The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-13
The EUROPEAN NEWS At HALIFAX.


New York Association and the Philadelphia |
Press.
Il 10 net the intention Of the New York Associated Press
% thrust too much Of their private affairs upon the public
bu. an occasional ventilation Of their relations with news
propretols in other cities and with telegraph compa
ries car do no hal NJ No Ia compelled 10 read Whist
is written.
RE Press are mpellcd to make another statement by
the following coespondenoe which has recently passed
between the newspaper prcpretors Of Philadelphia and
the American Telegraph Company
LETTER FROM A. 8. hewitt, ESQ.,, PRESIDENT Ay,ERI
CAN TELEGEAPH COMPANY, TO THE EDiro'As OF
PHILADELPHIA NEwspAPBRs
UFFft. AMERICAN rKIEeRArT OoE9AxY,
NEW York, Juiy "a 1859. (
GENr1EwzN-Mr Zsbrakie has handed 70 me President
Oommynca.ion, sgued by you among cters TO the fol-
Ys4.ApsIrrnA. July 1859.
A uEwETr, ESQ, Presidents AaRRIc.N rELEcRArn Cox
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JOINS McGihI, sunday Mercury.
This communication has laid before directors
this esy ard am instructed 70 state in reply that the
American Telegraph Company do not DEAN the foreign
reporters for the press in order that another party
nave the preference The American Telegraph Company
are opposed to s preferences in eegraphng and believe
that the system Of granting preferences should be apo
hbeo wherever exists No party has any such preeren
tal riebte the lines Of the American Telegraph Com
pany tho present board will grant any under any
Mesars Uohnson & Zabriske have, however, q prefe
rental contract the lines Of the Nova Scotia Com
psny which prevents fair competition a. the Halifax
Office The granting OF this preference has produced
table to abuse. that the American Company have fet
bound 10 protest against it, and to tbs Nova Scotia
Company aud johnson Zabrske to surrender it, and
their this obviously us request
american Company order to restore TO the public the
equality VI Sackve, which is lost at aalaK by the
ssDce Of the preferential right conceded 70 Johnson
Zabriskie, adopted the following reso ution, viz
Thai The Of me aIs division Of The A%ers.n
s.rh scs 81 Halle, whose duty ;hs .sOo, to tie
e. for The party who st tendss al the scs al Hahss ana
unit such report received !. steamer.
delivered at The oace sachve BY oh.r Of
misiion than the telegraph line from Halifax
The effect Of tins resolution ia to place all parties
par at Sackvhe II Johnson Zabrskie place the
in our Office there by other meaus than Telegraph (Which
OF the pubc be excude5) oefofe other partiss their
dispatches will be sent arst. We nave no prejudice
We occupy and intend 10 occupy strictly neutral and
impartial position Ii johnson Zabrske viii surrender
their preferential rnt on the Nova Scotia LIES this com
pany will ward their dispatches precisely the
they received At the Halifax Office ~hous regard TO
persons but long they retain their preference the
present policy will be adhered TO as the only inst solution
Of the difficulty.
am instructed TO state conclusion that the Directors
regret large respectable portion the public
press Of ths Country should euer the eating Difficult
ties, but IL must not be forgotten that The difficulty il
duced soy by the ndefensbe of Nova Scotia
Company in granting preference 10 Messrs johnson
Zabriskie.
The American Company respectfully urge upon you TO
your influence with these gentlemen 70 surrender
their monopoly at once and thus terminate this
controversy upon terms which ought TO be sasfa story
to the public and all concerned Your obedent servant
W. q. ABEL, Sec. pro TEN, Am. EEL Co.
Those who have interests Of their to have
deavored TO hold the American Telegraph Company
sponsbe for the detention of the Europeau
TO Halifax. That pany, contendng for great aud
portans principle in teegraphy undoubtedly perfectly
willing 70 take and fully capable of bearing socn RESPONSE
bly but 1t does not belong to them belongs TO either
the New York Associated Press the Nova Scotia Tee-
graph Company, and the former are impressed with the
conviction the public are satisfied which
two parties are in the wrong.
What hopes the Philadelphia press, associs-
ton, have in adverse solution Of the existing
difficulty manifest enough. One Two indi-
vidual members Of that association have private int
rests connected with the Geographic nes ia which they
large shareholders and managers These gentlemen
have interests superior to those Of the association
which they members, and superior to those
the public but they nave always commended for the
principle Low at ISSUE and always expressed their deter
minaton that other rule shoud govern their lines thar
that of first should be frat served Ten twelve
years experience in teegrapbing has indeed, made THU
principle almost as axed and immutable las Of III
lure.
Why, then, do the Philadelphia pross complaint Not
sssuredy because Of the cost Of the European
hem because the sum they pay 80 Insignificant t
preclude such an idea. But If this insignificant il
too burdepsome, Why do the journals Of that city
nue to take the agents Of the press
country
The New York Association will leave The matter for the
public 10 decide