The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
PRINTERDOM.

Association Tuesday May Is:
In choosing this subject of "Printerdom" have in
mind land likened that of Utopia where happy and
honest ideals may be attained by the united effort of the
Printerdom Press.
Now please don't get the idea that this is socalistic
talk for am not of the kind and everybody knows that
the law of averages and natural human weaknesses will
not make for Socialism the fanatics would have be-
Ieve
But do believe there is grander life to be lived on
earth and that it is the mission and the power of the press
to bring about,
So in this beautiful land of Printerdom we will now
imagine the people to be interested in the unbuding of
their progressive country They have all the
sane conclusion hahe people get together for good
and that more concerted effort must be made if they
pec to live in this land of ambition and attainment They
know that each help his neighbor and his
try at least half much he helps himself and in that
welding Of ideals progress looms large the horizon of
human achievement
The editors and printers of this land are working in
harmony and the results Of their ncessant boosts
along the rich hills and vaeysOf peaceabe Prnterdom
They njectdg the community spirit the broader pEn-
cpes of right living the better life of happiness and pros
perty and the eternal desire to grow upward with the
smile that won't come off,
But every part Of this land is not as it should be and
so the Press of PrnterdOm booster
discuss plans for the next year Every paper Prnterdom
is perfectly equipped with quick change Linotype big
BabcOck press and all the proper accessories that 60 into
the ideal printing shop Their circulation runs about
$500 and every part of the establishment ready
perform great work for the good of the subscribers So
with this equipment and zeal for the work they better
able discuss the future ambitions of their proficient
press
During the meeting of all the newspaper men of
Printerdom the following work was voted unanimously
To boost more and better roads-bettcr drainage sys
tem-mOre and better consolidated schOOsbetter country
hOmes-mOre sos-more blOOded cattle-mOre and better
produce-terraced lands-ceaner yards and streets
home braries-more reading of papers and maga-
zines and good will among the neghbors Of each
community and between the and country To boost
also the science of made at home grown home sold
home bought at home and advertised at home And last
they would teach the merchants how to compete with
gasping mail order houses and how write ads that are
snappy, readable and entertaining. So with these
thoughts in their minds they 60 each their homes and
in the best sense of the words-they GET BUSY.
Just for an instance will take one paper in this
proptous Printerdon and call The Bingville Booster
The editor is Mr. Hustler and his policy is be original
print varetyto boost his town and country and to
let politics be of only secondary consideration.
We will say that he runs from eight to twelve
pages every week and sample of its would be
page of boosting editorials and honest comment upon
national questons-one page of condenced world news
and of Prnterdom page of good serial
stoat least pages Of locals and country correspond
encea cuumn each Of good jokes household helps farm
facts vox pOpul press comment and always column
two of births deaths and marriages. Then least four
six pictures of building and agricultural progress with
classified and live advertising arstcaly displayed
throughout the paper He also the train schedule
the county and directory Of all public officials and
public meetings and Orgets that the readers want
detailed home news Hell power in the community and
his word does long way in the thought of the readers
The subscribers watch for the coming Of the paper with
eutant eagerness and are disappointed for the
paper always time He and his force busy every
moment and finally he able to afford Ford and maybe
diamond pn-not Diamond Press Lord Forbid There
are no sick lists in his locals no knocks upon men or