St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-05
present effort. cloaked under the iDvit-
ing name of

THE UNITED PRESS,
and posing as an association, has sue.
ceeded in securing patronage from
number of important journals.
chiefly in the East. and it was
this fact that attracted the
attention aud aroused the spirit of the
members of the Associated Press, who
assembled today.
Besides the members proper enumer-
ated above there were also present, and
quite as deeply interested, the repre-
sentativeS of the allied associations of
the Associated Press, all of which are
upon the same cooperative plan and
represent an aggregate membership
running into the hundreds. 1t was the
unanimous opinion of those assembled
that the time was ripe for great ma
tional Associated Press organization,
such as has never existed in this cOun-
try, and which should extend from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, embracing in its
membership all of the leading daily
newspapers, while preserving the
autonomy of the various sectional aSsO-
Citations for local purposes. The plan of
equal stockholding right for each mem-
Der. This insures the most perfect
equality among the members. The ad-
miniStratiOn is placed in the hands of a
board of directors,
REPRESENTING EVERY SECTION
of the country and every considerable
interest, and elected annually. The
executive officer, the general manager,
is also elected annually. This policy
throws about the news service the best
possible safeguards. and necessitates
the most thorough accountability, by
the management, for its every act. In
response TO urgent applications from
leading newspapers in the Easr, il was
found necessary to increase the capital
stock.
William Penn Nixon, president of the
Associated Press. occupied the chair.
Victor +. Lawson, chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee. offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the board of directors
be instructed to take the necessary steps
to Increase the capital stock of the As
sociated Press to 100000, to the end of
Matchmaking the proprietorship of the
association by the admission of leading
newspapers in all sections of the coun-
try to stockholding in the association in
Individual amounts not exceeding the
holdings of the present stock holders;
provided this shall not impair the exist
ing rights of members.
ADOPTED WITH ENTHUSIASM.
A. j. AikeuS. of Milwaukee, offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted by rising vote unanimously.
and subsequently signed by those pres
ent as expressive of their sentiment:
Resolved. That the members of the
Associated Press are unanimous in their
determination to sustain the officers and
directors in their purpose to build up Il
national mutual newS-gatherlng asso-
citation for the benefit of lis members
and the public it serves, and to this end
we pledge our continuous loyal sup
port.
The general manager presented a
financial statement, showing the aSso-
citation to be free from indebtedne SIS
and having a surplus of over S33. 900.
Owing to The establishment of exclusive
relations with the great European news
gathering agencies of Reuter-. Havas
and Wolff. and the added ex-
pense involved in the extern
sion of the service, it was
suggested that guaranty fund
of an adequate amount be provided
against any emergency that might
arise. The idea was taken up promptly,
and volunteer subscriptions to such a
fund were offered. The following legal
and binding document was prepared by
John &. Wilson, general counsel for the
organization, and was signed as indi-
Gated. Although number of the
gentlemen present felt they we're not
authorized to affiX their signatures with
out action by their corporate authorities,
and, therefore, number of SubScrip-
tionS are yet 10 he made, and will Ue re-
ported by telegraph as soon as author
lZed. still the immediate guaranty
reaches the large total of $4,000. Fol-
lowing is the document and signatures:
THE LEGAL DOCUMENT.
In consideration of 81. to each of US in
hand paid, and of the Associated Press
continuing its existing news service
with such modification as its board of
directors may deem advisable, we, the
undersigned, hereby agree to pay to
said Associated Press. from time to
time, as called for by its board of di-
rectors, our several pro rata shares of
the cost of such service and above its
current income, for a period of two
years, the total liability of any sub
| Scriber not to exceed the sum set oppo-
! site his name, and the pro rata share of
| each subscriber to be aScertained by the
| proportion which his subscription bears
to the aggregate amount of the sub
scriptions hereto, the amounts so ad-
vanced to be repaid, without interest,
when and as soon as SAID Associated
Press shall have surplus funds on hand
available for such purpose, and not
otherwise.
Chicago, Oct. 4, 1893,
V. Lawson, Chicago Record & News. S20. 900
H. II. Kohlsaat, Inter Ocean. ... 2000J
Chicago Evening Journal J.R. Wilson. 10000
st. Louis Republic Charles " Knapp. 20, 900
ST. Louis-Globe Democrat, d. NJ. IIouser. 20,00J
St,Louis Amerika. W. Druhe. president. 5000
st. Louis Weslliche Post, L. Pretorius 5000
| F. DriscOll, st. PaulTioneer Press. ... 10000
| st. Paul Globe, by II. P. Hall. . 10000
Paul Dispatch, by G. Thompson. 10000
| Minneapolis Tribune, by w j Murphy. 10000
Minneapolis journal, by L. Swift ... 10000
| Milwaukee Sentinel, by c. Raw Il. 900
| Wisconsin, Milwaukee, A j. Akin Il. 900
| Milwaukee Heroid. by E. W. Coleman. 1000
| Detroit Tribune, by James E. Scripps 100
| Cincinnati Foksblatt, by l.. Markbredt 5000
| Cincinnati Times-Star by C. P Taft. 10 900
| Cleveland Plain Dealer and Post, by l..
F. Holden..... ...................... 10000
| Cleveland Leader, News and Herald,
by e. II. Perdue ........... 10000
| Pittsburg Post, by Albert j. Barr. 5000
| Pittsburg Com. Gazette, r. Simpson. 10000
Oil City Derrick, by P. c. Boyle ...... 5000
! Toledo Blade, by f. T. Lane 10000
Columbus Dispatch. by w. D. BrickeIl 5000
Columbus Journal, by j. D. Eldso.n 5000
Indianapolis Sentinel, by B. a. Eaton. 5000
Indianapolis News by W. H. Smith,. 5,0cC
Indianapolis journal, by Harry S. New 5000
| Denver Times, by II. " HawleY. 5000
| Denver Republican. by &. G. Cooper. 5000
| Denver News, by John Atkins . 5O0e
Nashville American, by D. b, Cooper. 10000
Dayton Journal. by W. D. Bickham.... 1,0OC
| Evansville Journal, by E. P. McNeely. 1,OOC
Terre Haute Express, by G. M. Allen. 1,OOC
| Terre Haute Gazette, by W. c. Ball.. 1000
Sandusky Register, by 1. N. Mack. 1000
| Wheeling Int lligencer, Nv. Campbell 1000
| Wheeling Register, by c. II. Taney.... 1000
| Col nv oil