The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-10-26
NEWSPAPER MEN MEET.
Organization Of Weekly and se1nI-
Weekly Papers 10 Promote Foreign
Advertising and Secure n Uniform
Rate-A Movement Of Great I'm
portance TO Weekly Papers.

Rate-A Movement Of Great I'm
portance To Weekly Papers
The weekly and semi-weekiy
newspapers OF North Carolina held 4
very important meeting IN the Cham
Der OF Commerce rooms in Raleigh
last Thursday morning. The News
and Observer. In reporting the pro-
ceeds Of the meeting, says:
Agreeable to the call OF a con-
mittee appointed at a meeting of the
State Press Association. a meeting
was held in this city yesterday 10
consider the ways and means to Sc
cure more advertising and to main
tain rates Of advertising in the week
lv papers of North Carolin. Editor
w. |. Underwood. of the Greensboro
Patriot. who issued the call, acted as
presiding officer, and Mr.. Lester F.
Butler, of The Caucasian, as secre-
tary.
Among those present were Edi-
tors J. P. Pittman, Of ths Dunn
Guide; r. J. Oliver, OF the Reds
vile Review; B. Fl. DePriest, of the
of the linton News-Dispatch; G. III.
Mebane, of the Catawba County
News; D. l.. st. Clair, of the Sanford
Express; E. A. Roscower, of the
Goldsboro Headlight, and others.
Quite a number Of letters were re-
ceived and read by the chairman,
from editors who found it impossible
to be on hand, but expressing entire
, sympathy with the object of the
meeting.
Chairman Underwood then brief
ly explained the object and purposes
of the new organization. He sug-
gested among other remedies, that a
\ competent person be engaged to en-
p list other editors in the union, that
+ he be furnished with sworn state
, ments of calculations and that min
imum price, based on circulation, and
rising in proportion, be agreed upon
and rigidly adhered to.
"Mr. Lester F. Butler, one of the
prime movers of the plan, spoke in
: favor of the project. He answered
i numerous questions which were ask
" ed him and assisted at a definite un,
derstanding of those present. There
was one feature that met with EN-
n phatic approval, and that was the
h elimination of trade offers for space
# On motion of Mr.. Roscower, the
< membership was restricted to home
If printed papers.
+ 'To perfect an organization, Mr.
I oil cd nroCi
dent. Mr.. De Priest secretary and al
5 executive committee of three, to &C
with the two officers, was chosen
They were Messrs. Butler of The eau
ol casian. Oliver of Reidsville Revie'
ls and ST. Clair of the Sanford Express
u This committee is directed to selec
III a name; to outline and have printe
a plan of organization to submit t
e. the editors of weekly papers alon
cy the lines developed at the meeting
r. Mr.. Underwood, who has spent cor
he siderable in getting this meeting cal
re ed. was asked to continue as trea:
of urer also, until an election could b
as held. The executive committee an
officers were requested to meet l
Greensboro, Friday, October 9th.
III, 1.-THE meeting was harmonious an
u the exchange of ideas declared
great benefit.
1T is generally understood that
49, full meeting will be held at Green
NY ny boro at the time of the Printers Co
Wv Convention"
is All editors or business manage
he who we're not present and want
RS, secure more foreign advertising ar
ng better rate for same, should wri
IT. to Chairman W. I. Underwood