, 1875-09-19
The Circu1ator Of the Post and
Hail" Tells an Affecting
Story.
How the Company Is Trying to
Freeze Him OFF.


first number Of the paper was issued. about fhe
time Of its organization tie parties interested IN
it mado an arrangement with Wells and one W.
P. Dunn to build up and manage the circulation
OF the paper. agreeing that the latter should own
the ejaculation, should ba Responsible fer
the subscribers, and ahou1d DO furnished
With all papers needed for subscribers at the
rate Of cent a copy, and for all rapers sold to
newsboys they we're to pay only ive-si1ths Of
cent.
Under this arrangement Wells and Dunn
went to work and, as the former allogcs, built
1p valuable aud paving circulation. About
the list Of HAY, 1874 new contract was mace
by which Wells aud Dunn divided their districts,
and Wells took all the West Division OF tho CITY
and that part OF the South Side bounded By
Clark aud Randolph streets On the south and
west, and the river on the north and ~est, while
Dunn took the remainder Of the South Side and
all the North Division. Tho Company agreed to
thus aeraratioD, aud at the same t.me made i
contract With Wells, BY which he was to pay
to have ''tuIl charge sud ownership Of the circn.
lation" of the paper IN his part Of the ely. 1t
was also agreed that the Company should, after
July. 1871, share one-half the expenses Of the
canvasslng.
In January, 1874 as ia we'll known, the Eue's-
ing Mail and tbs Erehing Post were
consolidated together uuder tho name Of
the Chicago Ecenihg Post and Mail, and have
continued 80 until the present time. jan IS.
the two pas:ers had meeting. when it was n1o-
posed that Wells should buy Of ". F. Duun,
who controlled the whole calculation Of tha
Post, his inte!est on the Wess Side. so % to
own the circulation Of the Post and Ndl
for that part of tho city. Wells agreed and
haroht thu ct c,,ie linn nf ttA Wn1* Eif1a f,r Gf
which was chnrsed to him. with Dnnns assent
on tile books Of the Post and N1A Company.
He also gave up to ": P. Dunn and 4. z. Dunn
his gnt 70 circu ate Tho Eoenan1 Mail In a pa't
raneemens was then made that the price OF the
Posi- and EdA should be 10 ceats week !; that
Wells and tLe Dnnus shoull my 81 cents ; that
the Com auy should ay all cost of canrassng
aud that tue circ1lators should, within two
yeaTB, a: The amount found due BY them On The
books Of the Company. Whenever the circulation
g. 0 Id amount to S000 co 'ies, tbs rcolatoT5
agreed to give one-Quarrer Of a cent more copy
for the papers. Bonds we're also 20 be given BY
We! and the Duuns TO secure their prospective
all benefits arising ftom the circulation OF said
apers and the ci-cu alton itself." The Com
nuny took On itself the entiro right Of control
ling the cauvassing, merely reporting TO the Ctr
the CT pti0ns fr,:n time 10 time.
The complainant then goes On t. state ths1 he
rs agreed, but made no considerable pay
ment On his old Indebtedness, partly
becaus se he had DO memorandum
Of it, partly b cause no payment uss required OF
him. bis Relation with the Co npanE. how-ver, !
being II! ways friendly. In January last how
evcr trouble began to loom up, caused primarily t
by request on tho part OF the Company that |
Wells should furnish it with complete .sts Of al!
the subscribers to the paper in his district, !
alleging that The object only WAS to be able to !
show the actual bona die circulation. Wells, !
ho, ever. was suspicious, aud declined to give /
such lists Unless tho Company woald asree not |
10 use the Isis to his injnrv BY stnding |
out papers 70 Subscribers, and that |
be should b. allowed to be circulator |
until feir transfer was made to It. ". IL. Tay- !!
or. the business-manaser Of the paper, then |
Drew up |
4 NOTICE OR AGREEMENT |
10 the effec. that Wells sllo.ld commence paving |
$50 month on lis old indebtedness OF $500, |
Tue latter thetenpon 1nln'saea tue hst ano alno
' pay.s 800 ~ ns ou.. H.. WIZ @ 70
Nav iast also, he has pald ST a weak AZ h,s |
,bare OF tho expense Of clerk to take the |
names OF subscribers At the o;tice.
Aoooe tue LET OF June' 4of2' tne company