The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
EDITORS 0F $ TE
 HOLD MELTING Good Attendance and Much h. tereSt in Mid-Winter
 Session.
COST SYSTEM IS CONSIDERED
Association Is Presented With Plan to Put Printing Offices on
 More Businesslike Basis.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-The Arkansas Press Association held one of the most sue cessful and best attended meeungs since its organization. The opening session was addressed by several we'll known newspaper men all of whom made talks on on assigned subects.
 Country Correspondence" was the subject of a paper by L. B. Whlte or the Benton Times Courier. He was followed by J. A. Livingston or the Russellville Courier-Democrat, presi dent of the association, who spoKe along the same lines.
 c. c. Colburn of the Ozark Demo- crat Enterprise read paper on "Wny It Pays to Be Conservative. 5. b. Baird of the Hamburg Eagle maoe d talk on the same subject.
 w w. Folsom of the Hope Gazette and D. c. Funk of the Rogers Demo- crat urged the members of the state association to join the National Press Association.
 These short talks were listened to with much interest as the speakers were recognized as men competent to handle their subjects.
 On motion of T. E. Wood or Ma riana, the association placed 1tsei1 on record as being in favor of lending assistance toward the movement TOT preserving the old statehouse. Mrs. Arthur Jones of Little Rock brought the matter before the convention. She declared that through the news papers the people can be brought to realize the importance of saving the historical building
 The entire afternoon session or the association was taken up by the cost system proposed by MT A. D. Murlln of the Western Newspaper Union Of LYittle Rock He explained his plan and gave each member present a com plete system. The system, it was eX. plained, would rut the country offices on a business. basis and would enable them to make a fair profit on their work and give customers a more satls- factory service. Several prominent Little Rock printers also made ad- dresses on the same subject. A rls- ing vote of thanks was giver MT Murlin and day set aside at the next association as a cost congress. A committee was also appointed to investigate the system thoroughly and to put it into effect in their re- spective offices and to report at the next meeting.
 Members of this committee are: E. c. Funk of the Rogers Democrat. V. A. Beeson of the Morrilton Headlight. Frank E. Robins of the Conway Democrat, Claud Mann of the Nal yern Times-Journal, C. A. Berry Of the Huttig News.
 The question of the time and the place of the spring meeting was re- ferred to the Executive Committee with instructions to report before March 1.
 Although not definitely announced by the committee, Marianna will prob ably be the next meeting place.
 After the closing session of the as- sociation a joint banquet was held with the mayors of Arkansas and the real estate men of Arkansas. The banquet was officiated over by Earl Hodges, secretary of state, and secre- tary of the press association. Promi- nent men in the state and local af- fairs made short talks, Mayor Taylor of Little Rock, especially appealing for aid in his efforts to get bond is- sues for city improvements.