The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-04
Coming Among the
Newsdealers.
BOYCOTT PROMISED
On New York Papers and
Mass Meeting Likely.

The retail newsdealers OF Worcester
held their second meeting at the LIN
coin House last night, and transacted
considerable business, which will
create no end of excitement in this
city in the near future if their plans
do not miscarry.
The Worcester Retail Newsdealers'
Association is bound to bring the pub
fishers Of the New York Journal and
world to terms and an all around
boycott of those publications will I'M
doubtedly be the ultimate end
TO aid them in their attempt to do
away with local wholesaler and be
able to buy the papers direct, the as
soclation considered the proposition
last night to ask all the labor unions
IN the city to request their members
TO refuse to buy either the Journal or
the World until the matter. is salts
1actorily settled and mass meeting
may be called at some near future date
to which all the newsdealers and all
the newsboys of Worcester and the
members of the local labor unions will
be invited and asked to pledge them
selves not to buy or. sell either paper
The above propositions were SO Sc
riously considered at last night meet
appointed, it was said upon excellent
authority, to visit every retail dealer
In the city limits with petition, in
which will be embodied the above res
olutions
The committee. it is supposed, will
go to work at once and Wednesday eve
nlng VIII report at a meeting which will
be held at the Lincoln House.
There are over 80 retail newsdealera
IN worcester, and 18 have Joined the
association, and those who are menu
bers wish to get every man in the bust
ness to cooperate and when the proper
time comes. strike the blow in a fatal
spot
The meeting last evening was held
behind closed DOORS and it was said to
nave been a warm one, but all the
members were bent in the same direc-
tlon, and the only question was the
best method to adopt to gain the de-
sired end.
The proposition to lower the price
q otler New York Sunday papers TO
SIX cents to the public was considered
put did not meet with favor, as it was
thought that that method would nor
bring about what is wanted.
Tne only way to bring the publish
ers 60 terms was, in the opinion of a.
majority of those present last night "
SAID member. Ito first interest every
to the newsboys of the city, who, Ii is
known. would cooperate with the deal
ers and refuse to sell either the JournaI
or the World" not
A prominent member said last even
ing that the labor unions would will
ln8Iy cooperate, In his opinion, IL the
matter was brought to their attention
In the proper manner.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. T,a4ton a,,5
president l.. II. Browning. of the asso-
clation, held a consultation. Mr. Eaato,,
wrote letter to the associafion ~
when ne explained Just how he stood
IN une matter, saying that he ala mt
dilahe one cent on the advance In price
anu that ne was willing to go before
the meeting last night and explasn al
matters. sNp'ain I'll
Inc association, 1t is understood
voteu not TO request him to attend. that
tney did not wish to consider any fur
tnSr propositions from him.
Inc dealers have endeavored to get
Ihe journal and World to deal with
Them, but in every case the n,,hIss,I,....,
nave referred them to their agent M
Easton. eene' Mr
President Browning was seen last
night. He said: '%'st
we hope to make arrangements
Wltnout taking severe measures Az
cording to Mr.. Easton he doee ,,o+ .,-I.7
-
the retailers are paying for the worL
me me journal and World should paw for
we are, IN fact. the circulation agents
" ene papers and are paying a cent
more than we should paw for then, mn
we have considered the proposition
70 ASK cooperation from the newsbovs
ana the people who buy the papers, but
we have also considered many otber
things o'her
secretary Culbert did not wish to dis
cuss the future intentions of the asso-
citation, but said that the waee-earneys
VINO bought the two papers and tbe
dealers and boys who sold them were
the ones to use to bring the publishers
to terms.
The members of the association arc
evidently determined to use the boycott
II necessary, and IL they do not get anv
satisfaction In arbitration they will
probably call a mass meeting the latter
part OF next week and also ask In the
meantime the cooperation of the allied
labor interests of Worcester.