The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-25
Civic Federation Discusses the
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BIDDER ON PUBLISHING
New York Editor Makes Address on Printing and Publishing Condi- tlons and Shows the Effects of
 Combination.

the National Civic Federation conven- tion today were eagerly discussing the remarks made at the meeting last night by Charles c. Dawes, ex-comp- troller of the treasury.
 MT. Dawes made a sharp attack upon the federal department of justice, vir- tually charging the office of the Attor- ney General with making gallery plays" He said in part:
 q cannot say that it is intentional on the part of the department of jus tice, but some of it's actions look re- markedly as though favoritism was being displayed in the selection of the combinations to be investigated and the manner of attack
 Tt is inevitable that the man who does things is in the public eye and an attack upon him will always win publicity. It is remarkable that tho cases handled by the department of justice are tried always in the news papers before they get into the courts" The speaker also criticised the mag azine writers who, he said, made a practice of attacking the men who &C., complished great things in the mer- cantile and financial world. The first address delivered at today's session of the Civic Federation was that of Herbert Knox Smith of the federal bureau of corporations, who spoke upon Administrative Regula- tion of Corporations" MT. Smith was followed by D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N. C., who spoke for twenty minutes on the Rail ways and the People, The address of Mr. Tompkins was followed by that of William J. schief l felin of New York, whose subject was Reasonable Agreements Beneficial to tCommerce''
 The next speaker was Herman Rid der of New York, who spoke upon Printing and Publishing. the Only Industry that Tends Toward Diffusion. ?
 Afternoon Session. At the opening of the afternoon ses- sion, Prof. F. W. Taussig of Harvard university spoke on the subject What Next?"
 His speech related to the policy of iiC ltutid lOMdEu cor porations.
 The address of Professor Taussig was followed by that of Thomas C. Spelling, who spoke on "The Trust Question"
 Prof. J. II. Gore of George Washing ton university, delivered an address | upon The Relations of Industry Com binations to Export Trade" Don c. Seitz of New York was on tI.- Adjustment of Labor Problems, and the Policy of Incorporating Unions" but as Mir Seitz was unable to be present in person. his speech was read. Following the reading of Mir. Seitz's address the conference was given over to five minute talks from different speakers upon the subjects discussed in the various papers which have so far been read before the conference. There was no night session. The following resolution was intro duced by John W. Tomlinson of Ala bama, a member of the committee e resolutions: Be 1t resolved, That 1t is the sense of this conference that both federal and state authority shall be invoked in the solution of trust and transportation problems without at tempting to supercede or abridge eiN CT Jurisdiction under the constitution and that when deemed advisable to change our organic law in these matters it shall be by getting the consent of the people in the manner prescribed in the constitution itself"
 Riders Address. Herman Riders address was in part as follows:
 Government reports upon the condition of the printing and publishing business.
 it hot .e was the only large manufacturing indus try which tended toward diffusion and away from consolidation or concentration. In the previous five years it had grown in greater proportion than any other indus try, and it had taken first place among all the industries of the country in the number of establishments. Furthermore, the number of printing establishments had shown a greater increase in the five years from 1900 to 1905 than in the pre- vious 10 years. Then, too. the per capita value of printing and publishing products had increased in greater proportion than those of any other industry Tn fact, only three other industries had shown an ah- sOlute increase in products greater than that of the printing and publishing busi- ness. These facts become important and significant in any discussion dealing with the effects of combinations or trusts upon industrial progress.
 Since those reports were compiled, the printing and publishing interest has been menaced and beset at every point by op- pressive combnatio The cost of every article that it uses, including labor has been subjected to an artificial stimulation. and 1t is doubtful if the splendid contrast that was then made by that unprotected ln- dustry with the coddled favorites of the tariff or with the triisteed indusries can now be maintained.
 Leading Industries.
 The leading manufacturing industries of the United Statets In 1905 ranked as fol- lows:
 1. Strengthening and meat packing
 ?. Iron and steel.
 3. Fomdries and machine shops.
 1. Flour and grist mills.
 ,. Clothing.
 6. Lumber and timber
 L Printing and publishing.
 S. Cotton manufactures.
 g. Woolen manufactures.
 To- Boots and shoes.
 The printing and publishing interests then represented an annual product of one-haf billion dollars. of which six cities
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