New-York tribune., 1894-03-28
IT'S FIFTTETH BIRTHDAY.
CELEBRATION OF THE SPRINGFIELD RE-
PUBLICAN"
IT SAYS THAT ITS NEWS SERVICE. SUPPLIED bi
THE UNITED PRESS. WAS NEVER so Salts


THE UNITED PRESS WAS NEVER so Salts
FACTORY AS 1T is AT PRESENT
Springfield. Mass. March 27-"The Springfield
Daily Republican" to-day observed its hftieth brth
day by the publication on It's new press OF Il twenty
two-page number. several pages of when are "e
voted to a history Of the growth and progress OF
.No Daper and the community in which IT has WELD
cd for half century 50 great an influence. one of
me interesting features of this number is an eal-
:oriai under the caption "Our Superior News ser
v!ce" in which The Republican" says:
at Is proper 10 say the public at this time Ua'
'TheRepubican general news service is the best now
In existence II elected having free choice between
the rival news associations to stand by It's neignpor
and longtime associates in news gathering ''e
New-England Associated Press. the NeW-io ork state
Associated Press. the Southern Associated freSS
(Which h. the way. exchanges news win oo'h '"e
rival news organizatons and the United ffesS-
tsis last the great central agency which absorbed
H.. cd Associated Press.
Its partners such papers as Inc W-io'h
Herald sun Times and Tribune The boston
Herald Globe and journal. The PhiladeIphla
Icdeer' and Record and hundreds OF others scat
,ore1 ALI over the country. 1t is triiing with the
fn,eyence OF the people assume that these great
papers Of the East will be content with ahy'hhE
inferior 70 ,he best in the way OF news service anu
the news that they gather for themselves ana the"
associates is the news that chiefly interests New
England.
.eTae Western Associated Press, one OF the Varl-
Gus sectional bodies originally Joined together proke
with It's allies and has since sought 70 dl:rHps tie M
snmed the name OF the Associated Press when sun
belongs by right If Original possession 70 an .'s
other associations. The New England Assocldteu
Press res stcd this Western movement ana the ni-
portant papers Of Boston and an the siN siN, ~
ENGLAND states have stood together as OF OLD. Ine
same Is true of the other associations ollEHl,u
allied Mr. Eennett. of The New-l ork heTdIu'
promptly maintained, in reply 70 this western NOV
ment that the central exchange for the news OF the
world for the great papers OF the East mus @ pe
NeW-Yo ork and not Chicago. In thls ne ms Del Del
warmly sustained by the great morning newspapers
of Ncw-York city, with the single exception OF Inc
World - ,., l.,
The rivalry thus precpita,ed has resulted IN a.,
more thorough and full cleaning OF the WorlI
news for the newspapers which have stood by the
original organization than has ever before e,n nesn
the exDlotations made by the Western AsSocIateu
Press organization, the United Press to-day serves
40 newspapers in all parts of the mon exclusive
OF Canada while its rival does not lay CAIN 70 over
will he tie closer federation Of the great rewspapers
of the East re plans for which are beinS carelu,,E
perfected Time has simply justified the choice
which The Republican has made; ~ remains IN
Citations save only the Western Afsocia'er Press;
whose members arrogate the Old name 81 Assocla 20
Press In a manner that Is utterly miSIeatlAS / ne
Republican has lost no news privileges II ICitiiS
ciated Press in New-YorE city. ana the service
which Il receives through the old alliance wa" hrN'
SO satisfactory as 1t Is today ana has been ever
since the break OF the Western Association was
precipitated
''This paper has not been given t. parading i;s
internal affairs. but the above statement conveys
the exact facts OF the situation at time
when truth needs 10 be kept in view