The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-02-16
Good Attendance and Much In
terest in 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
eessful and best attended meetings
since It's organization. The openlns
session was addressed by several Wen
known newspaper men all Oh WHOM
made talks on on assigned supeces'
Country Correspondence was lhe
suhiec+ of a paper by l.. B. White OF
the Benton Times-Courier, lie was
followed by J. A. Livingston OIL ene
Russellville Courier-Democrat, presf
dent of the association, who spohe
along the same lines.
@ q colburn of the Ozark Demo-
crat Enterprise read paper on why
II PAYS to Be Conservative. D d.
Raird of the Hamburg Eagle made
talk on the same subject.
w w. FOLSOM of the Hope Gazette
and r C. Funk of the Rogers Demo-
crat urged the members OF the sta'e
association to join the National Press
Association.
These short talks were listened 10
with much interest as the speakers
were recognized as men eompeteHt
to handle their subjects.
On motion of T. Z. Wood OF Ma
riana. the association placed ltseii
on record as being in favor OF lendlhs
assistance toward the movement for
nreserving the old statehouse. Mrs.
Arthur Jones of Little Rock brought
the matter before the convention.
She declared that through the news
paners the people can be brought 10
realize the importance Of saving the
historical building.
The entire afternoon session OF the
association was taken up by the cost
system proposed by Mr.. A. D. Murilh
of the Western Newspaper Union OF
Iyittle Rock. He explained his plan
and gave each member present com
plete system. The system, 1t was ex'
planned, would rut the country OFFICES
on business basis and would enable
them TO make a fair profit on their
work and give customers more satis-
factory service. Several prominent
Little Rock printers also made al
dresses on the same subject. A rls-
ing vote Of thanks was given MT.
Murlin and a day set aside at the
newt association as a cost congress.
A committee was also appointed 10
investigate the system thoroughly
and to put it into effect in their re-
spective offices and to report at the
next meeting.
Memhers Of this committee are: e.
c. Funk of the Rogers Democrat. V.
A Reeson of the Morrilton Headlight,
Frank z. Robins of the Conway
Democrat. Claud Mann of the NAL
vern 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 /.
Although not definitely announced
bv the committee, Mariana will prob
ably be the next meeting place,
After the closing session of the as
ISOLATION 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.