St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-21
The New York Editors Will
Run a Press Association
Of Their Own.
Objection to Col. Shepard Put
Forward as the Cause for
Withdrawal.
Circular Of the New Organ
iZation on It's Hopes and
Prospects.
No Fear Felt That This Action
Will Cripple the Assoeia-
ton.

NEW York, Oct. 20.-Much interest
Aas been excited in journalistic circles
Oy the announcement of misunder-
standing between the Western Union
company and the Associated Press. and
many wild rumors are in circula-
ton. The following statement from
W. b. Somerville, press agent
of the Western Union, tells the
situation: 4 he difficulty is about al
legged obligations to the Western Union
for leased wires, and the wires about
which the difficulty arose are leased by
the New York Associated Press. The
wires leased for the use of the West
ern Associated Press have been
paid for. Those for the New York
Associated Press have not beeu
settled, and the obligation counts from
June last to the present time. the
amount being about $4,000. The Joint
committee of the New York Associated
Press and the Western Associated
Press first took the matter in hand.
That committee consists of repre-
SentativeS- of the New York Her
aid, New York Tribune. New York
Sun, Louisville Courier-Journal and
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The question at issue was by them re-
ferreu to the members of the joint com
mittee representing the New York AS
ISOLATED Press. The latter concluded
not TO pay the Western Union on the
ground that It was Offset by
other charges. The Western Union
accordingly notified the New York AS.
Sociated Press yesterday that its leased
wires would be cut off at once and it
was done. The wires III question are
one wire from New York to Chicago,
two wires from New York to Washing
ton, one wire from Washington to Rich
m0nd and Norfolk, and one wire from
Memphis TO New Orleans" To-day
the bill presented by the Telegraph
company was paid and the Associated
Press
Regained Control
of its leased wires. 1t is reported, how
ever, that the arrangement is only tenn
porary and that the Associated Press
cOntemplates entering into a contract
with the Bell Telephone company for
the use of its wires between leading
cities.
The row with the Western Union
seems, however. to be the least of the
troubles of the Associated Press. The
New York Sun and Tribune formally
withdrew from the Associated Press at
noon to-day, and it is said that other
newspapers will follow. The seced-
erS to-day organized the Nation
al Associated Press with the
following officers: c. A. Dana, presi-
dent; w. NJ. Latfen. vice president, and
George Bell, superintendent. The as
ISOLATION begins operations at once with
adequate capita! ard facilities for trans
acting business OH scale equal to the
Associated press. The new association
sent the following to all newspapers TO-
night.
The. ointexeentive committee of the New
York Associated Press was some time since
superseded in the management of the at
fairs of that organization. Col. Elliott f.
Shepard. of the Mail and Express and GER
tain Of his associates in the AS
sociated Press assuming virtual con
troll. Of the disastrous results which
have already attended this proceeding
you arc already III some part aware We beg
leave to advise You that these events have
compelled the sun and Tribune to leave the
Associatep Press, and with the cooperation
OF various news organizations to organize an
independent service. which will be known
hereafter as the National Associated Press
and of which Charles \. Dana, of the Sun, is
president
The new organization has TO-DAY arranged
with theWesternU Mon company for an ample
Geographic service covering all parts of the
country, and II Is prepared TO furnish news
service at once The charge which will be
made for it will not exceed that which has
hitherto been made for Il like service. For
the time being you can command it without
any question of price until you shall have
decided upon what course you intend TO take
Tor your permanent news supply
Please note that tn new service will in
clude the entire service, cable and domestic,
OF The Latfen bureau, heretofore enjoyed ex-
70 l.Tf In 4 II.
the Dispatch. of Pittsburg; the Globe Demo
crat IN 81. Louis: the Herald i'll Boston, and
other leading and influential papers,
W. ". LAFFEN.
wee President and General Manager of the
National Associated Press.