New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-02

quently the quantity Of domestic rags Hence
tho diminished supply Of paper stock. In October
manufacturers became alarmed, fearing thew might
net he able 10 stock their mills Prices of rsos Id
vaneed two 70 three hundred per cent. This caused
rapid advance in the price OF paper; consumers
then became alarmed, and made purchases in an.
tcipaton Of future wants. ard both stock ana paper
soon reached 4 point higher than had been Known
for may years. I Fl
Notwitkstahding the fullest denials, the charge Of
combination ar,tA0ut particle n ertdence TO sus-
tam IT, has been reiterated again and again. Appli-
cation has been made 70 Congress for yepeal, or
large reduction the duty on foreign paper, in order
10 protect the press from the elect OF this alleged
combination. f
Payer has risen in price because the cost has been
increased by me rise in stock aud labor, together
with the general effect of deprecated currency.
Stock has advanced because the sources OF empty
have been cut OF by political troubles IL the
alarm in regard to iuture supplies has been exS8-
eraed-as is quite po.sible--and the extreme prices
are warranted, they will soon adjus, themselves
to proper standard 49,
zine manutactgrers couid hare rags, and other
mqtridS used By item, at the same rates as wsre
pad PRIOR 10 the odr, qnd hare payment az me men
tristiag currency paper Mould be FURNISHED at me
prices Nen pQid.
Many mills ore now filing large contracts with
the newspaper press at former prices ~A.eh 'el nat
pan for the ratc material al present price Of s0ck
neutrality-suspicious., soda-ash, feelings, and other i'm
ported articles used by paper-masets, and from
which the Government derives no uncomfortable
revenue, have been more than fifty per cent. Iron,
copper, aud many other articles largely Used by the
laboring classes, as well as by the Government,
have advanced from fifty to one hundred per ceut
Cotton goods haze ddUanccd from two hundred 20
three hundred per cent. Surely, come OF these erti
cies, especially cotton fabrics are az much ueces-
sanes Of ho, aud especially TO the poor aud laborng
classes, as newspapers; yet We hear no cry OF
" combination against the manufacturers, and NO
effort to reduce tho duty on the Imported article.
The magnitude of the interest involved in this
question will DO seen by the following statement:
There Gre in Jhe LOYAL States not less than siT
hundred mWs exclusively for manufacturing paper.
These are distributed IN all the states, from the
Pepobscot TO the Mississippi, employing capital OF
more than huty Millions Of dollars, aud giving oc-
cupation and bread to not less than fifty Mon'and
persons. The annual product OF tbs business based
upon former prices, is estimated at thwfyJtre mil
hons OF dollars.
! Any attempt to create and maintain prices npon
GctstiOuS bass, By combinations and mOn0polles,
you'd be absolutely impossible under circumstaHces
such as surround the business Of manufacturing
paper. 1hoss engaged in tho business would be in
deed most short-sighted TO attempt ny any agree
ment or combination TO bring about state Of things
whicl---however it may affect others-would neces-
sarily result in nothing ess than calamity TO them
elyse.
Leave this branch Of manufacturing free TO pursue
legislation and efforts will be made which can hard.
ly fail 10 produce favorable results Foreign rags
will be imported in increased quantities, and meas-
ures are now In progress which, IN few months,
Will increase the quantity Of psner made from straw,
Asx and other fibrous materials, TO an extent that
will give great additional relief.
The Committee wonld here deny the charge Of
combination In the most unqualified terms, and con-
firm this denia by referring to the following certif-
cate signed by tie proprietors Of most OF the large
mIls-Ihe owners OF which are members OF the Pa
per Mauufacturers' Association-and which alone
supply not less one huRdrcd and t0Tty thousand
youads per day equal 10 threefour,hs Of the entire
consumption in the large Atlantic cities:
The undsr ned members Of the PsporMskeFs Assocla.
ton and manufacturer OF printing pape hereby certify tina;
said Aocon took action 10 reference to pcos paper
which obligatory upon its members, In view Of the adj
vance tho price Of stock and tue excise tax 1t was recon-
MINDED that paper bs sold at not tess than 2 cents per
pound and book paper G and Ia cents according to quail
y With she excise Making due allowance for The de-
precision OF thu currency these prices higher thai
tho veregs five years preceding the commencement, Of
the war They based upon the value Of stock At that
tins tud are much les, than the actual coat 20 manufactured
At tho present price Of stock which has since advanced
than Ghy per eeaL
Th ndsion WAS not binding, bu, considered
a. expIefo Of the views Of tho meeting that the prices
,pscihsd would Only fairly remuuerso toe manufacturers
We further certify have been controlled Ga
prices by any proceedings OF said AsIocsn snd
W. know the charges that tho r-cen. advance in The
price Of printing paper is 70 be attributed 10 combinations
among which been indusiTousy ciTcu.
l.ied. are utterly groundIess.
GRAsr, WAKRES Co., Boston. MasA
WV RUSSELL 4 Son. Lawrence, AIA's.
JANEs d. MowEI, Norwich Conn.
B. +. MAKrIs, Manchester n. H.
RICHARDS a. HosKiss, Gardiner Me.
DAmgL p CRoCKKR Lawrence, Mass
II. V. BuTLHa & Co, New.Yor1
Edwin BULKLEY, Eew-York
D. s. BARLOW Treasurer Chelsea Manufacturing Co., N Y.
CHARLEs NAsAsss, Phlndephi., Pa
JgssrP MooRE. Philadelphia, Pa.
+. H. CoPE, Pmadephs, Pa
l. C. wooDnuTy PEo.iden, Niagara Falls Paper Maniac.
turing CO., Buffalo, N. Y.
JoHS CAKxIL & Co., Mi River. Buffalo, N. Y.
F.S.aJ. PARKER. New.lIsven, Conn.
DAP. N. FAIRCuILp s. Co., Bridgeport Conn
LEwi. BCNcH soS. Manchester, Conn.
NJ C. YouxGLovR President Cleveland (Ohiol Paper Co.
DAVIS UPHAM, Chssrin Fails, Ohio.
HARRIsoy, HASDroRD Co. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
C. HOWARD Co., Cuyahoga Falls Ohio.
A. { w. ORR Co, Troy, N. Y.
8 s. HAMMOND. Wyoming Mills, East Pike. ~ z.
d. BAGLRY. Livingston Mills, Dansvils, n. Z.
/ REMINGTON Il Sons, Waertown, n. Y.
HEsRY 81 LEWIS Trenton. N. j.
MAYsSG 4 PEcKHAS, Troy, n. Y.
HowAyD PALsEa, Fort Edward, N. Y.
HoDGE n Co. Raiabcw. Conn.
cHAuycsy HILAsR, BslssOn Spa, N. Y.
g. W. WIDER CO.. Lawrence. Mass.
JEssE LYON sons. Fitchburg Mass
A. G. DEsIsoN & Co, Mechanics Falls. Me-.
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