Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-21
PRINTERS TALK PRICES
WILLAMETTE VALLEY ASSOCIA-
TION CONVENES IN DALLAS.
San Francisco Exposition and the
Candidate Supply Material for
Lengthy Discussions.

nevertheless, one of the most interest
ing yet held by the publishers of this
section. The interest manifested in
the session was probably due to the
fact that the subjects discussed treat
ed particularly and specifically with
the future condition of the editors
respective pocketbooks. The meeting
was held in the basement Of the public
library building, the court house be-
ing occupied by democratic meeting
in one corner, socialists gathering in
another, jury trial in another, while
the fourth and last corner was neces-
sary for the regular transaction OF the
county's business.
President H. Hornibrook of the AL
bany Democrat presided, and first in
troduced Eric w. Allen, dean of the
= department of journalism at the Uni
versity of Oregon, who discussed "The
Place of Newspaper in Politics and
Its Duty Toward Legislation" saying
among other things that it was the
duty of newspaper to create the
spirit of the community and not to
tear it down, and when the spirit is.
created politicians will enact laws to
accord with that spirit.
Phil. S. Bates of Portland, secre-
tary of the State Press association
and publisher of the Northwest Farm
er, speaking on the subject of "Free
Publicity" took a whack at the pub
hcity department of the Panama-Pa-
cifc Exposition, condemning that de-
partment for its efforts in trying to
work the country newspapers in this
state for an abundance of free adver-
tising. He expressed himself as being
in favor of advertising to a certain
extent this fair, but was opposed to
the country editors being worked for
free space. He took to task those
publishers who are printing illustrated
articles in exploitation of the expo
sition, and held that the newspaper
permitting itself to be thus worked in
the interest of the fair was nothing
more nor less than a sucker. Mr..
Bates demanded that cash for this
publicity should be Forthcoming.
Lew A. Gates of The Observer, at
the request of the speaker, took
contrary view of the matter, believing
that through the Panama-Pacific expo
sition hundreds of thousands of east
ern people would be induced to visit
this coast country, affording opportu-
nifty to them to become acquainted
with its unrivaled natural resources
and wonderful climatic advantages
over their home states, which could
not result in other than good for the
entire Pacific Northwest The pub
fishers of this section, he said, are
devoting space to the slogan "Buy
your ticket via Oregon, 1915" sent
out by the Portland Commercial club,
the effect of which is insignificant as
compared with illustrated articles
furnished by the publicity department
of the exposition, in the success of
which institution all are interested.
While The Observer man expressed a
willingness to accept payment for such
publicity, he deemed it duty to the
coast country and the state to aid in
making the San Francisco show the
best success possible. for the reason
that success meant greater develop
ment of vast section.
And in this contention support was
given by c. C. Chapman. immigration
agent of Oregon, and secretary of the
Portland Commercial club. He did
not consider it within the possibilities
to get an appropriation from the ex-
position for the purpose INDICATED, and
were it possible to do so the money
would doubtless be expended with the
large eastern magazines and daily
He agreed with the 9TH
er speakers that the exposition man
hgement was working the country
press of the land to a fare-you-well,
yet without the publicity received
from that source the big show could
not succeed.
In talk following the free adver-
tising discussion. Col. Z. Hofer of the
Oregon Manufacturer and a resident
of Salem for more than a quarter
century. condemned freak legislation.
and declared that he did not know of
a single measure on the ballot this
fall that is needed by the state. Freak
he said, is doing more TO
drive capital from the state than any
other single agency. He thought the
of the state should de-
nounce these measures to their read
ers. and warn them against their
adoption.
W. C. Pugh of the Lebanon Criter-
ion, speaking upon the subject of
How Much Are Political Candidates
Entitled to Under the Oregon Sys-
EN-" declared that candidates should
De charged double-rate for their adver- {
Using space, election coming only once l
n two years. With this proposition '
Mr.. Gates took issue. believing that
here should be no unjust discrimina- !
ion simply because a man was un- !