The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16

poration by the proprietor Of the news
paper desiring the service Of said cor
poration; the right was acquired for q
newspaper only by its proprietor be.
coming what 10 called a member Of
the Associated Press" and every mem
Der was required to execute a contract
with said corporation before the name
OF the Newspaper Of which the member
was the proprietor was entered upor
the membership roll. and the secretary
OF said corporation was required to keeT
a record Of all newspapers entitled to q
news report from said corporation
which record was called the member.
ship roll"
When the aforesaid New York news.
papers. excepting THE NEW YORK Bun
and the Brooklyn Eagle, abandoned
the United Press as Aforesaid and
Joined the Western organization the
proprfetors Of said newspapers became
so-called members Of said corporation
Thereafter the Philadelphia newspapers
certain New England newspapers and q
number Of journals In central New York
also abandoned the United Press and
Joined said corporation. and the compe-
tition between said corporation and the
United Press became such that when
In 1897 the Boston Herald Joined said
corporation the United Press was com
PEELED to go out Of business, and on
April 8. 1897. the day on which the
United Press ceased to do business, be-
tween 200 and 400 Of the newspaperr
heretofore served by the United Pre.,s
became so-called members OF the Asso-
ciated Press and entitled to its news SER
vice.
Many newspapers however, hereto
fore served by the United Press. among
them THE Sun. were refused admis-
sion to and the news service OF the
Associated Press under and by virtue
Of the rule heretofore referred to and
always an adjunct OF the business of
the New York Associated Press and its
successors. and Incorporated among the
bylaws Of the Associated Press, pro-
viding that no newspaper could be
served with the news reports thereof
without the consent OF every other
newspaper then in receipt OF such ser
vice in the city OF publication.
In the manner aforesaid the Asso-
ciated Press WAS in 1897 in practically
undisputed possession OF the entire bust
ness Of gathering and distributing news
in the United States and had a virtual
monopoly thereof. which 1t has ever
since attempted to maintain.
The business of said corporation In
the course OF years acquired such d.
mansions that on Sept. 30, 1900. and for
some years prior to said date. large
majority of the leading newspapers
published throughout the United States
were on the membership roll OF said
corporation. and bought and received
Its news reports under contracts be-
tween said corporation and the proprie-
tors OF said newspapers respectively.
w.
METHODS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The manner in which said corporation
gathered and made up its news reports
was as follows: Every so-called men,
Der was bound by his or It's contract
with said corporation To furnish to
said corporation. and to no other dsso-
citation or newspaper, such portion OF
the news Of the vicinage OF such MEM
Der as liz called spontaneous news, that
is. news OF events which happen or
transactions which occur without the
procurement OF the member; said
corporation also employed agents and
correspondents at many different points
in the United States and in the Old
World. who gathered news directly for
Its use. the number OF these employees
varying at different times TO suit the
exigencies of the occasions calling for
their use: obtained the news of
ordinary events happening in the Old
World from news-gathering agencies
abroad. partially in exchange for news
furnished them by said corporation OF
events In the United States. and par
TALLY in consideration OF money paid
by said corporation to said agencies
having It's own employees stationed at
various centres OF the Old World to
receive and transmit such news;
generally as to all matters OF special
Importance said corporation sought to
have and had its own and original
sources OF information; II anywhere
outside the boundaries OF the United
States something OF special interest to
America was going on. as, for instance
the Spanish American war. the Drey-
fus trial at Rennes. France, the opera
lions Of our army and navy and other
events in the Philippines. and many
other occurrences in various parts of
the world too numerous to mention,
said corporation employed correspond
ents OF its own to gather the news and
wire the same to 1t. Upon occasions
OF which the Spanish American war Is
an illustration. said corporation char
tered ships which carried it's reporters
to the scene OF events which II desired
to report. and similarly. in the case Of
important events happened inland. said
frequently hired and bought
horses and vehicles to carry it's report
ers to the scene OF such events and TO
carry the news to the places where Il
might be utilized. During the year
1899, c. o.. the cost Of gathering and
transmitting said news was In excess
OF $l,750. 900. the single item OF the cost
Of obtaining its foreign news being
more than $2ss,O00; the cable tolls
alone of the account OF the destruction
Of Cervera's feet In said Spanish Amer.
lean war were over 5000. and the total
expenditures for reporting the war ex-
ceeded S30O,O00
v.
COMBINATION TO
MONOPOLIZE NEWS.
For the purpose OF news gathering
the world at large In divided among
four great agencies; the Reuter- Tele-
gram (NDmnany I I'D NJ nnJnp baraIo