Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-31
EDITORS HAD
| LIVELY MEET
Northwest Bunch Meeting
at Wi11iston Show Unusual
Optimistic Spirit.

Williston. N. D., July 1.-Mernbers
Sof the Northwestern North Dakota
sPress association closed a ANAL but
Enthusiastic meeting here Saturday
afternoon with a unanimous vote of
Te-election for it's officers and direc-
tors who have served for the frac-
donal year since h organization was
formed at Minot last March. These
sofficers are:
Ii Major F. E. Farrell, Granville,
president.
h George Farries, wi1liston, vice pres
tdent.
F.. c. Hoyt. Portal, secretary. z
s. o.. M. kilen OF Stanley, Olof Ribb
OF Minot and T. C. Michael of Willow
CITY, together with the officers were
named as an executive committee.
Following the conclusion of the
meeting. members stayed in the city
until evening, when they met and
greeted returning excursionists from
the National Editorial association
who passed through here at 9:45 IN
their way home from their trip to
Glacier national park following their
annual meeting at MiAsoula a few days
ago. Young folks Of the nationa!
party alighted on the platform and
RECALLED the members OF the d!strics
organization with congs and ''yei'sl'
while Older members EXCHANGED Coz
les OF the fiaah eNitjon of the VA
stional Editors A~s,aa.' printed on the
train. for &C. Of The Nut tsf
Quads"s&ofiesa s&Gan OF. tEtsee conETn.
ton here.
Resolutions Adopted.
Unusual interest was manifested b.
members OF the di trict association in
the work of their newly organized
body, and in resolutions adopted sat
urday afternoon they suggested til )
Instability Of similar organizations
for each quarter Of the state. Gather
ing with the idea of m unity de-
velopmeht uppermost in mind, the
members listened to talks from Pres
tdent Thomas F. Craven of the Willis
ton city commissions; Pre- ident Far
rell of their own body, Secretary Jas.
s. Milloy Of the Minot Association of
Commerce and H. S. Davies Of the
Minot Daily News, touching on this
subject, as we'll as to an address NV
Thomas G. Hutchinson, secretary of
the Theodore Roosevelt International
Highway associations North Dakota
division, upon "Tfe Vital Need OF
Good Roads, and How the Press Can
Help Get Them" AS a detail of its
consideration of the immigration
movement the convention gave mark
ed attention to a suggestion of CO
sc VPOAdIASC puO1ASAly " NC SleCLSu IL
possible among newspaper men OF
h district in this behalf. A plan
was also ratified by vote extending
a cordial invitation ITO northea tern
Montana newspaper men, who are
contemplating a district organization,
to affiliate with this district in various
ways for the promotion of mutual
good.
Other proceedings of the meeting
~ WArA Ia TSAtv If j. hitcfr oso ~ k4ak-;
cal nature having chiefly to do with
the welfare Of the printing and pub.
fishing trade: Among other point,
agreed upon was the adoption OF ar
informal resolution urging upor
northwestern printers a more genera
use Of the Franklin price list for tot
printing; a resolution favoring a re.
adjustment Of fees for the publication
OF delinquent tax lists in justice t
the taxpayers, and one inviting the
state press association to hold its mex,
years nnual meeting at Minot.