The herald., 1897-01-01
PERSISTENT PLEAS
FOR PROTECTION
Made by Lumber, Pulp and
Paper Men
HIGH PROTECTION IS THE POLICY
And the Hewers of Wood Want
Their Share
MAKERS OF WHITE PAPER
Must Be Protected or Go Out OF
Business
None Of The Manufacturers Knew Anything
About Trusts
| Several Other Allied Lines of Business
Send Representatives and Every
body Asks for Just Lit
tie More Profit.
Must Be Protected or Go Out OF
Business
None Of the Manufacturers Knew Anything
About Trusts
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON. Dec 31-The disput-
ed existence of paper trust was bono
of contention before the ways and means
committee this afternoon and furnished
the most interesting episode Of the tar
iff hearings up to date. There was
warm controversy between John Norris,
the business manager of the New York
World. who attacked the alleged trust,
and ex-Congressman William A. Rus
sell of Massachusetts, who is reputed
to be at the head of the combination,
and ex-senator Warner Miller of New
York, who has large interests in paper
manufacturing.
Messrs. Russell and Miller denied ab-
solutely the existence of trust
The lumber and pulp and pap scNed-
ules were the order of the day ring
the morning session big delegation OF
lumbermen appeared, with c. w. Good
year of Buffalo as spokesman. the choice
OF the convention held in Cincinnati
Speaking for 1.0Oo,0O000o and 100000
workingmen, he asked to have white
pine. hemlock, bass and sycamore re-
stored to the rate of 50 per thousand feet
from the existing 81 rate.
The Wilson bill he declared had given
a market for 1S,OOO00O worth of Cana
dian lumber and diverted 81, 500, 900 of
revenue.
Representative Boutelle of Maine
spoke at the request of the lumb ermen
in the east. The others who appeared
on behalf Of the lumber trade were
Judge Page Morris, congressman elect
T tt.
Jackson, Miss; T. D. Walker of Min
neapolis, and A. H. Winchester of West
Virginia. All asked to have the raw
material kept on the free llSt.
Other speakers were c. H. Lang of
Boston, for the rattan manufacturers;
Lewis c. Wagner OF New York, regard
ing cigar labels; Wellington Smith CT
Massachusetts, for tissue and copying
paper manufa ctureirs; William G.. Reed
of Boston, maker of Photographic paper.
and Henry Ives of New York for the
book interests. All asked the restors~
tion of Mckinley schedules or higher
rates.
The forenoon was given to the lumber
interests. c. w. Goodyear Of Buffalo
appeared as representative of commit
tee of twenty appointed by the lumber
mems convention. The committee yes.
terday prepared an outline of a formal
petition to the ways and means commit
tee, which Goodyear said would be pre-
sented later. Goodyear said the results
of election convinced them that protec-
ton was to be the policy Of the next ad-
ministration, and lumbermep demanded
a share of that policy. They appeared,
Goodyear said, as representatives of full
ly $1,000, 000,000 capital and 100000 lum-
bermen, not including those engaged in
retail lumber or the transportation of
lumber. He thought 3,000,0 900 of our peo-
pie were dependent on this industry for
a livelihood
ing anything exorbitant. Substantialiy
what they asked in the west was that
white pine. hem'ock, Eastwood and syca-
more be placed in the 81 class the same
as spruce. With a graceful tribute to
Senator Frye, Speaker Reed, Chairman
Dingley and Mr.. Boutelle, he announced
that it was through them that spruce,
always previous to the present law, re-
mained in the 81 class.
But" interposed DinsleN smiling.
''Maine is the Pine Tree State"
Without any pine" retorted Good
year quickly.
WHO is responsible" asked Mr.. Dol
liver, .'for the dropping Of white pine
from the 81 class?"
THE lumber men," replied Mr.. Good
year, emphatically But the resui. of
the tariff law aroused thelp. Their In
dustry has gone into decay and today
is languishing from foreign competi~
ton"
IF we should fix the duty or spruce
at ST." asked Mr.. Dingley. would you be
satisfied?"
NO" replied Mr.. Goodyear, 's2 on
spruce was right and we want 81 also on
white pine"
In reply to questions Mr.. Goodyear
said what he asked was practically n
restoration of the duty Of 1893, that is.
that white pine and the lumbers placed
in the 81 class by the act of 1890 bs 70
stored to the 81 class.
do the lumber men desire duty on
logs" asked Mr.. Evans.
I'VE are not here" replied Mr.. Good
year, ito ask you to place a tax on logs.
We 90 not ask 1t because some lumber
men in Michigan and other states whose
timber is exhausted are giving iarSe
! number of men employment by import
ing legs for saving in their mills. We
consider this matter of policy rather
than of tariff principles. We-do not want
to antagonize interests which employ
American labor
J He said that last year about 500, 100000
| feet of lumber were imported; that the
exports were valued at $27, 100000, prin-
| cipally from southern ports and the
Pacific coast. The result of free trade
in lumber, he said had been a great re-
! duction of wages to lumber nten and
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