The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-16

Oon9ress Must Give Us Cheap Paper
and Remove the Embargo
on knowledge.
4 The following extracts from editorials from
leading journals In various parts Of the ooun-
ny, show that the blackmail levied by the
bAper manufacturers Of the United States
vpOn All publishers IL areuslng tho people to
action and developing q spirit Of resistance
- tho oppressive prices charged that cannot
TIL u achieve the very best results. There
should be entire unanimlty In this matter On
The part Or all publishers. and the newspa-
pors should make common cause and move
against tho enemy that Is trying to destroy
them. by appealing to Congress for relief
It would uot be bad idea to call conven-
taon Of the publishers and send delegation
90 Washington to press the matter Of the re-
pOAl or tho duties on paper and chemicals
entering into Its manufacture The oonven-
tion itself might meet at Washington. Some
thlng should be done, and quickly, for the
Case n urgent and needs prompt action
REPEAL THE PAPER DUTIES.
tChcago Journal
movement is on foot among the proprle-
tors of printing Offices to urge Congress to
repeal tbs import duty on print, paper.
Should the movement succeed 10 Will serve
the paper manufacturers just right They
Of fextortion, and II. as the result, Congress
should vote to admit foreign paper free Of
duty, they will wish they hadn't turned the
n legitimate business of manufacturers into
conspiracy of robbery. The Journal 10 one OF
L the Oldest and most eteadfast advocates of
Il tariff for the protection or our domestic man
b n2a cturtpg interests against undue foreign
4 xCOmpetition; but whenever these interests, or
any Of them, shall take advantage OF this fos-
1er1nK protection to oppress the public by n
4 Snercflees and swinish policy OF blood-suck-
Ing, the journal, for one, would urge Con-
gress to lot down the bars OF protection at
once In order to teach them reason and de-
CenCy. It would be measure OF punitive
Justice II the Fort bill now pending should
pase, and we would not hesitate 70 indorse
similar measures for checking oppressive
mOnopoliee In other lines of manufactures.
TNriif protection ID one thing; taking advan.
tAge of tariff. protection for monopolizlnR and
Oppressive extortion is quite another thing.
THE PERrLExrrIEs or PUBLISHERS.
buffalo Commercial Advertiser1
When business men generally are felicita-
ting themselves upon the great advance In
prices consequent upon the revival In trade.
Newspaper publishers find themselves In
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trstion and low prices many Of the leading
papers OF the country kept pace with the
proglnes of events by reducing their rate or
enlArRinG the size Of their sheets and increas-
Ing the amount Of matter given. This work
Cd satisfactorily SO long as the cost Of ma
terlai remained at about the rates 1t has
commanded for years.
s. but with the "boom" In general business
came . remarkable and sudden advance In
the price of paper and other materials used
IN q large printing establishment. Ordinary
print-paper has gone up over 30 per cent, fine
papers have advanced 25 per cent. with the
Indications In favor OF a etlll further rise In
both. Coal, Ink. and In short nearly atl other
articles necessary to run printing office are
higher. The result is, the publisher finds
himself between the upper and the neither
millstonea. He cannot adjust the price OF his
periodicals to meet the frequent changes In
the market, as merchants or manufacturers
can, but must maintain rates through stated
Periods almost regardless OF consequences
Under these circumstances It can readily be
,seen that rapid advance In the price OF
material is not u pleasant thing for q news
paper proprietor to contemplate.
In fact the effect OF the general advance In
material has been 20 great that the proprie-
tors Of several Western papers have found "
absolutely necessary to adjust their affairs TO
the new order or things. Some have dropped
their supplements to reduce expenses, and
few have ventured to raise their subscription
prices. The st. Louis morning papers have
ADVANCED tuSlE TAueS Vue Cetit Cop1. hpoAe
In other cities are contemplating a reduction
In the size Of their sheets where their presses
will permit 1t.
Thus It is seen that the business activity
and imitation OF prices that Rladdens the
hearts OF nearly every mechanic, merchant
and manufacturer only adds TO the perpleXl-
ties of the publisher. The indications are that
unless q decided change takes place ia the
price Of newspaper material, particularly ol
paper, all Of the large dailies In the country
viii either have to curtail their size or ad-
vance their prices In order to protect them
selves from loss.
NO BOOM FOR NEWSPAPERS.
lPittsburg Postl
The business boom is working hard for
newspapers, and already Journals with man.
moth editions and supplements find them
selves brought up with q round turn at the
Increased cost OF paper, which In some In
n The paper manufacturers have formed COM
hination, and mean 70 charge All equal rate at
all points. Printing paper ought to be cheap
I er In the vicinity OF Pttsburg than Chicago,
I 4s hasswood is plenty and easily procured.
Without the choppers have struck for higher
wages, there Is no sound reason for this sud-
den and extravagant increase. Some papers
have reduced their size and others increased
the price to meet the new demand.
Il An UNREASONABLE ADVANCE IN THE PRICE
OF PAPER.
IOshkosh (Wis) Northwestern,l
The price or paper On which the daily and
observation-disclosures are printed has advanced
frum six and half to nine cents per pounG
III over the country. This is an advance q
ebout 30 per cent. and yet, with very few ex
6een raised. The burden falls entirely Q,
p1inters and publishers. who have generally