The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-25
THE EUR OPEAN NEW
TO THE PUBLIC.

Mr.. r. O. J. Smith, the President Of the New York
and Boston Telegraph line. and Of the Boston
and Portland line, has caused to be published two
letters written by him. to the Committee Of the
New York Associated Press and the other to the COM
missoners of the Nova Scotia Telegraph line. The
frst demands Of the Associated Press tho imms-
diste dsmists Of their agent at Halifax, because he
owned q few carrier pigeons, the alternative
Of haring all their feiegrophic messages from hae
point stopped Portland although three several telegraph
lines intervene befveen his line and Mr.. Craigs opera
tons. The letter to the Nova Scotia Commissioasrs
government officers demands the instant discharge
the Chief Operator in their employ; but the penalty
this care, Of refusal to comply with the demand is
not stated.
That the public may not be misled In this matter,
the Associated Pres deem II proper to make the follow
ing statement OF facts, not with view to parade
their before their readers but In order
that they may understand the power of the mag
netc electric telegraph in the hands OF man
set Of men, upon the commercial aetions of tho
country.
About year ago. the journal Of Commerce, couri.,
ard Enquirer, Herald Sun, Tribune, and Express through
their committee, In interview with Mr.. L. II. OAR
row, the Superintendent of the St. John line, then
nearly Gnished. arranged to run an express on the
arrival Of each steam Halifax from point St
John, n B. terminus Of the telegraph that
time on condition of having the privilege Of transmit
ting dsPatch of three thousand words to Boston and
New York, leaving copies, wanted, at the intermsd-
ate towns and cities. The press granted the
elusive Ct the wires from the moment their des-
patch offered, until 1t finished. This was deem
"a Deeesary 10 warrant the vast outlay anticipated,
and as protection TO the public. Otber parties how
ever, shut out from the OF the wires &c
they could an'erats our agent ut the Telegraph Office,
their sent through TO ths.r desuatisn
The enlargement thus made with Mir. Darrow extended
from New lork to IT. John and 20 Halifax when the
d., regn To
Ae upon PREVIOUS contract Ct PEARS standing With
Mr. + smith for the trans mission of the steamers
news from rostcn Amer the papers we're sigsed,
MIR smith for certain reasons refased to be o party
,o., a,,s bIm ,ar IN sSsssm 81 vas there
LIS conircl In all these srraB gemepts bo~ever tho
names and character Of the agents to be employed
the Irets, we're not mentioned. There gere 20 COM
Ieh.- Tor the agency. and the "superior activity
Il the man, aud the recommen datio- Of two three
tdteIs In bottoD In the association induced u % eu-
ploy Mir Crsg the pre-, ent agent
The Ai'oested Press previous TO this enterprise
from Halifax 90 Boston, and at the time Of esctox the
srrspeem.ut with Mr DGfr0w, Eve Of the s.scciated
pspsrs had the steamer Newsboy employed In erussng
OF Sandy Hof h. for the European steauer The ne We
brought BY the Busra Vista cost nearly $1,000 each
tine ~ VS. uanfuiHt.d 20 New York. aud the
rtnes Of the Ne ssboy we're at the rate Of t2oooa
per hnnum which we're cheeffuy paid ~ TIA Cs.vss.
."a hssl"o' H'raii Js"rnoi 81 Cssrsste. son, and
The overland express from Haifax TO 81 John
estsbished the New,boy vas Withdrawn but the cost
OF getting the European news increased. An exami-
naon Of the bs tfthe last exhibited ts snermsus
e1rsrSire in hsf short spses ef e, Of $4,000 Of
Uhsh ueri into ne poeteis Of ts telegraph ,ePmiss
These few facts are merely stated ,n passrnf T1dy
have perhars. very little TO do With the prncire az
issue with hlr " o. Smith, who seeks 70 sicts.e to
the merchants and others what agents In New Orleans
Liverpool or Halifax, they 'h,i employ DO their
business There fscts however will serve to illustrate
the position In which We are placed.
There ves no difficulty with Mr. y. o. J. smith
durirr the time the Buens Vista brought the news TO
Beeion hours ard hours In advance of the Epel,sbl
steamer. He intsrposed objection then to the
utpfmisfiop CT her news over his wires 20 New York
y \ n Mr. IN
steamer 10 this port. lie inierposei no obsc then
70 The deststch ~ the By teisrrnph To Bcstop
There was no difficulty with MIR b. o. >. smith
when our overlsnd express reached st John one
aud two days In advance az the arrival on the
bHfcItsn steamer at this port. lie fnt-rp,.ed
no ttj.cttn then 20 the transmit ,ioo Of IN. pess
70 New forS. although Ne rH knoscs, 70
yes ne toa'''f hng in ne trerd 10 fy fSck
~ ee'tfr pigeons arou ne Bay Of F,snSy ss,srs
ohess Fl 90, etfssss IL not until the wires we're
carreo 70 sfax that our agent become so very OBJ
IRE press were given 90 uudessbd that another ar.nt
must % employed We we're Informed that our agent
would use the facilities Of the Assocsei Press TO prey
lnsb m.ieasIie community, ard that the wres
wou,n DC cut IN the rear o. each American market,
oNheh the pigeon news would be despatched. We
were ha'fed 70 employ aroher agent, who had been
shs.y stt,fedyer us "a Boston This sgept In
uttn kent 20 Halifax endorsed the sfssrtfsinr
iumhs tithe Boston papers, nv MIR r. o. J. Smith, az
Iost'tslng suTefi fsetes hi lines: and Of
e mtaSses Of this sgtn. actusly forced upon
res ne c,,irai " ih's ssenf AZ HiJss, ash AIS 80
F'ior foe'hfiss," kef caused ~, ePpegarce If he
eeIttr Ttgsons The COMMITTEES % ths press,
TO ell the charges against our own agent. sad
10 the srsgesti,n 10 employ snother informed Mr..
y y. J. Smith that the pres could not rjere mans
character. by dischargpg him the mere assertion
OF another bat that the cbssges against the osoox
ious sssns could be Proved he would not foe another