New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-02
| DISCUSSING CHEAP PAPERS.
WHAT THE NEwsDEALERs ARE DOING.

WHAT THE NEWSDEALERS AXE DOlNu'
PAPERS WHICH TRY TO TAKE ALL THEIR PROFITS
The Ne,c- York Herald is having some un-
pleasant experiences in its war with the hewsuen' "
order to meet the action Of the great body OF
who refuse to sell it for less than cents and OF the
smaller number who refuse TO sell 1t at ALL II mas Deen
scattering men and boys through the highways ana by
WAYS who lay hold on the lame and the halt the manned
and the blind and entreat them TO buy HerGds Ieser-
dov there were one hundred boys struggling ABOUT tue
cit IN the nav OF The Herald and hired TO sell thapaper
exclusively for Q cents copy. Flfy OF theSe
boys were obtained from the NeWsooys' Lougns
House and fifty were got by securing the streets Eacn
was engaged at the rate of So per week and each re-
ceIyed number OF HeradS, with instructions to sell al
lie could and return the balance But the urchns were
not required to make any depost-ndeed they hau ho
money to depos-and many OF them INDUCED In tricAs
which did not benefit The Herald. Some chargeu o
snts eaob for their papers and pOcketed the excess
above the contract price. But these were not
for The Herald was not in eager demand even aV
cepts-mucb less at g. Others, after trying In VAIN
for bours 10 dispose OF their stock with poor success
sold their copies TO the keepers OF newsstands nj cent
apiece and fed with the proceeds. Others adoptec .
plantiye whine and fairly begged people to buy tner
papers becoming nuisance by their opportunities, INC
boys had hard time OF It, for the regular neWsDOyS'
who vero selling all tho papers, and charging cents
for The Herald chased tho 2cent boys whenever tney
came near and they driven away from the Veihiy
OF the elevated railway stations also. .,- 49,.
The downtown neWsdeaers met last nPhl aI no 40
peart for me purpose OF forming local organization
Robert Lynch was elected permanent president john
TmS1 EaTsRt and sdor Cohen
and John MCCarry, sergeant alarms. M t
said that he was Informed by Mr. williams. OF the Union
News Company that Mr.. Bennett Intended TO set up
newgstands ali tho city lie thought tnat . no
Board or Aldermen should ne Iequesesu vi io.uS ~
! grant Mr. Bennett license. william j. opecKmsh, U,
tho East SIDE Hows9caers ASSOCIATION % R t1
the Brooklyn newsdcaers wOua oleI t1 t me
this evening 1880 O'clock aud he suggested tnaI tno
downtown men should meet them anu y, Gci6c5
Square and take part in the parade ~ was ucci"eu
The To Wat side Nevsdealcrs' Association downtown
at the village House. Bank and Hudson sts, last hisnI
| appointed 3. ~ Perkins c. E. waterman ana
Iaws George b. tanker said 1--WE here for self
protection IN making LIVING ana e llher 70 NJ I'll IH ~
| tLc narade 10 Cooper Union, and George b. Baulcr
corp6ral In the 7lst Regiment was made narslal lor
at 1880 p m with ransparcncics bearing TIE name OF
tue association and appropriate notices deegatio5n
nom inc UPTOWN West Side Association were received
Daniel Sullivan marshal Of that division saidi Inc
boys uptown don't forget THE IRlBUSE-lt Is our pcsi
| friend. The Herald says We wear diamond pms anu
| isarcastcaiyl ven all wear them on the parade"
| D. b. sullivan, grand marshal OF the deuonSuaton
has issued OrIcrs In regard 10 the formation ana me Oh
march this evening Tue start will be made promptly OF
T4l D. ~ aud the line OF march Will bo down Madison
ave to Tweuty.thlrd.st, through Tyen'y-tnirdsi' 20
Tbrdaye. down Third.ayc. 10 Cooper Union Whcre tno
ma, meeting WI We Su r y ian ,ines peeting
last evening 10 Grand Central Hall, Al No Az Fulton
oo yt AyUs az and WashIhstOn.st, ia tue char
| The chairman said II was lnpos,lDe LOT ne
de.4r % make living r. toe present prices Of some or
the ne spapers. He MADE NO war he SAID on IhE lk b
USE World Times but he did object tots price OF Ihe
Herald James Richter Ead that Jay Gould was NOT bali
! IA. Ing A uouoyulst - Jim " Bennett A schedule u
prices was adopted similar to that agreed upon IN New
| York 1891.
| The Ierscy CITY ncwsdcaers 70 the number OF about
| 100 hcd another meeting last nRh M turner HdI,
Fr,ts Lorenzo JaIuus IN tho chalr Robert Anderson
secretary Mr. JaquIns suggested that the dealers
slou.d devote all their Aicntlun 10 ugauuG mr. Hmd
and e meeting pledge Itself not 10 sell The HSTd'd or
less uan cents week days aud cents on sunday s,
and 10 cease selling altogether II those prices could
not Do obtained Inc association rrsolyol 70 parilc-
patio in the demonstration IN TINS cly tonight ana "
attend tho meeting H. Cooper institute,