Evening journal., 1892-12-20
THE ASSOCIATED'S EXIT
But a Short Life Left for the
Famous News Trust.
TO MERGE INTO THE UNITED PRESS.

Tue ihonopoiy OF Newspaper Custom.
What Brought Rival Into Life and
the Circumstances which ATTENDED
Its development.
The Associated Press, the Oldest news
collecting agency in the United States,
which, for nearly two generations has
supplied general telegraphic news to
nearly all the leading newspapers in the
United States win be merged on January
l next with its young and powerful
rival, the United Press Association.
This announcement, which the EVEN
ING JOURNAL is able TO make for the
first time, means much TO the news
papers Of the whole country, and is OF
interest to every newspaper reader. The
New York Associated Press was or
ganized nearly half a century ago by the
leading morning newspapers of New
York city to collect telegraphic news OF
the United States and (after the first
Atlantic cable was laid Of Europe. The
news was sold TO the other newspapers
in every other important American city.
Speedy DeveIopmert.
With the marvellous growth of the
telegraph service and the vast increase
in the number of daily newspapers
printed In small towns, the business Of
the Associated Press expanded from a
nightly service of few hundred words
OF telegraphic news bulletins to a daily
service often exceeding 100, 600 words
from all points of the civilized world.
The business Of selling this news to the
newspapers Of other cities became I'm
time so profitable TO the New York asso-
citation that its members were not only
able TO get their own news service prac-
tically free. but they distributed at
stated intervals handsome dividends on
the money invested SO valuable did
this partnership become TO each of the
original members that the Associated
Press franchise, as IL was called. was
estimated as an asset worth $3.50. 600
alone. The newspapers owning II, not
only In New York, but the subordinate
associations In Chicago, Philadelphia and
other cities, united in refusing admis-
sion on any terms to all new newspapers
The Chicago newspapers In like manner
formed a Western Associated Press, the
leading Southern papers Southern As
sociation, the Philadelphia papers
Philadelphia Associ alton, all Of these be-
ing allies of but subordinate TO the New
York Associated Press, each closing it's
doors, by the unanimous vote of its
members. against all new comers No
closer corporation could be imagined.
Birth OF the Rival.
Constant demands Of new and growing
newspapers in all parts Of the country
for a rival association led more than ten
years ago TO the organization Of the
United Press Association which had at
first only single member in New York
City and n few subscribers in fifty other
lesser towns and cities IL sought new
customers as eagerly as its greater op.
ponent, the Associated Press, refused
them and It grew in Influence resources
and scope year by year.
The United's Steady Gains.
A few months ago the younger asso.
citation dealt its ancient competitor an
unexpected blow by making a contract
with the Southern Associated Press
which had been for generation valu-
able ally of the New York Associated
Press. This step was soon followed by
another and greater coup. The Western
Associated Press, which included I'll the
leading morning newspapers of Chicago,
ST. Louis and st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Denver, San Francisco and intermediate
cities, sent notice 10 the New York As
sociated Press that at the termination Of
their contract they would dissolve part.
nership and their future alliance would
be with the United Press.
The campaign Of the United Press
which had been so signally successful in
the South and West, was then carried to
Europe and a contract was made with
the most powerful news agency there
Reuters Telegraph Company, which per-
forms for the leading English and Con-
tinental newspapers the same function
that the Associated Press discharged
for the American Press. Reuters news
had been bought exclusively by the New
York Associated Press for use through
out the United States. The United
Press got it.
The Associated Goes BegeIng.
The old Associated Press, which had
been so many years refusing all news
paper applicants, was driven to seek
them in the West and South; to seek
new sources Of news in Europe and the
great loss of income incurred by the loss
of important newspapers in other cities
was accompanied by a still greater in
crease in expenses in collecting news
which had hitherto been supplied by its
newspaper partners in other cities prac-
tically free Of charge.
A crisis in the Associated Press was
indicated last summer when the New
York Sun cast away, as no longer valu-
able, It's partnership in the New York
Associated Press and entered the United
Press.
Consolidation Proposed.
Other losses Of New York newspapers
being imminent proposition for practi-
cal consolidation of the two associations
was made and is now ratified. On Jan
uary next the old and once all powerful
New York Associated Press Ia single
share in which was counted as worth a
quarter of million dollars) goes out Of
existence and will be succeeded by a new
association with the consolidated re-
sources of both the United and the
Associated Press, which will be under
the management of Walter p Phillips.
whose direction of the United Press has
been so signally successful. The name
Of the new association is not finally
chosen, but it is said may be the National
Associated Press.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Postmaster Alfred II. Manship, Of Milton,
is visiting relatives in town.