, 1866-12-05
"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1896.


w" 'tl ~ VIZ tuc ITdfus tribune. IiHc1
Il rs'"1''.' tammeret, Sun, aud Etpress, Ur
tAytsterdaE the World constitutcda mari I
lie !a<soc'a1ion, but, having veuturca I
ssseft rs ind. .pcndencc by publishing ccrtai
hsws that did not PASS through the caauut
established hy the ''Ri1s," lis conaectio
has he'u declared at On end. The Associ,
ten was formed, In the first Instance. upo
III natural and proper idra that there is cey
'at: n'Ts necessary 10 all newspapers, IN
"A'eh all arc boun1 to have, such as nr,
ert oIrss ofCoDgrees, arrivals aud departure
cl Vessels, summaries Of foreign intelligence
Political conventions, ctc., aud that it
lHere economical to obtain sucl, news in COR
Eaun t1san for each journal to procure
s'I2EaiclF. The idea ua5 still further "a,
F.ec oal " rendering the news thus o1,taine
t'Jol;:usis Of other cities upon the sam
teEn's 2nd conditions, tEus reducing the u
3Shse stl!i irrtlcr to each newspaper.
al i"taf precise period in the history G
'ae New York Associated Press the rule wa
cssah'ished furb'daing any newspaper t,
PUBLISH anr news received by telegraph,
H41hont drst rendering it to all other news
papers in the Association, We do not knoE
NrTcftheless such rule was adopted. Sub
scqIenGy an exception was made in favor O.
ncWs received from Washington or Albany
any parer might enjoy Its own pronc1tx
obtained i'll those twe places, D,.t IL procured
N any other part Of the globe, aud transmit,
1ed by telegraph, II must be delivered to al
Inc other Journals, they, of course. sharing
tee expense. The rule applied 10 all jour
las which were actual members of the As.
sft7a''on, aud to ell journals in other cities
ftEHlSl1ii 4hn In,
he"slar'cs ~hich adhered to the rules Ind
My 1A"tlvc l"r enterprise. It conld not enjoy
lie lfC'ts OF its own labor, or the results of its
own ScuiuS, unless it obtained its news by
esraf boat, or some other antiauated cnan.
nrl oi Transmission, The rule, it Is true, was
E'7 enforced upon the Journals of the North
'7sSt, :'rotabfy because tie distance iron,
Mex York w:ls so great that they were not
rc2ll: competitions Of the six or seven
Journals IN the metropolis. Ncvcrthele<s, il
w-s liable 10 be enforced at any time. This
naturally accounts for the fact, 50 often nd.
lait;td, that the Chicago papers ase supcsio,
to the New York I:aprrs. Competition being
f:ec It this point, While Il wis forbidden
tA.re, the race among Western papers has
been lively, aud the public have rot the ben
eEt Of it.
Latterly, however, the New York Mrz,t
lsas been striving to gain IN advantage b,
li:iH:S up tue cost Of dispatches so high 1liat
tie other members Of the Association IL
New York could not take them. Il
1ol:la not do for the Krd1d to with iraw
frcm the Association, fur then tho othc
papers wuuld combine against it. But b,
sr!vris. & sufficient number Of editorials o.
Political speeches from Euro;tc by i1,t Allan
~, -au . ..ni enu'n ~ u.'uc' .uc toie!
,' "l ~, 'n,4"uste " lte -4ssoc'at'oh y
e't ..:.'. :, ,i'ne. cAAause sne,t resources u ou
a." Ine i'.'s,lseo " lnn''sn,nS US o"h mat
s-1 1. Hseasiona1s, "ne.l an ICE
-, 80. 'a!"e "ou,a v9tl,e 70 tne ne'a1at
'" ~ "e'o ''l n III LIZ o1nc. l'al"is nlt
49,, ~ lSI' uuo eneu eeu1 - afouno u
N'"a lie'sIn'nS ~ nave r.
