The Washington times., 1894-09-30
DOING A GREAT WORK.
Report on the Growth of the Associated
Press Since Its Organization and on
Its News Service.

CHICAGO, H., Sept. 27.-At the regular
quarterly meeting of the board Of directors of
the Associated Press held here to-day the
committee on the state of the Association re-
ported as follows:
1.-The committee appointed by the board of
directors TO present to the board the actual
present condition of the Associated Press re-
port that more than 400 newspapers are now
receiving directly by telegraph the news re-
port OF the Associated Press These news
papers are members of the Associated Press
and supplied with the news directly by agents
OF the Associated Press. A large number of
daily papers in addition get the news through
minor associations procuring news from this
organization Since the reorganization of the
Associated Press, one year ago, 129 daily
newspapers have given up the news service of
the United Press an / have become members
OF the Associated Press and in the same
period OF time not a single newspaper having
membership privileges in the Associated Press
has voluntarily relinquished their news serv-
ice to accept service from any other news as
socation not in close end friendly relations
with the Associated Press. The committee
further reports that the present actual cash
receipts each week in payment for the yari-
Gus deliveries of its news service are in ex-
cess OF the actual weekly expenses of the As
ISOLATED Press, and in excess of the average
weekly expenses of the association since the
last annual meeting.
"The Associated Press has for the exclu-
sive news service to-day Is, 5S1 miles of leased
wire extending from st. Johns, N. B., ON the
east to Portland. San Francisco, and San Diego
on the west. and from Duluth on the north
to New Orleans, Galveston. aud San Antonio
on the south. The number of independent
agents-corresponde the service OF the
Associated Press is 1850. The number in the
eastern division is 528; in the central division,
632; in the western division. 400. In the
southern division the correspondents of the
Southern Associated Press cover that terri
tory. The number of telegraph operators in
the service of the Associated Press is 1853.
''The average number Of words transmitted
over the day wires is 5000. The average
number over the night wires is As, 1000. The
approximate number of words gathered in
the telegraphic service throughout the coun-
try is 10000 per day.
1.-The committee finds that the Associated
Press has maintained and improved at every
point great superiority in its news service
over all competitors, and that not only in Its
domestic but also in its foreign news arrange
ments it stands far ahead of any previous
| record. II holds exclusive contracts with the
London Times. prohibiting the legitimate use
OF the news of this paper by any other American
news association, and similar exclusive con-
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agencies of Europe-t the Reuter-, OF London
the Havas, OF France, and the Wolfe. OF Ber-
lin, the three great agencies Of England
France and Germany which maintain cor
respondents at every important city in Eu-
rope, Africa, South America, Asia, and Aus
traia.
1.-THE examination of the books of the As
sociated Press shows that its members have
signed and pledged themselves to a guaran-
tee fund OF $3.50, 900 to maintain the high
character of its news service and to meet any
extraordinary contingencies of expense. Oh
this vast sum. not one single dollar has seen
demanded from any subscriber, and the en-
tire sum remains intact unused for any pur-
pose and available at any moment for the
uses for which it was subscribed.
IS S. CGrvalho, New York World; Frederick
Driscoll. st. Paul Pioneer Press: c. W. Knapp
st. Louis Republic, Clayton McMichael Phila,
delphia North American; Albert J. Barr. Pitts
burg POST ]. E. Scripps, Detroit Tribune and
Detroit News; L. II. Purdue. Cleveland
Leader and Cleveland News and Herald