The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-02

Using contracts were made with the inter-
national Telegraph company, instead <of WIN
The United Press walsh, Laaan and practically
control the stock % The United Press, we are not
at peace with or two OF the other stockholeeS'
We own on the other hand, all Of the stock OF The
international Telegram Company and we lntend
20 use 1t as an into medary between ThcTelcgram
Companies and Ihs United Press, IN some matters,
and for many reasons " hich Mr. Lanan whl explain
when he reaches Lordor.- " e thfhs ~ sa'er and
better that IL should do the foreign business ana
make Itself responsible 60 you Tor the furnishing OF
AN American service.
With this object in view a resolution passed
at recent meeting OF the international Telegram
company authorizing Mr.. Lafan to make CON
tract with the Reuter- company during his coming
visit 90 London have asked the secretary, Mr' IL
II. Tatovall, 10 send you copy OF the resolution
| We had expected TO get our matters into Dct'er
shape from legal point ofview than we haze yet
| been able 10 do, and Mr.. Lahan was going
abroad we decided on the course outlined above
Hoping you arc quite well, have the hohor 10
| be, Very sincerely yours,
(signed) WALTER +. PHILLIPS.
(capy)
international Telegram company, general Offices,
room PA, The World building;
NEW YoeE FEB q. 1893
| At the annual meeting OF the board OF directors
OF the International Telegram company, held OF IS
Offices in the city OF New York, Feb. Is. 1893, on
motion, tho president OF the company was author
lied and directed 20 enter into contract with the
| Reuter- Telegram company 20 supply this company
/ with foreign news upon su IN terms as he may ar
range with said company upon his coming to visit
| Europe.
(signed) II. II TALTovALL, Secretary
Still another OF tho adjuncts of the
United Press is the Telegram News Asso-
citation or Laffan service. gAA United
Press makes an exclusive and perpetual
contract in Cleveland, o., with The
Press, in st. PAU with The De-
spatch, in Columbus, o., with The
Despatch, in st. Louis with The POST
Despatch, in Denver with The Times.
Then the Telegram News Association,
having its headquarters i'm the Sun build
ing, New York, and directed by the vice
president of The United Press, sends
what is practically copy OF TIE Unitcd
Press news report to the Cleveland World,
the st. Paul News, the Columbus Pies,
the st. Louis Star Savings, and the Denver
Sun.
But the Telegram News Association is
only one OF number of such adjuncts to
the United Press. In Memphis an excu-
sive and perpetual right TO the United
Press dispatches was sold to the Appeal,
but very soon, and for q long time, the
rival paper, the NJ emphis Commercial,
was served with what is called the Hunt
Service, made up by Mr.. III. M. Hunt, an
employee OF the United Press in Chicago.
In Tacoma an exclusive and perpetual
right to The United Press service was sold
to the Ledger, and afterwards, the Globe,
a rival, was served TO the day of his death,
with what was knowr as the Pacific
Postal Servic, made up and distributed
by the San Francisco agent of the United
Press.
Such are the methods adopted thus far
by the United Press people for money
making. The Associat Press, on the
other hand
Has No Auxiliary Comptnies
of any kind. A franchise once granted
carries with it the obligation of the Asso-
ciated Press which has always been re-
spected.
Now that the purpose of the three men
controlling the United Press is fully dis
closed, some questions are presented for
the consideration of the newspaper men
of the country.
First Is the cooperative plan OF The
Associated Press worth preserving?
or course, for the moment, and for the
purpose Of disrupting The Associated
Press and giving control of the field,
Messrs. Laffan, Walsh and Phillips are
ready TO offer any terms. They will cut
assessments to friction of the cost OF
service; they tender great blocks of
United Press stock; they offer perpetual
and exclusive United Press franchises.
And il IL be accepted, what then?
1. AS soon as monopoly is secured
any one OF a hundred plans for raising as
sessments so as to make the business inn
mensely profitable will be adopted.
2. The stock OF The United Press will
be rendered valueless by increasing salaries
or by using the International Telegram
company as an "intermediary" or by any
one OF the processes which il il the GUS
tom of cunning men to use for such pur-
pose.
3. The exclusive character of the fran
chises will bc destroyed by the use OF the
Lafian or Hunt or Pacific postal or some
other Of the many services controlled by
these men.
Second: Shall The Associated Press con-
tinue TO pay The United Press for pro-
lection?
Mr.. Phillips says, over his own sigma
ture, that, i'm July, he was drawing over
sl6i, 900 year from Associated Press pst
pers and by this process he was enabled to
make net profit OF S26, 600 year for The
United Press. Assuming this 60 lie exact,
II would be noted that, but for the sup
port given this rival by Associated Press
payers, its business would net a Ions OF
si3S, 900 per annum. Already the Asso-
ciated Press and its member have cut of
over 100000 year of the United Press
revenues and, by cutting of It's news
supply and forcing il TO gather its own
news, have added enormously O. tho rivals
expenses. A steadfast adherence TO the
policy OF having no relations whatever
with the United Press or IL papers by all
of the Associated Press interest. can have
but one result, viz: it will drive the rival
from the field
The general manager congratulatca the
Associated Press on the spirit OF zeal and
loyalty manifested by its members. with
out a known exception, these members
have come TO full understanding OF the
menace confronting them and have signi-
| find ihnir nurnnsn In sLand snnarDI. 90.