The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-21
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Its Original Organization and History
Very little is known, and less understood
of the New York Associated Press even If
this city. It was organized in 1917 by the
Herald. Tribune Journal of Commerce. Cou
rier and Enquirer, Sun, and Express, then q
morning paper, for the purpose of collecting
the ship news. From that time it grew and
expanded to its present proportion and now
consists of the same papers, with the eXcep-
ton of the Times, since established. ana the
World into which the Courier and Enquirer
was merged. The Express, though now an
evening Journal is still a member of the As
sociation. The evening Post, Journal OF
Commerce, and Substituting, get the news,
but they do not belong to the Association.
The other two German morning dalles the
Democrat and Journal, and the Abend Zeit-
ung, (evening paper) do not get their tele-
graphic news from the Associated Press, nor
do the other evening journals in this city or
Brooklyn.
James Gordon Bennett, jr., represents the
Herald in the associations John Russell
Young, the Tribune: David NJ Stone the
Journal of Commerce; Manton Marble, the
World; Joseph Beach the Sun; Erastus
Brooks the Express; and George Jones the
Times
The principal attaches of the association
are at present James W. Simonton, general
agent; William Aplin and George A. Leach.
managers Amos F. Learned and j. n Ash
ley, New England agents; Myron II. Rock
er and John II. Howell, New York State
agents: Oliver NJ. Bradford, western agent
John Hall, ship news agent; Ferd. " A.
Barber, manifolding director; A. j. Moulder.
accountant and E. G. Kemble. assistant.
Mr.. Simonton is the principal proprietor
of the San Francisco Bulletin, one of the
stockholders OF the New York Times. and
of the Western Telegraphic Company. He
has been Il journalist for twenty years, and
is supposed to be quite wealthy. He works
like Trojan in his position as agent, and
receives the slender salary of $4,000 per an
mum.
MIR. Alpin is a printer by profession, hav-
ing graduated at the case, is very energetic
capable, and intelligent, and most credita-
BILE representative of the Faustean art.
MIR. Leach is literary man and classic
scholar. who has written some clever poems
and criticisms on plastic and musical art
He is the son of Mr.. George Leach leading
FOurlerlte in Boston, and one of the origi-
nal members of the Brook farm company.
MIR. Rocker was for long time night edi-
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ter. MIR. Howell was captain in the regular
army, and distinguished himself for gallan
try during the rebellion. Mr.. Learned is an
old printer and journalist, having been for
years connected with the Boston Press He
came to the Associated Press originally as
their agent of the press of that city, and was
one of the managers of the office durino the
Craig regime. Mr.. Ashley was a telegrapb
operator originally, and for some time Wash
lngton correspondent, having been recently
In the service of the Herald.
Mr.. Bradford is also Boston journalist.
and has been in the Associated Press about
eighteen years. MIR. Barber has been in the
service OF the Associated Press for fifteen
years; IN fact, has never had any other bus
mess. Mr.. Hall, or Captain John, as he is
styled. has gathered ship news for manv
years, and as personally known to every can
tain, pilot, mate, and sailor who sails from
this port. He is a noted character in his
way, and universally esteemed among the
nautical fraternity. Messrs Kemble and
Moulder are Californians, old friends and as
sociates of Mr.. Simonton, and very pleasant
and courteous gentlemen.
Henry }. Raymond was at one time an at
tache of the Associated Press, as was Freder-
lex Hudson, ex-managlng editor of the Her.
aid. George II. Andrews, our State Sena-
tor from Otsego county; VIM. Lyon McKen-
zie, deceased, son of the famous McKen-
zie, who originated the patriot war in Can
ada in 1888; Thomas W. Knox, R. T. Col
burn, Junius Henri Browne and other city
Journalists have held positions at different
times in the Associated Press.
In addition to the persons named the as
ISOLATION employs, according to the emer-
gency, from ten to thirty manifolders to
manifold or take a certain number of
duplicate copies of the original dispatches
received from the telegraph office for the
different newspapers; also a number of
messenger boys, who are under the direction
OF Mr.. Charles Simonton.
The Associated Press has an agent in
every city and town of Importance in this
country and in Europe, whose duty it is to
forward Intelligence as early as possible to
the home office. The total number of ner,
sons employed is probably seven or eieht
hundred, and the expenses of the assoc;ot;nr
are $780, geo to 100000 year. '''-"'ion
The general agents have been br+ 4,u.
ssu ur;; DR.. Alexander Jones, afterw ee IN
financial editor of the Herald, was tho war" sr't
general agent He was so singular ,'T nor nrst