Gateway to countless memories—Entrance to Presidents’ Field
The O-Wash-Ta-Nong
From the Land of the Ottawas
An Amateur Journal published in the interest of the National Amateur Press Association by George W. Macauley.
Printed at The Mayhew Press of 1747 Paris Avenue, in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Vol. 3, No. 1, Jan. 1938
United we Fall - Divided we Stand
There may be a mystic lure to some about this consolidation of all amateur press organizations into one association. The only way a consolidation could be effected, it must be admitted, is for all members of all associations to accept and support such a plan. Should a few members not wish to join a new and enlarged association, what is to stop them from organizing one or more independent associations?
Some day “planned economy” may even reach its tenacles into the field of our hobby, and force changes, or even obliterate amateur journalism on the grounds of its being competitive, sponsoring freedom of speech and individualism, and because of its not being necessary to the nation’s welfare.
There are at present about two hundred and twenty-five active members on the National’s list, I estimate nearly as many more for the United, and about half as many for the American, thus arriving at an approximate five hundred amateurs.
This total is under normal for the two older organizations. The National should be around the four hundred and fifty mark, and the United, not far behind. So a healthy condition, based upon this assumption would give a consolidated membership of nearly a thousand.
Up to this point the idea looks interesting, as naturally the income from dues would assure the publishing of a monthly official organ and, leave some for recruiting. Still, the added work made necessary by such a large number of members would need to be on an efficient basis with the services of a paid secretary. While this might be effected on a low salary basis, without office costs other than stationery and incidentals, even so, it would be a serious load.
Granted we could hurdle these obstacles, there remains the question of supplying upwards of a thousand copies of each paper issued, mailed to as many different addresses. How many would mail 1,000 papers
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