The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-26

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BY eleven votes 70 one Qs)
Reply pf the General Agent Of tho Press
to the Executive Committee.
In order that the several parties interested may arrive
proper understanding OF The controversy which has
arisen between the American Telegraph Company and the
Eastern press, h thought proper explain the origu Of
the press arrangements which have existed daring tho
past six or seven years. and which have given 70 all par
ties excellent satiafaetion He
In 1858 there three telegraph lines between New
York and Bosion-the Morse Balm and House At sbont
this time some Of the parties concerned in the Ame-
ricau Company with Others conceived the des Of bring
ing about consolidation OF lines or NOR opoly OF tele-
graphing between the two cties, under the name II tho
New York and New England Union Telegraph Company
The House lne then very Insignificant affair vas not
regarded by the Morse Balm parties a. OF subcent
importance TO warrant them In bringing II into their no.
nopoy concern ard tbs circumstance gave the feusgo Of
the press chance TO that line a. competing
channel Of communication between the two eisies
Thereupon the Union Telegraph Company appointed
committee to wait upon tie Associated Press Of thb atty
with aterder Of their wires for bvs years. for The
PROMPT transmission Of all press business from or to Boz
ton, with drop copies Al intermediate stations for one
quarter OF one cent per word.
The members Of the associated Press deemed unviae
for their OWL the interests Of the pubc 70 ga the
House line, and they therefore rejected unaususly ,he
overtures Of the monoposts and the same time su
thorzed their general agent close agreement with
the manager Of the House ne by the terms Of which II
Was to be rebuilt and to be worked competing line
The association agreed to pay full rates for all news re.
ceived from the East and also give the line the en-
tire revenue (ess only a.tuai expenses for stationery
be derived from Bossou and "1 nssrs %sss
papers for the use Of the associations very expeuave
safe affirm that since 1855 the New York Sssocste3
Press have contributed beyond what they need 10 have
mOnopS least six Or sight thousand Soss
per year towards the support OF : competing line.
ns s W sne ssse o. nss which existed 1853, and
raDgement between New York and Boston which ar /.
raDgement remained in foroe I'LL about 1855, when The
manager and chief owner Of the House line having dad
h Q. Alden, one Of tho Executive n Commit.
the chief officers and superintendent Mr. Alden and
his then assoc ates made fully the nature
Of the reporting arrangements and he and they cordially
approved OF the same, and extended Increased "a
cilties 70 the prese.
Towards the close Of 1885, Mr. Alden and hs than A.
socs'es conceived the idea Of consolidating their lines
with The Union the Magnetic and the lines between
upon the assurances Of Alden ana his men sssocS.es
tbs. the rates to the press and the public should not be-
raissS but on the contrary should be- Il the earliest
practicable moment, reduced that better class OF lines
should be built, and reliable operatives should be-
employed and the whole system or business 30 i'm
and bis then associates, the press and The nuSc
were induced % look with favor upon the pro pro
Alden s now found among the foremns. Of hs
present associates in the violation Of all his pledges and
keeping.
The other two members Of the Executive Commute.
with their previous views, when, controlling the Hcuss
and Morse lines between New York and Washnrton thev
about one hundred per cent sSovs tie hshss rss
the washington OF any other telegraph line in the world
the Influence of an opposition line. '''''0 'n''r
With these preliminary remarks, will now ask atteu.
ton TO some 81 the very deceptive statements Of the Exc
~ There has been assertion in the Eastern prss.
THAI the Executive Committee had power" to adopt
tho resolution raising the rates rs $50 per cent ma
therefore this charge Of utter fasehood" falls 10 the
l2) This quite true but the gentlemen find il conve
nient to suppress some important facts The sgnar of
the despatch Mr. Dowe the President Of tbs Com.
tdent and Of the Executive Committee Of the Amer
can Company: For many months previous to October,
members Of The Magnetic or New Orleans line had BEEN
struggling 70 sustain the parties who promoted the late
iurthersnce this Hsax the Ne1 Orl.ns
line ives thrown open to the free nearly free use
a Ss a. NEWS y a. and editors each q whom
upon Inc Associated Press for It's resistance OF thu
contract Mr. Bsrnum and his associates 80. -,
daily reports from New Orleans absolutely free~soI
have been reliably inforned-while from the Asjdad
Press the highest rates OF tariff wore invariably
ed At New Orleans too class Of news agents. and
editors were served free. for i've cents psr word
tssn c.n,s ~ SonSs tne Iun rate OF four
AZ ss,a - sh,ro - SS sarsoy oemAndeu tbs was
nc as1 " ass ~ ovover asst when au the lines on
inc seaoosrd were consolidated under the present
SHSc,,,v ar,.r ,h,, AVIAN. = I'll. =. - -.
agsnst he iniusce n the comr ny au.y 70 prosest
sss,nr Ia srnn;'.oa @ vp~ny M respec 70 tnfs
ars .hc.,;d cssss prt = r" sussnces .ast tne grey
ioor no notice If nv comn,.;ut. NH, INV MI bsrnum
auen and the meantime charged one osss ~ s
patrons from nothing TO five cents per word, and
~ ~ Tug Iu ssees Of " 40 for tho
ns words ana fourteen cents Tor each added word
.De cs%a fesoer sne exnlos which is here made
S ~ pu ~ We - EN- pfess would appear 70
Jussy me commssee Ia tne course ney have taken but
2 rev words OF expnnauon VII expose the decep
lion uon o. sne comm , s eAmon. THESE gentlemen
knew perlecuy wei! mat the press reporting arrange
mens' when nave been 30 long operation, were the
result or various compromises which W WOuld