The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16
THE MAKERS0 OF
NEWSPAPERS
Southern Publishers Are
In Session.
EDITOR CALDWELL PRESIDING
Question Affecting Newspaper
Making.
Birminsh.m Is warmly Eatertaising
: the PnbIishers-Frank A. Mun.ey
was Unsble to come--Banquet
Tonisht Mt Hiiiman Hotel.

Birmingham, June I5.-(SpeciaL)--
The seventh annual convention OF the
Southern Newspaper Publishers Assoc
citation began here this morning with
j. p. Caldwell of The Charlotte IN. CO
Observer President. In the chair. The
convention, is being held In the bali
room of the HiIlman Hotel. and there
IL fairly good attendance.
Victor Hanson of The Birmingham
News, Secretary. is sat the desk. The
President called the convention to or
der without any preliminaries. This
meeting will result In good to our pa
pers and whatever helps the newspa-
pers naturally helps the States we rep
resent" said the President.
The report of the Secretary showed
an increase On membership. Regrets
at Inability to attend the convention
wore read from number of publish.
ers OF newspapers and magazines.
Frank A. Munsey OF New York was
TO have been here, but trip to Eu-
rope prevented his coming.
Then began the regular program OF
the meeting A number OF discussions
were INDUCED In. almost every menu
Der of the association present particle
pating In the talks.
The discussions under the general
head of the program were as follows:
What can employers do, and how. to
keep their employees loyal to them, sat
isHed and contented. working every
day OF each. week .f.s
How can the composing room force
be used to the best advantagef
Eow many mepe are required In the
stereotyping rg5m per hundred plates
per week?
Are the members using 1t. pleased
with the extra wire recently put on
~ fha Aaaocfafad PfaaaS
The qualities and prices OF lintoype
and stereotype, metal.
What about q number of members
cooperating to establish hrat-class
newg bureau In washington with a
number of good men In charge. who
would send out for. simultaneous pub
location budget OF general Southern
news as we'll as news pictures and
news features7
What has been done by members to-
wards perfecting q system OF daily re-
ports covering the composing room,
stefeotypipg rooms press room and
other departments of the paper?
Do newspapers managers generally
carry liability insurance and in cases
where employees are hurt, does the Of
fee carry the injured employee on the
payroll while absent from the ONCE? If
90, for how long?
DO members give their employees a
vacation evcry year7 II 50. what
length OF time and on what conditioner
what has been done during the past
year toward improvement in printing
half@tones by perfecting presses? Are
the best results obtained from stereo-
fpying or inserting. and what system
is more generally used7 How can the
printing Of half tones be improved
upon?
y. The desirability OF arriving at the
relative value Of the respective trades
employed at newspaper ONCE in or
der that when demands are made for
increased wages. one class OF employees
may not get an advantage over an
other.
The various features OF circulation
building and other problems faced by
the business office IN the matter of
securing and holding readers. The