The record-union., 1896-09-30
IMPORTANT PRESS CHANGES.

The accession Of the Examiner" to
the ranks Of the United Press leaves
the San Francisco Chronicle" alone in
the morning field in San Francisco as
stockholder of the Associated Press.
Recently the Salt Lake Herald" left
the Associated Press to take the United
Press news. West Of the Rocky Mount
aims the United Press is much stronger
than the Associated Press, the latter Of
which has its headquarters in Chicago
and the former In New York.
The Los Angeles Herald" has in
contemplation change from the AS
sociated Press to the United Press
This will leave the Associated Press
three considerable papers, the Port
land "Oregonian," the San Francisco
Chronicle" and the Los Angeles
Times
So far as the Pony Press service Is
concerned the United Press has enjoyed
very decided advantage west Of the
Rocky Mountains. The best Of the In
terror papers take their pony service
from the United Press. and they are
not only the best papers Of the interior,
but are by far the most numerous.
In 1893 an attempt was made by the
journalists who were the honest and
sincere friends of Pacific Coast inter-
ests to form an association to bring to
this coast a news report suitable to
this latitude. They were prevented
from doing so chiefly by the San Fran
cisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles
Times" The adherents Of the Asso-
ciated Press promised the Pacific Asso-
ciated Press the death Of the United
Press within three months. Later a
lease Of life was accorded to the United
Press of six months. There We're mem
bers Of the Associated Press who pre-
dicted that it would require at least
five years to determine the relative te-
nacity Of life Of these two associations.
There were then those, as now. who
did not care a fig for either the Associ-
ated Press or the United Press. They
were working for the best interests of
the Pacific Coast and for the highest
good of the business they represented.
| The abandonment of the Associated
Press service by the Examiner" prac-
tically closes the contest on this coast
in favor of the United Press.
The New York Journalist" of Sep
tember attempts to review the history
Of the newsgathering associations Of
the United States under the head OF
Death Among the Veterans" The
death Of William Henry Smith, late
General Manager Of the Western Asso-
ciated Press, is the text for this review.
A careful reading Of the Journalists
resume Of history Of the New York AS
sociated Press, the Western Associated
Press and the consolidated concern
which sold perpetual franchises on the
eve of its dissolution fails to disclose
one all-pervading attribute OF these as
scciations, that is. the essential dishon-
esty of Associated Press news under
the management Of both Simonton and
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| dals were laid at the door OF the asso-
citation. In one notable instance the
brokers got control Of the Associated
Press dispatches during the war Of the
rebellion and used them for speculative
purposes in greenbacks and Govern
ment bonds. There Is no reference
whatever in the Journalists" account
of the newsgathering associations OF
the fact that the Associated Press gave
exclusive franchise and then sold its
own news to a rival association with
which to supply the columns Of the
rivals of it's franchise holders with
news, and yet this actually occurred.
The Republican party. which, as
Judge Gaynor of Brooklyn well says, is
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