The record-union., 1894-03-20
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AUGMENTED NEWS FACILITIES.


reports-from the New York Associated
Press and the Western Associated Press.
Under it it has enjoyed news facilities of
the most conspicuous character.
1t Is now, however, a full member and
stockholder in the Associated Press, the
most extended and most completely or.
ganized and equipped news-gathering
service In the world.
On the 18th. inst. the Associated Press
began to forward to this coast the worlds
telegraphic news over its new system of
leased wires. which has just been ex-
tended to this coast. One of these wires,
supplying California, has been led into
the RECORD UNION Office, where the
Associated Press, therefore, has its head
quarters in this city. The entire night
report, beginning at P. NJ. and running
until 5 A. NJ, is therefore received direct
In this Office, where an Associated Press
representative receives the dispatches,
and transposes them simultaneously into
typewriter copy, that goes instantly to
the news editor. This leased wire relates
now to the night report, but will un-
doubtedly be eventually extended to take
IN the day report.
Under this system the RECoRD-UN
with it's evening contemporary, has for a
period of ninety years exclusive control
over the news reports of the Associated
Press for this city. and an area covering
sixty miles in every direction from this
city.
This crystallizing and betterment of
conditions under the leased wire system
increases our 'night report" to i. 900 and
5000 words. and gives closer and more
direct connection than ever with all the
central news-gathering agencies of the
association. Under this system the Rec
oRD-UNIoN's is the only newspaper Office
in California, save one, with leased wire
station directly in its newsroom. It relates
it Immediately and without intermission
directly with and makes it part of the
great $1,000 miles Of leased wire system
of the Associated Press, taking in the
whole vast stretch from st. Johns, n. B.,
to the Pacific, and from the Canadian
Provinces to the Gulf of Mexico.
One advantage of this expanded and
perfected service is that it gives the Rec
oRD-UNIoN more than double the amount
of news report from which to gather and
prepare for its readers the cream OF the
news of the world to the latest moment,
presenting so much as its judgment and
mechanical capacity justify.
This carries with it the assurance that
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readers without unnecessary verbiage,
and in manner most acceptable to the
largest number of people.
AS an example of the capacity of this
unprecedented news service. it will be
noted that the RECORD UNION is enabled
to print news of the old world twenty
four hours in advance of New York
morning papers. For instance, Saturday
last the RECORD D-UNIoN published the
account of the great event of the English
boating world. the race between the Ok
ford and Cambridge crews on the River
Thames, near London. That race began
st 9:23 A. NJ. Saturday, and the result with
details was given to the readers of the
REcoRD-UNIoN Saturday morning sew
eral hours prior-by our time-to the
event, and twenty-four hours in ad
vance of the New York morning press.
Again. yesterday morning the RECORD
UNION printed London dispatch of the
same date, giving extracts from the Lon
don Times Of that morning, the dispatch
being received direct in the REcoRD-UN-
ION Office over the Associated Press leased
wire system between seven and eight
hours. according to our time, in advance
of its publication. and of course. as in the
other case. twenty-four hours ahead of
the New York morning papers.
In short, the REcoRD-UNIoN while
always enjoying the fullest news facilities
oftbe times. has now availed Of the still
.,o~o axnanded service, and by its pro-
prietorship in the Associated Press and
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