The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-17
State Fair Advertising,

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Captain G. G. Whitney of the Mar
shall News-Messenger related his con-
ference with the board of managers Of
the state agricultural society last week
on the subject Of advertising. He pro-
Using thru the executive committee Of
the association. The board decided that
they could not discriminate, and could
not afford to advertise in all the papers.
It decided, however, to subscribe for all
the papers and keep them on file dur
ing the fair. tt is also proposed to dedi-
cate the Minnesota building which is
to be removed from the ST.. Louis ex-
position, to the use Of the editors. Sec
member Of the association, promised
that the building would be open for
them at the next fair.
B. B. Hubert, founder Of the Nation
al Editorial association, and a former
president of the Minnesota association,
addressed the editors briefly.
The report of the committee on the
Bill Nye memorial was adapted, voting
$25 from the association funds. A
tions on the death of j. F. McGovern,
late editor Of the Wabasha Herald.
This afternoon the association visited
the new capitol in body.
Home Print People Meet.
The Home Print Press association
held its annual meeting In Parlor B in
ton was carried to change the date of
the annual meeting to the second Tues
day in July.
The following officers were re-elect-
ed: President, Carlos B. Avery, Hutch
inson Leader; secretary, E. K. Whiting,
Owatonna Chronicle; treasurer, H. j.
Miller, Luverne Herald. The associa.
tion was formed some five years ago
vertising for "home-print' papers of
Minnesota. 1t was started with less
than twenty members, but has grown
until it now includes over sixty papers.
At this meeting number of new mem
bers were added to the association.
Want an Appropriation.
John E. King, Of Red Lake Falls
opened up the question of publication
of the session laws, at the association
meeting yesterday. He said the great
volume Of laws to be published this
year would more than use up the usua
$4,000 appropriation, and leave the
editors in debt to the publisher Of the
ment of a committee to investigate anc
to request an $4,000 appropriation
from the legislature. President Nc
Donald appointed a committee Of seven
consisting Of the three members Of thu
executive committee and four others, j
E. King. Julius Schmahl, S. A. Langun
and A. n. Dare.
A committee on legislation wa:
named as follows: E. A. Paradis, st
Paul; G. S. Pease, Anoka; G. s. Schur
man, St. Paul; J. D. O'Brien, Minneap
oils, and J: G. Applegate, Cannon Falls
The committee on resolutions consisted
Of W. M. James, Breckenridge; H. G
N Miller, St. Peter and W. R. Hodges
Judge John W. Willis Of st. Paul
president of the state immigration so
ciety, spoke to the association on tn
need Of an aggressive effort to attrac
settlers to the state: J. G. 'Applegat,
Of Cannon Falls spoke at length on tn,
question Of railroad rate discrimination
producing figures to show the inequalit,
Of the present system. Leslie Math
ews of the Swift County Monitor dis
cussed the price Of a weekly paper, urg
ing that the subscription price be hell
up to what will make a high standar,
paper. He held that no good pape
could be issued for dollar a year witt
less than 1000 subscribers. G. G.. East
man discussed the primary election law
and defended it eloquently, declarin!