New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
NFWSDE4LERS TALK FIGHT.
THY CONSIDER MEANS OF COMBATING
AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY AND AD-
Use PROCEEDING SLOWLY.

The reu-s5ealers of New-York held mass meet
ing last night in the lodge rooms of the New-A orA
NewsG callers Association. No Union square, 1ol
IN purpose Of discussing ways anc means 10 Hs'
-la American News Company. Thomas r. MaF.In
r,-esided at the meeting which was at1enoeo oS
a,o,4- two hundred dealers a committee OF seven
vas appointed TO listen 20 the suggestions OF the
dza1e-s throughout the city as to the best plan o
campaign TO be opened Just before aoJouI niiieiL
zas taken a motion put requesting ali those
in <avor Of cooperation raise their hands Every
hand was raised amid shouts OF Down WIN Tie
American News Company
President Martin. in his opening ADDRESS, oe-
sc-tbad the reason and object Of the meeting ny
-. -bs+ the meeting had been called in order
- give the dealers of the city an opportunity OF
zofciug their sentiments regarding me paSiL-e :"
excessive margins 70 news companies f1
mar the cooperative plan among the newsoealers
had beeu discussed, but advised that those present
co,,,,it themselves to no hastily formed pian out
10 move slowly and with caution
we cannot expect he said TO cope Win
news counpanv which has been in business for
.o-+v Years and is supported by millions OF capl-
81 IN aav week or a month. We must ask
ourselves first who is 10 blame the most lhe pup
fishers or the news companies Ihey, no oou0t
tried 70 get the money out OF the puoIsherS III
bsro-a they tackled the extra charges on 10 you
Mr. Martin went TO describe the various
scbe-,es which had been suggested for taxing the
distribution Of newspapers and perlooiCals GU "
the hands Of the American News Company IIoileE
he said gridirOned all ct greater NV 80
and he thought that all points could be reecheo Oy
rerbod If il decided that II were Des1 70
deal directly with the publishers.
n = GoIde the next speaker. charged that the
American News Company had forced upon the
publishers ironcIad contracts that dehed COIN
1etfrion; that they had increased the delivery
charge from 80 TO 70 cents on the grouho that
oa+s we're htsn: that they hired clerks whose
handwriting was so POOR that the bills could not
- -ead. that the dealers did not know what
me- were paying for; that they were cflarGiLs
sac a ,-lar Cor the privilege TO call ana receive
that they gave favorttes II TIE trace
an o3portllrity OF selling the current
-ZI,ar[T-folIr hours before they We're delVeTed -
TIE des iers and that they had caused the 1Felght
'F9ssjn said that he had not been informed
49, -6rg me extra charge for GeilVeFy spoken o.
~ 70 cents as before. He said that when ne asAeo
he Collector why he had not been informed ne n
tIIrn 2-as asked Isn't the bill q sufllcieAt nou-
fcarion9'' The trouble is continued Mr fS4S-
sin 'that they don't treat Us IKE men re ne
c--p1es-ed that they start the Work on a Sinai
- s+ee. n NECESSARY establish depots by degrees
s1d qrsduallv send out their lines to the different
states and Canadian points ,,
NJ Ossuuan the Square Deal News CoLlEAilS >
- T3-ookTyr said ne had sixty horses and forty
zTa1ors which were at the disposal OF the utdierS
- they decided form A cooperative company
Varo1s dealers tod Of their grievances against the
American News Company , . - 49,.
The committee appointed for the purpose O con
siderins ways and means were Thomas r MaTtln
M e Code Adolph LipPman J - tTusssil Alex
s16e- J Mack and ABE LeDlef4