Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-29

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order, spoke of the prospectus con-
dltion of the paper trade at this time
and benefits brought about by the
tariff which, he said, causes a
healthy competition among man
ufacturers of this country rather
than compelling them to compete
with the pauper labor of Europe.
He presented specimen OF paper
which was sold up to the utmost
production Of 1872 at 101 cents per
pound, the same quality, being so
poor, would not now bring 81 cents.
This was owing entirely to home
competition, improving the quality
and lowering the price. He spoke of
the attack that had been made on Hon.
Warner Miller because, at the re-
quest of the association, he had aps
peared before the Congressional
committee to present the facts re-
gardIng paper manufacture.
Secretary Chaplin submitted re-
| port In relation to the circulars sent
out by order of the association last
year, requesting the mills to close at
6 P. m. on Saturdays aud begin at 6
a. m. on Mondays, instead
of stopping at IL p. on
Saturdays and beginning at
l a. m. on Mondays. But few re-
plies had been received, and those
were uniformly against any change
in the working hours.
c. G. Woolforth, from the commit
tee on export business, reported that
3O7 manufactures had offered 879
tons for export, without limit as to
price. The increase in the export of
paper in 1880 over 1879 had been
1850 tons. He recommended GOV
ernment subsidies to steamships.
Hon. Warner Miller, on the call of
the president, then addressed the
association. He said it seemed
natural for paper manufacturers 10
go INTO politics, instancing Gov.
Rice, of Massachusetts, and others.
Regarding the increase of business,
he said The output of paper mills
during the past year had been fully
~ per cent. over that of the D evi-
GUS year, and paper, he said, is sold
IN New York as low, quality for quail,
lty, as IN l. ,ndon. Concerning the
tariff, he said that while the average
duty on all articles imported is 45
per cent, paper has protection of
only ~ per cent. on ordinary quail
ties and 35 per cent. on fine. He
announced himself as in favor of
aiding IN the establishment of steam
ship lnes to South America, SO that
American manufacturers can send
tnelr goods there other than by way
OF London. He thought it would
be as we'll for the government to pay
tor prompt and perfect mail lines to
foreign ports as for Star routes in
the Western Territories. In Ger
many, few Years since, he found
mill running on peculiar kind of
paper for Brazil. He found on his
return that he could make tnat
paper cheaper than Germans
could, but he could not put
1t down in Brazil as cheap as
the Germans did, solely because the
only steamship lines to Brazil are
from Europe. He believed that the
American manufacturers should be
given facilities to secure the trade
of this continent, and be would do
what he could to secure that end.
Secretary Cha. lin reported on the
receut decision of the Postmaster
General constituting the laws of 1879,
80 as to make samples with marks
Tor Identification pay first class ra es,
instead of fourth>class rates.
Senator Null said he had no doubt
that the decision of the Postmaster
General was too liberal in constituting
the law of 1879, and that the gov>
had suffered great loss from
,he decision.
Officers were elected, committees
appointed, and the association ad,
ourned.