Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-31
RIGHT TO THE POINT
~ tssoc;Aiss P,sss Editor Re-
Dukes HIS Fellows
WHO PEDDLf FALSE REPORTS
xhs nnised Pr~<s StAa<fs On fts
Merits e. = Me-. G-shsr~< and
Dlz8ribuEcs--faets - fsesion-

dusky hsgisfer. manbsr q ths Asso-
eisssd Pres snd sdiisd b. L b, A2ck.
Ma SO fss = lons tinss prs~idsnt u the
Wesisra Associated Press, has the fol
klsing ssiiforiai IN soday's issas: sCom-
nsa9ing On fhs tact mat the New York
Wcrld has abandonsd ths United Press
and . f1king TO rsparz- of the Asse-
eiatsd Press the cieselznd Pizindsaler
says that he Caited Prssz las bat little
strengEA OUTSIDE q Sss York City. The
nan.<srs n TIA Associated Press AID
~ nambers all gan nothinx By false
hnot< The Unlted Press Furnishes ths
nszs Of TIE day % more than tsies
fhs namber q papers furnished By
ne Associated Press. The United Press
Furnishes ne pess - the dag 10 every
papsT 10 Sss England that gets rsga-
lar pres refort efeept ons paper IN
Springheld. The Uaifsd Press furr ishes
. ths pagers q Phii4dslphis and B<i-
more al 0us enc snlzii and Insignificant
paper in the city u Washington. all tie
Eapsf- IL kfekmond and Savannah. al
TIRE papers IN the state ~ Pennsylvania
sxecpt those u pittsburg and OH City.
al TIE papers u Nez York state except
nisnss a very large number II papers in
the ecs.Faf niddls states and IN the
West q has within a few months
drsgn from ths Associated Press The
Louisville Courier Journal the Memphis
HsimitaF The Chicaga Tribune aud The
iilinois stats Lsifung IL aiso furnishes
Tbs Chicago Herald and Chicago Post
a Furnishes the News
r. The state q Ohio 10 furnishes two
daily newspapers IA the city Of Cleve-
l@sl shess combined circulation is
g1eetsr. they claim. than both The
Leader aud The Piaindealer. IL turn
ishes he Post in Cincinnati. The Bee
n 'foie %. add sone other papers in this
state Il has not been obliged 20 IN
crease assessments 81 its clients aid
Esemhsrz noe AK Tor any guarantee
fund. These are the facts and il IL not
size for fheI Associated Press or ia
members % tel any falsehoods To beat
their opponents. The United Press IL a
poae4fal organizafion- lf the Associ-
sfed Press zstz the better Of II. IL must
10 80 by furnishing better news and
toors q IL At q les price. IL il a matter
= pure indiferener 10 the average news
paper how IL gets its news. 10 - not
4aes;soa Of sentiment; il Is simply q
4uestion n business What the Tpab-
Usher wants - the best nevs q the day
a. the lowest priee. n the Associated
sress can meet thesa requirements. 10
vii get the better Of The United Press
II u can1rt. II sil cot There Is q
grFet deal of nonsenss floating about
The papers ef The Associated psess in re-
gard-t % the Cnited Press. a great deal
81 unnecessary blow and buster Re
suits - tell. and nothing else. We
throw cot these hints for the benefit OF
no neDhefs % the Associated Press
and the Register i a member % the
Associated Press. and the writer Of this
article knows what be IL talking about.
lie has had twenty years experience in
the gathering and distribution OF news.
and be knows what - necessary To make
= press association a success. and be
knows that blow and Llusfer viii not do
a. bat that securing the best news at
the earliest m0msnt and at the least
possibis price Is shat gill Nin and what
TIE nesspapers q the day want
In. Editors ia Control
The Plaindeaier sneeriagly refers 10
Charles A. Dana. w. NJ Lsdan and oth-
ers managers q the United Press. az
stock 3obbors n news Among the I
neabeTs * tbs Jnlted Press ia the city /
~ Sss York sho are stockholders to a I
yssy args sDount are the Nex York 4
Iuouce. the Tunes. the Herald and the 4
Sun. papers " opposite politics. and 4
fDelr edlt0rs al have voice ia the 4
management q the United Press Ii IL
simpiy ridiculous 90 assert that Mr. 4
Dsna. Mr. bend and the editor OF the
NeS York Tines and the editor Of the 4
Yea York iisrald would permit their
papers o. te ussii Tor stock l0bblng pur.
Ie.sez- Ibey are - much Interested ia
furnishing reliable Information 10 their
readers a. ne Plairdealer OF the Regis
trr. an.l q - simply an insult To those
gseE. men - charge them with icing
interested - the niled Press a. STOCK
.etofng Organization. shen AZ a matter
- Fact e - -iniply great news gather.
isg a1d d.stnt ugiuE equalization. We
n sh TIE fisisdealcr D. distinctly IN.
dsrs.s1d thar ~ are p~conlarily inter-
e<ted ~ tie stock of the Unitsl Press
ana se arr pecsntarliy interested 10
the ssuse extent - the Piainslealrr ia
taa stoek - the Associated Pres~. but
ss 10 sot he.ieve 10 baii}snx our appo