The New York herald., 1876-10-26

for HERALD promptly by producing copy and deduct
Ing three cents from ten cent com In payment Il
usually eep one copy over and above my orders"
sa,d he, but cant aord 10 sell tile paper al nc re-
dnacd rates There will he meeting Tonight at
which some dehniie acion viii be tnken he matter
Ii is impossible do business al tho smafi MARI in
proposed since the reduction. aud i lor one, cannot
sell the paper unless there more inducement IN tue
way OF proht
rms NETTING ar cgRxAsIA ASSEMBLY ROOMS
A meeting OF newsdeacrs which WAS ADJOURNED
from last sunday night, was held last evening 10 ihe
street and Fourth avenue. In many resnects tie
gathering was totally different from the lrst Tho
small boythe terror OF order and The fomenter Of dts
turbancc--was risitly excluded, much, however. 10
his disgust 10 Will be seen by the following report
evidently An element present who were bnnd
10 their own best interests. The meeting was
called to order and Mr. Peter De Wit elected chair.
man. In addressing The meeting he gave as has scnt
menIs that newsdcalefs would be justified in
taking the HERALD unless they we're allowed inargin
enough 10 make a living proat l. lor one, Will be
wiling to banisn IL entirely. suil would advise con
ciliatory measures Let the HERALD see that We be-
lieve we are right and let state the question iaiy
aud squarey. The proprietor OF the HERALD has the
right TO say what the price o the paper shall be 10
dealers, but after We have bought II then It IS our
property and we have the right to sell IL for
much can get Tor II. III the public
NJ to down 10 The Office and subscribe for the
paper why can't prevent them, but wa labor under
a great many disadvantages. lr papers are lost
stolen stoops, thing OF frequent occurrence,
and get another IN the place OF H. When everything
Is considered don't have more than one-quarter
cent per copy margin Tor profit, and beheve II
20 to the HERALD ard respectfully state the
case in a plain, straightforward manner We Will be
iurly dealt with Mr. De Wit having concluded. Mr.
Fairfield was elected secretary, and Mr. f. England OF
Sixth avenue: Mr. j. c. Tyson. OF the Rossmoie Hotel,
and Mr. A. West OF Forteth street and Broadway,
Vice PRESIDENTS on motion a Com mittce on Rcsou-
tious consisting OF Messrs Rogers Richards and Mac
Arthur was appointed. The committee retired and IN
lew moments returned and reported the following
Whereas the opposed reduction
in the the N.w York HERALD but the Wholesale
pr.e ors not leave Us margin enough TO make suien!
good deal OF dissatisfaction existing The
Resolved That committee three be appointed wai,
upon Mr. James Gordon Bennett and respeetiuy represent
price 10 two and quarter cents per copy
An amendment offered 10 the effect that the reso
luton 10 altered to read TWO cents. instead OF TWO and
u quarter cents percopy Tho amendment, alter some
little discusson, was adopted, much 10 the asloush-
nent and disgust OF the most prominent dealers. BY
this time several OF the gamins had slipped In, and
every motion, suggestion or remark was received with
great applause. In accordance with the resolution
Messrs West, Macarthur and Waters, with the chair
man. were appointed a committee. Tins business
over 4 dealer arose and said >-"Mr. Chairman,
think we have acted In too hasiy man
nsr. We nave acted wisely, IN my opinion
Right is right and tho HERALD has got the best end of
tho worst Of il in the end Mr. West. the Vice Prcsi.
dent, and Mr. Babens indorssd the above sentiments
II then moved and seconded that tho adoption OF
the amendment be reconsdcred and the resolution
stand az originally offered Considerable discussion
followed the no.t Intelligent OF tho speakers appar-
entity laying strcss upon the fact that
general decline in values was unquestonably
gong Mr. Waters said that 1t ridl.
culous TO tninx that because small body or hews-
dsaers were gathered together that they could dictate
TO the HERALD or any other powerful interest. 1--WE
should be satisfied 10 put up with our proportion oi
loss IN the general decline which is gong VIC
should show the pubic that will be satisfied
with y reasonable profit and not demand larger mar
gin than when the price was three cents. For II wo
ask the HERALD to put II down TO do ask
for larger profit the amount invested The
HERALD is 0ng and would not in fighting II ac-
conplish much In the end Nr. Waters then
said that he had never dealt in anything
but newspapers and periodicals, and "although
the business now Is very much up, what hcadway
would make against the lending paper In The world
Two hundred and ntty thousand dollars income per
annum Is not to be sneezed We all know that the
main stan oi the nows business is the HERALD, icel
that should with moderation, and let The public
that respectablty is circulating literature" Con-
siderable wranging followed, but the better OF
the meeting provod tho stronger and the amendment
was rcconsidered. A motion to form organ
izaton be called tho News Dealers Protective As
socinton then adopted aud alter passing OF
thanks the press for sending representatives, tho
meeting 1t was adjourned until Friday evening" at tho
will be Leard. Before the Adjournment some msdo
on Mr. Bonner and request him 10 have tho Ledgsr
sued at nine O'Clock Monday morning. instead OF aI
twelve at present but the idea disposed Of by
the expression of dealer o the admirable sentiment
is not Tor US to attempt 10 dictate to newspaper pro-
priotors how they shall conduct their business. IT,
our business 70 buy papers and TO sell them"