New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-14
Monopolizing the Telegraph.

The following letter fnd in The State Of Msins.
Of the 1st inst which parties well known
to the New Orleans public wi be read with interest We
know nothing Of the controversy and give the communi
cation only as a substantive fact:
Corr. spoadenee d STATE of Maine.
To Tie Editors of tie STATE Of saias
, pentiemen-A friend has Just called my attention to
the letter Of SeriS dated New York October 20 and
published in your journal Of last week As that letter
cohtains sone gross misstat~msns about matter in
which have special interest appeal your courtesy
for the privilege Of replying to it through Jour columns
think could put my finger yeritss," rotwth
standing his false cognomen lie is attarhe Of New
orlsans daily journal who has recently been
down east and is his way back with big flea in
exclusive use Of the Eastern wires for their benefit alone
he turns ronnd and vents his spleen upon Agent Of
the Associated New York Press who. he very well
knows. happens to stand in the way Of his employers at
tempt at monopoly The charge nsnnated by Ysrttas.
that parties with the New York Associated
Press use the Halifax news for purposes Of speculation
knows it to be- The chaes has been made before
BY the parties for whom veras speaks and often
made been branded false aud the proof Of the charges
demanded but not the least shadow Of proof has
yet been furnished in matter which closely affects
| the interests OF the whole commercial community
But while in behalf Of myself and Of Associa ton
for which act as agent make this unreseryed denial Of
monopoly, consider it my duty to inform the public
that there time before my agency when the Hall
fax used in Neu Orleans for private speculative
purposes, by the very parties foi whom yertss
speaks and that attempts have been mad. since by the
same parties to obtain monopoly of the same for
I the suppose.
After had taken the agency of the New York Associ-
alton. and while making my arrangements the South
found that only paper in New Orleans the Picayune
received the Halifax also learned from various
sources Of undoubted respectabily that the
constantly withheld from the public and used privately
by the ropretors Of that journal for speculative purpo
ses determined to put stop to that game and accord
ingly when called Mr.. Hobrook Of the partners
OF the Picayune told him that the New York Associated
Press desrous that all the papers in the
try which willing to take the and pay pro rata
for 1t should have it, He instantly objected to any such
arrangement, far New Orleans concerned The
Picayune he said, wanted the exclusively. not
all. and willing to pay for 1t than all the other
that if the Picsyune propretors paid double
treble for the dispatch they could not have it. the
cuion of other parties that the monopoly
and that should Immediately proceed to make arrange
ments for association TO embrace all the presses New
Orleans including the Pieayune if that journal chose to
join it. Mr. Hobrook did not assent to this arrangement
but said he would call and talk further about it.
giving to understand however. that he thought he
should agree to it as matter of necessity He did not
call on afterward he promised and subsequently
proceeded to make my arrangements in New Orleans by
forming association which included all the daily papers
in that city except the Picayune That journal however
could have Joined the association equal terms at any
time since its formation had it elected to do and
join But it prefers stand aoof and charge
upon others the Of practices which for long time
self exclusively dealt n and for the opportunity Of doing
which it still bankers after.
For my agency in breaking down their monopoly l
have earned the inveterate hostility of the propreor
the Pcayune But they have not the msnnsss to come
out in their columns against me make any
direct tangible charges through the columns Of other
Journals They rather choose promu such ba
insuuations about certain parties in New York
contained in columns of and to
use Of such tools Yeritas, through whom give
them publicity Yours, very respectfully.
D. II. CRAIG,
New York AssOciAtad press