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Show COUNTY PRESS HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING James H. Wallia was unanimously rooloctcd prcnldont of tho Utuh Stato Prcns association at tho annual meeting meet-ing held Monday at tho Capitol build-ins. build-ins. Mr. Wullls will servo his fourth term ns president of tho association. Other odlters ro-olectod woro A. D. McQuIro of Tromonton, vlco president presi-dent and R. T. Porto of Salt Lako, secretary and treasurer. A detailed history of all legislative proccdlngs In any way affecting tho country newspapers of Utah was pit-scuted pit-scuted by Mr. Wallls. who reported tho debates madfi on tho floor of tho fourteenth legislature for and "again st tho press of tho state. Mention was mado of tho accusations against the country newspapers by some'membjr? or tho house, who charged an attempt to fleece tho county treasuries through tho newspapers' request that tho proceedings of county commls slons be published. This charge (nought tho adoption of tho following resolution: "Rosolvod, That wo, the mombors of tho Utah Stato Pross association, rc&ont tho imputations against the integrity in-tegrity of ono of tho most essonttnl and beneficial industries of the state, and hereby go on record as denying those statements and brnd them us unworth'y or men holding the high honor of lawmakors, conferred upon them by the clectorato of this stato." Appreciation Tendered. A voto of thanks was tendered Mr. Wallls by tho onllro association for his activities on behalf or tho pr;ss during tho legislature. Thunklng tho country nowspopers for their patriotic loyalty to tho state, a communication wus rocolved from Governor Mabey, which rend In part: "Tho unswerving nnd putrlotlo sor- vlco rendored tho state government nnd tho constant sustenance nccordod Its ofllcors by tho Stato Press assoMnJ tlon, prompts mo to record in writing my appreciation und compliments, which, on behalf of tho stnto, I doilre to convey to tho members of this or- gnnlzatlon." Tho following committee was np- pointed to wnlt on tho governor and ' plodgo tho continued support or ?uu association to the administration and It's policies: James II. Wallls, Ver-, Ver-, iml; A. D. McOuIre, Tremonton; Ne- phl Hicks. Prove-; J. W. Cherry, Gun nison, una w. it. Holmes, nrlgham. Endorsement was mado of Karl 8. Carlton, editor of tho Hoavor Countv N'owb, aa a member of tho stato rond commission, nnd u communication requesting re-questing that ho bo appointed was sent to tho governor. Mr. Carlton for eight years was ch'olrman of th board of county commissioners of Rivorsldo county, California und in that capacity had supervision and direction of the expenditure of $2,G00.000 In road funds. Ho was unanimously endorsed for the appointment. Request was made of Lincoln 3 Kelly, director of tho department cf registration, that part of tho stato printing bo distributed to tho country coun-try nowspapors. Tho commltteo appointed ap-pointed to wait on Mr. Kelly Included Clydo Kpperson, Kaysvlllo; Kurl Carlton, Carl-ton, Reaver; I). A. Uroadbcnt, Ho-bcr; Ho-bcr; I W, Galsford, American Font, and I. K. Dlchl, Mammoth. Soveral mombors of the association wero appointed as a special commltteo commlt-teo to crystallize tho president's ro-port ro-port for futuro legislative action. This commltteo was fonncfl of I, E. Dlehl, L. W. Gnlsford, J. W. Chorry, J. B. Jones of tho Western Nowsppaor U.i-lon, U.i-lon, Suit Ijiko, and J. W. England, iv-Biin. iv-Biin. Rcauestu (or tho summer meeting to Uo held in Juno were mado bv Richfield, Provo, Roosevelt and DrlK-hum DrlK-hum City. Provo vras tho city selected se-lected and tho meeting will be hold thero Juno 15. Tho September so.-Hfon so.-Hfon will take placo at Drlgham City on Peach day. Named ns mombors of the nominating nominat-ing commltteo woro W, R. Holmes, P. A. nroadbont, J. H. Stable, Ilountlful, and R. W, Dunn, Tooolo. Luncheon was served tho members or tho nsacolutlon at noon at tho Oommorclal club by J. K. Jonos, manager man-ager of tho Wcstorn Nowspaper Un Ion, and In tho evening thoy woro )ho guests of tho Porte, Publishing company com-pany at a banquet at tho Hotel Utah, After tho banquet tho members of tho association listened to an Instructive Instruc-tive locturo by J, E. Jones, manager or tho local branch of tho Western Newspapor Union, on tho "Manufuc-turo "Manufuc-turo of Papor." A history of paper-making paper-making nnd a description of tho processes pro-cesses of tho modorn paper mill wero presented in an Informative way by tho spoakor. Resolutions Adopted. Othor resolutions adopted thanked tho president for his services during the legislature; expressed thanks and appreciation to J, E. Jones of tho Western Wes-tern Nowspnpor Union nnd R. T. Por'o of tho Porto Publishing company for their kindness and generosity In fur-htshlng fur-htshlng tncmbora with luncheon at tho Commercial club nnd dinner at f'o Hotel Utah; convoyed thanks to tho Salt Iako Commercial club and to Na-thanloj Na-thanloj Jackson for "tho hospitality accorded us at this mootlng"'and also for the many past courtesies slnwn tho association; oxtended thanks to Roprosontativo Wllford Day of Inn county in sponsoring legislation calculated cal-culated to aid tho country press of Utah in Informing the taxpayers of tho stuto as to tho channols of expenditures ex-penditures of tho public funds, and to Ropresontalvea N, E. Ivorson of Box-elder Box-elder county nnd Howell of Cacho bounty nnd Mclntyro of Weber county coun-ty for "tholr yeomen efforts in contributing con-tributing to tho defeat of propound legislation designed to destroy tho cmcioncy of tho nowspaperj who Hor-o Hor-o tho rural communities," and also to the othor twenty-qno members of tho house of representatives who, by heir voto, evidenced tholr friendship to tho country press, and appreciation appreci-ation of tho "kliut expressions contained contain-ed In a communication addrosscd to this association while" In session by Governor Mabey." |