The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
n Ncyes, as president Of said associa-
lion. which statement was a. follows:
.rIIIc ASSOCIATED PRESS.

m,
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The annual meeting Of The Assoc
stated Press New York corporation),
,rh,ch by the bylaws IL fixed for Sept
"a will BIO necessarily adjourned to .
,ater date, OF which duo notice will DO
EVEN hereafter. II has been found that
.he details incident to the perfection
~ the organization and the commence
ment OF its news service are Of such q
character as to render It impossible TO
eon,plete them In the time available
before next wednesday. A number Of
,hc newspapers served by The Asso-
cist,d Press Of Illinois have not a. yet
,orvarded their applications. and II will
facilitate matters to have them In hand
II once. o,
puring a recess in the meeting OF
.,ocl,holders Of said corporation on Sep
,ember IL. 1900. q convention Of the
publishers OF newspapers on the mem.
hershlp roll OF said corporation was held
% consider the effect upon their inter-
.s,s OF pending changes in arrangements
for the collection and distribution OF the
news; that at such convention a large
number Of the six hundred and seventy
p,ernbers of said corporation were rcp-
resented either personally or by parties
uncovered to look after their interests.
n w. Scott Of the Portland, Ore,
Oreooaian presided. BY the selcc-
,ion OF three members from each Of the
four divisions into which the country
was by said corporation divided for
news service the following special COM
mit,cc was appointed (the chairman Of
the convention being an ex ofricio menu
ber) with instructions to Investigate and
report existing conditions.
Eastern Division--F. f. Whiting. Bos-
ION, Mass. Rerold; +. d. White. New
York World; II. j. Ford. Pittsburg, Pa.
Chronicle Photograph.
Central Divisional. d. Mum, st.
Paul, Mimi, Despatch: II. II. kohlsaat,
Chicago, 7tmcs-HerdId: John Hicks,
Oshkosh, Wis, Northwestern.
Southern Divisional. A. Tompkins,
Charlotte. n. c., Observer: T. G. Rapier,
New orleans. Picoyunc; l.. u. Noyes,
Washington, ID. c.. Stor.
Western Division--V. s. McClatchey.
QCT1lueHJD, Sdi, b6Cs -. AhuBhSo
Seattle. Wash. POST IntcIHOencer; p. II
LAnnsn, Salt Lake. Utah. Tribune.
Said committee reported to said con-
vention practically as follows:
|. That the most important elements
Of Value In n news service could no
longer be maintained under court de-
cisions. through membership in The
Associated Press OF Illinois.
:. That while It would take Ions
time legally TO wind up the existence
Of The Associated Press Vt Illinois, !,
could be done without imposing further
stockholders liabilities; and that the
interests Of members. as regards q
news service. could meanwhile be pro.
,ec,ed by cooperation in q new organi.
Iatlon.
3 That under the laws Of New York
an association could be formed which
would protect news rights better thar
could be done in Illinois. and as we'll Al
could be done in any other State.
(. That The Associated Press. or
eanizcd under the laws Of New York Is q
legal corporation. but that the com.
mittee had not been enabled to make
such examination of its bylaws as &c
Judge whether news rights could b.
properly protected Hereunder.
Your petitioner further shows thai
said report, after discussion. was unani.
mously adopted by said convention
The convention adjourned on Sep
tember l3. to meet again In New Yorl
on September IS. instructing the SAID
committee to continue Its labors ant
submit at that time. and to send also b,
mail to members Of said corporation. {
full report upon the advisabiltv Of Join
ing tho said association. together with
such alterations Of the bylaws thereo
ss might seem wise. and advise as L
the liabilities. II any. Of members O
said corporation under existing con
tracts. The committee sent on
from Chicago. on September ~. notif
cation by telegraph that the annua
meeting Of the said association woult
be adjourned to q date Of which sum
Client notice would be given. thus allow
ing time for the committee to discharg
It's duties effectually and to advis
members Of said corporation by mai
in accordance with it's instructions. II
this notice was a request for q criticism
and suggestion regarding the New Yorl
bylaws. On September 81. 1900. sal
committee. after repeated conference
with the directors Of said association
and with the knowledge and approve
" said directors. sent to all member
~ said corporation a printed report.
copy Of which. emitting some introduc
tory statements. IL hereto appended an
marked Exhibit "F."
On September 20, 1900. there wer
contemporaneously transmitted to tn
publishers Of all tho newspapers on tn
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