The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-23
THE PAPER FOR NEWS.

For ten days or more the Daily Onion has
been the only paper published in this city
which has received the regular day and night
Geographic dispatches of the Associated
Press. The ARGUS has been keeping up
pretended telegraphic column by clipping the
dispatches from the Union, the Davenport
Journal and Chicago papers Last Saturday
for instance, about one half Of its pretended
telegraphic items we're clipped from the
morning Union Of the same date the bal.
ance we're clipped from the Davenport aud
Chicago papers, Union, Aug. %,
On a week ago last Sunday evening mot
quite ten days ago., member OF the ed
itorial staff Of the Daily and Weekly
Rock Island Union, published simui'
taneously in two Cities might have
been seen grabbing Chicago newspaper
from news boy at the railroad depot, as
the train came in, and rushing back to his
denim order TO give his readers the latest
dispatches and market reports ty telegraph
The Abatement in the above extract that the
daily Union has been the only paper in the
city which has received tho regular dispatch
es during the last ten days, is sample oil
the veracity Of that journal. 1t has been
receiving dispatches only portion OF the
last ten days, as any Of our citizens can
learn by inquiring of the operator at this
city, if that gentleman chooses to answer
any questions on the subject. We did not
intend to expose the financial condition o.
our rival concern, but it seems that the IN
considerable young man who runs ithas com
PEELED us to do so.
For the last six months the Union hal
regularly failed to pay the full amount OF ITS
telegraph bills. The Argus has settled to
every dollar the moment a bill has been pre-
sented at our desk. Neither ofthese state
ments the Union will have the hardihood t.
deny, as proof is at hand to make then
good, and j, knows it. AS these arrearage
continued accumuIating, the attention OF tn
= ogicers Of the Northwestern Associate
Press was drawn to the matter Duns wer
systematically forwarded to the Union, bu
. met the inyariable fate. The bills could nc
be paid. The Association, at meetin
: held early in MAY, concluded that as I'll
8 Apcrs Office was on financial basis,
might not object TO helping its less tortuna'
neighbor out Of so bad scrape. We wei
therefore assessed considerable sum
: help pm the dcJts Of the Union. We cou
,r no, exactly see the thing III that light al
d, 90 informed the Association. short TIN
- expired and we were again summoned
help settle the bills of "the paper for news
We answered that we would always pay
ery lust demand made upon us, the nome
- it was presented at our Office, but absolute
refused to submit to any such an arbitra
-, proceeding for any such preposierous pu
-, pose. We went 30 far, however, as to OIL
to submit to an increase Of our rates dati1
> from March lst, which we would pay at one
At the same time we ascertalned that a
mand had been made upon the Cn'oH Il
the balance of the Grrearages We we're not
pcc,ed TO pay, but that that enterprlsing
tablishmcnt didn't pay the bill. Asa cline
N or, the Association declared that II we d
,r not come to time, and act as paymaster
the Union within three days, our dispatch
would be cut off A similar notice was ser
II ed on the Union. We refused to concede
AZ the demand. At the end of the designat
period of grace, our dispatches were cut {
r and the Enions also. For several days tn
paper made up its Geographic column il
az it charges that we have done, bat in
ne honest sincerity We never noticed that
published the fact to its readers. Findi
that we could not be terrified into paying
" dues it raised sum Of money by some L
y usual exertion, and paid a part Of them "a
now has recommended receiving repol
!. but is still in debt to tie association, a
" doubtless always will be.