New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
TIE PAPER MlYUFAcrCRERS' RING.
The CONGRESSIONAL AID THEY GET-soME sue
GEsTIvE HINTS TO TIE hon. WARMER MILLER
HOW TIE RISG CAN BE BROKEN WITHOUT
CHANGING THF TARIFF OF PArEH.

THE CONGRESSIONAL AID lHL1 "Hl7-''''" 'N'
GEsTrvE HINTS TO THE HoN. WARMER MILLER
How TIE RrsG CAN BE BROKEN WITHOUT
CHANGING THE TARIFF OK PArEH.
From The Neir. YORK JottHai Of Commerce.
Two things have cOnspired to put up the
price of paper one The combination i m1nnictureis
act prices TO Doe asked from month 10 month Tor tie
while news paper Is Determined n JOINT eomcdVe ny Inc
form ~ thrrrrl en- forced among an It's members The
nronurt Of the smaller mills. whose owners are not IN
tmeir stock or TO cnorc. advance agreed npon, Is
taken by trc weather manu- lcturers, ana mus me
greed Of the mOnOpoIsi7 is sdilshc" "i'nV"' ' '' vi
such 4 combination, like the attempted cxstlons in
aid Of the Government n rot'ctng. through patents
and the tarr. the manufacturers oi "o.H tnp, Wi'n
is the article most extensively u''d 10 iir iIou
tlon Of printing paper This j. the other, ana the mann
prop OF the paper ring. ,.
description Of paper stock duty !rec RIG. cotton
linen, iu.c and hcmu, amt paper waste, Oh N,isir ,f
~ Han rec Of duty Another law placed on the
10. otlrr thuN,coI papcr stock crude Of
every description. Inl udn@ tu upsscS hore'' waste
sbayings clipping old paper, rope ends. waste rope
waste bag.llg, 1unly bags aud gunny co,h, Ola "t
r. fnsc 90 b. used iu making and 90 only 20 De- c0'csi'u
,rio naocr" san another made nco " E-parto or
spanish grass aud otacr grasses, and pulp Oh Ior 'e
"inrtmuetcy there "a I'm the duable section the
clause "drcd pulp, 20 rcr cent ad yAorcm' Inc De-
usrmrut decided tuj pulp o. fOt thc manufacture az
r,e ouy included the palp at certain gga-ses. sud
ibat undcr the clause "dricd pulp 20 cont" wood
min tsed for PAPER must pay 20 per cent Tbs would
be far decision perhaps, ~ Later section &" thc same
NET LJune % Is7lJ nd not leaI 1.-THE imp 'racn Of
The following article, slml be- eX' MP nom dniy
Pdprr stock crude OF every cScrpiOn' Iycn Dried
pup therefore ii only OF the KIND 10 be used as paper
s.ock ought 10 FREQ. The claim that l. not 'crud"
would not exempt IT, since tie section goes on 10 include
rop bagpug rags. paper va6c, and every lhlng else
likely to be made INTO paper.
Tnc production OF wood pulp In this country j. IN
bnlf "A dozen hands, Who have legal monopoly or me
husness. u can be imported from Norway 10 cost
there only little over cont pouul nat II Is very
bulky PAYS heavy ftcght 20 per cent duly ana wastes
II can be made IN this country nj r; cost OF about
I cent "A pound. but s. now sold ~ OF cents Inc
monUpusts would not have 80 hne time oi IT, Du' no
nj Tho leading members 81 Congress arc among the
largest owners aud their influence and sKill combined
ara likely to OF any legislation IN favor or the
people They cannot directly resist the Tide OF pubo
anime report some other convenient method 10
posipone any change IN the law for another year.
We wish TO say low plain words on ms subject
Congress has designed 20 allow all paper STOCK 10 re
mo0tei free duty. There IL not shadow Of doubt
that Tins the VIII OF tho people and thai an effort wa
made 10 Xprss 81 tin the uloat possible manner Oy mp
NH effect Of this design j. o amend the law ~ adding
10 the present reading the words IN italics, w; Is
pnro or -paush grass and other grasses ana pulp Or,
and all OfhcT pffD, fur tie manufacture of paper"
Ifthis IL done and should be at once. the duty
foreign made paper remain as n Is II this country
cannot stand the Importation ~ g.0nhd "ood III us
cause two Congressman who own q patent, and with
three or four others have Fat monopoly OF the business,
are likely to object. then the newspapers must nut mp
their prices AND the people submit 10 me tNhcun rs
hcsf t1ry may The thing ask j. that there be
no layng aud thar the issue shall be clear ana the re-
sniff decisive II the people s0c with the monopoly, ana
the House Of Representatives. STANDS by s TWO wealthy
mapiuulator- IN control OF the paper market. We
wish 10 know n ~ and have done with the struggle
unti now Congress elected. We hope some me mber
w move the question and put 1t to square and open