The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-21
THE! PRESS MEN
Ye Editors Will Visit the City Of New
York Very Early in June.
WILL TRAVEL BY WATER

This Trip Preferred to Editor Foo
she's State Outing-State Press
Association Meets in Columbia-
Executive Committee Passes on
Plans for Annual Convention
In order to suit the convenience OF
Governor Woodrow Wilson, who will
be the chief guest of honor, the dates
of the annual convention of the South
Carolina Press association in Colum-
bia this year were changed from May
80 and 81 and June /, to May 81 and
June 1 and 2, at meeting of the
executive committee, held Thursday
afternoon in President August kohn's
office.
Governor Wilson delivers June l,
at noon, the baccaulaureate address
at the University Of North Carolina,
in Chapel Hill, and speaks on the
evening of June to the editors of
this State, in the Columbia theatre.
After his address DR.. Wilson will be
complimented with reception In
Finn hall, at the University CT South
Carolina, on which occasion the for
mer Columbian will be greeted In
person by many who knew Woodrow
Wilson the boy during his fathers
residence here as professor in Co.
lumbia seminary.
Sentiment being strongly in favor
of trip to New York by water, the
committee regretfully declined an in
vitation strongly urged upon it to
have the editors, before or after their
meeting in Columbia, take Seeing
South Carolina trip" of two days, In
Guiding visits to I }e Winnsboro gran
ite quarries, to Winnsboro Itself, TO
Chester, to Winthrop College and to
the Great Falls hydro-electric plant
of the Southern Power company. 1t
was deemed impracticable for the as
ISOLATION to undertake both outings
this year.
The Seeing South Carolina" trip
was urged by q delegation headed by
Mr.. j. Frank Fooshe, editor of the
Winnsboro News and Herald, and In
Guiding besiGes Col. Jas. @ Davis,
the Winnsboro banker; Manager j..
C. Thorn of the Winnsboro Granite
corporation, Rion, and DR.. D. B..
Johnson, president of Winthrop Col
lege, Rock Hill. 1t was said, among
other things, that the iWinnsboro
quarry Is the largest commercial un-
dertaking in the utilization Of mon
umental granite in the world and
the only plant of the kind in the
United States the product of which
has an international distribution.
The mechanical plant alone rep
resents an investment Of about $780,
900. Mr.. Fooshe said that few OF
the editors of the State had any ade-
quate idea of the magnitude of the
Southern Power company's opera
lions. Mr.. Fooshe credited Col. Da-
Wis with being the originator of the
Southern Power company. DR.. john
son said Winthrop earnestly desired
an opportunity Of entertaining the
newspaper folk and he would partic-
ularly like to give the editors a din
ner, in the great new dining hall OF
the college, which comfortably seats
1900 persons.
Fifty dollars will cover the neces-
sary expenses of the New York trip.
The usual rate Of $32 from Charles
! ton to New York and return, this
including transportation, meals and
berths, has been cut in half for the
editors by the Clyde Steamship COM
pany, and for $3.50 per person each
group of four people in the party
will have, at the Woodward hotel in
! New York, a suite Of two bed rooms,
a sitting room and bath room. A
club breakfast will cost Is cents.
The visitors will take their lunch
cons and dinners wherever they like,
paying for them what they please.
The party will sail on the first Clyde
boat leaving Charleston northbouno
after the adjournment of the conven-
ton, which will end on the night OF
June .. Half rates have been Sc
cured for the editors from sight
seeing automobile company of New
York.
The committee informally eT-
pressed it's appreciation of the ef-
forts OF Messrs. T.. Barron Grier Of
/ Greenwood. Frank b. Gary OF Able
Vile and Howard +. Carlisle Of Spar
tanburg to put just libel laws upon
the statute books Of the State. Mr..
Grier cave much Of his time and at
tcntion to preparing the bill and Mr..
Gary in The house and Senator Car
Isle had it passed. Governor Blease
has said he will veto this measure.
The addresses and essays by mcm-
hcrs were planned. but announce
mcnt will not be made until the sec
retary, Mr.. T. l.. Freeman, hears
from the persons so invited.
II was decided to invite as special
guests this year Messrs. John ".
Holmes Of Rarrwell and Charles Pet
ty Of Spartanburg. veteran editors,
who were members Of the famous