Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-03
A TAX ON KNOWLEDGE.
ronr's BILL SHOULD PASS.

vote in favor Of the passage Of the btl pending
in congress @ remove the duty On paper imported
into this country 20 be used In printing books PERIOD
icals, and newspapers.
The resolution was laid on the tabie and Or
dered printed. The great interest shown in the
matter has attracted the attention of the general
assembly, and the pressure being brought to
bear by the newspapers and publishing houses
is 30 great that it Il probable tho bill viii be
brought up at an early day and passed.
TYRANNICAL AND ARBITRARY MONOPOLY.
[From the Des Moines Register
There are three bills before congress relative
to the reduction Of the tariff on printing paper.
The Fort bill provides that soda-ash, an im-
portant chemical used in the manufacture OF
paper, and now paying a duty Of $500 per ton,
shall be admitted duty Free and certain other
articles employed in paper making. Another
bill proposes to put unsized white paper, such
as Is used in newspaper Offices, on the free hst;
the other would reduce the duty from 20 per
cent. to per cent. The paper manufacturers
will make q strong effort to defeat these mea-
suros on the plea that the increase on paper IL
only part Of the general boom in prices. But
the fact is that the paper increase s largely dis
proportionate to the general upward tendency
Of tyrannical and arbitrary power Of monop-
oily to allow the people interested to be hood
winkled by any such thin pretext. The paper
combination has declared that 1t would force
paper up to II cents pound before the LIST of
May, making an advance Of 100 per cent. in
eight months. Is this good times, or is it
monopoly
HIGH PRICES AND PUBLISHERS.
(From the Flint {Ndich.) Democrat.]
The rise in pr1ces has affected the printing
and publishing business not little. In fact the
to a Lesser extent the iob-printino indnstry.
makes the increased nricc ~ sii linda Of stoci
more d;ssstrnnsiv Se{ among rrintars than cth-
ers. Take for instance .he csse of a l.-sa citv
daily. Its subscriptions are Wen known and cam
not easily and immediately be raised. Nothing
causes a snbscriher to orumble more trsn to
have The nr;ce ~ his ns,er r.;sed Ha iii
stand snv smonpt ~ sarsnce on tho .rt;cIes oS
Js;lv ,,ae ana ,,aces..,; nos 81 Ufa -;tho,,t avn
nisinino more readily than he will Submit n tIa
ravment of \ higher snhscription. vet = nnh.
fisher can "A I'M afford to sell the nsner for
which no navo Ino ,,er ceu, ,on,e % sor ~ s.ra
lou nr;,e as.hsHad in t;r,a ~ Low r,;ces s.s .s
can oyoccr ~ : cIoth;ar Rnt .Mho,,oh ther
CANNOT afYor,, to do Il ;, ,r,,ly ons ,Sner in \
hundred has rsiseTl its snhsc,intion ana sdvar-
Using rates since newspaper went up News
paper has advanced in price over 80 per cent,
making paper worth one cent . sheet four
months ago cost two cents now. All this comes
out OF the pockets OF the publishers "a rule.
OFT WITH THE TARIFF.
(From the Aurora M.) Herald)
1t is our OF that is gored this time. The pres
ent tariff on type and paper brings no revenue
to the government, but enables type founders
and paper manufacturers to make . wicked
combination, rs they have done, to advance the
price both Of type and paper: The type founders
some years ago made combination and put up
the price Of type when metal and everything
~isfIg yAfm Mip6 nfgh rnxs Atng lrnporrxciuif Vi
both articles is prohibited, and now the press
demands the entire abolition Of the tariff on
these articles, and also on the matexiAls which
enter into their manufacture. NO tarn 70
wanted to build up monopolies Of any kind IN
this country. The government derives no reye-
placing the articles named on the free list. This
country can successfully compete with the
world in the manufacture OF both type and
paper If manufacturers work in any honest and
legitimate way. As they seek to combine against
the consumer, 1t il the duty OF congress 70 glve
Us the benefit Of 3n,m m'n 'pe
paper No tariff is wanted which tends to pre-
vent the difYusion of intelligence, or which
makes information more expensive.
PAPER ExToxr1oxrsrs.
