Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-22

North sxesiern Publlshers Con
5sD veos1on.
Pursuant to call the editors and publish
crs, representing the. several daily papers Of
Iowa and Illinois, met in Chicago, at the
RAkss H66 hsE TUESDAY lfnl6g. ) ffos
ths purpesa q speefscsiaa asrAaospeuts for
proc1riaspqfv 0uDaao 0Alslsslsl9nsh
Reports. For ~ pess ssw usashssss ~
gnpA nsvs, has ben Of / nisagre ehAfsefse
aud cepatsntly grswiss -xorae. Th% eauae
bf sh6 v6saSAsshcSctt sasAe sf sAAlse gfsk
put ofA bsIAeh beswes6 theNsw Yesk As
Iocisist PrsA 1ses mp Of sevss NV y4t
daily papers and their agent, IL d. H.
Cra,s. faiiS adsSeiatios Ass .bssa'sa exist
s6se fos sGsstsl ytass; shos1 Susinsua Z ~
been teesousk6AU 0ansn1lg iHueas q pa
pastssistns - j1st1aSstie n9his ssPasss
re.ultsd in the essinis6tioa Of : rival aa1o-
citation. now known as the Western Assod
ated Press, whh this nan Craig Il its head.
This lAttef eoccern was made up Of The
Chicaso -7sItsas, Chicago Times, Cinein-
natl Commercial, Cincinnati Gazette, Louis.
vile Journal. louisville Courier, Detroit
Adrertiser, Pittsburgh Gasstte, and three
other papers representing indianapolis,
Dayton and Milwaukee, TO the exclusion Of
all smaller towns which claimed represen-
tatioa and benefits Of tho Western As
sociated Press. but were rigidly refused.
In order for the country press to protect
themselves sgainst the monopoly, Il was
necessary TO form a. association Of their
own.
The meeting Was called 70 order b. Mr..
Il. Emery, of the Peoria transcript, and, on
motion, Mr. d. L. Phillips, Of the Spsing-
field Journal. was elected President, and
Mr.. A. w. Sheldon appointed Secretary.
rhs delegates present and the papers
represented are - foliews:
J. L. McCreery. Dubuqus Tsmss.
D: D. W. Carver Dubuque Herald.
I'd. Russell, Davenport Gazette.
J. J. Richardson, Davenport Democrsf.
l.. ID. lngersoll, 4uscatine Lswraal
J. Mahin, Nuscaline Jssrnel.
r. n. Mills. Dee Neises Register.
Charles Beardsley, Burlington Harksye
Z. n. Todd, Burlington Gazstte aud lr>
Gus.
A. W. Sheldon, Keokuk Gate City.
!. w. Clasgett, Keokuk Constellation.
y. 1. Merritt, Springfield Register. -,.
J. II 3urnham, bloomington Idnfd9rapA.
J. j. Langdon, Quincy, WAig asd Rev
publscan.
J.P. Cadogan, Quincy Herald.
A. L. Parks, Alton Telegraph.
j. G. Dobelbower, Alton Democrat.
T.. Emery. Peoria Transcript.
w. 7. Dewdell, Peoria Democ0t.
-Havsrstick. Rock Island Lnisn.
-McCall, Freeport Journal.
The President briefly ssassd the oejees Of
tbs meeting, and explained the esievaaces
that the county press were suffering.
Propositions were invited from TIRE agents
Of the rival Associations, which we're fur
nished. The terms Of the N. Y. Associated
press we're accepted, whereby the country
press win be supplied with the old Associa-
ted Press dispatches. and with the specia
dispatches Of the Chicago Republican and
Esesisg Jossaal. to be published simultans.
ouslv with those papers.
These dispatches ars to be compiled by
an agent employed by the country p,ess,
who will devote. his entire attention thereto.
The delegates formed thsmsslves isto On
Association, under the name Of the "North.
western Assoeisted Press," and elected the
following permanent otii0ss:
Presidsnt-E. Emery, Peoria zrsneeriek.
.oVics Presidsot-Msjor Bailhachs. .Spsine.
field Journal.
secretary-Ed. Rusasll, Davenport Ga
.ette
Corresponding Sssretasy-J. J. Langdon,
Q.iacy wAiy d R7steicns.
freasufsr-Charles Beardsley Burlington
Herksye. 7A
Executive Ccwmittec n. Mills. Chair.
man, Dee Moines Re0isser: D. D. W. Car
yer, Dubsque Hesaid: A. w. Sheldon,
kcokuk Gate City; J. p. Dobelbowsr, A.
ton Democyut: w. F. Dowdall, ,Peoria Dem>
ocrat: j. Mshin, Muscatine Journal E. L.
Merritt, Springfield Rsgster.
4 resolution of thanks was returned to
The proprietors Of the Briggs House. for
the courteous and generous hospitality ex>
tended TO the convention.
The convention adjourned to meet again
on the 2sd day Of February, 1867.
The lsalva Railroad Needing.
According to previous notices the
Railroad meeting at Galva took plaes 1t the
,ppointad time (Dec. goth .and:plaee. Hon.
9. II. French represented Davenport snd
P. L. Cable. Esq. And M. G. A. Bittenbans
ler Rock Island
Dr.. ". 3 Hamilton. ofPsoris. chairman,
!. u. Edson, 6sava. Sscsstary. The whole
question: was referred to . committee Of II,
.ohsisting Of Msssrt Bradley and Brady,
peorih Wiley aud Bennett 0alva; Gould
md Page, Cambridge, Guyer, Brimnsld;
)rtea, Princeville Anthony, West Jsr-
'ey Cable and BrittenbAnner, Rock L.
and; French, DavenperS, and Irs,su.
Rochester. Tho following resolutions pre-