The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-07
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against sreedy Capitalists
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 5.-Revarding the As
ISOLATED Press meeting IN Chicago Horace
kszo.es says Ia the ssyssiaes.
The action 81 the Associated Press 81
the nesting ia Chicago Wednesday - n
matter - Interest rot 70 newspapers
alone. bat 30 the shoIe public. Tntil
within recent period most Of the general
ness 81 the dar sas collected and dis
trss1ts1 By the Western Associated Press
and the &ew York Associated Press The
former grouped the territory from Pitts
burg 70 the Rocky mountains sud south
10 the southern boundary of Tsnnessee.
and on the vest side OF the Mississippi
river IL extended To and inclu6ed Texas
The New York Associated Press collected
the news Of that state and she states south
- Virginia. including Washington City.
smaller press associations existed for New
Eagland. the Southern states and the Pa
cFhc states. These were all associations Of
leading newspapers IN the respective dis
trsc.s. and exchanged the general news Of
the dar according to arrangements made
between themselves The foreign news
ton These cooperative associations
Sere com posed Of newspapers OF both po-
Hticai parties, hence the news collected
vas non-partisan in character and not
eoiored TO promote any special interest
Each member of the association held an
conducted with q view of collecting and
transmitting news and not for the purpose
OF earning dividends.
Some years ago . new association Of
different character was organized. known
a. the United Press lie is q corporation
in which three or four men own nearly all
the stock, and its business is TO earn divi-
dends for the stockholders. During the
past year they succeeded in getting con-
troll of the New York papers. and have
been attempting 10 supplant the Western
Associated Press, the object being TO mo-
nopoiize the whole ness-gathering bu-i-
ness of she country for personal profit. To
this end they have endeavored to induce
the newspapers of the West TO abandon
the Associated Press. and have been circu-
Iating reports that u was norlbund. about
TO expire. and that the only safe course for
newspapers gas TO abandon it All! become
clients of the United Press. The meeting
at Chicago Will dissipate any illusions
which may have been created by these re-
pors- IL was the largest meeting held by
the Associated Press papers for years. It
included representatives, of nearly all the
leading papers om.Pittsburh ives. and
south. Entire ananimity prevailed, and
the common sentiment prevailed that the
Western Associated Press will not place
control of its sources of news in the hands
OF three or tour persons and become sub
leets of their arbitrary will and caprice.
The reports OF the general manager were
Of the most encouraging character. and
give assurance that the news service of
the association. both foreign and domes-
tic. will De stronger and better than ever
before"
CHICAGO. Oct 6.-The Pueblo, Col,
chieftafa today gave notice disseminating
the United Press report and began the
ieased-wire service of the Associated Press.
The Bradford. Pa, Fra today stopped
the United Press report and ordered
the Associated Press report