The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-04
NORTH DAKOTA
NEAR N0RMALCY
AYERS EDITOR
President Morgan of Press
Association Speaks Upon
Accomplishments

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 4.-North
Dakota has advanced a long ways in
the year since the last meeting of
the association, Rilie r. Morgan of
Starkweather, president of the North
Dakota Press association told that
organization in delivering the annual
address of the president of the asso-
citation here at the opening session
today. President Morgan also recon-
mended certain changes in the print
ing laws and that the association re-
turn to the program of holding a
midwinter meeting, recommending
that the next session be held at Bis
marck during the session of the leg.
islature.s - y, N !. 4. b
I'm order to obtain a true under
standing Of the condition of this as
sociation, or any other organization
in the state, it is necessary for US
to look back hastily over the year
that has just passed." declared Mr..
Morgan in the beginning of his ad-
dress. "When we assembled at
jamestown one year ago, the whole
world was in chaotic and disorgan-
lied condition. Famine and pesti-
lence were satlking about the earth;
reconstruction was just beginning;
prices were falling; business wa,
disorganized and everywhere men and
women appeared to have lost the
faith so absolutely essential for per"
manent success. In no part of Amer
lea were conditions more unfavor-
able than in North Dakota. Not only
were we passing throughout the af-
tcrmath of great world calamity
but the state was governed by men
in whom the people had lost conf
dence. Our securities were being
peddled about the nation after the
fashion of wildcat oil stock; our
crops we're not sufficient to meet the
current expenses of our people; our
credit was demoralized; and our con-
dition was gradually becoming i'm.
possible" ...s
Newspapers Play Part.
"In this great work of restoration
and reconstruction the newspapers of
North Dakota have played no small
part. l do not believe that any fair
minded person will deny that the
men and women who publish the
of thin state have played
a larger part In our restoration and
reconstruction than any other class
of citizens. 1t has been part that
any of US may we'll feel proud to have
taken and l deem it our duty to call
the worlds attention to the contribL
tion which we have made to the state
and to the people whom we serve.
"While the history Of North Dakota
in the past year has been written in
large measure by the clear thinking
and intelligent minded newspaper
men and women Of the state, our
work has not been completed. North
Dakota has potentialities and possi-
bilities that are but family appreci-
ated by our own people and not at
all by the outside world. Let US con-
tinue to tell the story of North Da-
kota's greatness in terms that tn,
whole world can read and Under
stand"
President Morgan then discussed
the place of the newspaper worker
in the state, of the present status Ut
the North Dakota Press association
and Of the work accomplished by the
secretary-treasurer and of the value
TO the association of the bulletin.
Taking up the question of legislative
changes concerning publication mat
ters, he continued:
Wants Law Changes.
During the past year it has be-
come evident that few changes
should be made in our present laws
dealing with legal publications. l
nave heard several suggestions that
The old law providing for three Of
icial newspapers in each county be
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