The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-30

| gatherings but no gathering for a
number of years has received so much
favorable publicity in the daily press
or attended by so many Of the "big
guns" as the Wadena meeting.
At the election held Saturday
morning the following were elected tt
guide the destinies of the association
during the coming year: President,
w. E. Verify, Wadena Pioneer-Journ-
al; vice president, H. J. Mitchell, Be-
midi Sentinel; secretary-treasurer, A.
J. Rutledge, Minneapolis; executive
committee, Harry Wheelock, Wheel
ock's Weekly, Fergus Falls; H. J.
Phillips, Mahnomen Pioneer; c. E.
Kelly, Manahga Journal.
The summer outing of the associa-
ton will be held at Bemidji, June %
and 20. st. Cloud gathered the winter
1920 meeting.
Special memorial services were held
Saturday morning in honor of the
late Robert C. Dunn, for many years
valued member of the organization.
That the newspaper men are alive
to the needs of the state can be ga
thered from the following resolutions
which were passed just before adj
journment:
RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions COMMITTEES, which
was composed of Will Wilke, IL. u.
Mitchell. f. E. Hadley, L. A. Rossman,
E. M. LaFond, C.. II. Bronson, and FL.
M. Wheelock, submitted the following
resolutions. which were unanimously
The members of the Northern Min
nesota Editorial Association in conven-
that that the Efforts of the good people Of
Wadena have made possible one of the
most enjoyable gatherings In the his
Of tine ysrfT Of
Pioneer Journal, to the ladies who pro.
vided the bounteous repast. to the local
speakers who assisted In the program
| Wadena Commercial club whose CO.
! operation was so freely and Beneficial,
TO the retiring president. George e
Ericsson, the association extends itt
| thanks for his untiring efforts in be-
half Of the organization, while to the
faithful, Woodworking, consistent secre.
tary. DOC" Rutledge, the members re
| new their expressions Of appreciation
This association, having always f. f.
state of Minnesota, heartily approves
of the project known as the Babcoci
Road Plan providing for the submis
i sion of q constitutional amendment FOL
the issuance and sale Of bonds, thu
proceeds to be used for the construe
ton of a trunk system, and heartil'
pledges its support.
Realizing the tremendous possibilities
to be derived from the tourist industr!
II properly, developed. the natural gail
seers from other states and the impetus
that would be given to the settlement
Of our northern country, and approvin
Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota AS
ISOLATION to secure desired publicity Il
other states, we hereby endorse an
bespeak hearty support for the bill in
before the Legislature, urging an appro
priation of 100000 for a two years
tourist advertising campaign to con
tinue the effective work alread
i started.
We are fully aware of the reorganiza
L ton problems that will face the coun
try. state, and, more particular.
| this section of our state, following tn
world conflict. We believe in tn
passage of Legislation that will pro
! vide for returning sailors and soldier
! and for replaced Industrial workers a
Il ! opportunity to secure land at a reason
| able rate, on reasonable terms and undo
conditions that will tend towards commur
lieve that suitable plans supervised
such an organization as the Federal Far
Loan Bank would be beneficial to II
returning fighters as well as to tn
the extension Of industries into Il
smaller cities of the state should
encouraged, not repressed, so as
more evenly distribute the ADVANTAGE