The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-30
AFTER PAPER TRUST.
An Important Committee Will Meet
in Washington Thursday.


in Washington Thursday.
Frank P. MacLennan has gone to
Washington as a member of what is
known as the paper trust committee,
which will have hearing before the
ways and means committee of congress,
Thursday, May 3rd. to present the fol-
lowing resolutions adopted by the Am
erican Newspaper Publishers associa-
ton at its annual meeting in New York
in February, and to argue the question
about the abolition of the tariff on pa
per, on the ground that the paper mills
are no longer infant industries requir-
ing projections:
Whereas, The price of printing paper
has been arbitrarily increased in price
from 20 to 100 per cent, without reason
or warrant to be found in the conditions
OF the industry itself; and
Whereas, It is the common belief that
this increase is due to the workings of a
Resolved. That the American Newspa-
per Publishers association, representing
in this case not only its own members but
the q. 600 newspapers of the United States
means Of a special Committee into the
conditions above described, to the end
that suitable legislation may be provided
to remedy this condition of affairs, in the
interest of the best source of public infor-
nation provided for the people, to-wit,
the newspaper press, whose interests the
est regard.
''The attention of congress is directed to
five bills now in the hands of the ways
and means committee, not necessarily to
aid the passage of any of them specific
ally, but as evidence Of great demand
| for some form of remedial legislation, to
| which the inquiry We request would be
| preliminary. We believe that the entire
| agitation against trusts presents no more
! concrete example than this, and your pc
| titioners, relying upon the desire of con-
gress to legislate in the interests of the
! O60nl6- believe
| tunity to make this inc tIiry In the spirit
| in which it is demanded.
/ THE newspaper, it is fair to state, un-
| like most other forms of industry, sells at
| fixed price, and has no means of put
/ ting the increased cost on to the con-
! sumner. In many instances it means the
| complete confiscation Of profits, and in
| many others creates actual loss
The apparently sincere desire of all
| parties to deal with the trust question
| removes this inquiry from the charge of
| partisanship, and makes it what it is in
| tended to be, an inquiry in the public in
/ terest''
The price of white paper has advanced
80 per cent during the last eight months.
| This increased cost of material used by
| the papers of the country is a burden of
| large proportions, and may result in
| crushing out weaker papers, unless
| there should be heavy decline in the
present market price. The State Journal
| alone consumes a large carload of twen-
ty tons per month, on its daily edition.
The advance in the price of paper means
an additional expense of hundreds of
dollars day to the larger dailies of the
country, and in most cases there has
as yet been no advance in the prices of
subscription and advertising. This is a
net loss to the newspapers.
This association, which selected this
committee, has a membership of $50 of
the most important daily newspapers of
the United States. The committee and
the papers the members of it represent,
are as follows:
S. H. Kaufman, Washington Cd. c.
Colonel E. H. Woods, Boston Herald
John R. Mclean, Cincinnati Inquirer.
r. f. A Dorr, N. Y. Mail and Express
| B. wilkins, Washington Cd. C) Post.
Edward Cary, New York Times
Z. H. Perdue, Cleveland Leader.
A. H. BaSkette. Nashville Banner.
c. E. Austin, Buffalo Express
F. P. Glass, Montgomery (Ala-) Adver
tiser
Frank P. MacLennan, Topeka CKan.
W. G. Holmes. Memphis Commercial
Geo. C. Hit, indianapolis Journal.
Fl. W. Quinby, Detroit Free Press.
Vim. Barnes, jr., Albany Journal.
p c. Boyle. Oil City Pa-) Derrick.
Conde Hamlin, st. Paul Pioneer Press.
d. F. Lingane, providence (R- u Tele
gram.
H. Theo. Ellyson, Richmond Va.) Dis
J. NJ whitford, Wilmington Oel
w. B. Howe, Burlington Qowa) Ere
/ Press