The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
BENNErrsvILLE 5. q, FRlpZl JuLY Il, 1903.

association for the periol covered
The News and Courier's reports FOL
that time were written by l.. w.
DawSOn,. N. G.-Gonzales, Jno. A.
Moroso, all OF whom have laid aside
the pen forever, and by j. 9. Hemp
hill, Jno. l.. Weber and other wei
known writer's.
The following very important para.
graph is also part Of the report;
At several annual meetings we have
discussed the question of handling
foreign advertisements. ! desire to
call to your attention the adyisability
Oh forming q State syndicate for this
purpose, the plan for which, If you
desire, l will more fully outline a part
from my report. / believe 1t is prac-
tibablc." n,
While there are quite number OF
members here, the committee OH pro-
grammc reported that there Was only
one present to whom had been as.
Signed the duty Of reading a paper
In consequence the morning session
was passed in q rather informal way
Mr.. Aull told OF the arrangements for
The trip to Denver, and Col. Hoy,
urged the editors to take the trip. lie
told Of many things TO be seen in tho
great and somewhat unique State u1
Colorado. Quite Il number ANNOUNCED
that they had decided TO go.
Senator D. II. IIydrick made tho nd.
dress OF welcome on behalf OF Mr..
las. L. Harris, proprietor Of the
springs. Mr. IIydrick spoke with
pride ut the, growth of the county,
and declared that Mr.. Harris is one OF
the new citizens who have helped to
make it great. Attention was called
TO the fact that this county was once
SO poor that it asked the legislature To
pay its taxes. Now it is third in
wealth. He paid a fine tribute to thc
newspaper man, declaring that in his
opinion the successful editor is the
best Informed most widely road man
in the world Of business.
Senator Ragsdale replied very
pleasantly to Mr.. Hydrick's remarks
and declared that he, for one, is read Y
to come here every year.
The association received a letter
from Col. H. SLobo Farrow in which
lcSays that he is getting up Il history
or reconstruction from 1868 to 1876
ana he is anxious for the editors OF
the State to give him all information
they can.
a committee was appointed to con
slider the advisability Of forming a
master printers association, which
wi1flarc for it's object the perfection
OF Il system Of making rates on Job
work: The State I'rcss association is
not allowed To consider such matters
except in Il general way. Mcssrs,
Strickland, Wolfe aud Waddcll were
appointed. Instance we're cited show
ing how the prices on job printing are
being cut below living prices.
Among the members OF the associa-
tion here are: Mr.. a. j. Clark OF the
Lancaster Enterprise, Mr.. j. n.
Strickland Of the Cheraw Chronicle,
Mr.. j. II. l'igham OF the Chester Lam
tern, Hon. Jno. Bell Towill OF the
BaLcsburg Advocate, Hon. j. @. Mace
or tue Marion Star, Senator j. w.
RagSdale of the Florence Reform
Advocate, Capt. II. IL. Watkins or
the Honea PaLh Chronicle, Rev. Wal
ton ii. Greevcr, correspondent Of The
Southern Lutheran, Mr.. c. w. Birch.
more Of the Watcrec Messenger, Mrs.
Virginia ID. Young, editor and pro
pfietor Of the Fairfax Enterprise; j.
l.. j. Warren, Press and Standard
Walterboro; N. Christensen, Jr.,
Beaufort Gazette; Ed II. DcCamp,
Gaifncy Ledger; Col. j. a. IIoyt,
Grccnvillc Mountainccr; Rev. and
Mrs. j. Ferdinand Jacobs, Southern
Preshy tcrian, Clinton; j. c. CARING
ton, Carolina Spartan, Spartanburg:
Z. q. Langston, Anderson Intclligcn-
ccr:J. r. Pcdcn, Carolina Odd Fellow,
Grccnvillc: a. h. Cargilc, Sallda
Standard; l.. Wigfall Chcatham,
Edgciicld Chronicle; Rev. a. a. james,
l'acolct; Mrs. Chas. H. Henry, Spar
tanblrg Journal: Rev. w. II. Richard.
son, Southern Christian Advocate
Col. Jno. M. Knight, Sumter Herald
Z. W. Wolfe, kingStrcc Record: Miss
Ihcodosia Jones, Marion Star: E. j,
i'rownc, Manning Farmers: Rev. G.
IL. Waddcll, Spartanburg Herald.
Among other visitors to the meet.
ing Of the Press association are: Miss
iagSdalc OF Florence, Mrs. Wm
Toncy, Johnston; Mrs. O. B. Bristow
and Miss Marie BMstow, Darlington:
Misses Mary and Rachel Bgham
Chester; Miss Joyce Clark, Lancaster
Mrs. &. II. Moore, llonca Path; Mis-.
Clara Dnckctt and Mr.. Thomas
Jacobs, Clinton; Mrs. l.. B. Gillian
Mrs. l.. J. Blake, Mrs. Q. ii. Henry
Miss Agnes Petty and Miss May Cal
vert, Spartanblrg, and Mrs. .. w
isirchmorc, Camden: Mrs. J. a. lIoyt
Grccnvillc.