The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
ARKANSAS EDITORS HAVE ROYAL TIME Fortieth Annual Meeting at Hope Was Most Successful and
 Pleasant. EXCURSION IN SOUTHWEST Pike County Diamond Mines and Tokio Peach Orchard Attartct the
 Pencil Pushers.
EXCURSION IN SOUTHWEST
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Arkansas editors generally are sing ing the praises of Hope as conyen- tion city; especially those who at tended the meeting of the State Press Association last week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 22, g and 24th.
 Hope acquitted herself nobly. Her enteprising citizens vied with each other in an effort to outdo all pre- vious entertainments, and so warm and hospitable was their reception that Hope will long be remembered by the editors, with Morrilton and other enterprising cities who have royalty entertained the press crowd in years past.
 N. W. Folsom of the Hope Gazette is one of the oldest members of the Arkansas Press Association, and it is largely through his efforts and the esteem in which he is held that this years meeting went to Hope.
 Ed MeCorkle of the Hope Star is one of the younger members, but his geniality and untiring energy did much to increase the pleasure of every editor in attendance.
 Messrs. Folsom and McCorkle. in explaining why they worked so hard, said their greatest pleasure was in seeing the editors and their wives en- toying themselves, and this seemed to be the dominant spirit among all the citizens of Hope.
 The association closed it's fortieth annual meeting Friday with the cleo tion of the following officers:
 President, J. H. Hand of Yellville
 First Vice President, T. F. Wood of the Marianna Courier.
 Second Vice President, V. A. Beeson of the Morrlton Headlight.
 Third Vice President Claud Mann of the Malvern Times-Journal.
 Corresponding Secretary, Earle W. Hodges of Little Rock.
 Recording Secretary, T. l.. Pound of the Danyille Democrat.
 Financial Secretary, w. F. Turner Of the Atkins Chronicle.
 Orator, Mrs. w w. Folsom of Hope
 Poetess. Mrs. J. Bernhardt of Ark ansas City
 It was the most largely attended. interesting, profitable and successful meeting held in many years. The second day was devoted to an Arkan- sas Cost Congress, in which leading printers from the leading cities par ticipated and a movement was launch. ed 10 organize a state cost-finding association which will put every print ing office on a sound business system and enable a profit on all work by de- termining the actual cost of produc. tion of each job This cost congress was addressed by Mir. H. w Flagg. Of Chicago assistant secretary of the United Typothtea of America.
 Secretary Earle w. Hodges was the chief center Of attratfon at this meet ing. since he. as secretary of state, controls the disposition of state print ing patronage, which now engages the attention of every Arkansas editor. The I. and R. measures, which are to be voted upon in September have to be published in each county for six consecutive weeks beginning this week, and the publication fees amount to $S05.00 10 the county. in addition to the constitutional amendments, No. II and l2, already running and amount ing to $21I00.
 The following interesting program was rendered during the three days session:
 Program.
 Address of welcome-For local newspapers, W. ". Folsom; for pro gressiye league. Jas. H. Belts; for city of Hope, Capt J. H. Black.
 Response on behalf of association N. k. Jones. Yellyille Echo
 Presidents address-J. A Living ston. Russellyille.
 Annual oratlon-C. P Newton, Eng land Courier
 publishing a Newspaper Under Diff culties"-A. M Ward, Clarksville Herald
 Benefits of Shorter Legislative Sessions J. Parker, stephens News.
 Annual poem-Mrs Earle w. Hodg- es. Little Rock
 Saving the Old State Capitol for Future Generations"-S. P. Meador. Okolona Messenger. and P. s. Garden. Malvern Meteor.
 "Advertising Arkansas"-W B. Fol