The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-19
THE PRESS AND the TELEGRIPM
Competition Of Railroad telegraph Lines
vita the Western UnIan Company.

WAsiuNGroN. Feb. ls-Thc consideration
Of the bill 10 authorize Oh" u~r II railroad lolc
graph lines Tor commercial purpose WAS ron-
uuuol to-day iy tAe Senate Committee ou Rail-
roads. The FIRST speaker was j. II. Guodscn.
President II the National Associated Press. who
criticised the relations between the New York
Associated Press and the Western Union Tclr-
rrauh Company. compuiucl 81 TIE manner 10
which the National Arsnr.atrd Press had lrrn
treated hN the Western Uu.Du. and argur,! that
Ga" h.ll hct. rc the Corr Wiiire would open the
way 20 a telegraph systrm So powerful 49, 90 hc
rates tO the press. lie said;
Tho Nau,nal Associated Prss B. composed OF ahout
vi DE- roit,d sti,r. tahAe IT, Sow iori A.~e,ai,d
i'r.. 10 I'D, o,h,r Tributary a..,cilton the Nsuonal 4,
cws AZ hcw.ltp, az "e5 "lniit ~ t' ~, lfN
ns' ai >" no fs IA. Mere SSs'' ,G Sn'rssd
me-. la, his as.",ianrn = a monopoly. ana of
course. a cannot monon,hIe inclis,nyr u iho su,e
dim, mui'.o., u urW, Ia cutUr.u. 90 tlr Sow YoA
A,.,ia@d ris.. aui tc tributary a.-ciou. s,nerilly
pto i,iun mat no ne M.n IAN e' admii,rl t" STARE
except bs the unautou. vote ct all the existing mem
e., u,'t ,a,' h't',,' 's..,' XXX, ,o 1'e
can, -Uttanced against couttunon. ant II cogr-c. the
iauer. will not coisc nj cumretuon hence the
ttat caii lite numerous INSTANCES Where an As.ocici
Pro-, membership has made NV th' lAts',i iirm m uie
Is IA ali eases considered to exceed the value ct the
guut VIII AMI properly exclusive al Ital estate
| SOW. What are the relations h,twcrn the western
Union graph Company ami the Sow YORK Ass'ciard
Press confess approach Nis branch 90 Tie -iNtt
With didcuoo The Dihr Ui that telegraph COMPANY.
whr que STONED hN tll- tnuu ami iN previous com.
ulfcts of Congress haNc answered WITH reluctance Hud
evident rc.or,auon Tn,Y nave stated. however wlte
deriving the favorable charact'ru ihr dl~ ha-
ton favor oi the Sew NrrN A~-n at fr,ss thar they
wuuu deaf with ether papers latuns u equally
favorable Nut the fact there NOT tuuutt
outside papers To torn combination Tie general Agent
the York Associated Pres has stated lturc this
Committee that continuation ucluirs. M tact. At least
ninety per cent. ANA ne really ihut Dee u-hf siA.
without being challenged, ninety MN" per cent n AN the
paper. the country which are financially abe tu bear
ihor SHARE ot actual cost II Tint is true statement
| endure the expense OF new trNlec A. vuluminous
| and expensive that " the Sew lork Associated
fIes-f IN the gloss cost is lNtdtd among
great number % papers. M tV other u wound tall on
very tow so that paper ia entl city kr Dayton, o.,
would have 10 nvc, ttNru Ui ic iiut~ inut % H,
the trsahslcd AMI most profitable 90 tr metropolis
tan dus. and yet. tee huici tA" tHnsuuss uu would
| lo the rate per word Itisu Wtli known TACT
that the operator, Of Me Western lHiD iD .ruph Com
many act ugruts REPORTERS collie ul
fOuurt constitute, an Advantage 800 SWING tott 1s, tia
the dDut ste news from ulitAdc at places Mlyf
| II could not reach m any other way.
At the conclusion Of the foregoing spcech
| Mr. SlmOntOn made reply in behalf II the New
| York Associated Press, claiming that his NrEu-
| mrnt. 80 far ~ the Associated Press WIS CON
| ccrued Is TINT the latter has an excellent Hud
| perfected organization. which IL valuable ~ d
| franchise; that lis competitors admit their IN
| ability to create or accumulate similar prop
| crty. and that. therefore, Congress ought To- in
| tcrvcnr and reduce the Associated Press 10 the
| level of It's rival.