Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Illinois Newspaper Directory and Historyon the return trip on Tuesday morning, August 8, after an absence of two weeks.During the trip visits were made to ten cities, the longest stop being made in Salt LakeCity. A resolution was passed commending the national government on the appointmentof Cadet Taylor, a past president, to a position in the government bureau of publicprinting. The usual expression of appreciation was voiced for the companies, officialsand citizens who helped make the trip a pleasant and profitable venture. The IroquoisTimes later published a souvenir booklet of 64 pages detailing the happenings on the trip.The eighteenth annual meeting of the Illinois Press Association was held at thePalmer House, Chicago, on February 14, 15, and 16, 188 3. The meeting was called toorder by E. A. Snively of the Carlinville Enquirer, Chairman of the Executive Committee,the President and all of the Vice Presidents being absent.In the absence of President C. B. Bostwick of the Mattoon Gazette, his address wasread by the Reverend J. W. Crane of Nokomis. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert of theChicago Inter Ocean read a paper on "The Ideal Journal."W. J. Mize of the Sullivan Progress spoke on "Does Canvassing Pay?" H. E.Partridge of the Waukegan Gazette read an essay on "The Relation of Poetry to theWaste-Basket." The annual address was given by M. W. Mathews of the Urbana Heraldon "The Coming Country Editor." E. B. Buck of the Kankakee Herald read a paper on"The Apprenticeship System." Clara Lyon Peters of the Watseka Times presented herviews upon "Women in Journalism."William Boll of the Greenville Sun spoke on the following topic: "Country CorrespondenceAbsolutely Necessary to Newspaper Success." E. B. Buck, Kankakee, reada paper of L. C. Glessner, Carlinville Enquirer, who was absent, on "One Thing Notto Do"—this admonition was "Not to aid in building up the city press at the expenseof your publications." Some discussion was held on the subject, a majority of the membersagreeing that the announcements of the cheap city weeklies should be inserted onlyupon the payment of full advertising rates, and one or two members went farther andinsisted that they should not be inserted even if paid for. The prices to be charged forforeign advertising were also incidentally brought up and discussed, the general tenorof the remarks being that we charge too little for our outside advertising compared withthe prices paid by home advertising.Charles Holt of the Kankakee Gazette, the oldest member of the Association, readan address on "Fifty Years of Journalism." Charles E. Crandall of the Chicago WestEnd Advocate told the Association "How to Run a Chicago Newspaper."The Secretary reported a total membership of 172 members. The Treasurer reporteda balance on hand of $175.87.The officers elected were: President, J. W. Clinton, Polo Press; Vice Presidents,Eliza Bowman, Chicago Home Visitor; M. B. Castle, Sandwich Argus; Curt Heinfelden,Belleville Zeitung; Secretary, Fred L. Alles, Pontiac Sentinel; Treasurer, George M.Tatham, Greenville Advocate; Executive Committee, C. B. Bostwick, Mattoon Gazette;Charles Holt, Kankakee Gazette; W. M. Kennedy, Dixon Sun. H. A. Coolidge, LitchfieldMonitor, Chairman of the Permanent Committee on Spelling Reform, made areport, stating that the committee favored a change in spelling, the first step recommendedbeing in relation to vowels in impure diphthongs.A discussion was held on apprentices, and on the question of using co-operativesheets.48