Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-25
The Hardman. the piano par excellence.
WHERE rs THE GRIEVANCE?

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, June 23.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: l notice a long editorial
in this mornings Nonpareil about press
franchises, During the thirty-eight months
was in control of that paper l can recall
no unfriendly relations with The Bee about
press dispatches. etc. Our reports were
abundant, more than we could use, and |
certainly know Of no interference with the
telegraph rights of the Nonparell during
quence that | can recall or that was not
promptly remedied. All of my relations with
you and General Manager Stone and Presi-
dent Richardson of the Northwestern Asso-
ciated press were friendly and courteous in
the three years and more I was in charge.
E. f. TEST,
President Nonpareil News and Printing
NOTE BY THE EDITOR; The Non,
parei has had no well founded
grievance either against the Asso-
ciated press or The Bee. The trouble
has all arisen through an irresponsible
adventurer who failed to find employment
on The Bee staff for himself and his wife
and is thus trying to get even The alleged
attempt to sandbag the Nonpareil is a fig
ment of his fertile imagination. The Non
pareil was never member of the Associated
press. Its membership was in the North
western Associated press, an auxiliary of the
defunct Western Associated press. In 1890
The Bee made a contract with the
Western Associated press for it's full
night report over leased wire
For this service it paid $500
year, in addition to the tolls imposed by the
Northwestern Associated press. While the
Nonpareil was paying ST. 800 year The Bee
paid s10,3S0 year for its press report. Ir
1892 The Bee was admitted to full member.
ship in the Western Associated press and II
January 1898, became a charter member Of
the new Associated press Six month:
later, when the leased wire contract wa!
assumed by the Associated press, The Bee
was assessed at 5000 week for full day
and night service, with exclusive right t
this report for the territory covered by it.
The Nonpareil remained in the Northwest
ern Associated press until that organization
was dissolved last winter. 1t continued to b
served with an abridged report of the new
at very moderate price. When the man
milliner who now runs the rejuvenated wrecl
made his advent he conceived the notion
that the Associated press must give tina
paper its full report of 90 600 words night,
at the price he was paying for less thar
| 5000 words. With this demand the Asso
ciated press could not comply without cut
ting down the rate charged The Bee to tn
| same level. Hence these tears!
The story that the editor of The Be
| rushed to New York as soon as he Learned
| that the Nonpareil was making another at
tempt to get the Associated press report i
| about as truthful as is the statement tina
| the Sioux City and Des Moines papers ar
| served with the full report at SAL per week
| Those papers have never received the ful
Associated press report and could not prin
| the full report If they were to get it free O
charge. The mere fact that the editor o
The Bee attended the funeral of the lat
! James w. Scott of the Chicago Times
Herald and went to New York with tn
returning funeral party has Impressed tn
| conceited ncwsmonger over the river wit
| the mistaken idea that he has been cutting
! great swath when nobody even thought Q
| him.
Right here let us state that no further no
| tice will be taken of his malicious rawlings