New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
JOINING THE UNITED PRESS
IMPORTANT PACIFIC COAST PAPERS
ADOPT IT'S NEWS SERVICE.
1.-THE SAN FRANCISCO CALI AND THE SAN
JOSE MERCURY" WANT ACCURATE NEWS
AND ABANDON THE CHICAGO

AND ABANDON THE CHICAGO
ORGANIZATIONS.
San Francisco June N-"The San Francisco
Calf and "The San Jose Daily Mercury nave
discontinued the service OF the Chicago Associated
Press. and this morning print the fuii oVeranu
Pacific Coast news OF the United Press Inc
Call" devotes four Of its pages 10 an Illustrated
description Of the service. showing the extent ana
importance OF the alliance IL says;
When the present management OF The CalI
assumed control II the destlnies OF TINS srea
paper of the important considerations pieseiI.
ed was the securing OF complete ana distlhctlEc
Geographic service Therefore new alliances were
sought and in pursuance Of this oosce an ba ysst
resources of the United Press Press have oeeh piaceu
the disposal of The CalL Call, .r,e San Fran.
cisco Call" and THE San Jose Daily Mercury
have formed permanent alliance IL ,b bae word
For all purposes of collecting ana dis'riDutns Ie
ports Of the events that affect the anars ana
interest the minds OF the masses OF TINS country
its equipment and facilities are complete ana co,
extensive with the Intellectual b I.nited prsss
Is the legitimate successor OF the orlgiha a $50
citation that was hrst organas of the CITY Of
New-York.
After describing the consolidation of the United
Press with the old Associated Press. Tine 'aii
relates the rise Of the Chicago organization. which
assumed the name OF ASSOCIATED Press though
having no relation whatever TO the institution
identified for half century in the public NINA
as the Associated Press. and describes Its course
in making war on the United Press. Continuing
it says:
The calers OF ieH to se
tect themselves and their clients against t"l~ uo
attempt to demoralize the integrity of the service
Of The Intelligence daily put before the people
by newspapers, and at the earliest ayaiiap'e op,
portunity The San Francisco CALI and inc pan
Lose Daily Mercury" in Justice TO themselves snd
TO their readers resolved to cut loose rom tns
Chicago association and to lend the weight OF
their influence TO the movement for securing
better news service for the Pacific Coast. ,..,oo
Associated Press Colonel Finley Anderson, OF the
executive department OF the United Press, came 20
California with authority TO negotiate win h i
pacific Coast newspapers for the service OF ms
association with the result that Ine Ca az ,e anl
crs OF the new movement In this section OF Inc
country.
Among the features OF its record OF the occur
renee arc kilograms OF congratu'at!on received
from C. A. Dana. Of New-York. president OF the
United Press: r. r. Sorer. OF Elmira. secretary
OF the New York Associated Press; Evan T. HOW
ell OF Atlanta president Of the Southern Asso-
cIatca Press; Patrick Walsh OF Augusta general
manager OF the same organization. and Jonn II.
Holmes OF Boston president Of the Ne"-hhg'ah'
Associated Press.
dinner WAS given las, night at the Palace
to,cl nv the proprietor OF THE CALI In recog-
milton OF the alliance. Negotiations WIN
other Pacific Coast papers now taking the re-
vort ~ rha Chicago organzation are in progress:
and further accessions to the ranks OIL the 'hi''u
Press are expected In the near future .-,o,ou
Charles VI Shortr'dgc. Editor ana prop'iss1oss
OF THE san Francisco call ana - ne Sal JOS
Mercury was born In Iowa In 1851. In no ne
entered the service Of The san Jose mercury
AZ a salary of 81 week In lsS he purchaser
',rhe San Jose Times" morning paper. INTO
the management OF which he Put ms ehersirs 10,
.'rhe San Jose Mercury and consolidated II with
rho Times" He at once began building up MS
,ar.su,n@r nroperty by Improvements in all OF its
depafimcnts. and in a short time The Merrury
secured conceded place as IN" ea',hs ,n.r, y,
.a,r.,l m. state In January OF IN" present
YEAR he purchased The San Francisco Cah' at
public auction for $3.50 CO.,