Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-07
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Humboldt Leader: The members OF the
NebraskA Press association win long re-
member the hospitality Of the Omaha
newspaper folks, on account OF the nu
merous courtesies shown them on the oc-
casion OF their annual meeting IN that
city.
Central City Nonparen: with scarcely an
exception the members Of the editorial
association. which met ip< Omaha last
week, expressed themselves as satisfied
with the present arrangement OF paying
cash for railroad transportation. The ma
jority thought the new system would be
good business proposition. while those who
felt that they would stand TO lose BY the
change accepted the prospect OF loss with
the feeling that the principle involved was
worth sacrificing for.
Shelton clipper: The people OF Omaha
showed that they appreciated the presence
OF the editors and their wives and did much
to make their stay In the metropolis
pleasant one. As the entire time of the
two days was fully occupied in the business
OF the meeting there was but little time for
social features The Omaha Bee rendered
the members theater party Tuesday night
at the Burwood and Wednesday night they
were guests of the local committee at
theater party at the orpheum.
Valley Enterprise The Omaha commit
tee and newspaper people did themselves
proud last week IN entertaining the Me-
braska Press association, and that meet
ing VIII long be remembered 40 pleasant
event In the lives Of the Nebraska editors.
The first evening in the city the entire
association members were guests OF The
Omaha Daily Bee at theater party,
and that, too, was an enjoyable treat 10
the publishers and their ladies. Besides
all the nice things received at the hands
Of our metropolis we were invited to re-
turn to that city for our annual meet two
years hence.
Ponca Journal: Very few OF the Ne
braslea editors seemed to stay away from
the Omaha meeting on account OF the new
regulations concerning railroad fare. No
pains had been taken to bring In nsted
outside speakers. as Is often done to swell
the attendance. and yet the newspaper
people gathered In large numbers and had
a good meeting all the way through. Their
final goodby to the exchange advertising
ticket has been uttered in a clear voice
and without q tear Nearly all Of them
expect the new arrangement to be perma-
nent and are glad that II has come to
pass together with the anti-pass senti-
ment, the reduced passenger fare. railroad
regulation and other things that make for
cleaner politics and better government
Ainsworth 5tar-Journal: The press OF
Nebraska has been passless for close onto
twenty years. There was a time In the
history Of Nebraska when the newspapers
all had passes. But that day was q long
time ago. For nearly twenty years every
newspaper man in this state has paid
full fare, and oftentlmes much more than
full fare. II he has paid It in advertising.
what was the difference7 Advertising Is
all the newspaper man has to sell. It is
his stock in trade. This writer is dead
tired of this talk Of passes" for a news
paper man, and he IL heartily glad that
the legislature has done something that
eventually will take away that talk. OF
course It will take some time-there viii
yet be chumps-llke our ready print man.
who win talk of "Passless Press" But
even he will learn better by and by, or,
IL he don't, we will get club. The meet
ings were we'll attended and the interest
was greater than usual. A start was made
toward getting state action on the out
side advertising And that was good. The
outside advertiser Comes here and wants
to get into cur papers for about one-third
the rates paid by our home merchants.
He succeeds in many cases. and then he
puts his finger TO his nose when we talk
OF regular rates. II we can have a state
committee to attend to this outside adj
vertising we will ali get good rates. as
they cannot afford TO boycott the state.