The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-24
RAlGE ED 0Rs
HEAR ON
COS Ell
Plan Will Be Adopted in News
paper and Job Offices Of the q
Range.
INTERESTING ADDRESS
BY DULUTH PRINTER
Editorial Ass0ciat i0n to Hold An
other Dinner Here Next
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From Tuesdays Daily.

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Range printers and publishers from
the towns in ST., Louis county heard
an interesting address by NJ. I. Stew
are of Duluth at the Elks' club yester-
day afternoon on the cost system of
estimating, elected new officers, APP
pointed several committees to take up
matters pertaining to. the welfare Of
the craft and adjourhed to meet again
in Virginia one month from last even
ing when dinner will be held at the
Fay hotel and when it is hoped to
have cost system experts available to
install the cost system of accounting
in range newspaper and job printing
establishments. aIx ~ r. II:
Yesterdays meeting of the range
publishers and printers was the first
in several years, but that it resulted
in better understanding among the
range printers and publishers and
paved the way. to better things was the
opinion of all the printers present.
An Individual Problem.
Mr.. Stewart of Duluth explained the
cost system to the printers at length.
He said a cost system does not mean
an agreement on prices. It is an in
dividual proposition, system of &C.
counting based in the actual cost of
production that will vary under vary
ing conditions, but is in substance the
only businesslike way to conduct a
printing house. Blanks illustrating
the system were handed the printers
and explained in detail and at the
conclusion Of Mr.. Stewards address,
which was much appreciated by all pre-
sent, several Of the printers present
declared their intention of installing
it at once.
Free Advertising Discussed.
Free advertising was made the sub
ject of an interesting discussion which
resulted in the relation of some r.
teresting and highly amusing person
al experiences. One Of the editors
present told of an organization in his
town that regularly asked him to
publish lot of free advertising, later
induced his wife to bake cake Tor
their annual supper and in due time
showed up to have the editor contri-
butte to it's supper with a cash cvr.
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The discussion developed that con.
dltions vary. in different towns and
the association did not go on record
with any resolution covering the mat.
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Frank Harris of the Chisholm Tri-
hune- Herald was elected president Of
the association and E. H. Yarick of the
Aurora News was chosen secretary
Following the business session at the
F.lis' club the editors were entertain.
ed at dinner at the Fay hotel and ar
engagements were discussed for din
ner to be held in month at the Fay
IN this city.
Those attending the meeting were
e. NJ. Atkinson of the Mesaba Ore
R. w. Hitchcock Of the Tribune ant
Edward Hughes of the Hughes Print
ing company, Hibbing; Frank Harri!
of the Tribune-Herald and Oscar La
France of the Miner, Chisholm; E. A
Pfremmer of the News, Eveleth; E
J. Anderson of the Herald, Gilbert
E. A. Koen of the Times, Biwabik
E. H. Yarick of the News, Aurora
Peter Schafer of the Miner, Ely, W
D. Dean of the Peyton Paper com
pany, Duluth, G.. E. Ellis and D. E
Cuppernull Of the Daily Virginian ant
Thos H. Noodle Of the Virginia En-
terprise.
At the dinner to be held next montl
is hoped to have every printer on tn
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range present. -.