Show THE UTAH PRES A association SPLIT 1 me men n like tile the chronicle editor tile the cause of the split the following 7 is an odi editorial tori U I 1 we notice in ill th thelora 0 loga ii n city jour nal of JiLin january uary 2701 by one of tit the leading newspaper men of the state in which we got get a good K idea 0 of alie the object of a paper like tile the chronicle Oh ronicle and its t editor tit the salt lake dailies noted n break in the ranks of tile utah press association an dorgai bizat u ion composed chiefly of the publishers of the leading papers represented in ill that organization and tile the preliminary steps taken towards the fori formation nation of a n new w association which will b bo e known as the utah butali newspaper assonia tion and the split liar has caused some wonder us as boits real cau ori es fc the fut fact is that for years tile 4 v utah press association lias bas had t its troubles in the first place at a 1 1 large number of grafters drafters gr h having ftc illg but the most rei remote note connection with ith legitimate newspaper worl qa a attached thein selves to iq wl galli za cili chiefly elly for the cpr purpose pose e of availing themselves of J the free transportation fre arec bain b q bets and if obtainable free drinks in ill fact anything and everything that anybody or lr every everybody lody could be worked for foi upon tile the occasion of tile a an 1 1 rl nual inee meetings tings whenever held at various outings and at ull all tittles times and places anuil tile tho selection of any particular city as a meeting place wits was regarded as it a doubtful lionor honor and the visitors regarded as a lot of cheap skates who must bo be placated but could not ile be lio honored nored many self respecting publishers and editors held bield themselves alof front from the body upon this account steps were at last taken to ol el liminato this element so far its as possible und and of lute late years it has been required that an applicant for membership should be to produce proof of actual constant connection with rome state publication lie li cation recognized by the association cia tion and so successfully that it a visit of tho the body has no longer been considered equivalent to an invasion of robbers 11 at tile the meetings the time has been to a i much greater extent devoted to matters pertaining to the publishing business to ini im proving both the alie business methods and the literary quality of the county comity press of the state there remained ined however a element clement composed of tuen men who while connee connected ted with called and given ivon pos postal tal privileges its as such wre not really bona bonafide fido publishers 6 or journalists in the continued on page 0 8 3 Ct continued buted from page 1 proper moaning meaning of the term as it should prevail pro ail in ill an assoria I 1 ion ion of that characters character devoted io alio llio the mutual mu uplift of ete ehe profession fes sion they might well be 4 f termed the guoy illas of the profession fes sion gion who whose so sole aim is spoils and whose newspaper invest nieues and plants havo have no ex istance in foot filet whose papers such as they tire are have neither editorial policy or matter and whose contents save a column or two furnis furnished lied by a correspondent located in ill the town in which the paper purports por ports to be hut but is not published publish od is identical with thill appearing in every other billier of the bamo clues class all of 1 them beang printed in a comi r t ajon establishment lucatch in ill fiill alt lake and shipped by exl press pre s to tile the various distributing bisti y points As newspapers they ire are not in ill any manner except for r the llie limited local matter gather t ed by son someone leone on the spot hav f itil in a little spare time represent 4 T i me i t i r A ff ia dative f i the papers referred erred to tire are called syndicate p papers per s and spring up like mushrooms wherever rover it is thought that either temporal ily pr or perin per mantly antly there can un der tho bald pro protects tents and in the guise of a local newspaper he be becu secured red sufficient public and private advertis advertising inc te afford a rako off th they ey are fou found n d in mining districts where tho the publication lon of location and notices is compulsory in farming localities whore where many are c proving up and in any place where temporary spoils are to bo be fovad established in a day without adding any community value they can be discontinued in a night without any loss the chief interest of the publishers lies in compulsory legal advertising to promote which has been their chiel aim aim in in joining the association and as a side lino line for purely personal enjoyment the promotion of junketing parties at which the associations ciati ons badge was a guarantee of free transportation hospitality and amusement they have not only yeen aeck a lead weight upon the ethical and educational uplift of the press but have in aured legitimate publishing enterprises terp rises in the fields they have invaded the rhe last hist straw was added wh when at the meeting held in salt lake on tuesday it was found that the syndicate ol element emont led by by one who has no present jour da listic connection and aided by a few connected with benoin denominational and mothr publications that are not newspapers and in part owing to the absence of a portion of the legitimate newspaper element had bad obtained possession po session and to dominate the organization electing their own awn officers and using it for their own purpose then thea camo the parting of the ways the genuine newspaper men withdrew determined to effect an organization that should ile be representative distinctive distin cativo a and i I 1 d respEct respectable ablo and took the necessary preliminary steps to that end the news was recci receive received ved with joy by those who lionor honor and wish to cooperate co operate with tho the real country press in the ex cx plo citation of the resources of the state and in all good works of pro promotion m 0 t i 0 n |