselves i'll honor
ing them-Parrott, loveable product Of
the mighty West: Lee, tall and digni-
fed Rhode Islander: Gilmore, sunny
hearted citizen Of the Southland: Crit
fin, Maggie. and the iengthening list
''1heir souls are with the saints, we
trust.
An ASSOCIATION whose membership
exceeds thai Of both houses of Con-
gress, and which meets but once year.
can hardly be a deliberative body, or
act in unison unless upon some ques-
ton which may vitality concern tie
press of the whole country But it
can, and does, discuss matters of inter-
est and Importance to newspaper men
generally. For example at the Buffalo
meeting the following topics were ably
handled
The Law of Libel.
Industrial Education
Tabloid, the Twentieth Century Jour
nalism.
The Graphic Arts.
The Relations of the Daily and Weekly
Press
Abuses of Second Class Mail Matter
Privilege.
The Successful Editor What Qualitica-
lions are Essential.
Illustrations in the Newspapers Do they
Pay?
How to Have and How to Keep an Ideal
Printing Office.
What is News, and How to Get it,
Does it Pay to be Honest.
The Relation of the Newspaper to Public
Affairs.
The Effect of New Inventions on Estab-
lished Plants.
How the Mechanical Departments Should
be Run.
Getting and Keeping Business.
The Old Journalism and the New.
| heard some of these papers read,
and was sorry not to be able to hear
all of them. They presented the best
thought of the picked men of the pro-
fession from all parts of the country.
1t was worth the journey to Buffalo to
hear them.
Perhaps word or two in conclusion
should be devoted to the social side of
these meetings, which is not the least
of their attractions. 1t is pleasant to
meet your esteemed contemporaries
from all parts Of this great and glorious
Union; and it is remarkable how speed
lily those from the extremes of the
country get together. For example, the
man from Maine soon found himself in
hearty fellowship with the Texas dele
cation, and welcomed as a brother by
the Arkansans, whose latch strings are
already hung out for the next meeting
of the n. p. A. at the Hot Springs.
CHAs. A. PILsBURY.
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