New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03
THE PAPER QUESTION.
Letter Second.


80. ~ oer..ior seems I, be entirely different, not
Az ad.oraI Inc in ,afe,ence to having yet met my
.xes with the single exception Of brei article ron
tn, E,,ug Post here gwen for the reason that always
On the mast II has been and is ny wish that our
,,eons sboald have the opportunity afforded them OF
.ipr All that could be said both sides Of the great
,rosop of bringing the consumer 10 the side Of the
,-oapoe, and thus relieving the farmer from the or.
oesye tax Of TRANSFORMATION 10 which he has SO long
been subjected Had TIE Post and ats free trade bTe,h.
rem followed the Ole. we might nave been saved
much of the loss and rOgh Of the past four years. The
article referred 10 is a. follows:
Tim PAPgR DurI--lhe duty printing paper was we
suppose intended b. who laid TO produce revenue
he Treasury lts ony effect however TO put money into
eb, pockets of the American nanuactrror The duty Is
evenly per cent ad yaoren this parable IN gold aud
made importation impossible II aoes this IL tho following
THE manufacturers Of printing paper their r-iccs
10 leave Of certain piot tB importer no
pay duty OF twenty pet cent gold AZ the time
cher profits enable them If Necessary 10 undesen and DIVE
oai OF the nAet with loss any who should attempt to am
Printing paper sold for rom nine cents per pound
before the war 1t u sold for eight cents ef pound N "a
sope al this time But country publishers ART forced
90 pay for newspaper from wctyiouf TO thirty eents Ihae
Of the duty and b. imported for rom seventeen to
siSheen cents per pound curncy and at tast r.e Amer
aesn manufacturers sill mtke aid sell 81 f 'FRONT.' ~,
A duty which yields no revenue is an Aosuia!' ne
present twenty per duty upon paper Is Ob,er y.
only is Iske money out Of the pocke o. tns Pnbc o
put the pockets Of few already wealthy
sn. to these capitals of M Immense quantity ofplper
The Congrss ought to remedy tht wrong o!
r<pealing the duty paper
That what lie here gwen as fact in regard TO the cost
f paper and the profits of paper making Is wholly in
OIect might readily be shown. but have no desire 20
annoy yOu with the examination OF little figures. 1t IL
greatly the interest OF the publishers Of both books
and that the makers Of paper should be- 80
es paid TO enable those no in the business Ia
extend their WORKS while stimulating outside capitalists
" employ their means IN erecting new ones ana II
could be assured that all were really herein stated
should most heartily rejoice ut it II the interest OF the
paper consumers Lei be clearly shown thai paper
ilils can be securely rted upon TO Weld ten twelve
fifteen per cent per annuul and we shall ace more
sew ones commenced in the next twelve months thun
nave been started IN The at decade. lie, the work OF
SgitatOn be continued and there VIII not De even san
ale one; and That TOO even II II prove session after
eession for the next ten years TO be wholly fruess
The capitalist riH not with his eyes nos fully opened
engage with the Press. II, then. tie monopoly
acre compeined Of be continued our publishing friends
syill have only themselves 10 thank FOR u.
II 10 complained that the duty probibtoTy and yet
making allowances for taxes imposed since 1900 the
rulectiOn afforded is less than ten per cent II az such
moderate rate the foreign traders Of New tOrb, al.
snirabe they have nways been IN the manufacture q
slse invoices cannot import paper there can exist no
NhadOw of cause for complaint. As IL seems 10 me
2ae P0sf has proved rather too much.
What, however the privileges now enjoyed Dy
shs. and other journals DO ey al oil SAVIOR u prom
tiiiOn Let us inquire.
Fye wears since there two branches Of industry
chat were protected by means OF absolute PROHIBITION o.
