Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-09
WITH THE PRESS PEOPLE.
South Carolina Editors Have Inter-
estins Trip From Charleston to

| SOclallOn party TedCneu lllS city yes
'terday afternoon at o'clock, and al
though it is rather early to under
take to tell what the members have
been seeing in New York, perhaps
there may be some interest in a brief
outline of the outing from the opening
meeting in Columbia last Wednesday.
until the arrival Of the journalists
here at the Hotel Woodward.
The Columbia meeting was one Of
the best attended, and the most sue
cessful that the association has held.
There were a number of good papers,
notably one by Editor Latham of the
News and Courier, sketching the ear
ly history Of newspaperdom in South
Carolina, and another by Hartwell M.
Aver, of the Florence Times, discuss
ing the tribulations Of the publisher
of the daily paper in a small town.
Editor w. F. Caldwell, of the Chester
Lantern, read a valuable paper on the
subject of the junior linotype, and
several other papers were submitted
without reading.
The principal executive business Of
the meeting was the election Of officers
for the next year. At the meeting
two years ago there had been proposed
an amendment to the constitution pro-
viding that officers should not be ell
igible after a second term. This was
ratified last year. Many members,
however, have been brought to regret
their action on the subject. Col. Au-
gust Kohn has done so much more as
president than has ever been done by
any one else, and the association has
been so impressed with his splendid
efficiency that many are selfish enough
to desire to keep him in the place
indefinitely. But this could not be
and Mr.. H. L. Watson Of the Green
wood Index, was elected president,
and Mr.. w. F. Caldwell, of the Ches-
ter Lantern, secretary.
| The Columbia people made 1t spe-
cial point to show the editors their best
attention, and they did not fail to
make a most favorable impression.
The leading features Of the entertain
ment by citizens were a sumptuous
barbecue, an automobile ride, q bril-
liant reception, and three afternoons Of
baseball. The feature Of the automo-
bile ride outside of showing the editors
more of Columbia than they knew
existed, was a visit to Mr.. A. E. Con-
zales's big dairy farm about four miles
from the city. Mr.. Gonzales has spent
rious kinds of teamwork, work Of the
most approved order, and Is producing
thousands of pints Of pure, sanitary
milk that is being sold at less than
the market price, with the especial
view of putting it in the reach Of poor
children who would otherwise have to
be without. A novel sight at this farm
was a fifty acre field being turned un-
| der by means Of giant disk plow, OPP
Grated entirely with a gasoline motor.
During the party's stop at the farm,
Mr.. Gonzales served tubs of lemon
punch and hundreds Of pints Of ice cold
buttermilk. On various accounts the
editors were rather more hurried than
they would have liked to have been,
| for the Gonzales farm furnishes sub
ject matter for lots of interesting
things that it would be we'll worth
the while of the people to know. 1
have not sufficient information to go
into details; but 1 understand that
haa fhor
| 500 on a concrete dairy barn, and
necessary buildings connected there
| with.
All the editors had the pleasure Of
meeting Woodrow Wilson and hearing
| his address in the Columbia theatre.
and everybody was delighted with the
former president Of Princeton univer-
city, who is now governor Of New Jer-
sey, and prominently in line for the
Democratic nomination for the presi-
dency. Woodrow Wilson was a special
and particular friend of the late Gro
yer Cleveland and was picked out by
that great statesman as the coming
man of his generation. The newspa-
per editors are pretty we'll accustomed
to meeting all kinds Of folks, includ-
ing big ones. They know pretty we'll,
if not by instinct, certainly by expert
ence, how to size folks up and are
quick to pick out lightweights and
shams, and assign them where they
belong. Among the newspaper men
are some who are partisans Of Har-
mon, some who stood for Bryan and
others who are going to stick by
Champ Clark to the end; but every
man who met Governor Wilson was
impressed with the fact that he is a
man among men, and there is not one
who will take him as second choice.
Most of them are now for Wilson first,
and some one Of the others mentioned
second.
About one hundred and twenty
five people of the press party made
up the passenger list of the Apache,
which sailed out of Charleston harbor
last Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
| These included forty or more ladies.
We were due to leave at 10 o'clock;
but the loading of the big cargo that
had to come on this trip took several
hours longer than had been expected.
AS the result we did not get to New
York until o'clock yesterday after
noon, whereas otherwise we would
have arrived at about IL in the morn
| ing.
1t was a remarkably interesting trip,
quite full of variety When we left
Charleston the weather was hot and
sultry and the sea was very smooth.
| The heat and calm continued all day
Sunday, and Sunday night was
scorcher. Passengers sweltered in
their state rooms until the perspira"
tion was running from them in
streams. Many could not stand 1t and
| went out on deck where it was some
what cooler. Monday morning devel-
oped a swell on the surface Of the sea,
and this grew more pronounced during
the day. At noon there was a squall
that included a stiff wind and some
rain, and brought about lot of eX-
citement. After the rain the atmos-
phere became cooler and life more
| bearable Monday afternoon and
evening were pleasant; but along
about l2 o'clock there came up
storm that was rather more extensive
than the first. There was lots of thun-
der and bolts of lighting seemed to
dart across the skies for miles, look
| ing like redhot cannon balls The
boat began to pitch and toss at rate
| that was decidedly interesting and
many of those who had previously be-