The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-25
7ne New Press servios.

On January the Southern Associated
Pres will take charge CT the tslegraphic
news service 10 the southern states. The Is
socIation is composed of the newspapers thai
we're clients Of the Associated Press Of New
York and holders OF its franchises. That
association has now gone out Of business
For number Of years the southern daily
newspapers had not been entirely satisfied
with their relations to tbs New York Asso-
ciAted Press. owing principally TO the fact
that they were in danger Of losing their
rights and privileges without much notice.
With the view Of getting their interests
Upon a frmer basis, they demanded last
April that the New York Associated Press
should recognize the southern papers as a
separate and independent organization. This
demand was denied and the southern
papers decidsd TO ssver their connection
with the New York Associated Press as
soon ss they could make arrangements for
getting telegraphic news from another
source.
A struggle for supremacy had been going
on between the New York Associated Press
and ths United Press for considerable
time, and it offered the opportunity which
the southern papers wanted for establishing
themselves upon a permanent basis for get
ting their telegraphio news, and for im-
proving their news service. 4 contract
was made by the southern news-
papers. which had organized under the
name OF the Southern Associated Press.
with the United Press and the Western
Associated Press. The Southern Associated
Press then withdrew from the New York
Associated Press. and few days after its
withdrawal the New York Associated Press
went out of business
At the meeting of the directors OF the
Southern Associated Press in New York
week before last a contract was made
with the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for the transmission Of news, and
after January l the Southern Associated
Press, which is composed Of morning
newspapers, will manage their own business
with the telegraph company.
The readers Of the southern newspapers
will be greatly benefited by the foregoing
changes. The telegraphic service of the
southern papers will be made better than it
has ever been. Indeed, evidences of i'm
provement are already visible, though the
new arrangement Is far from being per-
fected. The foreign, western and northern
news will be that gathered by the great
news associations OF the country, the West
ern Press and the United Press, and the
southern news will be gathered and dis
tributed by the Southern Associated Press.
For the distribution Of southern news
bureaus have been established at Washing
ton and Memphis, and another will be in
Atlanta.
This effort OF southern newspapers to be
independent has been successful far beyond
the expectations OF those who ipaugurated
the movement. The change will be ap-
preciatsd by tie southern people and be
beneficial to the newspapers.
All southern newspapers will be served
with the news either as shareholders In the
Southern Associated Press or as clients of
it, and although the amount of telegraphic
news will be much larger it will be furnished
at no greater cost to the patrons of the
papers.
Special wires for the transmission of press
dispatches will be run into each newspaper
Office as soon as new lines can be put up,
and other facilities established for perfect
ing the Geographic service. The once pow
erful New YORK Associated Press has sue
cessor that far surpasses it in every respect.
The press service has nothing to do, OF
course. with the special telegraph service
The special teleRraphio service Of the
MORNING NEWS is already very large
and il being steadily improved.