The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
Kansas Newspaper Men Objec
to New Regulation.
NonadvertIsing Exchange Fea-
ture Is Condemned.
THEY'LL SEE ABOUT TT
Appoint a Committee to Confer
With Legislature.
Topeka viii Entertain AssOcia-
tiOn at Annual Meeting.

"A firm stand has been taken by the
executive committee of the Kansas
State Editorial association on the ques-
1ion Of the exchange of transportation
by railroad companies for value receiv-
ed in advertising. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion of those members Of the
committee, who attended the meeting
which was held Monday afternoon at
the Copeland hotel for the purpose Of
making the preliminary arrangements
for the annual meeting Of the organfza-
ton. that such an exchange is perfectly
legitimate.
Resolutions were adopted addressing
a. memorial to the Kansas delegation in
congress urging them to use all their
efforts to have an amendment made to
the present interstate commerce law
which viii settle beyond question the
right Of railroad companies to issue
transportation on contracts for adver-
Using with newspapers.
And the committee went a little fur
Their on this proposition Believing that
come sort of legislation will be enacted
by the state legislature at its coming
session on the question of transpOrta-
ton. a resolution was adopted creating
a special committee which will be in
structed to use every legitimate effort
to see that no legislation is adopted
which will prevent railroads in the
state from issuing transportation on
advertising contracts with the newspa-
perz- This committee will consist Of
". z. Morgan of Hutchinson. chair
man: Senator George H. Tucker, of Eu-
reka; Hubert A. Heath. Dell Keller
and John Macdonald, of Topeka.
There are ten members of the execu-
tive committee of the Kansas State Edi-
torial association, one from each con-
gressionaI district and the president
and secretary. Those present at the
meeting yesterday. w f. Blackburn,
of Anthony, the president Of the organ
izat1Ons J. E Junkins OF Sterling. the
secretary; J. w Sewers, Of the Second
district. Austin Terrence, of the Fourth
and Jess Napier, Of the Eighth. M.
G. Gretchen, Of Sedgwick, a past presi-
dent of the organization met with the
committee
Among other things a resolution was
passed requesting the Kansas deIega-
ti0n in congress to antagOnize any at
tempt on the part Of the postof1ce de-
partment to raise the rates of postage
on country newspapers. plan for
which is being considered by postal
authorities
The committee fixed January 21 and
@ as the dates for the annual meeting
OF the association and according to the
tentative programme which has been
not ready yet for publication, it prom
1ses to be one Of the most important
from many standpOints which the asso-
citation has held. The committee is in
correspondence with several gentlemen
Of national repute in the world Of jour
nalfsm. who have been invited to at
tend the meeting and deliver addresses
and the likelihood is that three or more
of them will accept.
+ H. Crosby, chairman of the enter
tainment committee of the Commercial
club, and Major Tom Anderson, the
secretary Of the club, met the commit
tee for a few moments during the
course of its meeting and stated that
the Commercial club would provide a
suitable meeting place for the editors
and also intimated that the business
men of the city, through the CONNER
cial club would tender them a recep.
tion.