The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-23
A GIGAN TIC Lib.
The "TeleSram'S" Pretence Of
Stating Circulation.
"COUNT, OR SHUT UP."
The :" News" Repeats Its Advice
to the Telegram"
PRINT THE FIGURES FOR BOTH.
PRINT THE FIGURES FOR BOTH.
The Falsity of the " Telegram's Figures
Proved by Newsdealers' Testimony
The Anidavit Man Never Saw Half Of

Newspapers are apt to overestimate the
Importance to the reading public of their
| squabbles among themselves, but it is
| probably no exaggeration 20 say that the
| Telegrdm's attack upon the members of
the City Printing Committee and upon
| the NEWS and Record, was the chief topic
of conversation in Providence yesterday.
1t Is noteworthy that no one took the
slightest stock in the Teiegrdm'S elaborate
tables from the first. The affidavit man
had done his work too clumsily. He had
tried to prove too much. His lying lacked
finish. Ii was inartistic. "Why, know
rs many people as that myself who read
the NEWS" was the way one man put it.
Some people recalled the precisely SINH
lar attack made 10y the Telegram upon the
journal a year ago. Others had the GU
riosity to ask local newsdealers about the
matter.
Mr.. Tierney, in the Post Office for in
stance, said with pardonable warmth that
the affidavit man had never been near him
TO ascertain his sales of the NEWS. IF he
had, I'd have given him the right
figures, Mr.. Tierney added, in conyersa-
tion with the NEWS man.
Yet Mr.. Tierney could easily have been
consulted. His place of business is near
enough to the Telegram office
Lots OF men dropped in during the day
to buy weeds at the Corner Cigar store,
and Manager Allen also explained, when
questioned, that the affidavit man hadn't
been near him either.
A few of the dealers came down town
during the day and answered similar
questions similarly. Without a single ex-
ception all declared that they had not
been spoken to by any representative of
the Telegram, and that their sales had
seemed to think that the telegram, by
belittling their sales, was doing them as
well as the NEWS an injury.
After that the general public hardly
needed to read the NEWS challenge TO
come to the conclusion that the Telc-
grams publication was deliberate and
dastardly attempt TO injure rivals i'm
business by the use Of an empioye
willing TO swear To "a falsehood.
What Newsdealers Say-Sulllvan, the All
davit Maker, Appare.stly Never Went
Near Them.
Here is what some of the newsdealers of
Providence say about the attack:
PROVIDENCE, Jan. 22.
The statement of sales of the PrOvi-
dence NEWS published in the Evening Tel
egrdn of Jan. 2lst is incorrect and much
less than the number actually sold by me.
/ have no knowledge of any representa-
tive OF the telegram having asked for or
obtained any information regarding sales
of the NEWS at my store.
c. II. BARTLETT.
VIM. Hanrahan-I have neither given or
authorized any statement regarding my
sales of the Providence NEWS TO any rep
resentative of the Telegram.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. %, 1892.
L have not authorized the publication of
any statement of sales of the Providence
NEWS at my store. My daily sales of the
NEWS are as great as those of the Tele-
grim. IL. ID. HAMMOND, pa High st.
PROVIDENCE, jan 23.-This is to certify
that j have neither given or authorized
any statement of the sales of the Provi-
dence NEWS TO any representative or en-
ployee of the Telegram. The statement
published in the EUening TclegrdHn of
Jan. 81, was unauthorized and incorrect.
WILLIAM CLAYTON.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. -, 1892
The statement published in the EUSning
Telegram of Jan 81, regarding my sales of
the Providence NEWS, is entirely unauthor-
lied and incorrect
No person connected with or EMPLOYED
by the Telegram has asked for or obtained
from me, any information regarding my
sales of the Providence NEWS.
DANIEL GEORGE.
IhON lDENtE, Jdu. -.
The statement published in the EUGning
Telegram of Jan. 2l, regarding the sale
of the Providence News by myself is en-
tirely unauthorized and incorrect.
No person connected with or employed
by the Telegram has received any infor-
nation from me regarding number of
copies of the NEWS sold by me-
j. ii. REILLEY,
Newsdealer and stationer, Alb High street,
Providence, r. l.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., Jan. %.
The statement published in the Evening
Telegram of Jan. 81 regarding my sales of
the Providence News is entirely unau-
thorized. No person has obtained from
me any information regarding my sales of
papers.
j. NJ. SHAwcRoss, l 1,013 High street.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. %. 1892.
hereby certify that no person has ever
received any information at my store or
from me i'm regard To the sale of the Prov
idence NEWS, and that the statement pub
llshed in the Telegram OF Jan. 81, is en-
tirely unauthorized and incorrect.
MATTHEW GORMLY, % Manton avenue.
PROVIDENCE, II. l.. Jan. -.
The statement published in the ErCning
Telegram of Jan. 2lst, regarding my sales
Of the Providence NEWS is entirely unau-
thorized and Incorrect
BERRY Bros, 5l3 High street.
PROVIDENCE. Jan. %.