The morning call., 1894-09-28
BEST NEWS SERVICE.
Excellent Work Done by the
Associated Press.
Correspondents All Over the World
and Wires That Cover the
United States.

CHICAGO, 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 associ-
alton reported as follows:
The committee appointed by the board of
directors to present 10 the board tile actual
present condition of the Associated Press
report that more than 400 newspapers are
now receiving directly by telegraph the
news report of the Associated Press.
These newspapers are members of the
Associated Press and are supplied with
the news directly by agents of the Associ-
ated Press. A large number of daily papers
In addition get news through minor associ-
atoms procuring news from the organiZa-
ton. Since The TgaEizati0n of the As
ISOLATED Press, one year ago, 129 daily
papers have given up the news service of
the United Press and have become mem
bers of the Associated Press, and In the
same time n OF single paper having mem-
bership privileges in the Associated Press
has rellnQuished that news service to ae-
cept service from any other news assoc-
alton not in close and friendly relations
with the Associated Press. The committee
reports that the present actual cash re-
ceipts each week in payment for the vari-
Gus deliveries of its news service are 10
excess of the actual weekly expenses of
the Associated Press and in excess of the
average weekly expenses of the orgauza-
tion at the last annual meeting.
The Associated Press has for the exclu-
sive use of its news service to-day 1851
miles Of leased wires. extending from st.
Johns, y. B., ON the east to Portland, San
Francisco and San Diego on the west
and Duluth on the north 10 New
Orleans, Galveston and San Antonio
on The south. The number of indie
pendent agents-corresponden the
service of the Associated Press is 1861.
The NUMBER in the eastern division is 52S.
in the central division 632, in the western
division 400. In the southern division the
correspondent of the Southern Associated
Press cover that territory.
The number of telegraph operators in
the service is 16S. The average number of
words transmitted over the day wires is
10000. The average number over the night
wires is $4,000. The approximate number
of words in the telegraphic news gathered
by the service throughout the country is
IS, 600 per day. The committee finds that
the Associated Press has maint lined and
improved at every point great superiority
in its service over all competitors. aud not
only in domestic but in foreign news ar
engagements it stands far ahead OF any pre-
vious record. 1t shows exclusive contracts
with the London Times, prohibiting the
legitimate use of the news of that paper by
any other American association, and SINH
lar exclusive contracts wi b the chief and
most important news agencies of Europe
the Renter of London, the Hayas OF
France and Wolfe OF Berlin, the three
greatest agencies Of England, France and
Germany, which maiDtain correspondents
in every important city in Europe, Africa.
South America, Asia and Australia.
The examination of the books of the
Associated Press show that lis members
have signed aud pledged themselves to a
guaranty fund of $685. to maintain the
high character Of its news service and TO
meet any extraordinary contingency of
expenses. OF this vast sum not one sin
gle dollar has been demanded from any
subscriber. and the entire sum remains in
the account unused for any purpose, and
available any minute for service.
/. S. Carvalhoe, New York World.
Frederick DriscOll, ST. Paul Pioneer
Press.
e. W. Knapp. ST. Louis Republic.
Clayton McMichael, Philadelphia North
American.
Albert J. Bar, Pittsbnrg Post.
j. S. Scripps, Detroit Tribune.
E. Ii. Perdue, Cleveland Leader and
Cleveland News and Herald.