The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-17
TO SERVE MANDATE RIDES IS PRESIDENT
BTRlNGHAM EDITOR HEAD OF
PUBLISHERS.
Mode Beats All other Cities For
tNor Of Entertaining the
1zbIishers Next Year-Busy
Day Spent.

| Bkhnghan, Juno 1s.--(special.)--
The scond and last day Of the con-
ventc OF the Southern Newspaper
Publiers' Association In this city
| was most pleasant one and out
side the business that was trans
| acted There was much to occupy ths
| timef the Newspaper men. AFTER
| the bsiness had all been ATTENDED
to atpmobiles were in waiting ana
the witors were taken for spin
aroun the city and 10 some Of the
largsiindustries In the Immediate dis
| tricti Several Of the newspaper men
had ever before seen steel manu-
factltd and this pleasure was ac-
cordsl as was that Of cast iron pipe
manufacturing. coal mining and iron
makiE. Other industries still were
Al hegant banquet was set tonight
at ri Hillman Hotel to the visiting
neutraper mon. The Chamber OF
cor}lnsrce, Birmingham's progressive
bushsss organization. was In charge,
witt Or. John L., Parker as chairman
OF khs committee. Happy speeches
web made during the evening and
sore interesting features were pulled
orIto the delight Of the visitors.
SeRrai of the visitors were called
uph for addresses and responded In
a host nleasing manner. Birming-
hah was toasted and the speakers
alf gave expression to surprise at the
gHwth and enterprise in the city.
Advertising was the subject under
dilcussion again wednesday morning.
Tlb discussions were purely technical
ah Of no interest to the general pub
Ill but Of vast Importance to the
newspaper men themselves present.
ID VITO get advertising. what to DO
With II after II 10 secured; how to
mike II most effective and valuable 70
tfb advertiser; the attitude of the
newspaper toward bill board and 9TH
ed outdoor advertising; how to stimu-
iale the reading OF advertisements.
what lee-way the news department
sfbuld be given in free write-ups OF
theatrical attractions, the elimination
oil Objectionable advertising; the va
ridns ramifcations Of advertising
rates, the handling of political adver-
tis.ng and other shop subjects were
discussed. All discussions were free
~ participated In by the newspaper
mex present and some valuable sug-
gestions were brought out.
Mobile was. selected as the next
medting place. Invitations were ex-
tended by Rome. Ca. and other places
as We'll hA $500 e-~s
Managing Editor Of The Mobile Item,
worked hard from the start Of the con-
venaon In putting Mobile forth Tor
the convention.
Oficers were elected for the ensuing
term as follows: Rufus N. Rhodes. OF
The birmingham News. President; Cur
tin b. johnson, OF The Knoxville Sem
tinel, yice-President; Victor II. Han
son, OF The Birmingham News. seere-
tary; Executive Committee. John Ross.
Charlotte Observer; w. H. Jenrtes,
Birmingham Age-Herald; =. @. Ball,
Savannah Morning News: =. w. X.
Human, Jacksonville Times-Union; A.
E. Clarkson, Houston. Tex. Post.
A special committee composed OF
James M. Thomson, Of The New Or
leans Item,i A, s. Sanford Of The
Knoxville Journal-Tribune. and e. N
Foster Of The Nashville Banner. was
named to set forth the resources OF the
South before the big advertisers OF the
North ana West. The work Of this
COMMITTEES will constitute one of the
greatest ADVERTISING campaigns ever
inausaratsd.