The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-05-28
Mississippi Editors III Memphis.

gretfuI adieu to their hospitable
hosts Of New Albany on Thursday
morning Of last week, they took a
Especial train over the Frisco Rail-
road which had been provided by
the Business Mems Club of Mem-
phls for trip to the Bluff City,
where they we're to be the guests
of the Business Mems Club and the
two big daily newspapers of that
city. the Commercial Appeal and
the News-Scimitar. Messrs. Geo.
M. Mccormick, Of the Commercial
Appeal. and A. j. McCallum. Of
the Western Newspaper Union,
who have for years been valued
members of the Mississippi Asso-
citation and who participated in the
New Albany meeting. escorted the
party to Memphis.
| On arrival in Memphis the edi-
torial party we're met at the depot
by Mr.. VIM. M. Clemens, Manager
of the News-Scimitar. Mr.. James
S. Warren, Industrial Commissions
er of the Business Mems Club and
other members of that organization
and under their guidance and that
Of Mr.. Mccormick were taken first
on tour of inspection Of the large
and thoroughly equipped newspaper
plants Of the Commercial Appeal
and the News-Scimitar. The Com
mercial Appeal owns its own build.
ing, large structure especially
adapted to newspaper work. Rand
its various departments are organ.
lied and work in harmony like the
departments Of government at
i Washington. It's counting room,
its editorial and news departments,
its big composing room with its
battery of Is or 20 improved Mer-
genthaler type-setting machines,
its form-making and stereotyping
departments, its press room with
its two big perfecting presses, its
lightning mailing department and
other accessories of the up-to-date
daily of the 10th century were call
culated to bewilder the publisher
of a little six-column country
weekly who manipulates an old
fashioned Washington hand press
and conducts all the business Of his.
establishment with the grey matter
under one hat and carries on all
his paper business in one small
room.
From the Commercial Appeal
office the editorial party was taken
to the NeWs-Scimitar plant two
blocks away, through which they
were courteously escorted by Mr..
Clemens and Mr.. Warren and saw
the first afternoon edition of the
News-Scimitar put to press with a
photograph of the editorial party
on first page, taken 2 hours before
on their arrival in the city, and
which gives a faint idea Of the
speed and dexterity which charac-
terizes the news service of an up.
to-date city daily.
Both the Commercial Appeal and
the News-Scimitar own big per-
fecting color printing presses in
addition to their regular news
presses and on these are printed.
the funny colored supplements is
sued with their big Sunday edi-
tions.
The Commercial Appeal fills the
morning daily field and the News
Scimitar the afternoon newspaper
field, having large circulation in
the three States Of Tennessee. Mis-
sissippi and Arkanass in the terrific
ry contiguous to Memphis. and they
are recognized as just as indispen-
sable d part Of the fiourishing Bluff
City as her railroads. steamboat
service. big hotels. banks. street
car lines or any other adjunct Of
modern city life.
The editorial party were taken
from the News-Scimitar Office To-
the handsome quarters of the Mem
phis Business Mems Club. where.
after a cordial welcome address on
behalf Of the city and the club by
Mr. H B. Anderson and response
by E. A. Fitzgerald. the newly
elected president Of the Association.
the editors enjoyed an elaborate
luncheon rendered BY the club.
Other speakers during this elegant
Irepast were W. NJ. Clemens. os
the News Scimitar. r. Fl. Henry.
lot the Clarion-Ledger, jackson
ex-Gov James K. Vardaman. Of
/ the Issue. jackson; G. P. J. Moon
lev. Of The Commercial Appeal: J
G. Mcclure. Of the Yazoo City
Herald H. w Connolly Of the