New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-20
THE TELEGRAPH AND THE PRESS.
From The Springfield Republican.

From The Springfield Republican.
The American Telegraph Company, which owns the
lines through the Atlantic States from Boston 10 New
ORLEANS, has maintained ts recent heavy advance in
charges upon the Boston papers, and the influence OF
il is felt by all the New-EDgland, and what, also
by the New-York papers, all substantially
nected in a single Association. New irritation and
alarm have been given TO the press by the scovery
of the purpose on the part Of the controlling directors
TO make still further advance Of several hundred per
cent break up the press associ,tons and charge each
ouIna that prints dspatch the full price, If it
sent to each separately. Forewarned, the New-York
papers, which the leaders in enterprise and wealth
of the press of the country thought It time 10 be fore
armed, and they have made a formidable demonstra-
ton for security from the American Telegraph Co n
pany that such purposes shall be executed and that
the press of that city, and in other cities through which
the line extends shall be subjected to extorion or,
the alternative for the construction Of rival tes-
graphic line especially for the service Of the news
per-, and TO he substan tally owned and controlled by
them. The New-York papers alone pay over 500 600
year for telegraph va frequently the weekly bills
OF single journal for dispatches will be 81 900; and
when we kno " that new telegraph line from Boston
10 W ehingoD be constructed aud put in operation
for SlC0 GOO, II is easy to that mere money.
saving operation and speculation, the press would find
their account in building special lines for their
purp alone Aside from that their Influence would
readily The greater share of the public patron
age for sny lines which they should construct be
interested in.
Under these circumstances, it is not strange that
many of the leading stockholders in the American
Telegraph Company have become alarmed for the
safety of their property, and using their exertions
TO change the purposes OF the managers and pscy the
newspapers. Peter Cooper, Abraham g. Hewitt
Wilson q. Hunt, Cyrus W. Field, Prof Morse, Brown
Brothers & Co., E. III. Archibald, and other heavy
stockholders in New. York-some of them directors
but outyoted by the majorty-have procured meet
ing OF all the stockholders 10 be called for the 23h
Inst to consider the relations Of the Company the
newspapers" and bespeak full attendance Of their
associate shareholders, either in person by proxy.
The press In view Of the great public interests which
represents and the large pays for dispatches
deraDds settled and uniform tariff for ts business
certain privileges in the transmission of It's news and
such share in the direction of the Company IA shall
etsnre sef and the public from outrage and extoriion
In the future. Whether the stockholders will instruct
their directors TO concede these demands and
whether If 20 instructed, the directors whose power
10 supreme for the year Of their election will comply
are the questions connected with the meeting. the
and stockbolder, who sympathize with their
views, and have procured the meeting of stock
holders in the hope 70 heal the breach and make
a compromise postponed their arrangements for ne
line until the results Of the meeting are known The
leading conductors OF the press are however Of opn-
lou that whatever the telegraph company may now
do, their true policy is 70 70 on and build new and epe-
cial els graph nes between all the great cities They
argue with correctness that in the constant elevation
OF journalism, lie Of the telegraph will rapidy in
crease that It's interests and that OF the public reaui
that dispatches should have precedence of all 9th
and that It's business alone lie enough 70 occupy and
reward special wires Hence it is useless 70 patch az
a treaty with The existing monopoly, 20 be broken,
very likely, at future Tine when the prese is lers
united than now.