, 1880-03-03
The Monopolists Hold Another
Secret Council.
Public Indignation Boing Too Strong
They Do Not Advance Prices.
Thoy Arc Opposed 10 Any Interference
with tho Tariff.
Curious 1gnorunce Concerning Their Adj
vance Last Month.


rlircp lltvcrs, Mtch.: II. Il. Davenport, Ekhnrt
l'Mpcr CotnlHtny, Elkhnrt. Intt.; William yat,
Nortwck. lsntayIa Paper Company. 1latnvin, ILL.,;
J.C. Kimberly. Nccnnt. Wa., Kimberly, Clark
& Gu, nj the Neuiah, md Atla rHppr Company,
Appleton, Wis: ticnrEo whiting, WfnncAnRo
l'nIpr Mills Nrcnnt,, Wis: e. H. Clark, kEmbcr-
". GIark 4 Co.. Nccnnh, Wis; .ohu McNauph-
TN, Neenuh; II. +. Lynn. Of D. F. Lyon 4 Ct,.,
knlninazu,, MI..h.; Il. S NcyuOsls, tOuth flent,
lntl.; Mr.. Bolton. Of l}attoh, Elnrk Co.. South
lIuild: =. 4. Glbsoil, Kalaunzta l'nrcr Company.
knla,nazx,, Mich; Hrorgo Taylor, Cleveland
rApcr CUtnrANy. ChfcnK0.
William Van Nortwck prcaittcsl, and ]. ".
Fre,lch aclcl ~ sccrctnry. Tho ,ncut[ng wns
held In tho gontluiilens rnrlnr OF tho ho,isc.
and, Of COURSE, Il TRIHETE rppnrtur hui Occlsion
tn Eo lit md SEQ whnt Wis going OH. AS soon us
tho 8enrehcr uftGt news announced himself,
thert WIS
4 ellsvp CONNECTION.
soronity md sweetness 1n an Instant dlsnr-
pcnrcd The Becrciary, m'ld-tnnuncrcd Rc,l-
ttemnn, locked ZIP mt tho writer and sald, "Whnt
| Journal do yoi, rrprc.etlt7" "TIls TK1nuHE,"
wAs the brief reply. And thon tho wholo rosm
| seemed to chorus. "TttE THtnuSE" The IT,
porter did ,Iot hecomo rar1nc, hut question
WIS hurled nga1in ut HIN, Ms follows. from
| sidenf tho roota:
"Wh,t paper Ito you representa-
".rliE TRIBUNE" the reporter nnswcEed.
II shouh1n' I think yuur papcr would hnse THO
sls'ss IL s s md dnstcr rssn o
| Tho reporter replied thnt ho wns after tho
"Will sou publish what wo say7'' uslsca tho
..Gert.nly," tho reporter replied. .
na %e WIS 1cc'i;nf Il. nr!'t;!!s' e!It '"'h'r pFy
ye'! p!'S. sH III Tho fets %lto's ]
; The repsrer rspiic I'LL It was his business IL,
yet " thG Il ''o,Fs M MD rsf",st i. j.. A..
same short why. "you corle 4, this nftcr,oon
hetween . MD o'clock and I'll giso you 'sh"s
Promptly 1t o'clock tho reporter wns ut tho
rena!ic.I 80 ,ii'til s5o il, tic afternoon. rhen
Mr. French. tho Secretary. WIS appealed to for
| q rcpurt Ut tho deliberations
! awe uAyEa'r DONE MUCH
| nitin't raiso tho prico?" naked tho reporter.
November Inst" enld Sir, Froneh, " who,. cnsr-
t,ou IaaIcr wlsB ccnts per pound. In February
G, G;Io Kr.leof prlntinE-p"per only was ratsoa tn
Aud ynu haven't done nnythtns o1so'' nskctl
"Snt l,l,iei," replied sfr. Fronch.
"ldn't yom talk nbout y memorial to Congress
sStts forth your opposition To- sH,sh rsshh u to
% 8" ws S t 4sss H.! to F9onaR rsRsa 4f The he
are getting III u ncinorlnl to Congress which
Will ROT forth tho ne,tHl fnuts rs rcghrls paper"
And thoi. M the grntlrnHIl went 9n again 70 say
THO pt,or piper men With tholr millions of cnp.
tn!. who were making no money. but all tho t!in9
who wcro actt!!rtng now mnnufncturing sitca 10
~ to enlarge tholr business. Mr. Froiich then
nssertod that tho following ''facts" would bo
RHr r0itT1l IN TlIE MEMOnIAL:
First, Thnt rnHs six notltha ago could hnyo
os sH tuy raikc q r from s5eo % *iss; cotsol
tsv NV seias sn's Hee eepfa s. Te asan