Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-21

The Oregon State Editorial associa
tion held its annual meeting at Pendle
ton last Friday and Saturday, closing
the session with Saturday night and
Sunday visit to Wallowa lake and La
Grande.
1t was a very successful and enter.
tanning session-possibly the best in the
history of the association. A. f. Voor-
heis, of the Grants Pass Courier, was
elected president; Geo. H. Curry, of the
Vale Enterprise, president; and
Phil S. Bates, secretary. L. E. Brodie,
retiring president, was chosen member
OF the executive committee.
Many subjects of interest to news.
paper publishers were discussed during
the two days business session, the
speakers being among the leading edit
ors and publishers of the state, and
there were in addition representatives
from the Washington State Press as
sociation.
Coou Bay Cts Convention.
The selection of place for the
1918 convention was not made until
last Sunday ON the return from the
Wallowa Lake trip. The Coos Bay
cities competed Jointly against Grants
Pass for the honor and won out, the
executive board deciding in their ia
vor.
Among the resolutions adopted was
one declaring it an immediate and
imperative duty of congress to pro-
vide adequate legislation whereby all
pulp shall be manufactured, sold and
distributed at reasonable and just
prices. 1t was declared that the future
of the newspaper business is jeopar-
died by the advancing prices and that
too, at time when the country is
depending largely upon the newspa-
pers in conducting the campaigns for
the sale of liberty bonds, the raising
OF the Red Cross funds and the crea-
tion of public sentiment to compel
congress to action. The convention
also went on record as urging upon
congress the desirability and pro-
priety of appropriating funds for the
purchase of the newspaper space
used in promoting government activi-
ties, declaring such space should be
regarded as are other commodities.
Hospitality Unbounded.
The feature of the association meet
ing was the exhibition of genuine hos
pitality given by the people of Pendle-
ton, who were seemingly intent upon
breaking all their former records in this
respect-and the people of that enter
prising city-the home of the Ground
Up p''-have long held the northwest rec
ord as entertainers.
The editors were feasted and enter
tanned whenever they could be induced
to break away from the serious busi-
ness Of the convention long enough to
make it worth while to spring junket
trip or spread feast.
Visit to Wheat Fields.
The famous wheat fields of Umatilla
were visited by automobile and fields
of ripening grain promising yields Of
from 35 to so bushels an acre were
shown the editors and their ladies,
Modern, scientific farming has taken
the place of former crude methods and
the vast fields of summer fallow, as
well as those sown this year, are as
rule almost wholly free from weeds.
Some of these fields have produced
wheat for 40 years without the aid OF
fertilizers and are growing better yields
than ever. A section of land is a small
farm and most of the farmers reside in
town.
These great wheat fields, together
with a large sheep and cattle industry,
are back of Pendleton's great wealth
and prosperity-fOr it is the largest,
most progressive city of 1000 popula
tion in the United States
Special Train Chartered.
In addition to the entertainment CIV
on the editors while in Pendleton, that
city raised $4,000 to charter train and
transport the entire party to Wallowa
lake, $50 miles away. The trip was
made Saturday night in Pullman cars,
and all members Of the editorial party
found it impossible to spend money
during the trip-the only real hardship
imposed upon them during their stay IN
eastern Oregon.
A pleasant feature of the Pendleton
visit was the luncheon and an evening
of entertainment at the beautiful new
branch state hospital near that city:
DR.. MeNary, the superintendent, staged
an appreciated entertainment with lun-
eheon, orchestra and movies, in which
several reels Of the famous Roundup
nictures were shown. Also the visit
gave the editors an opportunity to in
spet splendidly kept state institution.
The Final Banquet.
brief but well-written report OF the
final banquet is taken from Pendieton
raper, as follows: :,
HWith a banquet at which there
were many townspeople as well as all
Of the visiting newspapermen and their
ladies'. the convention of the Oregon
state Editorial association, so far as
was the setting, was eonclud-
ed saturday evening at the Eagle
Woodman hall. The banquet was given
bv the Pendieton Commercial assoeia-
lion and in itself was an achievement
that elieted much praise.
"During the course of the banquet
,plendid musical program by the Al
q orchestra was rendered and when the
ast course was finished, there was a
propram of toasts with musical numbers
md impromptu stunts sandwiehed IN.
siMiss Esther South sang two vocal
numbers that were roundly applauded
and Miss Gaynell Baldwin was given
very enthusiastic tribute when she play
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