The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-06
FMS USTTEB PsEsS
NV Ynnk. Feb. 5. 1884,.

| from the old service circuits " the United
| Press and its predecessor. the New York
Associated Press: and II has come TO
our knowledge that the Western gem
tlcmen who are engaged in news
warfare" against these cid agencies
ars assiduously circulating the story
that we are not likely to continue the
contest" These representations have
misled some overcreiulous clients OF ours
into steps that they are certain 10 regret.
with fer the first time brief statement Of
! the facts. for tho benefit oi whom IL may
concern.
The Nor York H.raM THE NEw YORK srN.
the Nstr FORK Tribune the Nsic YORK Times.
! and their associates. under a decd Of trust.
! hold absolute control ~ the United Press
aud OF the contracts. good will. aud business
which 1t derived from it's predecessor. the
! old New York Associated Press. These
| papers are engaged IN tue business
uf collecting Tie news OF :hc world ipr
their clients and themselves. They repre-
sent all phases OF political belief East and
West: and the good will accruing to them
through their long years OF successful
service to the public rests upon the good
| faith with which they have done this
work. Their clients are other daily news
papers in New York city and Brooklyn.
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New York state Associated Press, the
Southern Associated Press. the leading
papers ia Philadelphia. Baltimore. and
Washington. and nearly all OF those
throughout New Jersey, pennsylvania.
Delaware, and Maryland. besides many
in the West and on the Pacific coast, and
all OF those in the British Provinces OK
North America.
1t is obvious TO any careful observer that
the United Press is now collecting the news
more copiously. accurately. and success-
fully than ever before. and it proposes TO
continue TO do so. Certain Western news
papers. which from time to time have en-
are attempting It again. Under no circum-
stances and at no time will the Nep York
Herald. The NEW YORK SUI. the Ner York
Tribune. and the .Nep York Times consent to
abandon the business OF collecting the news
of the world for themselves and their clients.
and to turn over this work to the irresponsi-
bic and Enthusiastically persons now conduct
ing the affairs OF the Western organization.
and engaged in demoralizing the legiti-
mate business of news collecting by tempt
ing offers OF rates below paying basis.
Such inducements are OF no real advantage
either to those who offer or those who accept
them. II is clear that no business conducted
on such basis can be either efficient or
permanent.
We have made no complaints and no er
pdrte statements intended to disparage 9TH
ers or to exalt ourselves, but we are going
steadily about our business. paying our bills
as they accrue. and we arc prepared to pay
them IL they should be doubled. trebled. OF
quadrupled. As matter OF fnct. these bills
do not now equal one-half the amount they
reached during the successful defence of our
present position against the last serious as
sault upon it by these same disturbing
newspapers of the West.
Therefore. the statement that under any
circumstances or at any time we are likely
to abandon or have ever contemplated
abandoning the work Of collecting our own
entirely groundless. and we mako this
publication only that old clients OF
ours need no longer lie deceived by
the reckless and unfounded stories set
afioat about US. Neither is It true that
we are looking for or desiring any COM
promise. On the contrary. we should pre-
fer to have whatever contest may 10
said to exist. continue until the people
who havo started it have had enough to
last them through one newspaper genera
ton. Whatever any or all OF the other
newspapers may decide 20 do. the Journals
herein represented will continue in the
business Of collecting copiously and au-
thentically the news OF the world for their
clients and themselves.
JAMES GoRDoS BENNETT.
for the Ne,r York Herald
WHITELAw REID.
for the Ner York Tribune.
CHARLES A. DANA.
for THE NEW YORK SUs.
CHARLES r. MILLER.
GEO. F. SPISSEY.
for the Men York TSu,.