The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-16
SEITz TO TALK
TO EDITORS OF
STATE PAPERS
New York World Man Will Ad-
dress Delegates From Michi-
gan Associations
PLAN MERGER OF ALL
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
Think Union Would Promote In
terests of Publishers of the
Smaller Newspapers

4 great mid-winter rally OF news
paper men and women will be held in
Detroit. Friday and Saturday, Feb.
90 and p. The sessions will be held
/ in the Board of Commerce building
and will open FRIDAY noon when the
Board OF Commerce tenders the news
paper people OF the state a compli-
mentary luncheon The luncheon will
be followed by an address by Don c
Seit2, OF the New York World. one
Of the foremost men In the profession
and who. early In his career, was a
country newspaper man.
For the past year an effort has
been made to unite all the press asso-
Citations Of the state in order to avs
tematize the methods OF transacting
business OF the craft. All OF the
press organizations IN the state will
have representatives at this meeting
and delegates Will be empowered 10
take such action as seems best TO all
concerned. After the address OF Mr..
Seitz the newspaper people viii hold
a union meeting at which the plan
OF merger will be fully discussed In
detail.
Lorlng Lane. a Battle Creek cost
expert. VIII give talk on Costs
for Small Print Shops" Friday az
ternoon. The discussion will be led
| by ID. H. Hubbell, Of Croswell: Geo
Harland, OF Detroit: Clifford G..
/ Ward. OF Charlotte, and others.
Carl Il. Grabill, OF the Greenville
Independent. Will discuss "Newspa-
per and Printing Costs and How They
Actually Work Out" and n. II
Congdon. of the Oxford Leader, will
speak on How to Make a Small Shop
| Pay" The discussion will be led
! by o. p Schumann. OF the Grayling
Avalanche. The editors and their
wives will be entertained with n the
alter party, Friday night.
Saturday morning Fred w Gage,
of Battle Creek, president OF the
Michigan Cost commission, will give
an address on Actual Accomplish
ments of Cost Accounting" The
veteran historian OF the Michigan
Press association, Maj. VIM. r. Mis-
bitt, private secretary TO Gov Ferris,
who mas kept close account OF the
annals OF the press associations of
state for something like so years,
will give his annual report A visit
Will be made TO the Ford automobile
plant whore an automobile Will be
completely erected I'm 80 minutes for
the editication OF the editors.
Al Saturday afternoons session
there will be paper on THE Neces-
sity for Field Missionary Work" by
Harry L. Izor, OF the Durand Ex-
press H. VI. Myers, OF the Arenac
County independent. will read a pa
per. IAN Equitable Country News
paper Advertising Rate" AT 3 o'clock
Pat O'Brien, OF the Iron River Re-
porter, Ia scheduled for an address
on the subject. Maintenance OF Edi-
torial Dignity-What 1t Sometimes
Costs and What 1t Gets" John ".
Mccall. of the ithaca Herald. will
talk on --latest Dope on Postal De-
partmont Regulation of Newspaper
Subscriptions. Miss Jennie Buell.,
lecturer of the State grange. and one
OF the most prominent writer's In the
state, will give an address on "Co-
operation In Michigan" The an
nual business meeting and election
OF officers will be held at 4 o'clock.
At s o'clock, Saturday evening,
Fred Postal will tender the editors
and their ladies complimentary
banquet at the Griswold house.
Following the banquet will come
a Michigan night program. Gov.
Ferris is expected TO honor the oc-
caslon with his presence and other
speakers will be President l.. A. We'll.
OF the Michigan Press association;
A. c, Carton, OF the Public Domain
commission; Secretary John |. Glib
son, OF the Western Michigan Devel-
opment. bureau; Congressman l.. G..
Cranton, 'of the Lapeer Clarion, and
Charles T Schermerhorn. managing
editor OF The Detroit Times.
From the pledges that Secretary
Haskins has already obtained. IL IL
expected that three or four hundred
guests will attend
The program In full IL as follows:
Friday, Feb. 20.
Complimentary luncheon ten
| dered by the Detroit Board OF Com
merce, Address. Don G. Saitz, OF the
I New York World
Immediately after the luncheon all
| Michigan press associations will go
into session with the primary idea of
| forming one, strong. parent press or
ganlzation, having sections or branches.
| To include daily newspaper section,
! weekly newspaper section. Job print
1 ing section and woman's press section.
( Representatives Of Michigan Cost Com
i mission To be present and take part In
| the proceedings
/ s:0O-Paper Costs for Small Print
shops" with blackboard demonstra-
/ tom. Loring Lane, Battle Creek. Dis
! i Il a
/ Clifford Ward and others.
! 8.45-Paper Newspaper and Print
! Ing Costs and How They Actually
work O e." Carl =. Grabnl. Greenville
/ Independent Discussion.
30--Paper How TO Mako Small
Shop PAY T. ~. Congdon, oxford
/ Lender. Dlscussion--O. p Hchumann,
/ Crawling Avalanche.
7.S0--Guests of Detroit thehters,
saturday. Feb. II.
meh,s Of Cost Aecogntins e. FRED ".
Gage. president Michigan Cost Com
/ mission. Battle Greek. Discussion.
9;40---Annual report Of historian.
/ Mai Wr j. Nlsbitt, historian Michi-
gan Press association.
1000 visit % rho Ford automobile
| plant 10 see now an automobile Is built
la 80 minutes.
e.0O-PaIer Advertising and It's Ef-
feet on All Home Print" w r. Bor.
key. Cassopolis Nigilant
Missionary Work-Eye Openers ON
How Publishers and Printers Get
3 Stung. Harry 4. Iz0r, Dursnd Express.
| 12.5O-Paper An Equitable Country
| Newspaper Advertising Rate" "A NJ.
Myets. Arepac County Independent
/ 2.0O-Paper Maintenance OF Ed
! torial Dignity--What IL Sometimes
Costs and What 1t Gets" Pat O'Brlen.
3.20-"Latsst Dope on Postal De-
| partment Regulation OF Newspaper