Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-26
ASSOCIATED ADVERTISING CLUBS
TO ASK LEGISLATURE FOR
APPROPRIATION.
FROM 5000 TO $4,000
YEARLY is SUGGESTED
Association Agrees to Undertake to
Expsnd Money in Profitable Channels
Without Expense Of Special Bureau
Next Annual Meeting to Be Held in
Boone.
Special to Times Republican.

Iowa City, oct. 26.-Ene Associated
Advertising Clubs Of Iowa at the clos
ing session adopted unanimously the
legislative committees report. 1t reads
as follows: efa tt-M
"Your legislature committee begs
leave to submit. the following report
of it's work of the year. ending with this
annual meeting:
The committee has held two differ
ent meetings to consider the matter
of securing from the coming general
assembly of the state some legislation
which will commit the state to an or
gained program for publicity Tor a
greater Iowa and give it reasonable
financial support.
The committee is not unalterably
committed to any particular plan for
legisla ton; it is committed merely to
the proposition that something must
be done this winter and it is believed
that the association should hold itself
ready to give support 70 any plan
which may ultimately seem most FEAST
BILE. But the committee has definitely
considered several suggested plans, (a)
to create a bureau Of publicity. CD to
give publicity work to some existing
official body, (c) to make an appropri-
alton to be expended under the direc-
ton of some non-official body like the
statewide publicity committee of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of Iowa"
No New Bureau Needed.
The committee is inclined to believe
that the latter plan has most toarec-
ommend it now. because it will not be
easy to convince the legislature that
new bureau should be created, be-
cause no, existing department Of the
state government seems suited to garry
on this work. Therefore, it recon-
mends,
That this association undertake to
secure legislation that will appropriate
from $1,000 to $4,000 Of state funds
annually for publicity for greater
Iowa. during the next two years; it
recommends that this money be ex-
pended under the direction of the
statewide publicity committee of this
association, which was Il pioneer in
this line Sf work and has carried it on
successfully for two years with small
means at its command.
Finally it believes that this money
should be expended with the approval
of some such body as the state execu-
tive council and that no part Of the
money should be used for .he payment
of salaries except for such clerical
work as il necessary"
The committee on legislation en-
braces +. w. Beckman, Ames, chair
man: Frank Armstrong. Des Moines;
and j. c. Young, Cedar Rapids.
Resolutions Adopted.
noc tptS nr 1co ..1o
animously. the resolutions, submitted
L. Lee, Cedar Rapids, chairman; 7. w.
Lequatte, Des Moines: c. L. Huebner,
Iowa City: Paul Davis, Waterloo: f.
w. Beckman, Ames. The resolutions
read as follows:
1--WE especially recommend the work
Of the statewide publicity commission
in it's efforts TO carry on the work of
giving to our own people and the world
the facts concerning the advantages of
Iowa We welcome the efforts of
every organization and of every in
dividual to convince the legislature of
the state of Iowa, that it is a good
business proposition to appropriate
enough money to carry Oh a proper
campaign Of publicity concerning the
advantages of the state.
1--WE commend the work and efforts
of the Greater Iowa Association In
providing for the proper representation
of Iowa at the Panama Pacific EXPOSE
ton. and we believe further that the
next legislature should and will make
the necessary appropriation to defray
this expense involved in such a repre-
sentation.
Next Meeting in Boone.
The associated advertising clubs Sc
lected Boone as the meeting place in
1915. The Upper Des Moines Edi-
torial Association will select it's meet
ing place later. The association may
hold the 1915 meeting on board boat
plying between Davenport and st.
Paul, as the trip is under considera-
ton. The university of Iowa invited
the editors Of all Iowa to hold a con-
ference here annually, hereafter each
October, without any formal organiza-
ton.