The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-30

! Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteligencer.
| WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Wood
| Pulp and Paper Company located at Ever
| EFT, is very much interested in bills which
| have been introduced in the house to have
! the tariff on wood pulp and newspaper
| printing paper reduced or removed. These
| bills have been introduced at the solicit
| tation of newspaper men and publishers,
who have been complaining bitterly at the
recent rapid advance in the price OF paper.
on the other hand the paper manufac-
turers are protesting vigorously against
any change in the present tariff. II is
claimed by them that the permanent ad-
| vance in the cost of raw materials and
| labor entering into the manufacture of pa
| per must necessarily guarantee the main
| tenance of advanced prices. Besides, ii Is
| shown that the general prosperity OF the
| country is responsible for the increased
| demand, and that the water, coal and car
| famines during November and December,
| 1899, were merely auxiliary conditions ag-
| gravating the real causes for the demand
| exceeding the supply.
| The plant of the Everett company was
| erected in 1891 for the purpose OF maxi
| ing book paper to supply the demand of
| the Washington, Oregon and California
| markets. When the prices of raw ma
| terials and labor decreased in 1898 and
| 1894. the company found that Il could
| compete with Eastern manufacturers IN
| other countries, and prohtaby sell part
! of its product in Japan, Siberia. China, the
| philippines, the Hawaiian islands and Cen
| trail America Since that time the Janan-
csc have been erecting paper mills and
were IL not for the tariff on paper, they
| could afford to pay freight to this country
| and completely own the paper trade of the
| United States. The japanese have es-
| tablished tariff which protects their own
| manufacturers and would 10 IN In lsa
advantage of any reduction in the Ameri-
| can tariff.
The paper manufacturers, in their pro-
| tests to congress, assert that natural con-
| ditions will restore the paper trade to a
| normal state, by the erection of new plants
| and that any Interference with the tariff
| on paper Will result in uncertainty that
| would prevent the establishment OF new
| plants. Putting paper on the free lis;,
| as the publishers and bookmakers of the
| country would like to have done, will re-
| suit in flooding the market not only with
| European, but Japanese made paper; all
| or which would result in the shutting down
| OF many paper plants and the consequent
| deprivation of those who are now en-
| ployed in them.
| Everett Mail Schedule.
Representative Jones has called the at
| tenuon of the postoffice department to
| the fact that there is no mail leaving
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| $3.50 p. m. and 40 p. m. the next day.
| and all mail for points on the Seattle &.
international railway north of Snohomish
| such as Machias, Hartford GetcheIi, ArI-
ngton, McMurray and points farther
north, going by the way of Everett IN So
| attic and thence from Seattle north there
| by losing eighteen hours each way The
| postoffice department is asked to establish
| mail route over the Seattle a. Interna-
tonai railway so that mail may leave Ev-
| erett for Seattle and points north of Sno-
| homish twice day, at $40 A. m and 40
| p. M, with return mail by the Same
| route. Representative Jones IL urging che
establishment OF this service at the solicit
| tation of the Everett Commercial Club.
Rainier Forest Reserve.
| Commissioner Hermann, of the general
| land office, has promised not to take final
| action upon the proposed extension of
| the Rainier forest reserve until Repre-
| sentative Jones is given an opportuni,v
| to present all phases of the question be-
| fore the department. He is now engaged
| In compiling data furnished to him by
those who will be most Interested in
| whatever extension Of the lines of the
| reserve that may be made.
| Alaska salmon Gamers.
| An erroneous report seems to be In cir
| culation in Spokane and other cities OF
| Eastern Washington To the effect that
| the Spokane Indian reservation will soon
| be open to mineral prospeetors. No legis-
| lation OF this character has been passed
and none is in contemplation. SO far as
members of the delegation are concerned
| Neither does the Indian office have any
Information OF this sort. Legislation for
| the purpose by congress will be necessary
| before prospectors can acquire any rights
upon the said reservation.
No Prospecting on Reservation.
| The salmon Gamers Of Alaska are not
| at all pleased with the provisions Of Sem
Il .Fn l.aaH stafg 49,.
! industry in that district, in which fl n
1 proposed To prohibit the use of salmon
| traps. II is asserted that this feature
/ OF the bill would be great hardship
! upon the Alaskan salmon canneries Ii
| Is also asserted that there would be no
| falling of IN the amount Of salmon taken,
but the expense OF taking them would
/ be greatly increased. and would therefore
! drive some % the Gamers out Of the bust
ness Attention Is called to the fact
/ that salmon traps are permitted hy law
! Ia the waters OF the state OF Washington
/ and that they have done much to develop
/ the salmon Industry Of that state What
I Is true 20 Washington II Is said will b.
/ equally true 10 Alaska, and the use Of
/ traps, II Is now thoroughly understood,
/ does not mean the extinction OF the sal
mon industry.
on the other hand. no one can be rnors
I Interested IA maintaining the supply OF
salmon than the Gamers themselves.
( They have made large Investments which
1 would become valueless should there be
! cessation iu the yearly supply Of Ash.
/ Some cf the canueries even maintain
/ hRtcheries In order TO aid the government
/ and the state in maintaining the fish sup
ply In Alaska the present law imposes
! tax Of cents case. which f. p burden
upon the nshinE industry not imposed In
any other section Of the country
No objections whatever are offered %
the payment Of these licenses or farea:
no objections are made 70 proper closed
/ season and 70 every way the owners as
Eert their willingness 90 cooperate with
the government IN maintaining and pro-
] noting the supply of fsh They protest
rnerelv against me Injustice ~ the ieEfsia-
/ zion which would render unneccssarilv
I burdenpome the expense u catching the
5 NHh n Is probable that the bill tn quea-
tian viii be amended. permitting the
I trans 20 he used. but so regulating their
use that a sufficient supply " salmon viii
I be allowed 90 pass on ~ the Epawnlng
Z grounds.
I MOODY Battle with Desperadoes.
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