.e''su - ''o 4h.c ~ " ueiNefco In Luz
uA,1I ".s' ~ 'pe t1e'"" Was s1ro'''s hna'l
~, !. :, .AS s'u ~ aa,s 10 "a
~ +..,4t ~. tsias !as 1',y""e nas pee,
4A,'ns- ,Hs ,1s sa"e ssme 40 lue 14s'""' .u"n:'
- f@ eo'A f1re's oesNs sA
10y l" -. Atl. ~ ocea.se ~ - oI fatne
"2' F'"et'.''is ''il,pss'p'c ~ s!ait Ne'
IaHs lascA ~ ->eM i"h H. al'ess IL eou'o ~
tse'44 au'uis1eu =. ~ LIS IfesoeiA''"h aaa III
tnc 'honol"'i's's' uo"eee. lucy 'n'',"t Hat
een u'n.'' "s'e .S.eIu -. sn1I au ~" PuFe
sAol'o " aan'tl'cu' A3 "on'u n".i
He" l'al.'s :" "a, ts.'paI.oa ~ tne ~:
~ 'lne' eiA.e'' ~. ~ ~"
tsts 'e1A MN e'ilt ano eouife4iso III
i"n!'e ~ t'l,e .ns. IaPs's ~ nons.
we ia'e sec!l en's pa'ncu'al ~ os"1l',
,ne V''al'ph "a .t'nss ~ 49," iulA, a
W. y" unts'Isaae 81, uca'"s "n ~. 1e.'aI ~ ~
Lon nl tue western tAssoclatca trcss+ a lc
49,, @ ~ ~, ~ W - ,.ra,n ~" ~ w. ~ ,.o,a ,.,. =, ~
as'Hl' Sil. ~ II" @ta'@' "u1l "etc ~
merits u thc qnaFfcl VIC have MOI take
i,'''>s ~ nut =. ~ .eessse' =, !.
1Ee I.rl'oscs III luls af1lcic, 10 Euaulle- u
Crai.e started Il new agency, the object an
Fatl"'-r az "h'eh "ns 10 gel news, aud
etlt The salne FREELY 10 all Journals desissr
In a,,l.,;t I, ras or;Jeot IN ,,,n. con,,;tt,
Q, The Western Associated fress, who rccen
ly visited New York. thai 3Ir. Craiess 4
r::E@s nlei!ts for getting news were ;ar sup
1ios 10 those of the chukc-dos Associate
from w{icA lie had 80 reseutIv scnaeatc
Th,re was Ill the difference between hi
mud lis c'inrciitors, tlai there is hc,wc
'' ili'1" VI" unue's+ahus His pus'"ess u
=: men who do not.
-, IN thu 18TH Of November 1, meeting Of !
Western Associated Press vas held at G.
ciE'''''l ~ cohs'aef M1at ac,'on ehoula
,n." =: ~ ..ss w. '"s .e4vst.o ~ NV .o.
a Ils}ostlnu was IhAH1Icslcu 10 inalntaln
la,ipus of a,uity between the Western As
ciali.n and thai OF New York, II The Sal
coa!d In done On u footing Of equality. /!
csrdngls the following resolutions vi
cdnlieas
NJ. .xsl,nE, .1tat the Western Associated ps
VII iu.I:,t ~ IL SsM York - Associated iLcss,
Of t,t:, leu; -cn",aJ iu1escss to be ,eicsTapbed
tlr pres oil 1:c Country from III" West and soa
~; WI w. ;easa 'ot 'o' he"s eo''ee'cn lfeln
49, l:.1t The Western Associated Press =
E..ke Their own repoFf o1 the proceedings o. G,
stsr:c. 'o '1e '@A' 'A=so' ~
-. lEa: the New York Associated Press st
,sa; iH::,.;r rr,,,,1 Inc .. a ssoclatco rEesS
ir.tu.,.
-; Thar the ne,rs hy lhe Atlantic cable o. r
~ ~ ~rs1,,, eoAss sAA'' 'e ""ise' ~ spes'n1
:: Tha, the VIC stcrn Associated Prrss shall
sns:'E stt tue le,eg7aph EompanE ior traast
rom sScw York. eN40 ~" -''N -1~'"''e1
AZ That ;hc New Yosk Associated Psess 81
sanS" 20; Iran ;rantmltnhS Ii tne ae"5 oi ~ Mest
IuSr,s Yak. N*e~N ~
-. I..a: the Executive comn:fnee be emp
H 2 n!sHc sns !2IeEo ~ s,s., ~ NJ ~
for,7aes Mn ibc Tclccsaph to;upasy to csrrv
sl1,c sM;o eject :,
s, ;isi re ,'r Exren've roe c1mttee e ;1'aE a'
s,rc.saly.'
IN tAt. event that these resolutions "
moi agreed To by the New York Associa
p,css, the Committee were empowered
maLc tucu tthcr arrangements rs I
- should d. en- advisable.
The E>.cr,ivc Committee. consistin!
Mr.. Hal>tcad, OF the Cincinnati CONNER
and tr. Brigham, Of the Plttsbussh cam,
r1,7 added 10 their number Mr. White