The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-10


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from this competitor. Accordingly, after rep-s,ss
efforts ON part II the Pr~ss carry thor
enserprse they MAJ previously oooe independent
each oshcr, the ueressy OF oTgsnzug sssoss''on
70 e, the general Of the Day, fully sonoa
s1ased. rbe lesSug pspers Of Nev Y,rs, therefore.
eane together and formed tssocsron, and Or
esOzed . system by ~n'ce this general ss~s
- b received daily, through q General Agent, AM
seus TO the Office Of each paper . received. Ia
making this arrangement, the individual en,srpr,so
st no one paper was impsired ~ scope cnocgh cas-
laN for the dispiay Of the energy Of ALL Ess been
amply shown during the last ten years.
Among the Of tue dsy that .hs asscssca deemed
\ sesssssry 70 obtain, that hrorgas by
srs arriving 1t 6ahsx An Arrangement
scrdpgy made with tho Nova Scotia TELEGRAPH COMPANY
then osped by tbs Nova SCOTIA govern ncnt by sacn
W. Association was 10 receive over the wives from
HaKfax 10 eackv,lis, . despatch q three Thousand
words, embracing the points OF each steamers for
the Of seventy uvs deiia,s for esca despatch rn-
sam larger than the regular tolls OF sne vovs
scotia o0npany; bst inssmocn the As-,cag.co,
representing 30 many journals, vas accorded TIE
Yriviiege Of sending It's despatch Continuously, sn1
Immediately upon delivery at tho Telegraph on O.
n considered fair a,c Just 70 the OF ,hs
telegraph I'M, and the arrAngnent deemed
hno~iedgnsn tina, the AS rs'sn the proper
Dea for comm nn'catiag this news 70 the public.
Inie work,d ad0'rsby while tae teisg-aps ius
remained IN the hands Of Nova scouc govsrnm. ant
BOT when passed tho hands of private company
Arrangement thought necessary, by w1isn the
Nev York Press have bees compelled for years
pay the Nova Scotia loe double the price that bseu
previously charged them, hundred ADD dv do lars
for despatch Of taree thousand words from Half
hx 70 sAckvile. To make this imporssnt point 10
this controversy still clearer, proper to state that
the Oasaee Telegraph Company have built line, manly
for tho soa Of The Press from Quebec Farther
Point the g. lawrence greater distance than from
halifax to ssokvsle, and transmit the despcscAes for TIE
Press embracing four days Ia.r nsDs, for Jess ttaa hair
tAe pad e Noud Sctta Company for dshes Of tAree
dogs ioter
Owing 10 the annual increase Of steamers aud the
growing desire the part OF the public for Es
Topsan news, the New York Press, this
demand, deemed It proper to have many steamers
- possible boarded by yacht Off cspe Race,
and lessen the time from 70 days between
Europe and the United States When this arrangement.
was 1t supposed THAI when tho news va ,ht
boarded halifax steamer OF that point the amount OF
tolls paid the Nova Scotia Company for the Cape Race
despatch would be deducted from the amount te paid
Cor the regular despatch tho arrival Of the
Halifax. The Cape Race despstchss all necessarily
short, but, comprising the points Of the news tho adj
tona details obtained at Halifax would have very lite
real value importance. The Associated Press, In &C.
Cordance with tt0 contract, was always prepared to
pay the price agreed upon and only asked the deduction
the amounts paid the line for the dispatches Of
the same news which had come from Cape Rece.
The Nova Scotia Company declined to any deduc-
yliou and insisted upon the Of full price for
CHS useless although by the Cape Race arrange
nent two three New York were bearded 70
ono Of those regularly touching at Halifax and the
ceps Of the Nova Scotia Company by these means
increased not only from the Associated Press
sbut also from private dispatches from the steamers
that we're thus boarded ut great cost The ya
TAa Increase Of the business Of the Noua Scotia line Nv the
ttrtsc dlo,e Of the Associated Press Das sholly ian ef
1ythe former When assisting the full payment for the
ralselss Gapatchss transmitted from Halifx
What the result Of ihiS action on the par! Of the
tAsegraph company
The Assoc lated Press gave notice that tho expiration
Of ther contract in Asy. 1852 they would pay tho Novs
Scotia Company the price charged for tho Halifax des-
patch, but sho uld insst In JUSTICE upon the deduction
thererom Of thu Cape Race tolls when steamers were
bosrded on that point, aud thus matters remained until
tust befoFe the Lat OF May Last 1t determined
COW contract was made that the press would have ther
news transmitted in the ordinary manner, paying toe
tolls charged 10 privase individuals.
The steamer Niagara due ri Halifax carly In May
and the Asaocatd Press given to understand by tho
xe'egapn Company that the news would be transmitted
usua. thinking that the coiupaay had made no
o'ocf arrangement, and supposing that the matter
wa" Sill open, the press renewed tho Offer to the
sossrapo company, on the 25th day of april, and
tnus opened the matter for nerotiarcn wien is
Hseas was informed for tho first time thar contrac4
OF an extraordinary character aud repasive to ALL sound
principles OF business had been concluded ,,, o,h.r
paraes ms contract granted erclaxpe CONTROL of u.
'osS Jon SIC consecutive hours from the moment N. s.au.,
'cns ano'nced at Halas. The press Dispatches ose nJso
1ussy rS"en Mansmson and kept off the virss tin
be szpirdtion Of these sis hours.
Aus the Nova Scotia Telegraph Company suddenly
SHUT tut the entire press of this country with whom nov
had haa uninterrupted business relations Tor nearly r
ysas ana gave the control of the European news them
assuming Character Of startling importance to parties
not known or recognized by the press In this
emergency tho association appealed the Judgment Of
tho American Telegraph Company, and exhibited to them
the effect ths state OF things would have on tho cou
Inuriy and press au The public Of tAs country ,ro