The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-01
CABINET MET IN.
M|NOT YESTERDAY
Resolutions Adopted Urging
Papers Of the State to do
Away With Patents.
WANT WORK DONE BY
MEMBER OF BODY
Believe that Plate and Pat
ent Insides Could be Man.
ufaetured Cheaper.

The reduction in size of local pa
pers and the elimination Of plate mat
ter and patent insides'' vas discussed
cabinet meeting held in Minot yester-
day. Editor Ed Richter Of the Lari.
more Pioneer was in Grand Forks
this morning en- route home from the
meeting. The %oncensu Of opinion at
the meeting. according to Editor Rich
ter. was hat the price charged TO:
the adless plate Ia unreasonable and
that measures should be taken to OBJ
tain this service at a lower rate. Plans
for the big summer meeting in this
city were also discussed.
terday that It might be possible to
form an association among the papers
in this state which could furnish the
plate and adless print to the members
Of the association at a more reasona-
bic rate than Is charged at present,
Resolutions were adopted regarding
the principal subject discussed and
lative committee at the state. legisla.
ture.
Percy r.. Trubshaw of Coopers-
town. president of the association,
presided at the meeting. The other
officers present were q. D. Colcord OF
Minot. vice president; Ed l.. Richter
Larimore. second vice president; J
r. Hughes. Wahpeton, third vice
president: W. H. Francis. velva,
chairman executive committee: q. A
Montieth, member executive commit.
tee; II. NJ. Case. Neville. treasurer
and w. E. Holbein, Lansford, secre'
tary.
The committee passed the following
resolutions:
raised the price Of ready prints to
prohibitive rate. and II the newspa.
pers continue to use their service they
will be compelled to raise the price
Of subscriptions to their customers.
Resolved. by the officers of the
North Dakota Press association II
special session at Minot. Feb. IS, 1913
bers Of this association and other pub
fishers Of the state. who are, and have
been. valiantly fighting the trusts II
the interests of the people. believe the
people of the 60 te should in theil
turn assist the publishers in the fight
therefore be it further
Resolved. that we recommend that
newspapers Of the state discontinue
the use of the patents as soon as the
serial stories running in their papers
are ended. and print their papers a,
home even IL 1t does necessitate the
printing of smaller papers until thei,
local patronage will enable them tt
enlarge. and.
Resolved. that We ask the people
Of the state of North Dakota to Co
operate with their local newspaper.
in their efforts to get gu of thu
clutches of this great trust which Il
rohbing the publishers of the coun'
try, and which, IL allowed to do 81
will force the newspapers to raise thu
price Of subscriptions and thus shift
the burden upon the shoulders OF thu
ultimate consumer.
Resolved. that until an Independent
concern publishes ready prints. ant
sells them to the publishers at a fail
price. we urge every publisher in thi.
state to cooperate with the NORTH
Dakota Press association In theil
fight against this ready print trust.
Resolved, by the officers of thu
North Dakota Press association II
session at Minot. N. D., Feb. 2s, 1913
that we appreciate the cordial recep'
tion rendered US by the Minot people
and especially thank this Commercial
club for the courtesies extended b!
them also local newspaper men fol
their pleasant welcome, and display O
fraternal spirit, and also the first vic,
president, G. d. Colcord, for the splen'
did dinner rendered the member
present and to the local press at thu
Leland hotel.