The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
INQUIRE INTO FREIGHT RATES
"AdIess Insides" Brought Forth
Some Timely Comment. :.
THOUGHT VALVES WERE OPEN WIDE
When at the Banquet Theme, How to
Boost Minnesota" Discussed BY
Editors and laymen.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily.
President-L. c. Churchill, Citizen,
Window.
Vice President-W. o. Hinchon,
Times-Messenger, MadeIia.
Treasurer-James Ruane, Gazette,
Slayton.
secretary-R. 3. Forrest, Pilot,
Lake Wilson.
Executive committee-H. w. Hais-
lett, Advocate, ButterfieId; I. 1. Bar
gen, View, Mountain Lake; n. c.
Hotaling, Enterprise, MapIeton; w.
F. Mailer, Advance, Springfield; Carl
Eastwood, News, Heron Lake.
Featured by sharp and interest
ing discussions of the "adless in.
sides" and the freight rates placed
by railroad companies on certain
articles that are used in printing
offices, the convention of the Sec
Ond Minnesota Editorial association
proved to be instructive and the
action taken will undoubtedly prove
to be beneficial to the publishers
of not only Southern Minnesota, but
the state at large. The meeting,
was conceded by all to be the most
profitable OF any yet held by this
particular organization About thir-
ty newspaper men were in attend
ance at the meeting yesterday.
Various phases of the question of
estimating cost Of ,aifferent- depast
ments Of the business had been dis.
cussed at length in some excellent
papers and from the floor, when II.
w. Haislett of The Butterfield Adj
vocate, in an informal talk on the
'adless" patent service which he
has been using with success, precipi-
tated the heated discussion of all
home print papers, ready rrint, the
value of serial stories and kindred
matters which marked t., climax
of the meeting.
The warm discussion led to the re-
quest for q committee to thorough
ly investigate the question of un-
equal prices. col troll of advertising
and other charges made against the
ready print houses, and w. D.
Hinchon of The Madelia Messenger,
Mr. Haislett and X. o. Sandum of
The Wells Forum-Advocate were
named by President Moreaux to take.
up the matter and to report later.
through the medium of circular let
terS to members OF the association.
Freight Rates Discussed.
The proposed advance of certain
kinds of paper from third to first
class freight rates, resulting in an
increase of so per cent in the cost
of transportation to the country
printers, was also matter which
reused the publishers to action, and
F. w. Hunt of The Mankato Free
Press, Phillip Liesch of The New
Ulm Journal and Captain c.. c.
Whitney of The Marshall News.
Messenger were named as the COM
mittee to take up the matter with
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion at once.
l.. c. Churchill of the Window Cit
izen gave talk on putting papers
on a cash in advance basis, advo-
eating the plan of SO doing, but
stating that it was almost impos-
sible save through organization OF
the newspapers OF a section. Phil,
lip Liesch followed by giving q de-
scription of his success in conduct.
ing his business on that plan. 9th
er members expressed approval OF
the plan. Editor Haislett touching
upon it later in the afternoon in his
paper on the Cash System in
Everything"
Country Correspondents Praised. /.
Country correspondence and Its
effect on the subscription list was
discussed by A. o. Moreaux of the
Rock County Herald of Luverne,
and H. C. Hotaling. of the Mapleton
Enterprise. Will Curtis of the st.
James Plaindealer and several oth-,
ers followed in descriptions of their
method with dealing with that de-
partment of their papers, and the
results achieved.
Costs systems and uniform charges
for job work were talked by AL.
bert Steinhauser of The New Ulm
Post and Review, l. I. Bargen Of
The Mountain Lake View aud w.
ID. Hinchon Of The Madelia Enter.
prise; others following with brief
descriptions of their experiences.
F. e. Hadley of The Winnebago En-.
terprise gave a paper on special
i'm which he recolinted 1lia