The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25

FA|RMONT is SELECTED
Editors To Hold Summer
Meeting There
fine TIME HAD IN KAT0
Discussion of Matters Pertain
ing to Newspaper Men
And Publishers
From Saturdays Dailyl

successful close last nlSnt atter
day devoted to very interesting
ing place of the mid summer meet
ing. This was decided upon last
night. During yesterday afternoon
invitations had been received from
Pipestone, Lakefield and Fairmont to
hold the mid summer meetings at
some one OF those places. 1t was de-
cided upon a motion OF Fred +. Had
ley OF Winnebago at the afterp DON
meeting to leave the matter OF the
committee, but this action was re-
cinded last night, and in compliment
TO Frank Day, one OF the veteran
newspaper men Of the state and a
lifelong member of the association,
it was decided to hold the mid
summer meeting at Fairmont.
At yesterday afternoons meeting
ton brought up the matter of en-
larging the association so as to take
in the first, second, third and part
of the seventh congressional districts
and change the name oil the orsani-
cation to that of the Southern Min
nesota Editorial association. 1t was
finally decided after some discussion
to leave the matter OF the enlarge
ment of the association TO a COM
mittee consisting of j. V. Weber Of
Slayton, F. E. Hadley of Winnebago
and A. NJ Welles of Worthington.
The matter will be taken up at the
midsummer meeting to be held a;
FFairmont. The date Of this meeting
will be set later on by the executive
committee consisting of ]. E. Reyn-
olds of Mankato, Robert Stewart Of
mont
! f REYNOLDS. on behalf of the
Mankato newspaper men, welcomed
the visitors to the city. Mr.. Reyn
olds said that it is always delight
to mingle with the brethren Of the
press, and he hoped that meetings
OF the kind held here in the past
papermen during the great world
conflict had proven themselves the
salt of the earth. They had shown
the true spirit Of Americanism and
had done much toward winning the
war for liberty and democracy. II
was with more than kindly feeling
that the speaker welcomed the mem
bers of his fraternity to Mankato. e,
Welcome BY w. A. Streater.
On behalf of the six hundred mem
bers of the Mankato Civic and Com.
MERGE association and of $4,000
friendly people of Mankato. W. a
Streater, president of the Mankato
Civic and Commerce association wei
coined the editors to Mankato. The
speaker said that it is fully appre-
ciated by the business men Of the
state, what an important part in the
moulding of public sentiment is TAX
en- by the country editor. The coun-
try editor becomes more intimately
associated with his readers than the
editor of a large CITY paper. This
close association enables them to
better form public sentiment for the
betterment of their home commun,
ity. Mr.. Streater said that he wish
ed the editors to always feel thai
the business interests are back Of
them, and that they feel that they
will get a square deal from the edi-
tors in return.
President H. w. Haislet responded
to the address of welcome. He said
that in years gone by the editors had
kato in order to satisfy their thirst.
but now that they still continue to
assemble in the metropolis Of south
eren Minnesota in these Voistead
days. shows that there is some at
traction on Mankato. Ii is the friend
ly feeling Of its inhabitants and the
hospitality extended which impels
here.
Bill Is Explained.
During the afternoon session Phil
Liesch of New Ulm discussed at con-
siderable length pending bill be-
fore the state legislature, which has
for it's object the establishment Of a
measurement printed notice on the
by the state editorial association.
The fees established by the proposed
bill for legal publications on papers
of a circulation Of less than 10000
the legal rate per folio for the first
insertion would be 81, and for each
Subsequent insertion fifty cents per
folio. On publications having mere
the first insertion would be $1.25 per
folio; and seventy five cents per
folio for subsequent insertions, and
on tabular matter an additional TWEEN
lty- five cents per folio.
After explaining the merits Of those
provisions, Liesch urged the neces-
sity of having an executive commit
tee appointed to look after the in
lterests of the printing craft. The
mess he explained, looks after its in
terests before the legislature, and he
could not see why printers and
newspaper men should not do the
same.
J. V. Weber was very much in
favor of Mr.. LleScn'S Suggestlon
President Haislet spoke at some
length on the necessity of Minnesota
editors looking after their interests
in the state legislature and at his
suggestion it was decided to have
all of the editors present write their
senators and representatives in the
state legislature urging them to put
for their best efforts for the passage
of the bill referred to by Mr.. Liesch.
This bill is known as senate file No.
425 and house file No. 544.
A committee on membership was
appointed consisting of j. v. Weber,
Slayton, A. M. Welles, Worthington
and r. B. Forest of Lake Wilson.
Just before the close of the after
noon session A. M. Welles Of Worth
ington, President Haislet, J.. " Web
er, A. T. Tasker and l.. c. Hodgson
spoke on the problems which con-
front the average country printer.
The Evening Festivities.
Last evening at $50 the editors,
their ladies and friends partook of
an excellent banquet, which was
served by Bibbs and Peterson, pro-
prietors of the Saulpaugh Cafe
These two gentlemen certainly did
themselves proud in furnishing viands
of the very best. which were prepar-.
ed in most : tempting manner by