The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-06

Officers Go on Record at Minot Meet
ing as Favoriny Cutting Out the
Ready Prints Until More Favor.
able Terms are Granted
Plans for reducing the cost of pate
matter, and patent insides" were dis.
cussed by the North Dakota Press as
sociation cabinet meeting at the Com.
mercial club in this city Friday.
The conccnsus of opinion was that
the price charged fer the adless
plate was unreasonable and that
measures should be taken to obtain
this service at a lower rate.
1t was suggested at the meeting
that it might be possible to form an
association among the papers in this
state which could furnish this mate;
ria, to the members of the associa-
ton. at o more reasonable rate than
is charged at present.
Plans for the summer meeting Of
the association at Grand Forks were
also discussed
Percy r. Trubshaw, of Coopers-
town, president of the association,
presided at the meeting. The other
officers present were G. D. Colcord
Of Minot, vice president: Edward
Richter, Larimore, second vice presi-
dent; J. r. Hughes, Wahpetor. third
vice president; W. II. Francis, Vel
va chairman executive committee:
G. A. Montieth, member executive
committee; H. NJ. Case, Neville,
treasurer. and W. E. Holbein, Lans-
ford. secretary.
The committee passed tho follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas: The ready print trust
has raised the price Of ready prints
to :. prohibitive rate, and if the news
paper continue to use their service
they will be compelled to raise the
price of subscriptions to their custom
ers.
Resolved: BY the officers of the
North Dakota Press association in
special session at Minot, Feb. rs,
1918, that is is our opinion that the
members of of association and other
publishers of the state, who are. and
have been, valiantly fighting the
trusts in the interests of the people.
be ieve the people of the state should
in their 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 at
home even if it does necessitate the
printing of smaller papers until their
local patronage will enable them to
enlarge and
Resolved, That we ask the people
of the state Of North Dakota to CO.
operate with their local newspapers
in their efforts to get out of the
clutches of this great trust which is
robbing the publishers of the coun-
try, and which, if allowed to do so
will force the newspapers to raise the
price Of subscriptions and thus shift
the burden upon the shoulders OF the
ultimate consumer.
Resolved, That until an independent
concern publishes ready prints, and
sells them to the publishers at fair
price, we urgc every publisher in the
state to cooperate with the North
Dakota Press association in their
fight against this ready print trust.
Resolved. That every paper in the
state be asked to publish these reso.
buttons in order to enlighten the PEG
pie, SO that they may know what the
publishers Of the state have to con,
tend with.
Resolved. by the officers of the
North Dakota Press association in
session at Minot N. D., Feb. %.
1918, that we appreciate the cordisi'
reception rendered us by the Minct
people and especially thank the Com
mercial club for the courtesies ex-
tended by them also local newspa-