Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-10
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with sharp advances in all materials
and labor entering into the making
Of the newspaper. the Maine publish
ers cannot long continue In business
at the old rates, either on suoscr1p-
ton or advertising. .,
This is a time when nearly all
publishers outside of the State are
advancing their subscriptions and
advertising rates, and the Maine
publisher who does not advance his
rates, commensurate with his in
creased costs. will make fatal bus
mess error"
The speaker then went deeply into
the cost system and took in details
a method which he believes will
greatly aid the publisher and print
er. The address was followed by an
open discussion on the cost system.
President Flynt then recommended
that a legislative committee be ap-
pointed sometime during the two
day session consisting of three1mem-
bers who will 60 to the Legislature
and look after the interests Of the
printers. He then appointed men,
bership committee consisting of the
following: Joseph Wood, Portland:
George E. Lefavor. Portland. and F.
B. Merrill of Bethel. The names of
Arson NJ. Goddard Of Augusta, A. l..
T. Cummings of Orono. Percy Whit
ing of Augusta and Walter A. Smith
of Bucksport were accepted for
membership in the association.
An auditing committee was ap-
pointed, consisting Of William H.
Dow, Portland: E. c. Bowler, Port
land and c. H. Fogg Of Houlton.
Their report was read and accepted.
A nominating committee was then
appointed consisting of F. B. Mich
OILS of Bath. Fred B. Merrill of
Bethel and Helen Randall Of Free
port. The committee first reported
that 1t was deemed best to reflect
the present officers for the, coming
year, but President Flynt stated that
he had served two years and did
not think much of third terms"
This afternoon at o'clock, Fran
els NJ. Joseph Of Waterville spoke on
A Standard Price List for the
Maine Job Printer. This evening
the banquet took place at the Elks
Home. Out of town members Of
the Maine Press Association were
the guests of the three Portland
newspapers. the Express-Advertiser.
the Press and the Argus. Don C.
Seitz, now business manager of the
New York World and who started
his career in very humble capacity
in the Office Of the Norway Adver-
tiser, spoke on The Newspaper and
the Community. Mr.. Seitz said that
the local paper has a field by itself
and with the growing expansion of
the great city daily and the neglect
of the closeup stuff, this field is
growing better all the time. Hon John
c. Kroons, first assistant postmaster
general, who passed to his present
position through the various grades
Of the postal system took for his
subject, Fhe Postal Zone Rate Sys-
tenn and Hon. Carter B. Keene, di-
rector of Postal Savings System talk
ed on Postal Progress in Maine. Mr..
Keene is a native of Freedom
Me.
The details were in charge Of a
Portland committee consisting Of E..
c. Bowler. chairman of Daily Eas-
tern Argus; George Z. Lefavor. Sec
rotary, Smith & Sale; John F..
Cragg, Seavey Company; William H.
Dow, Evening Express Advertiser;;
John J. Dooley, Printwell Printing
COMPANY: E",i;c% -
Daily Press.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock,
Charles H. Fogg of Houlton. will
lead an open discussion on Advertis-
ing Costs for the Country Weekly.
At 2 p. NJ, the members of the as
ISOLATION are to be the guests Of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce for
an automobile trip to the various
points Of interest around Portland.
The headquarters are at the Fall
mouth Hotel.