The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
BlETHEN TO TELL HOW
/, TO EDITORS Of STATE
Seattle Publisher Will Give
lns and Outs of News
paper Game.
HERE ON OCTOBER 4
Other Instructive Features
on Program for Three
Day Convention.
HERE ON OCTOBER A

Years ago young college boy was
studying to be dramatist in the east.
He was from the west. but he declared
that he would never so back. One
day his father. who was the owner Of
tho Seattle Times. wired him aud.
asked him If he wanted to come homo
and become manager Of the paper
The boy hesitatcd, but finally accepted
his fathers offer. Under the man
agement of this boy. who wanted to
write plays, the Times became one of
the greatest newspaper organizations
in the west
That is the type of business man
that Joseph Blethen is and he will tell
the newspaper editors of Montana how
he found success at the annual meet
ing of the state Press association,
which opens in Missoula October 3.
Ideas Made Paper.
When Mr.. Blethen took over the
management of his fathers paper, he
knew nothing about the newspaper
game, but he was chuck full of ideas.
He put those idaes to working and to-
day the Seattle Times is housed in
one of the finest buildings i'm Seattle.
and the paper itself carries more ad-
vertising than any other coast daily.
Mr.. Blethen is an entertaining talk
er and he does not keep the secrets of
newspaper success to himself. His
address alone should be enough to in
duce newspaper editors from all over
the state to come to Mssoula for the
annual meeting.
Not One Dull Moment
However. the program which has
been arranged for the state meeting
promises to be one Of the best that
has ever been given at a meeting of
the state editors. 1t has been the
principal aim of the committee in
charge of the program to see that
there won't be dull moment during
the entire three days that the editors
are in the city.
From the moment they step off of
the train the editors will find that
their time will be occupied and 1t will
not be all business either, for the en-
tertainment committee is planning an
excellent series of amusements for the
visitors.
Lots Of Automobiiing.
Automobiles are being donated by
Inc Mlssoulian to take the editors and
their families for trips into the sur
rounding valleys. The famous Bitter
Root valley. which is said to be the
most fertile in the state. will be Wis
tied. as will the Flathead and Black
root valleys with their huge wheat
fields and prosperous business cen
tiers.
And the wives and daughters are
urged to come with the editors The
women of Missoua are planning spe-
cial entertainments for the ladies
"h,lc the newspaper men are in SEES
sion.
Golf for All Visitors.
The Missoula Country club will open
It's doors to the visitors and the nine
hole golf links will be turned over to
those who are fond of this sport
The Elks' club has sent out cards
inviting the editors and their families
to make the club their hcadauarters
while in the city. This Is one of the
finest clubs in Missoua, with Iux,,r-
ions quarters.
In truth the meeting this year will
be far from ordinary. The chamber.
nj commerce is operating with the
association in making the affair a
record breaker