The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
OPERATIONS OF THE
PRINT PAPER TRUST
Net Result to Newspapers Of the
Country an Increase Of $780,
600 in Cost Of Paper.
AIDED BY The WOOD PULP TARIFF
New York Newspaperman Testlfies Before
Industrial Commission-Erce Trade In
Pulp Advocated-South Dakotan OF,
Farm conditions in Northwest.

Washington, April 1G.-The manufac-
ture of news print paper of the country
was the subject of inquiry on the part
Of the Industrial commission yester-
day, John Norris, business manager of
the New York Times, being the wit
ness. Mr.. Norris devoted his attention
especially to the International PAPER
company.
II will assert" he said that the In
ternational Paper company has failed
in every expectation it held out to the
newspapers and to the public. The
cost of manufacture is greater under
consolidation than under individual
ownrship of the paper mills. The econ
omies which were to be obtained under
the consolidated management have not
been realized. The export trade has
fallen off, or at least has not increased,
though this was to be the strong feat
ure Of the consolidated companies eff
forts The promised policy of an en-
Iightened self-interest has been aban-
doned, and the net result to newspaper
publishers has been an increase of
81, 100000 per annum in the cost Of
news print paper"
He placed the output of news print
paper at $26,000,000 per year. Mr.. Nor
rs said the president Of the consolida-
ton is paid $4,000 a year and manu-
facturers' salaries were increased from
$500 to $4,000. There also had been
vast addition to the spruce lands
owned by the company. the area Sc
cured in the United States bringing
the aggregate up to 1900 square miles
while 1000 square miles of this land
are controlled in Canada.
Freight Charges Higher.
There had likewise been an increase
In freight charges All told he placed
the enhancement of the cost price of
producing print paper at So per ton. He
knew Of two newspapers which were
paying an increase Of $150,000 each an
nually on the paper used by them Mr.
Norris gave the daily output of news
print paper at 2,055 tons, of which the
International company furnished LOO
tons, while the mills of the company
have capacity OF 1876 tons per day.
| md said that there is constant In
.rease of producing capacity outside
/ boast of the International company
that it owned all paper water powers
and all available spruce lands.
| Mr.. Norris attributed the recent in
| crease in the price of paper to four
causes, namely, to the Spanish-Ameri-
| can war, the South African war, the
ulouti -. io1o anu 4 isov aa,,ra1,,, IN
tenlpt ou .he iii.e .a .ioiian 49, NJ r,oet
1,lonopoii1e ~. ehe spiuce 49, Nat
the last ailllcuies ny! ne sus - sso,,,a he
trace Ieia.lohs WIN Saaaua sa,otIu
prolnoteu ~ oruer INA. .ne ~ W. ao',n,
ine1naustioie pup supply ~ Lna sh o,'d
trS lhight oe ufaWn upon. W. sti D.ns;-
| ne salo, aoopt the pan Whic5i e CO. 80
| Gen. mckinney mas auvocaeeu u
,iittiIs those taxes wish eNp 1920 ~
mas snoWh 10 De nost pu a u, ~
hne e lnoustrles OF the peopie.
re asserteo tnat tne ih. .,il.a 't '.on;
| company had opposed Canauian ie.,
proclty, ana that .le result iiau 80 "a
I .,s reprissis. ne a a,,lo
the removal OF the tarl11 on Wooo pup
as IN the interest," OF al classes.
Dakotan on Farm Conditions.
M. E. Greeley. editor Of the South
Dakota Farmer, and a stock farmer
was the afternoon witness before the
commission. His testimony related en-
t1rely to farming conditions In the
northwest. He said that many of the
farmers Of that section are foreign
born and that most of them had
proved a godsend to the country. The
Germans, Scandinavians and Cana
dianS he said were especially good cit
azens =. These hes. NAL, make the best If farmers r. ,'
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