The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-30
STATE PRESS MEETING.

at this place last evening one of the
most instructive, interesting and sue
cessful meetings OF the Washington
State Press Association held in recent
years. The volume of business trans
acted and the good accomplished
through this meeting is a source of
satisfaction to the craft, to say moth
ing of the round of good time enjoyed
by the visiting editors. On the straits
OF Juan de Fuca, under the shadow of
tie picturesque Olympic range, Port
Angeles is one of tue most beautiful
as we'll as progressive smaller cities
OF the northwest, Grd as each individ-
ual member of the association can tes-
tify, its people have the gift of hospi-
tality and entei tai2ment developed to
a superlativc degree. So great was
tie demand en- their time for social
affairs and sightseeing trips about the
country, that the periods allotted Cor
business sessions occupied but small
percentage of the three da-s of the
meet, bu- were correspondingly busy
ones.
The interesting fffairs CT the meet
really began at Seattle on Wednesday
evening when bunch of the mculders
OF opinion took passage on the steamer
Sipux for the place of meeting. l am
told that the waters Of tho straits are
never entirely quiet, owing to some
combination of the meeting Of the air
currents from the lind with tho tides
from the open sea, {. condition that no
landsman has ever been quite able to
understand, hut On this occasion tn .re
seemed to be a special demonstration
Of what might lie accomplished in the
way of rough sailing when given a
highly intelligent and contributing
audience. The genial Louis Jacobin,
secretary of the association, was prob
ally the most -i5erai % all tho COM
pany, giving up even his voice on the
last strip OF rough water, rounding
Dungeness, sad occurrence necessi-
tating the services of an Interpreter
for the association announcements
during the entire session. Even the
dignifie1 Major Patton, editorial direc-
tor of HoQuiam, Washington, was not
proof against the suasion Of the straits
weather, at least we have this on the
authority of Editor Hazeltlne, of South
Bend, though the Major enters a most
emphatic denial. During the greater
part of the time the writer had but
little interest in the proceedings of
oiare of the other members of
the excursion.
The session was presided over by
Ben Spear, who steered the course of
the Waterville Press until the present
national administration attached him
to the government pay roll by placing
him at the head of the government
land office in his home town. He still
remains Ben Spear, the printer, how
er, the promotion in no way chang
ing the genial, likable personality,
which has been his greatest as.et in
the publishing business. Editor Jacob
in, of the Concrete Herald recorded the
proceedings of the c,ssion and pried
each visiting editor loose from the
annual two dollar fee in a manner
that was really pleasant for the VIC
tim
Interesting papers were rocd and
addresses delivered by Prof. Frank G..
Kane, of the University Of Washington
school of journalism, on Learning the
Profession;" Help in the Printshop,"
J. c. Kayror, E!leosburg P.esa Rec
ord; Better Bookkeeping and Cost
Accounting" Fred Ornes, Mt. Vernon
Argus; "The Linotype in the Country
Office" Grant c. Angle Shelton Jour-
al; Benefits of the State Press Asso-
citation" Maj. J. Fl. Patton, Hoquiam,
Washington; THE Newspaper Field
c E. Rusk, North YAKIMA; THE Busi-
ness Policy that Pays" Fred w. Ken
nedy, University Printshop; "Subscrip-
tions and Subscribers, How to Get and
Hold Them" N. Russell Hill, Daven-
port Times. Historian F. A. Hazeltine
OF the South Bend Journal, reported
the newspaper changes during the past
year, and the association orator, Hon
Albert Johnson, M. c., of Hoaquiem
Washington, delivered a splendid ad-
dress. Visitors who addressed the as
| ociation at different times were
| Congressman Hadley and Johnson
Senator Poindexter, Governor Lister
Secretary of State Howell, Commits.
sioner of Public Lands Savidge, and
President Suzalio Of the University oi
| Washington. Social affairs included
an infoi NAL reception and band con
cert Thursday evening; excursion t.
ing plant Of the Puget Sount
Mills ard Timber Company, the larges
| the world; reception, ball and ban