Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-21
EDITORS FINISH up WORK
No Direct Reference to Madden Made in the
Reso usions Adouted.
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR ENSUING YEAR
Sessions Are Brought TO n Close by
Thenter Party az the Orpheum
In the Evening Given by
Local Committee.

Kenny O. Richmond, Fremont Herald
A. 3. WOOD. Gsring Courier. vice presi-
dent
WIN N. Naupin, cOmmOnsr, sserstaIy
o. o. Johns, corresponding ssorstary.
The above were elected officers Of the
Nebraska Press association for the com
ing year. at the final session Of the as
ISOLATION held wednesday afternoon at
Creighton hall.
with the completion Of the election of
officers the report OF the resolutions
committee was considered and all the
resolutions adopted, except that section
pertaining personally TO the third as
sistant postmaster general. which was
stricken out because that point had been
covered in q special resolution In the
morning.
The association decided 10 have the
records OF the newspapers OF Nebraska
printed. A special committee had been
appointed which reported that this should
be done in conjunction with Nebraska
Historical society, the expense to the
association to be $500.
The program Of the afternoon consisted
OF an interesting paper on CITY, Daily
and Country Weekly" by A. L. Gale of
the Lincoln Star; "Twenty-seven Years
in One ONCE" by A. w. Ladd of the
Albion News Miss Rosa Hudspeths
paper on "A Woman Editors Expert
ence," was read by Mrs. Anna Vic Gates
Alfred Darlow, advertising manager OF
the Union Pacific was on the program
for a paper but he failed to appear, ana
Lee Haney of the Colorado Midland rail-
road was called upon to take his place
He told a few stories and ended by dona-
ting s25 for his road to assist one OF
the editors who had been burned out
Resolutions Adopted.
These resolutions were adopted:
The thirty fifth annual convention Of the
Nebraska Press association, now CLOSING
one OF both profit and pleasure TO every
member in attendance and MISUNDERSTANDING
the changed conditions In our relations with
the railroad companies the attendance was
good and the results encouraging. -
We desire to express our thanks 10 tne
good people of Omaha for their generous
and kindly reception and hospitality during
the entire session And especially 90 We
desire to show our appreciation o. .he
News, the American Press association, the
Carpenter Paper company, the western
Type foundry the western salie Me"T Msyer
Dahlman. Rev. Mr.. Mackay' Colonel I. w.
Mccullough OF the Bee and all others who
Comforts eoT9 SGnt dupns ouT stay IN this city
We desire also to congratulate the peo-
pie Of the state of Nebraska as wen as
the people OF the metropolis on the rapid
and substantial growth Of the city OF
Omaha during the past decade. We are
proud of our great city and we realze
fully that whatever adds to Omaha's great
ness also adds to the greatness OF the state
at large as we also realize that any soSd
that comes TO the state will add to the
good OF our great city.
Whereas, This is an age of reform and
the principles of publicity have been gen
orally accepted as the best method OF ac-
quainting the public with the affairs of
Resolved That we recommend to the
members Of the present legislature that
corporations to publish in at least one
newspaper in each county I'm the state in
which they solicit business, by agent or
otherwise. the certificate of the auditor of
this state together with a brief statement
as to its financial standing before IL Will be
lawful for II to attempt to solicit any bus
mess in such county
We object to the government continuing
in the commercial printing business as We
would oppose It's entering the grocery, the
dry goods or the general merchandise bus
iness and especially when IL does so at an
absolute loss and when in doing this IL is
taking away share of the legitimate bus
mess of the printers as is now done in sup
plying printed stamped envelopes at the
saana price that imprinted ones are fur
nished We ask our senators and represent
tatives in congress TO use all honorable
authorizing the Postoffice department TO do
such printing. We believe that there will
reform 70 aid materially in overcoming the
alleged deficit that Madden is so anxious
about.
Way 20 Reduce Dehcit.
We would also suggest to the pow ers that
be in our national AFFAIRS that IL the gov.
sernment would pay its own postage on al
matter sent out by any departments or by
the members OF congress and the president