The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-18

The association is merely business
copartncrship. 1t is not Incorporated.
1t depends upon no special legislation,
but merely upon its own capital and
exertion. Seven New York daily news
papers form its membership. The policy
of n journal may change while it still re-
mains within the association. The cost
of obtaining the news is divided between
all the members. News is furnished to
other papers as transformers. Local as
sociations were established in Boston,
Hartford and New Haven, and these
form the New England association, which
contracts for New York news. The
Western Press association holds similar
position. The New York office is the
clearing of the country. A flexible
method Of adjusting prices IN followed,
tho strong helping the weak. 1t has
nothing TO do with special dispatches.
Eighteen or twcnty-cight thousand words
are telegraphcd daily. There is u system
of combination reports i'll use. by
single wire New York is put into instan-
taneous connection with New Haven,
Hartford and Worcester, and the reports
are manifoldcd at all points in the circuit,
"pony" reports being sent to the smaller
towns. Receivers must read by sound.
All towns in circuit get their own
"locals" sent back to them, which is
drawback, but the plan lessons the cost.
All New York State 'locals' are sent
here to be distributed. Drop-coples OF
San Francisco dispatches are taken at
Chicago and Cheyenne.
The seven newspapers which control
the association hold monthly meetings
The details are in the hands OF the
superintendent and executive committee.
Associated Press news generally escapes
betrayal. Sometimes leak is sprung,
but it is quickly traced by decoy tele-
grams. Errors often occur III transmis'
sion. Strange words are coined ior the
sake Of brevity, such ms suicidal and
"conAagrated." These pathological hor-
rors are resolved into their original ele'
ments. A dispatch from the West was
read, "Troops oll scolped." 1t should
have been, "Iroops all escaped. A
railroad conductors message read, 1--WE
killed dead mule" OF course, a deal
mute was meant The agents OF thu
Associated Press must be geographers
must know public character, and hav'
an acquaintance with parliamentar.
practice. They must he intellectual
machines entitled only to industry anc
consciencc--they must not make com,
ments. Some papers pay only Sio
,yeek for the privileges OF the association,
Int the weekly deficit is divided among
the aeyen New York dailies, md the
share of each averages $500 week
Among the objections to the association,
il is alleged that it is monopoly, ana
that it lives by favor of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. But there
is no combination. between the telegraph
company and the association, which IS
simply Wholesale customer. The power
of the Associatedpress wouldbe increased
by the Postal Telegraph system. A mil
! lion men may photograph the sun, /
they will get. up early in the morning
Until the law mNkes felony OF copar'
nership it cannot interfere, 1t has vas
educational influence, and is one OF tn
mighhest force in American civilization
Tho papers 60 to press at a..
"Good night is echoed along the LIN
and the magnetic pulse is silent TIL u
y morrow. Lecture By James W. S'"o'
a ton.