Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-03
ARE THEY FRAUDS?
yUEAMERICAN NEWS EXCHANGE
pROMlNHS TO CORREAPOND.
rf" ENTH.

|AmeritanNewsE Exchange Of Cincinnati
|Ohio Those who answered them re-
|cqived by return mail an envelope tille'
with circulars, and q prospectus with
circular letter acknowledging the re-
|cipt Of the note, and saying that tn
name Of the writer had been entered
hpon their books AS a probable member
In also contained two cards, one o
which was styled an amusement pass
prt, and the other transportation
rard, which, when the conditions of th'
were complied with, wer'
to be returned tothe association for thcil
official seal, without which they were
\ no use.
This piece Of pas'ehoard which wns t'
the bearer a dead head at al
kIaces of amusement, bore the follow
Ig;
" Amusement Passport
introducing
L. blank was left here for the name }
\ ho is II regular member and correopon'
Sut of the American News Exchange.
Central office, Cincinnati, Ohio,
hih"s'Hi'Ii' '''h'E'' "'' "
! nno cases 10 honor this card unless
! bears the seal, and is signed by the
|Danagcr of the American News Ex-
hahft' .,;,.
ne transportation cary was ,'l. 1''n'''' ,''
with the exception that the holder was
|'r'n'ced 10 rai'r"auS, ihS',a', Vi '''','n'>' r
|a'ht ''ah'S''S' r'''n VI ''i'.. '"'u
Pm' 'arns pore ftc",i''''ei''A1io', ,l''' o,' VI.
| he Va'k' anu assured az l''a'.aIei' ''l''
Pny courtesy eN'ehd~' 10 'he pear.'
fouI" oe reciproca'@". ~ a'"o i.'l"'''-
managers NOT 10 re,oSn'"e any Wv
= "'l"'Rlng 10 thf r'A'I''i'sI, @ mm'
o"I" ilo' s'io" .ic '''rm r'"l"i,S "'s"-
~, ana bearing th'ir "i'''lai seal
me prospectus 'i'"''' VI" "'', N''ns
'"iI'eht tiIat 'h' ga.h,rihg o' news
n thc newspapers oi Hh''i''' h"'
7 '''ole'' ih'" S'.'l,',
II also stated tilat 'hr hecosl'y i"r
pune system, "h'IcpS al l"h'i"i'' "i
country iiisl ne ''P"i''i AN" wv
| NPrhSe dlVlucd among AZ the papers
men uStd 'he news, "u W INV entnp-
'h'h'il' OF What II known az the AsS''-
'r"h freSS, "IlcH II ueiio,il'''' hS
"h"po'y, ana cklScss'd an 'iten'i"h "i
rni'liiii2 aS rename news ana con
n'r'it OASIS =,
A''er assuring the applicant 'na' 'h'
Ars "i "A correspondent W"ui'i nov
''riert WIN any "th'r business ne or
might be following, II stated tliat 'he
"l"hh'loh "hl'h inc, ENciiai'G'
NId pay Tor Snch service would De
Drh'S Tor each one hundred words,
'rI per cent. whirh was 10 De re-
Nd by the Exchange Tor expenses
Ar advantages OF membership were
SCI lorlh, AS '"iil'rrihE privileges
'"h"iltS tha' couid NOT he "pthlii'u
any other way, prominent among
A''h was the dead mead bnsil'rHS on
lII"inenf ana railroad managers.
IIr interesting par' came last, ana
iHIh the wo'lId be- member +" Tor
MI - ~ his admission lee 10 the FN-
dMG".
Aoout Two weeks afterwards, another
h'3r "t circulars was received OS
O" VINO had answered tn" ADVERTISE
It, They were not only intended
1ficHp"nd"nts anu reporters, hlli
=. ior newspaper publishers, and be-
'N renewing III" invitation '"h'r"iii"
ub"rs, offered to supply publishers
Ii telegraph news daily. The rirru-
sci forth that tn" EN"lIahg", 10y II
patent process, W'r" am" TO pre-
f' plates containing SIN column, t'lc-
lhIc news received 'p T." . u. M,
zen they would furnish their sub
lrrs daily. These plates were s."
'ing"I that they would iii amy size
''', but no explanations were given
III" difference III the width of The
luus OF IN" various papers would be
.>'rd. The papers belonging 10 the
DalIon within Two hundred miles
hrInnaii were 10 he supplied from
main "fli"c in that city, and other"
or" remote points would receive
supply from offices 10 be rs'dh-
"i III All ill" larry" cities,
Ar nam" was also changed I" the
'"I lrtSH Assoc I'ttlnil, ana IN" prl"'I
membership for correspondent, IN
a''d /" SO, onr-hali ui which was to,
ash and the balance paid ont oi the
earnings.
ar second prospectus also said that
sa' necessary TO secnre membership
nee, as the fee would shortly b"
"d 10 80, $40 Of which must be sent
happlicatiOn, and SD paid out ot
earnings
f AL topographic news sent by cor
l"ndcnts, they were +" receive fifty
IL for each item of news which did
exceed over one hundred words,
all over one hundred words was 10
paid for at the rate Of fifty cents for
orSt hundred, and twenty-five cents
zach additional one hundred words.
elements were to be made on the
,o,d,, nu ,ho ,1,l, L,i,,, f,r ,ho
LAT of tn" previous month, and
on the LIST, for the first half, leaving
'Iincs an account Of iIil""ii days
'trd. If II correspondent was re
'1 to do special work, or sent on
"a blll OF expenses WAS TO be sent III
Nee, and i'll cases where extended
NryS were required, the corrrspon-
was requested to draw upon IN"
cation Tor necessary funds, or pre-
MS order from the Association TO
+rlhke the trip, which he Is assured
VII be all the security that would be |