The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-02-13
STATE PRESS MEETS
IN SANTA FE...ELECT
new OFFICERS

The New Mexico Editorial Associa-
tion was reorganized from top to. bot
tom at "a meeting held in Santa Fe
last Saturday, when definite program
was adopted looking to the benefit of
the entire newspaper fraternity in the
state.
One of the main objects of the asso-
citation ut this time is the effort to Sc
cure the passage of bill through the
Legislature to nave the legal rate for
advertising fixed at figure that will
pay the publishers of New Mexico for
handling this class of business. The
last Legislature cut the legal adver-
tising rate exactly in half, and placed
il on basis that caused the publish
ers loss, but the bill that has been
drawn and submitted to the attorneys
of the association puts the legal rate
mt u figure that promises fair treat
ment to the newspaper men of New
Mexico. In addition to fixing the legal
rate the bill defines legal newspaper
and provides for the publishing Of
many kinds of notices that are now
posted on the doors of county court
houses and on telephone posts through
out the state. The emergency clause
has been added to the bill and it will
take effect Immediately after it's pass
age and signature by the governor.
It's passage through the senate is prac
tically assured and sufficient support
has been promised by members of the
lower house to make its prospects for
success very encouraging.
The newspaper men enjoyed most
excellent banquet Saturday night ten
dered them by the Chamber of Com
merce in the Ladies Board of Trade
building. The dining room was beau
tifully decorated and the tables were
tastily arranged and the eats were
the best ever. Even the hungry ed
itors were filled to the utmost most
of them so much so they could not
speak more than an hour. About 100
covers were laid. Members of the
press, leading citizens of Santa Fe,
members of the legislature and numer-
Gus state officials were present. A b.
Renehen acted as toastmaster, being
introduced by Mr.. Mardorf, temporary
head of the Chamber Of Commerce.
\ Mayor Davies rendered the men Of
the press the keys of the city, A. II.
Lyon of the New Mexican, read a let
ter from Governor Larrazolo who was
prevented by illness from attending.
Mr.. Hosmer spoke briefly on the ma
tional work Of the organization, A. II.
Carter of Socorro, Senator Reinburg,
John Hicks of Guadalupe, Senator
Smith, G. w. Wadsworth of the Colo
RADIO Editorial Association and West
ern Newspaper Union, b. T. Connell
of Ration, II. o. Norris of House, Tom
/ Gable, preceded Senator Catron who
insisted that the press is an even great
er educational factor than the schools
and that the press alone can avert a
clash between capital and labor.
Other short talks were made by Rev
l.. b. Bloom of the state historical So
ciety, j. r. Hull e Clovis, Senator Muir
ray, Will Lapoint of Las Cruces, Lieut.
Gov. Pankey, Ira f. Furr of Tucum-
carl, Ralph Lynd of Deming and Pres
ident Nestor Montoya of Albuquerque.
At the business session which fol-
lowed the following officers were elect
ed: President Nestor Montoya,. of AL
buquerque! Vice President, II. b. Hem
ing, Albuquerque; Sec'y-Treas., j. X.
Hull of Clovis
The editors spent Sunday sight-see-
ing and then they did not see only u
small per cent of the ancient relics
which are stored in the Museum and
the New Museum. and practically ev-
cry storewindow in town; the old build
ings and the new modern structures.
Everywhere one goes he sees some
thing new to him at least. As the
News editor only remained in the city
three days he will not attempt to give
a general write-up of the city nor even
of the sights to be seen free to all
visitors such as the Indian schools,
capitol building, federal building, the
cathedrals, the burro which is used to
carry wood to the city, the narrow
streets. In looking over the city one
would think Santa Fe was real city
as it appears to have hundreds of busi-
ness houses but when the indicator
the newspapers of the city-is perused
carefully you find that there are but
few real business men in the ancient
city. As you can tell the kind of Il
city you are entering by the roads,
you may judge the kind of business
men in a city by the way they adver-
tise. Live merchants believe in ad-
yertising. Santa Fe has one of the
best daily papers in the state and
there is a large weekly operated by
another company but neither are over
loaded with ads. In fact there are
but few real live merchants in the city
They didn't go there and they're not
going away, they just happened. That
is one reason Santa Fe is not the bes,
town in the State Of New Mexico. II
has everything else. OF course the
city has no traffic rules. An auto car
run on either side of the street in any
part of the city. There are but few
funerals caused by two cars meeting
on the same side Of the street. This
IL miraculous. II Is said the old-tilners