The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-06

J. Vasaley, Little Falls Herald; A.
G.. Rutledge, Bemidji Pioneer.
President Lee officiated at the
business session of the association,
which was held in the rooms of the
K. P. hall, and the members OF, the
local committee, headed by Editor
,Welles, were on hand to attend to
the wants of the delegates. s.
President Lee made short ad-
dress, in which he referred to the
great value of such gatherings and
comparing of notes and making Of
acquaintance, and especially the
reading of the papers prepared on
various phases of the business
management of the printing BUSH
ness. as we'll as the practical work of
printing. President Lee desired the
association to 60 on record rs favor
ing the securing of. legislation to
place the personal property tax state
;ment into the list of official printing,
as it would be of value 10 both the
public and cause the assessor to more
equally levy assessments
MI. Lees. suggestion resulted in
the odoption of a motion to have the
Etax+matter embraced lin the reselu,
lions. z-'<~ IS:
,,s..T hespaper on Newspaper Adver-
tising'' which was, read~ by C. H.
Bronson of: Osakis Review. was we'll
gotten tup;f and showed that Mr..
Bronson kept his rates for advertis.
ing on*:as.. living basis aud that he
made a specially of cooperation with
the merchants of @0sakis in prepar-
ing attractive ads that were bust.
ness pullers. Mr.. Bronson con-
cluded with the statement that a
little more independence on the part
of the publishers and an explanation
of the results to the merchant who
makes judiclous use of printers
ink would result in the merchant be-
ing disabused of the idea that
possesses many of them-that the
average newspaper is a charitable
institution. and real money paid for
newspaper advertising was a favor
done the publisher. ~'~.:es>. "
A general discussion followed as
to the rates for advertising, display,
ETC., which was participated in by
all present, and incidentally the
advertising agent shark" was given
few hearty slaps.
Charles F.. Scheers, owner and
publisher of the Akeley Herald Tri.
bune, read a very able paper on
Job Printing!" Illustrating. his vari-
Gus points b y drawings and samples
of work, and showing that he Is one
of the very best job printers in Min
nesota. Mr.|Scheers, prior to settl-
ing at Akeley, was employed as
foreman of*many of the most up.to-
date commercial printing establish
ments in Minnesota: and other
states; and his talk was filled with
many valuable pointers" !.
Mr.. "Scheers advocated a clean
and sanitary shop" with foreman
who was first-class printer and
one who never turned out a, job
that was not the best in its line
that the Office could produce.
There are too many so-called print.
ers who are Hanging out their
faces as all-around printers, these
days, who are what is termed black.
Smiths and these fellows are doing
the business a whole lot of harm.
Turn out good work and you can
get a good price,"
Uack of space prevents a fuller
presentation of the meat" of these
most excellent papers.)
A suggestion that job-printing
contest be inuagurated by the
association was accepted and
President Lee appointed c. F.
Scheers of the Akeley Herald
Tribune, I. J. COPYRIGHT of the
staples Headlight and c. H, Bron-
son of the Osakis Review as. the
committee to judge the samples
and award the prizes, at a future
meeting.'
P. J Vasaley. of the Little Falls
Herald, read paper on news
paper subscriptions, and told of
methods used by the management