The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-09

The Toasts and The Postmaster
After those present, including tho.
roses as Ritcher of the Larimore
Pioneer, refers to the ladies, had
| eaten I'D everything in sight. J. p
! Hesitation" Hardy arose and opened
the feast of wit that was on tap un-
| til 8 o'clock.
! Secretary Hardy was in his usual
form. He stated that while the press.
association may haye gotten rid Of itsi
stammerer, the Sufferers still re-
mained in the organization. Hardy
I can't be surpassed on an occasion OF
| this kind and he was never better
J. S. Watson responded to Tho
Auditorium and told the publishers
and editors the history OF the building
| of the great auditorium, which has
| just been dedicated.
! g. d. Colcord, president of the
North Dakota Press ASSOCIATION, and
, who was introduced as @. ID. Dis
cord by the genial toastmaster. res
ponded to the press association.
John Pollock spoke on The Town
CTiers." telling those present of the
organization, purposes and work OF
the club of this city. . subject that
WAS of interest TO the newspaper men,
: Mayor VI. r. Emery spoke on Fargo,
a subject that is always near and dear
, to the heart OF the speaker and one
! which he handled in his usual able
! way.
! P. r. Trubshaw. Of Valley City. dealt
with the subject OF Newspaper
that "reminiscences implied looking
backward while he believed IN only
looking into the future.
] Mr.. Trubshaw finished his address
just at 9 O'Clock and Secretary Hardy
said that he was going to keep his
word and end the speaking promptly
at that hour. II am going to keep
my word" said MIR. Hardy, "as it is
about the only thing l can keep
around here"
The banqueters then adjourned to
the Masonic temple where the visi-
tors enjoyed an informal dance until
midnight. During the banquet and
at the dance the music was furnished
, by the G. G.. Baernstein orchestra.
! The dance was a most enjoyable oc-
casion and while some editors are
little stiff in the knees and some are
church members. most managed to
shake a leg and cut a few capers on
the polished maple during the even
ing.
Shaw Address Yesterday.
| At the convention yesterday after
noon w. NJ. Shaw of Sheldon read the
following paper on Proper Bookkeep-
ing, a subject that was discussed aft
erward by w. T. Johnson of st. Paul
and w, G. Macfadden, secretary of the
North Dakota bankers association
and a member of the press association.
! "Our secretary has asked me to give
a paper under the caption Of a practi-
cal bookkeeping system for country
newspaper and some printshop econ
omy, and want TO assure to members
of the press association that this Ia
not intended to be a literary gem, but
is composed of what ] consider some
good sound business facts, which
have experienced during my Connec-
ton with the Sheldon Progress and
have paid the fiddler for" at no small
cost.
'In opening and keeping a set Of
books, there are several fundamental
principles that should be strictly ad-
hered to, and the closer you hue to
these principles the more gratifying
should have a debit, and vice versa,
system, carefuness and neatness
thoroughly instilled in your mind, you
are ready to go ahead. / find from
Experience that three books and A card
index system are all the books neces-
sary to handle the business of any
country newspaper-any more would
be superfluous. A day book. ledger and
check book-the most essential OF
them all-and a card system for your
subscription list.
MY system Is a concoction of sew
eral systems, and one which book
keepers would term a double entry
one. Part of IL was borrowed, some
of 1t made up to fit my own and the
rest of it stolen bodily. The first thing
TO do in starting your bookkeeping
system then would be to take inven-
tory of your plant to ascertain its true
valuation. After this is accomplished.
all that is necessary is to debit your
printing plant with the amount you
have found IL to be worth, and credit
yourself or whoever has stock in the
concern with like amount.
) You are now at liberty to go ahead
! and make the entries on your day
book as the business progresses Right
here, / want to say that system OF
your books wants to start in the day
book and continue to the finish. BE
careful with the entries in your day
book, make them legible and inteliig-
ent so that they may be transcribed
lreadily when 1t comes to posting.
Don't ever attempt to carry flalf Of
your days business around in your
Uranium and then rely upon your
memory to get them correctly en-
} tered up at the end of the days busi-
ness, but make your entry on the
book for that purpose immediately.
II have learned by punctuality that the
) total years business has been swell
ed by figures almost unbelievable.
! II