Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-21
THEY WITHDRAW.
The "Sun" and Tribune Leave the
New York Associated Press.
A NEW ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
By the Two Papsrs With the Vsw Of Gathering and
Distributing Nsws-h VIII Not Affect TIE
Western Associated Press kcr tAs
New Ysrk Oosesrr.

CHICAGO. October 2O.-The report or
the disagreement In the New York
Associated Press, which to-day resulted
In the sun aud Tribune withdrawing
from that Association. and organizing
/ \ new one, OF which they are 20 be the
| principal members. occaSioned quite 3
stir in newspaper circles all over the
country.
The intimate relations existing be-
tween the New York Associated Press
and Western Associated Press caused
many To fear that the quarrel In the
former organization might In some way
affect the latter, but the President and
and Executive Committee of the West
ern Associated Press who were all in
Chicago yesterday assured all comers
that that organization would be in no
wise impaired.
For eight years up TO the present
rupture ef the New York Association
the business OF the two organizations
has been under the management OF
joint committee composed OF Charles A.
Dana, Whitelaw Reid and James Cor
don Bennett, on the part OF the New
York Associated Press, and Richard
Smith and w. n. Haldeman, on the part
of the Western Associated Press.
Messrs. Reid and Dana having taken
their papers out OF the New York Asso-
citation, OF course takes them necessari-
ly out OF this committee.
But the New York Associated Press
remains intact, and IL IS oaly necessary
TO reerganize Joint committee. Judg-
ing by conversation Of the men,
harc of thu nNapnflUn commit
tee OF the Western Associated
Press to-day, there will probably be no
difficulty In doing this TO the satisiac-
tion OF all concerned, aud as the news
papers remaining In the New York As
sociation are all wealthy concerns, 10 Is
hardly probable that the withdrawal OF
the Sial and Tribune will seriously Grip
pie the organization.
Said one OF the members OF the West
| ern Association yesterday, In cocyersa-
tion with a reporter OF the Intcr-OCc1n:
Suppose these two newspapers should
accomplish their purpose and coax the
papers OF the country generally TO come
into their scheme, IL Is easy 90 see what
absolute power they would soon have
over the news service. Is would givo
power such as has been welded by
any newspapers or newspaper organiza-
tion In this country; but" said he, 81
am quite assured that the newspapers
who refused TO make themselves slaves
OF the seven great newspapers Of New
York when they were much richer and
more powerful In proportion TO tho
press OF the country az large than
they are now, will not now put them
selves under the yoke OF two snch
rich aud autocratic concerns a. the New
York Tribune and the New York Snn.
! They evidently have gone in this bust
ness with the intention TO make money
OF gathering news.
"Mr. Latin. OF the Sun, who is Mr..
! Danas business representative, Is a
very shrewd man, and has just organ
ized news bureau OF his own, from
which 1t is said he is drawing
an income Of $4,000 20 $4,000
year. His success In this venture
has whetted his appetite and probably
/ given Mr.. Dana and Mr.. Reed the idea
that they can go into the business on
much larger scale with even larger pro-
portonate profits; but do not believe
that they will find that the press OF the
country are willing 20 trust them or any
other two men, or single organization
with complete cohtrol OF news. Any
ordinary business man can see the vital
| Importance TO the press OF the country,
and in fact 20 the people OF the country
OF the issue that Is now being forced on
the publishers by the action OF these
two great papers.
"They doubtless would not have gone
into the venture simply for the purpose
os making money; but both Mr.. Dana
and Mr.. Reid have been very success
fnI and they dislike anything like re-
straint or criticism, and somo OF their
actions since they have been on the
! joint executive committee has called
forth severe criticisms from their joint
members I'm New York which have
found echo 10 some extent ia the West.
| This has doubtless seriously irritated
them and moved them 70 take the action
that they have.
"UnIcss | misjudge the press OF the
country ID Is going % be very expens-
i've venture on their part and may result
I'm serious damage 10 their great news
paper properties. / hope, however,
that there Will be some way found
TO compromise and settle the
whole question. Otherwise IL
! looks 20 me as there would
be newspaper war that will be an eI-
| penslve one 20 all concerned; but In that
case the Western Associated Press is In
the most favorable position TO secure
benefits Of any press organization in the
country. Whatever may happen 70
other associations. prophesy that the
Western Associated Press will come out
stronger and more perfect In its organi-
zatIon at the end OF such contest than
IL ever was before.