New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-30

.,nd ~ nower second only 10 thst Of The Crear
tor was alarmed at the contract which gave ne A.
socaion the exclusive use .h Of me me i5 "s g
| he declared that the only linda cement Tor hlm nc
other, 10 60 into this consolidation, was ne une1
ardipg that this monopoly contract OF the Aee'a'eo
| Press should be destroyed. ,.h.,,,
M. FIyLD-Wha, contract And between whom
Mr.. SMITH did not know. Mr.. Craig or the Asso-
| ciated Press and the Nova-Scotia line:
Mr.. FIELp-We are not talking about the MOVE
Mr. ssIrH-Well. the Nova,Scotia line, which Tie
| American company leases have had 70 pay damages
for DELAYING private dispatches upti! me news "a
dressed 10 D. d. Craig could arrive by Pony express.
Mr.. FIELD denied that they had been obliged pay
fbe SECRETARY stated that the private dspesehes
bad been delayed for the Associated Press
and that the Company, when threatened WIN so' 10"
paid damages. -. g
Mr.. FIELD asked by whose advicef
Tie SECRETARY raid he bad advised It as the Legal
Mr.. FIELp-So the Executive Committee, by the
advice of one of its membe s. had paid these damsgesf
Mr. SMITH old not desire to commit himself 10 thoeo
sce conversations He only knew that for ten years
past the foreign news arriving at Halifax had been
Inonopolzed By the Associaed Press and i wa: not
maze public uotil they gave permission: he M not
saw that the newspapers made ufe OF the news they
received IN cypher but was well kpownt Ut persons
h, made fortunes out Of the market news Tho
Associated Press received their three thoussnd worcs
slowly over the line, TO the exclusion OF all pvste
intelligence ard in the mesntime the market cypnsrs
az tanslatd, and men are prepared 70 make shef
money Of the fluctuations OF the markets. coSn
action at least is In the power Of those VINO nave tms
off, TSe policy Of now to do away wih this monopoly
and the Company TO be threatened with riva me
for this, they had backbone enough TO staad Il. he
present mol agement are anxious Only 70 tarow .nsn
eiated Presses, If necessary He believed II the rr9s
was properly informed of these facts, they woald b
content and dscountel ancs any IDEA OF nyai me.
The Press not SPECTATORS and nave no intere1
keeping I'D this odious feature Of the monopoly news
This was the first meeting. ever held ct winch NE
Press and the telegraph could come toseher, and iak
cordially over this matter, a,d he believed that hey
would harmonic of their own will. ne noped sose
of cor fdence in the management would be passed.
Mr. II. j. RAYMOND replied 10 SONS OF the remarks
of Mr.. Smith He could not hope to follow The whole
Of these remarks but was not 70 os wSSasss 49,
self several imee. For instance, he had started with
doeful account of the difficulty Of making teIe-
graph ne pay, and before be got through had vena
MAJ aes ment So far the remarks Of the gentleman
respecting the specializing use Of the foreign ne were
concerned be des red give them nat AID direct eeGs
The CIPHER to which toe gentleman alluded vas
adopted by the association purpose TO prevent any
improper speculative Of tue news. Before TINS
regulation was ADOPTED, the news was stolen by sss
era the line through listening 10 the ticking OF mo
wire through sgnalsfrom an ofhce The cyphef pre-
vented this. As the market news, which nfss
received the Associated Pres at liberty put
up the news on bulletin for the express purpose OF
preventing speculation ms was knows ~ ~.
Smith, and he was surprised he had concealed II; Inc
pre sent and past arrangements Of the Associated fres
were purposly adopted to prevent the speeusons OF
men who preyed upon the public, and 70 whose oenen
tend He denied that any objection 10 rise IN prices
would be made by the Associated Press. II TINS Vas
all the controversy it would indeed be notang e. NJ
Smith had said it was when he commence ma re-
marks, although before he got through be endeavored
TO make it appear very vast and importans contro-
yersy. Very glib talk had been made about some
fractional part of cent. He had himself paid WV
for a single dispatch after III O'Clock az mgn.;;
on several occasions when otherwise the line would
have been shut up Decides paying dollar an nour 70
| operators. But this was not material; he on,y
alluded 10 because Of the remark that naa Deem
| Much had been said against the detested monopoy
of the Associated Press butt came from the ComPany
that is # self complete monopoly, ana tnat e.s VI
the complete in which It is "entrenched ana
its safety from eOmPe itiSn. Inc AssJcs.sa
pary but that as has been done before, whea me AS
soc,ated Press sends short reports over the country,
s ss free S sS.. Whole Ps1
of the appbet and of the remarks OF the Executive
Committee and its friends, is desire TO break down
the Associated Press; this is its avowed purpose. In
order to accomplish this statements made unfounded
in fact respecting the Association. What right had the
Telegraph Company to build up rival Associations, az
they threatened and expressed the determine;
Pres complained of. Yet much surprise was
| expressed that the Association should come
here and complain of the Company, and threaten it
with rivalry. The Company says for its own interests
it would build up rivals to the As-ocation the Ascot
alton says for is interests it will then build up
rivals to the Company The Press asks no favors OF
the Company. They need not build lines themselves,
for capitalists stand prepared to-day TO build up hines
| as many as the Associated Press desire, Immediately
the Press will promise TO give these private lines their
business For his own part, he did not balieve the
Press could expect lair play or 1suce from THIS
Company under its present Direction Judging from The
pamphlet the Executive Committee had put forth. he
would be quite willing this meeting at once Cd
ourp and leave both parties TO take care OF themselves
lApplause -,
although il had been stated that the controversy
solved itself into question Of the rice Of prices
some fraction of MILL this was not 60 The calcua-
ton of the Executive Committee was based upon d.
vision of the price paid for messages paid blythe Boston
Press between it's several MEMBERS who recsved cop
les from their own agent. But the message itsa sent
from one end of the line and received at the other end
was charged twice much as any private messaee-
Private business messages have addresses, sgnssuzs,
and other privileged words not charged at all: e press
Message has of these. The private messages are
sent out at an expense to the Company the press meg
sage is copied and delivered the expense Of the Press
The Boston papers do not, however, complain or the
rse they can pay az much the hne Demands 30 long
as they receive the ports. They are willing 10 DO
away with all communication ara Psy pl rs.es; ou! nsy
liza rnsrepresentatons- It's expressed determination
TO break up the Associated Press. The Boston Press
had been unwilling to make any overtaers TO The Com
papy; but the more moderate among them had hoped
that fair and satisfactory compromise might be ef-
| fected. ~
sasied il contract with the Press should DO made at
stipulated for five years. with the understanding
that If the rates should be reduced meantime, then the
prasa he placed favorable the