The New York herald., 1878-08-14
ROwELL's NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY.
A LEADING JOURNAL OF THE NORTHWEST DE-
NoUNCEs THE "DiREcToRY" AND DECLINES
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH ITS PUBLISH

LEADING JOURNAL OF THE NORTHWEST DE-
NoUNcLs THE "DiREcToRY" AND DECLINES
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH ITS PUBLISH
ERs.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean, Augustl2l
Our readers will remember that u long time ago an
announcement In these columns tnat Tor the best OF
reasons the Inter OCEAN would receive no more adycr.
tlsems0ts from Gsorga T. Roweil a Co., advertising
agents, Of New York, would We directly nor in
directly. transact any business with them. We
have mad several occasions since then 10 denounce
book published by that lrm, and called the "Amcri-
can Newspaper Directory us totally unworthy OF
credit or confidence. since then several OF the lead
Ing journals oil the country have taken the matter up
and have been fully as strong In their denuncatons
the IsterOceda Latest among tneso is
the Nkw YoKK HERALD In its issue OF August the
HERALD says
George T.. Roweii Co.'s Newspaper Directory peri
na IN, pa e IN s wa,a , ~ ,a oJt
nsw'paper. Advsrtsns agents. II pssenas 70 give 10
ti.es An agent for advertissrs whv not particular
sslanes from Volume which gives the names and post
once saaroses OF h.na,as OF which would oe
tie country papers ubishedin remote have their
,r specified pesSuu Tor one in gorgeous typo
and teh cents word Tor earnest and emphatic puery
Nstu.y the HERALD does patronize this DIreeto
Of all the newspapers in the country that
II useful the sake oil informA
Ing patronage 10 wuont t. Our business Is done
are nei.ssr to nor advanaseous to
This a.ealns.. has svoa tho lln,.ALps creuatoa for
the past e~ ngurc Of little than halt the
and while during the present year is iIkKALDs
pls . tue figure xt 5000 less than last year
Tho HERALD conlinues:-
In ths Of is yais%e f.. ,hI.
fortunes are not prosperous IL exhibits great srnx
ssmoa and therefore our eea.ao ~nao
the influence oi gloomy reh etons on the hard times
tue public can adss by our value The M
o. more than .hIee % times hi; latest st.tsment OF
other Is ths Drectory any accurate IN its state.
about the HxnAp W. pssums NOT and ID We We
rate IT, Therefore every respect not worth the
certain acis clearly known to 81 opinion
IL were TO te similarly corrected In all the newspaper
oniees IL would be corrected cut oil existence.
I.s smisrepressntation Of tho HERALD's circulation
was not more giaringy false than WAS It's statement
regard TO the circulation OF tho Inter Oc.an, 10
which W. called attention some m0oths ago. We
have watched the course OF koweli Co. Tor years,
and felt sure that I'm eud would come some day 10
their 'bulidoziny" method OF dealing with the press
OF ths country and now We ieei satisfaction
that the Indica, ions are thus SO near NJ hand Now
that the way has been opened let others speak out
In second article. published on tns OH inss, the
HERALD says:-
IL the plan OF the publishers OF this Directory that
whom they nave inserteu the name Of
lis. ssr.,a su% Of money thereby become. das them
sxtort by such mesns as they have from some
pap will take the money in advertising; towAyd
others they proceed difsrenty. But how ii proprietor
absolutely to them their
vertsoments without tne cash down. Is done the
Office, what then Win they leave the namo OF
his Journal Hero the publishers OF the 'irsctoryn
are in dilemma bStween their impulse
strikers" and their presumed function as puryey.
ors intelligence How they leave out OF a
complete ist' the namo OF paper they
known Fancy u complete list'' Of the news.
papers In United with the HERALD not ia iii
But thouEh the OF Journal cannot out the
list without injury t." the st coupled
ais aud nucious statemsut. and tnAt is Is done
rs pointed out Appa emily large mum.
Of newspapers are uasbe TO defy these people They
regard norcis houses regard
tue 'back sts OF mercsuts xsencies fore the
II you contributes totis fund, the asencics
used ssy, will you Rbotitionist the
list Of merchsns in your trade vseh send to the
and contributed SO the papers submit 10
this bisck liy Ia their trade which 10 therefore pub
lshsd tor the benefit Of sdyersers the publishers
say, but simply and solely meAns Of extorting pay
and advertising papers not
,t. daft ham