The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-24

company has rendered the newspa-
per men the use of the best rooms in
that fine new hosiery free of charge.
so the editors are expected to ar.
rive with smiles and bells on.
1t is reported that the Chamber Of
Commerce of PocatellO are becoming
interested in the expected visit Of
the publishers and are oiling their
automobiles to show the publishers
around the town. They are anxious to
have all of the editors know that
PocatellO is as good as it is, with
prospects Of becoming daily greater.
Among the notables who have con-
sented to come prepared to address
the meeting on some subject are:
Fred Hitchings, travelling representa-
tive for the Western Newspaper I'm
ion who will speak on the subject
OF "The Trend of Newspaper Bust
ness in the Past Thirty Years" Mr..
Hitchings is a high-minded gentle
man who has preached patriotism and
sold printing machinery during the
war and left the imprint of high
minded, clear-thinker wherever he
went. n,t
Senator M. B. Yeaman of Idaho
Falls, chief advocate of consolidation
of newspapers at the August meeting
Of the Idaho Republican Press Club,
which convened at Haley, and who
has since consolidated the Idaho
Register with the Idaho Falls Times,
will address the meeting on Con
solidatiOn as it Looks to Man after
the Facts"
B. H. Reed, publisher of the Idaho
Falls Post, another daily paper, both
before and after the consolidation
of its two competitors, will give his
observations of business conditions as
affected by the consolidation. These
gentlemen are expected to make an
honest-to-goodness confession of con-
ditions exactly as they confronted
them in their work so that all the
other publishers sitting around the
table may gain absolute reliable in
formation from men who have been
thru the mill. All manner of caution
and self interest are expected to be
thrown to the winds in these ad-
dresses and speakers will make a
clean-cut confessional.
X. E. Torrance, editor of the
American Falls Press, another paper
that has recently consolidated with
two of it's competitors, will also ad-
dress the meeting on the subject of
consolidation as he hSk seen it in
smaller town. Mr.. Torrance is another
gentleman who will make an honest
to-goodness confession of the situa-
ton as he saw it both before and
after the consolidation. Mr.. Torrance
promises to get right down to the
homely facts in the case, subtracting
all pride, pretense and assumption
and giving the human features as he
sees them. 1
The matter of consolidation will
be further discussed by George
Wheeler, reporter and city editor of
the Idaho Republican, who was the
chief actor in combining three news
papers in Wood river valley, two
years ago and he also will give an
honest-to-goodness confession of the
conditions both before and after the !
consolidation. Mr. Wheeler's obser-
vatiOns will have special value be- I
cause of the peculiar condition exist
ing in the Wood river valley, rela-
tive to certain brands Of newspaper
practice that probably exist to some
degree in all the other towns but
certainly not in the same degree in
any other town. If Mr.. Wheeler
makes complete confessional of all
the conditions he found confronting
him Immediately after the CONSOLE
dation due to the practices of for
mer years, he will have keenly in
terested audience and a great moral
lesson will follow his remarks.
G. A. Bottolfsen, editor of the
at Arco, will read a pa
per on the subject Of the crookedest
road in the world involving a brief
description of some of the scenic
in the region Of the Cander
buttes on the line of auto travel be-
tween Arco ard Picabo, about half
way between Blackfoot and HALEY
as the crow flies. This will be SUBJ
ject that man can not do justice to
in one paper or one address, but Mr..
Bottolfsen will have the honor of
firing the first gun on the subject
that will be heard from later thru
the press of Idaho.
James H. Wallis, publisher of the
Express at Vernal, Utah and head Of
The public health department of the
State of Utah, will address the pub
fishers on the subject of team work
20 show what can be accomplished by
/ united press working to one CEN
raj object. Mr.. Wallis is a wonder
Jul organizer and with a broad Wis
on of the future he has organized
he press of Utah to a 1909 men,
oership, standardized their prices and
PRACTICES, raised the standard of ex-
,ellence in their work and has there I
~ given to the State of Utah clean
,r and more efficient press than they
'ver had before.
Byrd Trego of the Idaho Republi-
AN will speak on the subject, What
he Mystery Club Accomplished in
Xix Years" When Mr.. Trego ad-
lresses the publishers on the achieve {
nents of the Mystery Club, he will s
re giving out the first information i
hat has gone to the public since it's {
rganization; he will show the pub {
ishers the mode of operation and 6
ow it gets results, but will not re- S
cal the identity of the mystery i