The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-15
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-. 800 : Dol, Publishers.


We observe. saws the st. Louis Republic
can. that there viii be meeting Of the
Western Associated Press al Louisville, On
The 22d inst, at 10 o'clock A. n. The South
en- prcss are invited % send representatives
and ue hope that ,here VIII be . general
aitendaaee.
There is moi only II . improvement visible
ia the etiaraclef Of The news sent out By the
lysw YsrE Associatei Pres, butthe monop-
eis which eo1trois the dispatches seems 70
sT5W worse and worse IN ils attention 70 the
sssual .ant- he reading public. Know
inc is power to compel he pres Of the
,,1pt-y Z, toieraf e IL, the nnansge nent is nj
terIr indifferent to complaints, and careless
% 10 the adoption Of means 60 correct the
manifold evils Otis system.
The New York Associated Press is n0mi-
-,eIiv claupssed Of seven newspapers, towii:
Vbs Journal. Of Conlnenee, Tribune, Herald,
World, Times, Express, aud sun The COM
Hiuauon was originally formed for the pur-
pose ct procuring -European intelligence,
but has extended 10 embrace the news Of The
United States - well. We say nOninailg
composed Of these Journals for the fact Is
thai shey have very little voice in the d.
reciiou Of the concern, the control being
lodged IL the American Consolidated
Telegraph Company. The rules of the as
secession permit each paper 10 obtain and
print al he special dispatches if may
choose frsm the political capitals, Washing.
Ton, eue., and IN lev special cases, such 81
the meeting OF National Convention but
capies Of any other dispatches are equally
The property Of al papers that wish to have
thou. The Associated Press Is bound T. thr
use OF she lines Of the American Telegraph
Co-npanv, 10 the exclusion Of all others
Rot mans months ago Rochester newsps
per ras denied the regular dispatches be
cause d inade use of the lines OF 8 riva
company lor specials. The paper trisd 70
a gaiie. single handed, 10 combat this op
tTessiYe exac,ion, bus was finally forced .
suceumb. Thus d viii be sean that tn
American 7 Telegraph Company and the New
York Associated Press constitute together
monster monopoly, which, while falling &
laeei the wants Of the public in the trans
mission Of fresh, reliable, and interesting
news. wholly defeats any private enterpris
DESIGNED 10 sonie measure 10 remedy exist
Eg defects.
The Western and Southern press ough
not Go BE- dependent for news upon the Ne'
YORK combination. The 81. Louis, Chicago
und Cincinnati leading papers each pa.
from twenty Eve TO fifty Per cent NOR
money for news ior thcir readers than an,
single pape ia New York, publish NOR
reading matter and come nearer Up 10 IA
lnark Of thorough and conscientious jour
naiian Than any one OF them. The pres
eat rcipectsbilily oi the newspaper in tn
south. q. New orloana. Memphis, Nash
sue. Richmolid, Savannah, Augusta. &c
of o. v,ry crcdimblc standard and IN
proving. Together the newspapers in n
Wet aud seuih arc able 20 perfect an o.
ei1.iaauau. Of which the nucleus now exist
tiat may iecome, b. not altogether ind
pendent OF ihe New York corporation,
least powerful enough to have some vol,
sui influeueo with regard 20 the geneu
ehararler Of the Intelligence transrnilte
fl.m tbst quarter. while sasuinicg dire,
control of ,he ezchapsn OF news in The
svu sections.
with "a combined aud earnest cacrt u
monopoly m teierrsphing eau bo broken ~
The United States Circuit Court for N
s.f.. Ia. .f-...f .r ll,l, o. g.,,- .l-,-s 90 1,
e.dsdu case n favor OF The United STATE
Telegraph Company, against she Wcster
Juial Telegraph Company, which ha
sought Co exclude competing lines from Gin
c.uuat 10 Dayton, and Co establish u5nor
oily. The ccun declared that au arrang,
iasnt u,aie by the Cincinnati, Hsmihon, an
DAYTON Railroad with the Wescrn Unio
Telegraph. Osmpui,y was contrary to publ
policy ,aad ihr-eIoren ot TO be enforced" M
ub,j statrH Telegraph Company IL e,
tenl,Hg il lines ga every direction, pm
tner. BE- litic durbt that, with the exuir,
l,ap 90 thc More patent, the public will ei
laHg have mueh creator facilities in eel
graphing than a. present. Questions eoi
lcctel With ih. subject will, in an prob
huity. come before the Western Associat,
Pres, 30 the meeting ia This city, and y
aeaIa urge mIi attendance, net only
The rart OF che newspapers OF the West, b.
.uli ihr part of those of the South hlss.