The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
HIGHER SCHEDULES URGED ON
THE HOUSE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
WALKER, OF MINNEAPOLIS,
ONE OF THOSE WHO ADVOCATED
INCREASE, AND PAGE NOR
RIS ANOTHER.
PAPER TRUST CAUSES STRIFE.
The Charge That One Is in Exist
ence Vigorously Denied by Ex-
Senator Warner Miller.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--The only
Minnesotans who spoke in behalf of
change in the lumber tariff before the
way and means committee today were
Representative -elect Page Morris, of
Duluth, and T. B. Walker, Of Mime
apolis. The former devoted the greater
part of his address 20 the difference in
the stumpage rates and wages paid to
American workingmen, as compared
with Canadian rates He said that the
minimum stumpage price in this coun-
try was SO per acre, while the Canadian
price was about half that In addi-
tfon to stumpage, American lumber
men have to pay taxes on their lands,
while Canadian timber lands are not
taxed. Judge Morris showed by sta
tistics that Canadian workmen,
both in mills and the woods, were paid
about half what Americans receive. He
urged that such a duty be imposed as
would offset these differences.
Mr.. Walker, Of the committee ap-
pointed at the meeting of lumbermen
last week, said that the people whom
he represented would be satisfied with
duty of 81 per thousand on all kinds
Of lumber. He pointed out the general
effect that protection Of other articles
had on prices Of lumber and urged
that protective duty be imposed, es-
pecially upon articles produced by
farmers. Representative Tawney had
a conference with the members of the
lumber delegation tonight with a view
to ascertaining more fully their views
on the needs Of the lumber industry in
order that he might know what to
urge when the bill is framed.
The disputed existence of a paper
trust was bone of contention before
the committee this afternoon and fur
| ntshed the most interesting episode Of
the tariff hearings up to date There
was warm controversy between John
Morris, the business manager Of the
New York World, who attacked the al
legal trust, and ex-Congressman Will
lam A. Russell, Of Massachusetts, who
is reputed to be at the head of the COM
bination, and ex-senator Warner Mill
er, Of Herkimer, N. Y, who has large
interests in paper manufacturing.
Messrs. Russell and Miller denied alb
solutelv the existence of a trust
The lumber, pulp and paper schedules
were the order of the day. During
the morning session a big delegation
of lumbermen appeared with G. W.
Goodyear, of Buffalo, as spokesman,
the choice Of the convention had in
Cincinnati. Speaking for 81, ZOO, 100000
of capital and 100000 working men, he
asked to have white pine, hemlock,
bass and sycamore restored to the rate
of 81 per 1000 feet from the existing
81 rate. The Wilson bill, he declared,
had given a market for $13 000, 900 worth
of Canadian lumber and diverted
81, 100000 of revenue.
Representative Boutelle, Of Maine,
spoke at the request of the lumbermen
of the East. Others who appeared on
behalf Of the lumber trade were: J. B.
Finoch, Jackson, Miss, and A. H Win
chester, of West Virginia. All asked
to have the raw material kept on the
free list. Other speakers were C. H.
Lang, of Boston, for the rattan man
ufacturers; Louis G. Wagner, of New
York, regarding cigar labels; Yelling
ton Smith, of Lee, Mass, tissue and
copying paper manufacturers; VIM c.
Reed, of Boston, maker Of photograph
ic paper, and Henry Ives, of New
York, for the book interests. All asked
for the restoration of McKinley's
schedules or higher rates.