Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-30
PRESS ASSOCIATION PLAINS
TO HAVE FIELD SEGRETARYs
GEHRGTT NEW PRESIDENT

condemned federal competition with pri-
vate printers.
After much discussion as to the best
method TO be followed in obtaining 6
new printing law which would be fan
10 the printers and satisfactory to the
county commissioners. 1t was voted that
a committee from the association meet
with the county commissioners at theii
state convention In Great Falls next jan
uary.
This action came after the association
had accepted the invitation of the coun
ty commissioners to confer with them on
the printing problem. The invitation
came in a telegram. 1t was generally
agreed that the interests of the county
printers as we'll as those of the counties
would be best served by a mutual under
standing of the subject and by obtaining
a law which would be acceptable to both
Ultimately 1t was decided to let the
committee proceed as there will be an
other convention before the next legisla-
tive session. The committee consists OF
H. Stanley Thurston of Stanford, Harry
Lay of Lewistown n w. l.. Taylor OF
Great Falls.
This discussion, which came when the
legislative program was being considered
developed strongly the contention that
LAC RACoNARN SOhAANg PAAttbAb5 NOdC LOS ~
come obsolete, many Of the items having
been removed from the codes provisions
through revisions in forms made by the
state board of examiners, and that the
situation has been reached where be-
cause of competition on the one hanc
and the bargaining OF some counties or
the other, some bidders for county print
ing contracts give big discounts from the
code prices and make up the loss by a d
Inifinnc m items not rnVpra6 nv the r06e
designations.
E. G. Leipheimer. editor of the Ana
conda Standard and retiring president OF
the association, in his address, urged up
on the press of Montana the opportunity
which exists for it to be Of service to the
state.
In Montana's soil, in her climate, In
her need of population, in the produc.
ton of greater wealth and in cementine
the people of the state together with
common purpose in view lies a worI
which beckons the press, MIR. Leipheimel
declared. He referred to the past achieve
ments Of Montana newspapers as strong
and powerful factors contributing to the
forward impulses by which the state has
been advanced. Without a press, he as
serted, there could not have been real
lied the development through which
Montana has com to it's present position
among the states.
The entertainment features of tn,
convention were unique and numerous
On Thursday night the members wer,
the guests at a New York Night Club
cabaret put Oh in the palm room Of TIN
Hotel Rainbow for them by L. p. Tip
ONeill, president Of the Montana chap
ter of the Rocky Mountain Oil INC Ga
association. On Friday night the nnu
dinner was held and took the form Of
"gridiron" dinner, which was greatly en-
joyed. After the dinner the association
members were guests at a dance given b,
the Great Northern railroad.
On Saturday afternoon the member
were taken through the copper and Yin
shelters of the Anaconda Copper Mimi
company n later were treated to q bas
ket luncheon by the Montana Power com
pany at the Big falls Of the Missouri
river, followed by a dance there.
The program for the three days of tn
convention, follows:
THURSDAY, SEPT. Is
Afternoon Session
invocation. . The Rev. p. w. Dierberge
Address of Welcome.
Mayor H. B. Mitche,
response. Dan Whetston
J Presidents address. ...E. G. Leipheime