Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-28
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
An Organization Representiag More
Than 400 Newspapers,


At the regular quarterly meeting of the
board OF directors of the Associated Press
at Chicago yesterday the committee on the
state Of the association reported as follows:
The committee appointed by the board
OF directors to present to the board the
actual present condition Of the Associated
Press report that more than 400 newspapers
are now receiving directly by telegraph the
news report Of the Associated Press. These
newspapers are members Of the Associated
Press and supplied with the news directly
by agents Of the Associated Press. A large
number OF daily papers I'm addition get the
news through minor associations procuring
the news from this Organization. Since the
reorganization of the Associated Press q
Year ago Id daily newspapers have given
up the news service OF the United Press
ard have become members Of the Associated
Press, and In the same period of time not
single newspaper having membership
privileges In the Associated Press has vol
unfairly relfnquished its news service TO
accept service from any other news associ-
alton not In close and friendly relations
with the Associated Press.
The committee further reports that the
present actual cash receipts each week In
payment for the various deliveries of its
news service are In excess OF the actual
weekly expenses OF the Associated Press
penses of the association since the last an
nual meeting
The Associated Press has for the ex-
elusive news service today ls.5sl miles Of
leased wire. extending from ST. Johns. n.
b.. on the east. TO Portland. San Francisco
and San Diego on the west, and from
Duluth on the north TO New Orleans. Gal
weston and San Antonio on the south.
The number of independent agents (cor-
respondents) In the service Of the Associ-
ated Press is 1,560. The number in the
eastern division is SOS. in the central d.
vision GU and IN the western division 900.
In the southern division the correspondents
Of the Southern Associated Press cover that
territory.
The number Of telegraph operators in
the service Of the Associated Press Is l63
The average number of words transmit
ted over the day wire Is 1000 words. The
average number over the night wires IL
5000 The approximate number OF words
In the telegraphic gathered-in service
throughout the country is 10000 per day.
The committee finds that the Associated
Press has maintained and improved at ey-
cry point great superiority n its news
service over al competitors, and that not
only IN its domestic, but also In its foreign
news arrangements IL stands far ahead OF
any previous record. IL holds exclusive
contracts with the London Times prohibit
ing the legitimate use Of the news OF this
paper by any American news association,
and similar exclusive contracts with the
chief and most important news agencies OF
Europe-the Reuter- OF London, the Havas
OF France and the Wolfe of Berlin. the
three great agencies OF England. France
and Germany, which maintain correspond
exits at every important city In Europe,
Africa, South America. Asia and Australia.
The examination Of the books OF the
Associated Press SHOWS that it's members
have signed and pledged themselves to a
guarantee fund Of $5Ju.0vo to maintain the
high character CT its news service and 70
meet any extraordinary contingencies Of ex-
pense. OF this vast sum. not one single
dollar mas been demanded from any sub
scriber and the entire sum remains intact.
unused for any purpose and available at
any moment Tor the uses for which II was
subscribed. (Signed.)
IS. s. CARvALHo. New York World
FREDERICK DRISCOLL. ST. Paul
Pioneer Press.
&C. w. KNAPP. St Louis Republic.
CLAYTON McMICHAEL, Philadelphia
North American.
ALBERT BARR, Pittsburg Post
-. e. SCRIPTS. Detroit Tribune ana
Detroit News.
&c II. PURDUE, Cleveland Leader and
Cleveland News and Herald"