The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-12
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
what it Is, and what 1t Does.
superintendent SinOntOn De-
IiVeTS an Interesting
Lecture.

Philadelphia, lin the star course
under the management of +. b. Hugh,
before large audience at the Academy
Of Music, this evening, D lecture was de-
liyered on the subject of the Associated
Press, or How we get the News" by Jas.
W. Simonton, general agent Of the As
ISOLATED Press, the subject being one
often inquired about, and about which
the public know very little On the
stage near the lecturers left hand, was
placed telegraph instruments connected
with the wires of the Western Union tel
eRraph, and through them the audience
was placed in communication almost
with the ends of the earth, dispatches
being received from all parts of the
United States, including California, Can
ada, and from Great Britain and the con-
tinent of Europe. Having been intro
duced by w. Y. Mclean, of the Leader,
as the great wire-pulle- Of the age,
Simonton struck at once into the
discussion of his chosen theme. Having
traced the growth OF the press from the
year 1887, when the procuraLce of ma
riue news in New York Hareor led
by number ofjournals in that city 10
combine, down 10 the present day,
Simonton- explained that the Organiza-
ton is practically q central news ex-
change with bfanch associations ioT
local purposes in various cities, sll gov
erned with the same object of getting the
most and freshest news. Simonton then
called for dispatches from distant points,
| and an answer was received from New
Orleans III few moments, giving the
| news of the rescue of a crew Of a vessel
lost on Wednesday in the Gull OF Mex
| leo. and other current items Of news.
London was then called and asked what
Parlisment was doing, and an answer
| came back in three minutes: ''Psrlia-
ment has just finished the arms bill in
committee, and is now looking
up the army estimates" A dis
patch was received from Montreal
few minutes afterwards, stating that
snow had been falling there ali day. A
| message was then sent to San Francisco,
asking for message 10 be sent quickly,
land ia four minutes it WAS received,
giving report of to-dsy's proceedings in
the Kalloch trial. a Dispatch from
Washington, stating that the weather
was clear, cool and pleasant was read
Simonton spoke OF the personnel Of tbs
| United Press, answering various com
| paints against it. There could be NJ
partis6nship in its news, he said, as 1t
membership embraced men of all shade
tof views, and editors who received new
are free 10 alter, revise or leave out jus
as they see ft. He derided the idea tbs
Jay Gould or any other individual or st
] of individuals could, even il they 80 de
sired, control the Associated Press.
conclusion, Edmonton spoke Of the blesi
ing the association had proven itself as
mighty force in civilization. He referre
}, to the prcdigious labors connected wit
the reception and handling OF the new
and gracefully closed his lecture By intr'
ducing picture of the weary news ed
tor receiving from the Associated Pre-
agents about three o'clock in the mornir
the cheery words Hgood night the si
nal that no more dispatches may be e,
pected for the day
While awaiting the reply to the di
patch from London the speaker relstt
several anecdotes illustrative of the blu
ders made in sending dispatches and Il
~ relation Of one Of them drew out eviden
Of the fact that the city WAS composed
people who keep the run OF news.
40 was beginning 10 tell Of an incident
e which the mistake Of a single letter causl
the friends of the thoughtful bride al
groom, to DO met solemnly on their 8
rival st the depot By friends with hear
and carriage instead Of horse and ca
risge. Simouton got as far rs q your
married couple, IN their bridal tou
when the house came down with a rouI
of hearty applause. delicate comp
Iment on the speakers recent marriage,