, 1880-02-10
WASHINGTON.
The Paper Manufacturers
Combining to Defeat
Forts Bill,
Which Provides for the Re-
moval Of Duty on
Soda-Ash.
They Insist that Rags, Chemical
Ingredients, and Labor
Arc Higher,
And that They Cannot Afford
i. to Provide Paper
Cheaper.
Senator Hills Plan for lrrigating and
Reclaiming the Arid Lands
on The Plains.
David Davis Opinion on Questions
Involving the Law Of Marine
Insurance.
Nr. Cnrlfslc's Views OH Judge
Keuey's Bill Tor leefilnl-
ing the Debt.
The President Favors a Rigorous
Enforcement OF the Mon-
roe Doctrine.
France Must Not Be Permitted to Control
the Interooeanic Canal.
The President Favors Rigorous
Enforcement OF the Mon.
roe Doctrine.
France Must Not Be Permitted to Control
the Interooeanic Canal.
DUTY ON PAPER.
TIE MANUFACTURERS nECoMtNG ALARMED.

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THE MANUFACTURERS nECoMtHa ALARMED.
Special Dt,pateh to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. c., Feb 8.--Tho representa-
tlvcs OF tho paper manufacturers have become
ALARMED Mt the bill introduced by Col. Fort to
reduce tho price Of paper, and Mt the general
opposition manifested by tho newspaper press
to this Increase. and are preparing to contest ut
every point tho Fort bill. Letters hAyo boon re-
cetved hero indicating thut the Eastern pap0r
manufacturers aro already prcpnrlny statistics
1nil arguments which will aoon bb sent hrrp fur
l,sc befare tho Why's uni, Nouns Committee to
entleAvnr to lefcnt tho bill. The friends Of tho
Fort bill Bhu1lld pro pnre themselves to meet
tho arguments against that measure already
prepared. Solno Uf the representatives OF tho
pniser Interest arc areaiy here, and It il learned
TINT they now hHyc II, preparation III argument
which Will cover 1t! sul.stnncc tho following
potnts: They say 1t Ia true that printing paper
has advanced from 10 to 10 per cent III prtcc In
from six to eight months. Tho causes Of this nd
vance generally, they irast, arc these: Tho price
Of domestic colorod rugs has ncrtAecd from ono
md thrce-fourths TO threo and thsce- faurths'
cents per pound, the latter bolng tho presont
quotation.
NA0s HAD EEvErs BEEN
so low M thoy were ak months ago. whcn
rugs Ut tho best qstnltty could hc purchased
ut ono asld hnf cents per pound. This
price wns not sufficient to intluce per-
HONS tn snve and aet tho rugs or to
pny for their collection. Consequently tho stock
@ very o 9 os WIZ" the S*sss ne r'Yv be-
's''str'cs, tho pupor.dcalcra were without my
stock, and the price Immediately advanced In
this country and In Europe. Cablcgrnu,a
have becn received from European dealers
within week ordering tholr aKentR hero
not tn sell another pound Of rags, Ms
tho pr1co of paper is rnpidly advancing there.
Eighteen months aEo bleaching powder could 10
cents, Tho sumo is true Of sodn.ash and OF
u,,stIo sot,n tho nrnc,n"i ctcmicaa ,,ac,t n ~,
o papss ne"eh"x powder "s i
the free list 80 thut 1t Ii not Il question Of tariff
rs 10 tl,at articlc. The prloc Of domestic ain,,
ppcr has Hot materially aasaassd. ss1 / Iuoor o ase
AAs "dva"oe s!,.. somewhat, NOW ut, ,,,, .,
ho,,,- ,,,on no,,co ,ast ,xSa,s tt"t ,,ov .vo,,,,
na'lns given Io.tco .ast Week thht tnoy WoM1u
the general Increase Of prices. This alvat,co Ii,
unncr II In n ,rcnt ertant tctrItfr,utn nlthm,vI,
pft Il 4 msy 5e az the , rsss!t & ;pSsSatioa Ths
rtn nrn =. r. nor INV % il nI.o,t n'nt y Il sa.
nfora. tGu ~ y ppgs ~ w. wHs ~ u W.
tho tHriif oil soIn.nsh. It viii bu tlruS,i
thnt tho tnrfH On thAt nrtIole Ia now
= tarit for revenue only, as thore
County,; that ' It ylcids *aS,o 1 annuaiiy, a,,d @
thlt The Government can,lot HifOr to sp,.fo tic
revenue. II, however, Con9ress inalsts upon
uso insist that tho txrir on iii tho Ingredients
which cutter into thG fnan.,faeturo Of piper, md
l}uckncr biii, ehRji bo prnetInn1iv nlacea npSt,
tho free list. These Ingredients, with
TItE REVENUES WHICH THEY v,r,,n.
.he sM @ ta,,,n1Maiy M are: soa s rova.
.mx;: aI,';n peS f,: H. tae 2a"e9:
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