The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-05-30
THE MEETING Of THE STATE
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Continued from page one)

q meets for years and holds a warm
place in the hearts of his fellow news
paper men. The Colonel is deserv-
eddy recognized as one of Mississippi's
D best and most distinguished citizens.
y The Association showed more than
an unusual disposition to look after
Z some matters of business pertaining
j to the business of running a news
paper and especially a country news
paper.
The following resolutions include
] all adopted by the Association ex-
cept those commencing Hattiesburg
I for her very generous entertain
ment and for the thoughtfulness Of
4 her beautiful and lovely women:
* Resolutions Adopted Commends
4 President Wilson. 2
II We but viOce the sentiment Of the
: civilized world in saying that we hail
ed with gladness the Signing Of the
armistice, November II, last, which
|! brought to a close the wal into which
our beloved land had b0n forced to
enter in defence of it's most sacred
rights and it does the soul of every
liberal minded, patriotic American
good to see the world recognize as the
towering head, as the foremost figure
in bringing it 10 a conclusion when he
did our great President, Woodrow
Wilson, friend to humanity every
where, the greatest statesman of the
world.
Ou. proS,dant Shnyrc roora o-I
more as the days pass that ne COM
bines the wisdom, the sagacity and
the leadership Of Washington, jeff
erson, Lincoln and Lee, and others
that have adorned the life of our
country.
The Mississippi Press Association
views with pride our Presidents
dealings with the Peace Conference
at Paris and are happy in the fact
that it can no longer be %truthfully
said that straightforward American
craftsmanship is not equal TO and
can not outwit the diplomacy of Eu-
rope.
We desire to send President Will
son this renewed evidence of the
cOnfidnCe and esteem Of Mississippi
and to say to him that the League of
Nations which ne has written into
the Peace Treaty will grow in favor
and in the years to come will be re-
garded as second only to the Consti
tuition of the United States, one OF
greatest documents ever penned by
man.
Legal Publications.
The Press has shown that it be-
lieveS in the doctrine OF correct val
ues and adequate compensation for
any service or commodity, and we
think that il is high time that the
newspapers Of Mississippi were in
sisting upon the application of this
economic doctrine to ali theiT affairs.
Too much has been taken for grant
ed by the newspapers and they have
allowed themselves to be denied that
which is accorded or conceded to
every business.
Therefore it is the Judgment OF the
newspaper fraternity of Mississippi
that prices paid for legal publications
are wholly inadequate. The price
fixed by statue will hardly pay for the
space without any regard TO the cost
Of setting the publications up, charg-
ing them. making proof Of publication
etc, The charge now fixed by statue
is / y cents for the first inStrtion and
q cents for each subseQuest. inser-
ton. The price should be not less
than 212 cents per word for the first
insertion and n cen. per word for
each subsequent insertion.
The legal charge for the publica-
ton of delinquent tax lands is now
| zoe for each insertion. It should be
| not less than zoe for each subdivi-
sion. Delinquent tax lands sales
| are set as tabular matter and every |
! newspaper man knows Is far more
| difficult TO be set either by hand or on
the machine than straight matter.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved that
each and every newspaper in the
State be urged to press upon the at
tentiOn Of candidates FOR seats IN the
.-c2ia.-ourc fen: tEei1 respective cou2-
ties or districts the justice OF . this
demand upon the part of the Press
and that whenever possible a pledge
be secured from the candidate OF can
didates to vote for such increase in
the rate for legal publications in the
next legislature.
The Press asks no charity. 1t
asks no bounty. 1t simply is seek
ing to apply the same business rules
to newspapers that banks apply to
the matter of bookkeeping on loans
and other matters incident to sue
cessfui banking. -
BE it further Resolved that a fund
be raised to provide for the actual
railroad fare and necessary hotel
bills for the Board of Governors to
visit Jackson at such times as are
necessary at the next session of the
legislature, items for such expenses
to be paid out on proper vouchers af-
ter being approved by the President
and Secretary of the Association.
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