The record-union., 1894-09-28
THE GREAT NEWS GATHERER
Associated Press on a Stronger
Footing Than Ever.
AN OLD WARDROBE YIELDS UP A
BIG FORTUNE.
What a Revenue Agent Learned on
the Pacific Coast-Sharp Trick of
Nebraska Boiting Democrats-A
Drunkard's Brutal Murder of His
Wife in St. Louis-Captain How
gates Discovery and Arrest,
Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-At the regular
quarterly meeting of the Board of Direct
ors of the Associated Press, held here to-
day, the Committee on State of the ASso-
citation reported as follows:
The committee appointed by the Board
of Directors to present to the board the
actual present condition OF the Associated
Press, reports that now more than 400
newspapers are receiving direct by wire
the news of the Associated Press. These
newspapers are members of the Associ-
ated Press, and are supplied with the
news direct by its agents. large num-
ber of daily papers in addition get news
through minor associations, procuring
news through the organization.
Since the reorganization OF the Associ-
ated Press. one year ago, l29 daily papers
have given up the news service OF the
United Press and have become members
Of the Associated Press, and in the same
period of time not single paper having
membership privileges in the Associated
Press has relinquished that news service
to accept service from any other news as
sociation not in close and friendly rela-
tions with the Associated Press.
The committee reports that the present
actual cash receipts each week in paw
ment of the various deliveries of its news
service are in excess of the actual weekly
expenses of the Associated Press, and in
excess of the average weekly expenses of
the organization at the last annual meet
ing.
The Associated Press has, for the ex-
elusive use OF its news service to-day,
lS,5 miles of leased wires, extending
from st. John, \. B., on the east to Port
land, San Francisco, Sacramento and San
Diego on the west, and from Duluth on
the north to New Orleans, Galveston and
San Antonio on the south. The inde-
pendent nts-correspondents in the
service of the Associated Press-are 500.
The number in the Eastern Division is
528; in the Central Division, 632; in the
Western Division, 100. in the Southern
Division the correspondents of the South
ern Associated Press cover that territory.
The number OF telegraph operators in
the service is los. The average number
Of words transmitted over the day wires
Is 5000, and over the night wires, 45, 600.
The approximate number of words in
the telegraphic news gathered by the
service throughout the country is $4,000
per day.
The committee finds that the Associ-
ated Press has maintained and improved
at every point great superiority in its
service over all competitors, and not only
III It's uOlleSllc DQL also III It's foreign
news arrangements, it stands far ahead
of any previous record. 1t shows exclu-
sive contracts with the London Times
prohibiting the legitimate use of news Of
that paper by any other American associ-
alton, and similar exclusive contracts
with the chief and most important news
agencies of Europe. the Reuter- of Lon
don, the Havas of France and Wolfe of
Berlin-the three greatest agencies of
England, France and Germany, which
maintain correspondents in every inn
portant city in Europe, Africa, South
America, Asia and Australia.
The examination of the books of the
Associated Press shows that its mem bers
have signed and pledged themselves 10 a
guaranty fund OF $3.50, 900 to maintain the
high character of its news service, and to
meet any extraordinary contingencies of
eXpeuse. OF this vast sum not one single
dollar has been demanded from any sub
scriber, and the entire sum remains in
the account unused for any purpose and
available any minute for service.
Signed, /. S. Carvalho, New York
World; Frederick Driscoll, st. Paul Pho
neer Press; c. w. Knapp, st. Louis Re
publican; Clayton McN1ichael, Philadel-
phia North AmeTicdR; Albert j. Barr,
Pittsburg Post; j. S. Scripps, Detrit Iri-
bUpe; Z. II. Perdue, Cleveland Leader,
and Cleveland NeIOS and Herald.