Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-16

nincent report that II now being furnish.
ed by the Southern Associated presa.-the
United Press II Is to-day the hest press
service IN the country. and I do not ace
how II can DO improved upon.
S'sheU III. A. CoLMAN,
Editor TimeA
TENNESSEE.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, December H.
Ihe United and Southern Associated
Press service is far superior 20 The ssr'
vice received under the old association.
(SigneO w RIFLE
Editor Journal.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. December h.
exclusive use OF the United Press and
southern Associated Press service con-
vinces the Tribune that II ia the hest
news service obtainable.
(SisneO w. c. TATUM.
Editor Tribune.
UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS.
Compliance with the second reauest--to
expose the false statements sent cut by
the Chicago associatlon--is impossible
within the limits OF reasonable space
Numerous untruthful statements have
been circulated by that organization that
United Press newspapers had suspended
or had been sold out, and one or two
heavy libel suits are impending over the
falsiAcaions. The loss to its service of
nearly the entire South was claimed by
this organization as being IA disruption
or the southern Associated Press and the
absorption OF the cream OF the news
business in the cotton States"
To this a western newspaper promptly
replied: This statement Is absolutely
false. The only Southern Associated
Press papers which have subscribed for
the Associated Press (western) service
are the Columbia Register. Petersburg
lndex-Appeal, and Atlanta Journal. The
New Orleans papers, or two of them,
have been taking the western service for
year. The Southern Associated Press
has lost but three clients. which were
paying from SIS TO so per week, except
Ing the New Orleans papers, and has ap.
plications for service from many points
opened by the news war"
The fact is that the association was
never more united and determined or on
stronger financial footing. The Chicago
organization has secured. all told, only
four or FIVE subscribers in tho territory
OF the Southern Associated Press-papers
which have been paying rates for service
which have not covered the telegraph tolls
paid by the association for carrying the
news TO them. The Chicago people saw
tit TO cut even these rates nearly in half
in order TO secure patronage, and as
consequence are now enjoying the luxury
OF leased-wre service south OF Mason
and Dixon's line at a great financial loss.
"At Richmond alone the service which
is being rendered TO an afternoon paper
is costing the Chicago organization at the
rate OF about $500 more per annum than
L will receive for the news. and nearly
The same condition Of affairs is said to
prevail at the other three or four points
where the western service is rendered"
S. A. p. PAPERS.
The following is n list of the papers
served by the Southern Associated Press:
Morning-Norfolk Va.) Landmark, Nor
folk Va-) Virginlan, Lynchburg (Va)
News, Richmond Va) Dispatch, Rich
mond tNa) Times. Roanoke Wa) Times
Danvine Va) Register. Wilmington CI.
O. Star. Wilmington On c. Messenger
Raleigh On. c. News Observer. Char
lotte On. c. Observer. Columbia Is. c.
State. Charleston (S. c. News and
Courier, Savannah (Ga) News, Augusta
Ca Chronicle Atlanta (Ga) Constitu-
ton, Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, Ma
con GA Telegraph and Messenger,
Jacksonville Fla) Times-Union, Knox
vile (Tenn) Journal, Knoxville CTenn)
Tribune, Chattanooga CTenn.) Times Biz
mingham (Ala.) Age-IIerald. Montgomery
(Ala) Advertiser, Mobile (Ala) Register,
Shreveport Oa) Times. Natchez CNliss.)
Democrat. Vicksburg Ciiss.) Herald.
Afternoon-Norfolk Oa) Ledger Ports
mouth Wa) Star, Lynchburg Wa-) Adj
vance, Roanoke CVa) World. Charleston
IS G. Post. Savannah (Ga.) Press. Jack |
sonville GTla) Telegram, birmingham
CAla) Evening News, Chattanooga (Tenn) |
Evening News, Knoxville (Tenn) Senti- |
nel; Asheville On. c. Citizen, Atlanta |
(Ga) Herald. New Orleans Oa) States. |
Augusta (Ga.) Evening Chronicle.