foreign interference, tne production OF negro ae
might he for tree trade in iron could manufacture BIZ
corn into chattes for which be conld obtain eight
sr even ten times the price AT WHICH sllat machines
rooM he ir,porfed from cbrOad. Why was this' Be
raase Congress lad prohibited foreign eOnleuoh Anu
Lhus preserved 10 him the control OF the domestic
market Tint branch % manufacture having however
been since abolished there now remains tut single
cone that profits by prohibition ana m"s IN an lalIie
FINES continue so 10 do--thst one being the news
IN. Post THE -TIIBUyE. The Ledgsv, The North f7cr
ear The Troascrpr and Tie Doiiy Adreyfiser, Cannot
be produced ab cad. Come "hot may-ei ~ naFo VA
IL sft.Qr free. or
nol-they must still be- manufactured 10 New ork
kLindelha and Boston. The control OF the domestic
casrket is thus secured to the domes'c inennaciuer
tSnd by Law that can never oe repeated anu bl'Lo,
t. lkaf :he consume as scpLsee riis tlormGoH iss'
tos' than any ropn'ry a. TIE Tord 10 WIZ II he wiz
eaer whenever tie cCnureTd snail nave afffth Al t"o
tonensiOu that the law winch has proved IN their OWL
cases so very cannot ia TO prove equai! 50 III e
txard to the commodities Do whose cheap production
ktey arr deeply Interested
Not only have the prop ietors OF these and other
Journals monopoly of the general market O. TIE country
as against foreigners. but they have each Gad all their
sheles ia monopoly that j. not 20 be hteIierto win
sven hy the domestic capitalist 10 starr lew paper
su New-YorA and 10 continue It long enough 10 secure
Ehe circulation without wDcn advertising cahuot "
Sbta ned is a work that certainly cannot to-day Dc
,acconpshed AZ q cost 81 s2NJOJ II mEht COS, uluc@
sn.rs tbsn fhis and even ihen might prove failure.
$50 clearly this under stood tnat the inoT oiS o. 90.
ss.ng Journals laugh to scorn he idea oil danger
from future inter ference. =,
Perfectly secure then against both foreign and do
snestic competition those gentlemen arr cn4h.eu 2"
4brow upon the public oil % the brthen OF wnlch tney
0ow much complain ho former one cent paper beng
s1ow sold Tor two and the two cent one Tor i"ni-the
difference being nearly the whole cost OF The paper ina,
g. used pound VIII give IL sheets Tor me hrsi ana
40 or for the SECOND thus the ddftonds charge Is
ktte less than wenty cents per pound III many cases
III exceeds twenty Two cents per pound Sucl paper
NAV now. am Informed, readily DE Doushe Ioi nom
EOtO % cents. y ",
9ounasis proitDg ofthci? absolute monopoly ny ehaIg
hng nearly as much for the insertion OF single me az
soYmriy wOuld nave been charged for That Of "hoie
fDftV me Is az ui filu Toe
Drsselt cbarge OF The Hrod In several oil the weekly
SJspers il Is from 81 70 ~ per Ane. SaIe! tae tr'
eoBs wno make such charges have mite reason 20 com
ylsin ~ the present trvia auiy upon te one sI'"'
COMMODITY they So muct need.
Secured ihus nov and forever. Ia the enjoyment 81
eene OF the greatest mOHCppss Oi the Wo-1 tc sAiht
price Of inttfests IN these journals is Qua 4u! great
thares several Of tbcM caf Do sOlG a. uuNe siiii
al The rate Of FROM three a. I'VE hundred flNr-
dollars Of the whole The purchaser pay 10 IT, 'cH'''n
a. much nov be considered the far Ui!.e 10. 49,
equivalent share @. the machinery IN use. E.sehffe
larger would. az understand be demanded, ana
~Leu We should reach The LlgDest Inquire a. ROaO iObA
siy prove 10 b. hale short o. SeJ1Oy0
LEI this DE compared villa tfe vino OF tLe
Sy-ery tha1 il devoted o. t1e production o. printing
Waper and then dcsrfilc which o. the paiue. to ths
out IL rs that ma most reason Tor complaint lhc9t ~
not as I assured, and or believe pfiniia. pr
sIill il any OF the Atlantic nieIes taat WOMB te lo
naOre than the actual cDl oil te buildings ana achi
while s1Ine ana lie hest of them ioA b. Lad ts
cfSF ~ much than fle act1a cost II tc llohl' Oh
,cn concerns are REALLY gel large they described
Sy The Posi- 10 be- WY no MOI ne cJnpnnn'' purchtse
sIsm ana manufacture their own account Tor me
smple reason ihat making OF printing paper Oh an
average OF the last aat century ha' IN one o. 80
worst paid pursuit. lu Nh.fl man cOuin bc thBfil
ii would bc di6icu!t j believe 20 ara a.y o-s r.
suiring much intelligence ana tS mutu esil'dI AZ
which 20 few nave acquired fortunes.
GA some recent occasion hfYc seen q dtiten'eN n'
fts wonderful growth ~ prosperity o. TIE r." itsei
sDc unless ] am greatly u regard % the hgif,
shs!sn given. the merc goodwill ~ that papef Nhll
= a ft-f m IN Il D.