The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-28
THE NORTHWESTERN ASSOCIATED
PRESS

Our readers will have already noticed an
Improvement in our Geographic reports since
the meeting Of the members Of the Illinois
and lows press in Chicago, on the 2lst inst.
The meeting was the outgrowtt~uf an mper-
alive want long felt by Western papers: that
want was an improvement in dispatches. We
think the Editors and Publishers that cons
posed the Convention referred to, have per
fected the measures by which we shall have
this improvement at once. 1t will be seen
that Mr.. j. L. McCREERY, the well known
and talented Local Editor, more recently
Editor in Chief of the Dubuque Times, was
appointed Resident Agent at Chicago, TO col
lect and dispatch news to the papers forming
the Association. He is admirably fitted for
this place, and the reading public will find
his labors valuable to them.
We call especial attention to the advanta-
ges accruing to the GATE CRY, and the mem
bers of the Association, by the arrangements
perfected at the meeting. The papers named
below, constituting the ''North- Western As
ISOLATED Press, will get, by special arrange
ment, all the New York Associated Press
Reports, and, in addition, all the special dis
patches from all quarters to the Chicago
Republican, the Chicago Journal the Chicago
Union, which the Agent Of the North. West
ern Associated Press may wish to transmit to
the papers for which he is acting. Thus the
readers of the GATE CRY will get twelve and
twenty-four hours in advance Of the Chicago
dailies all the Geographic news that can be
found in the latter. Thereby, too, we will
give all the State news in the localities where
this Association is represented, as early as
they are given in the local journals. We get,
too, under the new arrangement, full Chicago
news, which we have never before had
Will not the people, under the new order
of things, give home papers o hearty and
earnest support2 We can urge upon our
readers the claims Of the GATE with greater
confidence than ever before. We have here
tofore labored under deficiency in the news
department, which is now removed, and with
as full and perfect news.columns, as soon as
the new Association gets fully under way, as
the great Chicago dailies. We urge the duty
of everybody to subscribe for the GATE CRY
We publish here the official report Of the
proceedings which we have not before given.
The meeting was at the Briggs House, and
was held on the Goth and 2lst inst
The resolutions " and proceedings we re
as follows:
Resolued, That committee of three be up.
pointed to contract for copy of the New
York Associated Press reports for the daily
papers on the Cation telegraph lines inciud-
ing cable dispatches.
Resolrcd That a committe of three be
appointed to contract with the Cation tele>
graph line TO transmit said dispatches to our
respective papers on the best possible terms
Resoired, That the committee appointed TO
confer with the Superintendent Of the tele
graph lines be II instructed to engage re.
porter or agen' Chicago, to receive and
transmit report the various papers here
represented, wiz agent shall devote his
entire services =, aid papers, and to the
Association into ~'s'sh they shall hereafter be
organized.
The committee ass appointed as follows
Eqward Russell. davenport "Gszette;" =
Emory. Peoria Transcript" E.. L. Merritt,
Springfield ..Regi-l,r''
Resoired, That :. committee be appointed
70 confer on the eApediency Of forming a
permanent organization 70 be known as the
Northwestern Associated Press, and TO be
ccmposod Of the papers in the Northwest
here represented.
The committee vas appointed a. follows
B. L. Philips, Springfield "JournAl;" C..
Beardsley, Borllngsoa "Hawkeye;v j. J.
Richardson, Davenport ssDemocrat
The committee reporting tavorahly, it vas
Resolved, That the mcnbss Of the press
represented in this conventiap organize a