The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
EDITORS MEET
The Northern rlOntana Press As.
ISOLATION Met In Glasgow
Saturday Sept. I.

Pursuant to q call issued a
couple of weeks ago the North
Montana editors gathered in Glas-
gov last Saturday. The editors
present were Messrs. Stanley and
and Rhodes OF the Valley County
News, c. II. Hinton of the Glas-
gov Democrat, Adams Of the Har-
lem News, Drake OF the Yellow.
stone News OF .Mondak, G. H..
Coulter of the Culbertson Repub-
lican and F. S. Reed of the Gull
bertson Searchlight.
While not as many newspapers
we're represented as was expected,
those present were enthusiastic.
| At ago o'clock the meeting was
called to order, Walter Stanley
being elected as temporary chair
! man and G. H. Coulter as tempo.
| IaIy secretary.
Messrs. Coulter, Adams and
Rhodes were appointed commit
tee on resolutions and bylaws and
reported the following:
Mr.. Chairman: Your committee
has the honor to report as follows:
Bylaws Of the Northern Mon.
tAna Press Association.
Name-This organization shall be
known as the Northern Montana Press
Association.
Object-The object of this association
is to further the business and social rela-
tions of the Newspaper fraternity Of
Northern Montana.
OfEcers-The officers of the association
shall he a Presidents Vice President and a
Secretary Treasurer. who must be active
members Of the association as hereinafter
provided. The duties Of the officers shall
be the same as those required Of officers in
like associations.
! Executive Board-The Executive Board
/ shall consist Of the officers Of this associa-
! tion.
Membership Membership shall be oi
two classes. Active and Honorary. Active
members shall consist of those actively
engaged in editing and publishing news
paper. Only active members shall be
eligible to vote at a business meeting. All
business of the association shall be trans
acted at regular business meeting unless
otherwise ordered Honorary members
shall consist of persons who are stock
holders in newspapers and publishing
companies. ex-newspaper men. reporters
and emplyes OF newspaper Offices. and
shall have NO vote in business matters.
Territory-The territory Of the Associa-
tion shall consist Of the counties Of Valley.
Choteau and Teton.
Fees Membership fee shall be 81 LOO
and the annual dues shall be 100 each
payable in advance.
Special Meetings-Special meetings may
be called at the request Of three or more
active members. time aud place Of the
meeting to be determined by the Executive
Board.
After the report oil committee
on resolutions and bylaws a per-
manent organization was effected
by the election OF the following
officers; ] F. Adams, Of the Har-
lem News, President; G. II. Coul-
ter. OF the Culbertson Republican.
Vice President; T. Farris. OF
the Hinsdale Homestead, Secre-
tary- Treasurer.
After an informal discussion OF
the object OF the meeting and the
reading OF a letter from ]. T. Far
ris who was not present. the meet
ing adjourned, subject to call by
the executive committee.
In the mean time the executive
committee are to formulate list of
minimum prices for advertising,
job work ETC., to be submitted for
approval at the next meeting.
In the evening the editors upon
the invitation OF Editor Walter
Stanley, par,ook OF a chicken
supper which all enjoyed to the
utmost. They afterwards adjourned
to the spacious front Office Of the
Valley County News where a
delightful social session was held