The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-05-23
DEVELOPMENT OF
OUR RESOURCES WAS
SIAHLMAA' The ME-

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HEARTILY AND ABLY SECONDED
BY CONGRESSMAN PADGETT
AT THE BANQUET.
CLEANLINESS FROM CORRUPTION
Number of Speakers Follow In Short
and Humorous Talks and a Fine
Feeling Prevailed When the Cur.
tain Rang Down on the Feed.
Development of the "Matchless re-
sources" OF the State OF Tennessee
through the newspapers was urged
Thursday night by Major E B. Stahl-
man, editor and publisher of the
Nashville Banner, ma strong address
before the members or the Tennessee
Press Association, attending the ban
quet given by the Board Of Trade at
the Bethel House.
According to the speaker Tennes-
see newspaper men have the greatest
opportunity ever presente to any
class of men in the dissemination of
knowledge concerning the various In
terests OF the state and the expioita-
ton of those projects which, he de-
clared, would prove of inestimable
value to the communilty.
you might build wall around
Tennessee" declared Maj. Stahlman,
"but the people of this greatest state
in the Union would be able to live
and carry on their present business
uninterrupted, so vast are the oppor-
tunities for development
The speaker also 6welt upon the
upward tendencies of the modern
newspaper, it's cleanliness as whole
from corruption, and the integrity of
the country editors. He urged mem
bers of the organization to get out
and boost for Tennessee, to the end
that the state may take it's place
among those which are regarded as
the most progressive and the most
resourceful in the country.
More interest in the development
of natural water power which, he as
serted, is found in abundance
throughout the state, was also urged
by the speaker, and active work for
the PRONUNCIATION OF farm informa-
ton, he insisted upon as imperative.
"The opportunity is here now" he
said. at is the duty of the newspa-
pers to take up this work and push
it for the people of the state. For,
after all, the newspaper is really pub
lie property and the first duty Of it's
editor is to the public"
Major Stahlman closed his address
l. by asking the assembled editors IL
take the lead in work for the devel-
opment of Tennessee and promising
T. that he and his paper would follow
IL indicated by the county newspap r
II men, who, he declared, were in direct
} touch with the people all over the
state.
l, President ). l. Finney acted as
d POSTMASTER but was forced to leave
t. following the address of Maj Stahl-
o man, appointing Secretary Rutledge
+ Smith to. act in his absence. Forty
). five editors from all parts of the state
n with their wives and daughters were
r in attendance.
G G. w. Boucher, of Dyer, pronounc-
n ed the invocation.
2. Congressman Padgett eloquently
e seconded the words of Major Stahl.
y man, whom he followed on the pro-
It gram, and paid tribute to the press
e of Tennessee, in his usually able
o manner.
Then followed a series of i'm
h promptu, humorous sketches by mem
e berse of the PARTY, which closed with
a. a convulsior of laughter and ap
n plause as Col Jack Reaves, editor Of
the Hardeman Free Press, made q
characteristic after-dinner speech
Others of the fourth estate who join
y ed in the round of speech-makins
Il were Rob Roy, of the Alexandra
Times; w. NJ. Featherly, of the Far
riman Record ]. G.: Rogers, of thu
. Dyersburg Gazette; Ed Albright, edi
tor of the Gallatin News and Secreta
. ry Smith.
Following is the menu:
II Shrimp Cocktail.
: Chicken Corsomme Roya
Z Tenderloin CT Bass, Tartar Sauc,
Potatoes Parisienne
PadiShpS Olives