The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-15
THE PRESS MEETING.

HE PkESS MEE lN1.
AS 1 stated in the last paper there
are few observations desire to
make in regard to the meeting Of the
Press Association in Greenville last
week.
This much of the story we intended
to write was typed before last paper,
but I got no further. Now, even yet,
there are a few things I want to say
and will try to make them brief.
The idea of DR.. w. W. Ball, the
editor of The State, and of others
officially connected with the asslca-
ton, of forming a company or of
making some sort of arrange
ment to secure a home where
the meetings could be held,
and where the tried country ed
itor could 60 for few days in the
hot summer time and take his family
and rest, and be able to bear the ex-
pense, is a good idea. and hope it
will be carried out. Then we could
hold the annual sessions at this place,
and even if we could not build a hall
for the conventions if we could Sc
cure the land and put up tents or
temporary places in which to meet
and live, it would be good thing.
I shall be glad to see the idea take
definite shape, and result in some
thing being done. Somewhere along
this mountain road to Hendersonville
would be an ideal place. Not just
on it, but in easy reach.
Along out there around Cleveland
Spring, or in the neighborhood Of Mr..
Trammell, or anywhere along this
way, the committee might be able to
secure a few acres and fix up a park
and a bungalow for the meeting
place. Anyhow make a start. l
never did favor the idea of running
the association all over the State for
the meetings. Get at some good re-
isort hotel and live as big family
away from the busy mart for a few
days, and talk about your expert
ences, and rest. The meeting at
| Greenville, however, was all that
could be expected and a most profit
able one, I hope.
| There was one number on the pro-
gram that called up memories Of a
meeting we had down in Sumter
! town about 1895. At that meeting
DR.. w. w. Ball, then plain Billy Ball
editor and publisher of the Laurens
Advertiser, was put on the program
to discuss foreign advertising" And
he did it from the standpoint of the
country publisher. AS a result OF
that paper the association appointed
a committee, of which happened to
be chairman, to investigate the sub
ject and make report at the next
meeting. 1 think Hubert Osteen was
/ one of the committee. I am writing
simply from memory, but l recall
that we did whole lot of investi-
eating, and gathered bundle of sta
tistics, and made report, and the
lcommittee was continued for about
five years, and we could never get
| the members to agree on anything
lin particular. We finally suggested
that some one be named to represent
the publishers who would be willing
to go into it, and that all the foreign
advertising of these publishers be re-
Iferred to this representative, and
that he be given a sufficient commits
sion to make it worth while for him
to undertake the job. Then the trou-
BILE was to 4 find the representative
who would be willing to do the work,
and also be acceptable to the publish
ers. Nothing came Of it. Possibly
some of the publishers who were re-
ceiving very low rate were stlm-
ulted to stiffen the price little. The
idea was to have the organization
apart from the association.
-
Under the constitution Of the as
sociation there can be no organlza-
ton for business, or any attempt to
regulate the business Of any member,
and am persuaded that this is
wise provision and should not be
changed or amended. I understand
that notice was given at this Green
vile meeting to amend the constitu-
ton in this regard. This amendment
should fail. I would be in favor OF
those publishers who desire to organ