The Colorado statesman., 1906-08-11
NEWSPAPER men
COMING OF INTERNATIONAL
LEAGUE OF PRESS CLUBS.
WILL ADVERTISE COLORADO
State viii Soon Be Swarming With
Prominent Writers-Prizes Offered
for Best Articles on Attractions OF
the Centennial State.

for Best Articles on Attractions OF
the Centennial State.
Denver. "Newspapermen's Week,
in Denver promises to be a noted
event, bringing as II will something in
the neighborhood of 500 active workers
on the leading daily newspapers and
other publications throughout the
country. Many writer's of note are ar
ranging to visit Denver on the occa-
sion mentioned, which is set for the
week of August 9th to September lst.
Numerous inquiries concerning the
prize story are being received at the
headquarters of the Denver Press Club,
under whose auspices the gathering Is
being arranged, and this apparent in
terest in the contest will result in
keen competition for the prizes. The
principal prize is gold bar valued at
$1,000, contributed by Fred G. Shaffer
of this city, who was once employed on
the local dailies, but who is now en-
gagged in mining.
The committee on awards and prizes
consisting of James w. Kelley, city
passenger agent of the Moffat road; N.
A. Reinert, secretary of the Reinert
Publishing Company, and Clarence Ly-
man chairman of the publicity commit
tee of the Denver Real Estate Ex-
change, has formulated the following
rules to govern the contest:
"First-The judges of this competi-
tion shall be Jesse F. Mcdonald, COVER
nor of the state of Colorado; Robert
W. Speer, mayor of Denver, and A. j.
Spengel, president of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce.
"Second-Those eligible to compete
for the prize are those who attended
the Denver meeting of the Interna-
tional League of Press Clubs, as dele
gates to the convention from a press
club. accredited representatives of
some newspaper, magazine or other
periodical, or as newspaper man or
woman not attached to any organiza.
ton or publication. Colorado writers
will not be permitted to compete.
"Third-All persons who compete
for this prize must enter their names
with the chairman of the committee of
judges, and have the stories which
they intend to publish suitably identi
fed by a synopsis, and by indicating
the publication, in which they are to
be printed, and this must be done
within month following the opening
day of the convention. Stories are not
to exceed 5000 words of printed mat
ter.
"Fourth-All copies of papers or
other periodicals in which are printed
stories written by competitors for this
prize must be filed with the chairman
of the committee of judges within
three months from the opening day of
the convention, at which time an eX
animation and comparison of stories
will be begun, and the award made as
speedily as possible.
'Fifth-In judging the stories, the
committee will be guided primarily by
the benefit likely to accrue to Colorado
by the publication of the matter under
consideration. To reach this decision,
they will consider, first, character of
tie article, with regard to style, dis
play, position, illustration and embel-
lishment; second, circulation of the
publications in which it appears.
"Sixth-The foregoing rules and
conditions will also govern competi-
tions for all second, third or any other
prize given for descriptive articles
written on Colorado, by writer's who
come to Denver during the l. L. p. c.
convention"