From the chicago Tribune, Feb. ls.I
The Tribune published yesterday morning an
arIlcie s1owinS S;ne r Sn,,ssIsers-a to save Them
raes .u M, ,,Id 81 1901 s,ss,, snr 1hen. n
since tney coI'I 49,, sc. th.. .b,s ahooro - in
was sO gs, ~" ~" a,,..,+ ,sn,+,' n,eptioninu On
rsgs sno",u ~ T;,,..n.~ :" xh;c, the nevspspers
tne pllce .. az ~ ,,,,rs tSsn IN ner cent. 81
tSe dse p.ner stock consists OF rags, the great bull
be'ng susw ol p.ssmuJ s.na,s tbersSore thst TN
the part OF tne P5 ets.,, E 10 sSore nm IN.
rise IN rags nAs Io'seu = .'., s r. ,,,sw ia h
r1ce OF p1nt-Pspn, p,s.. - At ~ rac.u = ths nroceed
unnteresune, .:.aes ~ e. Nnr+hxsstsrn Psner
ings oI .nS ';.sop ~b;ch M held here on IN
makers sssoaauHn' =. wCh whch Il -. [ dec;Sed t. Z
4th OF thus mOntn, ~ WHICH, ~ Wns oOssoCu -
put up tne plscS sast La s,J;,p - Tthst .nofher In
sort OF genera ~. 49,. sso,,,hisl
crease WAS 70 20 mAoo "nen saey iO''D'''
IN Marcn. ,>. =. .h,s ;,,..r.st,us am
among .nu.e " E,encb nresidenf snt
xen. .a,'r.- 49, ~ tha W. r. Msnufa acturing com
uessu.c1 81 M,,so n @ r;vsr: Mich. q. CornWau. 8
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Ekhart, Ind.; WlnAm san onrAi 49, ~ n.'.s ~, y
Paper company, ns'1sn, II 1890 ~ - 7,.,istcr, ~
rstary @ o. App,hssI,n ph,a 49, R.ns, % %cannsny
xnrleton. Anil n. Wis.; NJ. Clarf, Of Kimberly, Claf
Co., OF Meenan, Ms'; us1 Wa ;'e' '
WinnebAgo Iapee saIlls' Noc...n, ~: .;.,
These gentiemen NIT q p1saseay = Ia ~.
in private room VA Incse0 y, ..s,,t ..sr ~
every precauuon M tnoG ~ p~ %het ~ -. -,
rePof1s NJ! sul,,,, -S.t ~ sscer4sined 81 the|
deliberations It appears tlAs tney Sasn alJSa 81 .
degree OF joytuness ana naI.l1h h..nua ''l r1,s ~
had not mannestsd ior "on. nsens Ds. 49, srrth.s
shook hands ana asxeo ,ch a,s - ] ~ S;.us.ve
itself for long time. ty .oy - - ...,S -
- !Gnc r1.ss rsc.i,sd ~ s;tnsfion 4
AZ ~s weIuS. na5S AZ tist time they sad - B,
Mousa. . Oe.o' t,co,s, hs6 ~ s4ruci TIE countx,
kus ~ U Sn~s.sr U now dnne s0 70 such - cxts;
y naU, no~y ~ ;,,.4;NsS n dninr Nt4le uric
s:n.!y 10y 49,, o.r soconnf. s!,ey teihed ov,
ths rscsuts ~ % of ths PAPER trsde, and sxprssss
t0e pIsssSt.e,, e r. crr,dif;on. .-thaf -
geIe.A., ss.,sssctsoc ssss ~h,eS ssiss from dsenman
aon e pat Cn ssn ~ TSrv sxnrsssed fhsf asti
tne !nMe .:.s ~ .o ran ses3s vSen he thirks
.scncn - ,e.6 wh sh,n~ h h,s hands and : about
~ 49, ~ mo- x Il
~ - sstsr hsyine exchanged cougratulation
~ 0sd.d r ~ aelisht over the approach
Ensls ~ s;.,.sS snd : bnsinsee u,iljeunium, III
$3.50 5.a.1 t ~ tnrn fheir hopcs 10 cash b. I
sSs,,,,, T. IA m tfds haif-csnt per pound
oo.vo .',,.,s,, ,.;nt ra.--r. Then. after 8 geuer
: ~srn,nU Fl srnund TO say nothing to ths I
, PomsG enSsrrs their milk, and prepare to /
crease thsir bank accounsa, tne oonvsasos ss y.