New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
PRINT PAPER INQUIRY.
John Norris Continues His Tcsti-
rnOnu Before the House Committee.

Washington. Arrii 9S-Before The select commit
tee Of The House which s Investigating the subject
of the tariff wood pulD ss affecting the price Of
news print paper and also whether not there
j. q combination of paper makers in restraint Of
trade John Norris. representing the paper com
1r15ee NJ the American Newspaper Publishers As
citation. to-day eon-inu5d his testimony III
support Of the associations charge that such 4
combination exists and that The price of paper has
feen- arbitrarily raised.
He disputed The contention q the manufacturers
that tins increase in price has been partly due 10
higher freight rates and submitted conrunica-
1ion from the Interstate Commerce Commission
showing the freight rates from the principal mills
70 the larger consuming points
NJ. Norris was piled with questions regarding the
present capacity and condition Of the Canadian
mills but he said thar the only information he
had was from The paper mill directors and a pub
LEGATION wood pulp. but he dd not repeat their
quotations. He had not he said. visited any Ca
madam paper mnI. hut had visited the Canadian
pulp uIi SsuI Sc Marie.
! Replying "a Co-cressr-sn Mann. Mr.. Norris said
NJ was unable 1o state how many Canadian mills
IVere closed The Sturgeon Falls mill. he said mad
nar been financial success and MAS shut down.
he understood This was NOT due 10 any defects in
Tnanufacrure. bu- primarily 10 early and high
financing"
NJ. Mann remarked that IT seemed rather strange
tnar with the great advance in the price Of paper
and ire opportunity Of The Canadian mills to fur
uisE paper ar Li-1 high price they would be com
PEELED 10 close al this time because they could
nof be operated Troftahly. He thought the pub
fishers association should seize the opportunity
10 acquire Ihe mills
TO that suggestion NJ Norris replied that has as
Eoclat1on received on average Of three propo-
sI1ions week. containing opportunities for loca-
fio1 of news print paper mills in Canada with
Enlltless timber tracts and numerous power sites
De SAID that ore 4 The consular reports showed
rhat IN The province q Quebec there were AS 100 .
90 CORDS q wood pulp timber enough 10 keep
he United States in spruce wood for ali Of lis
paper manufacture for over two hundred years II
there was not particle q reproduction in snv
other Canadian forest"
You don't share in the views OF NJ Pfncho,
The chief forester" said NJ. Mann. that the
enorrnous consumption of print paper and wood
PUP ls gong 70 deplete ali ;he forests in North
America within the next seven or ten years.
ny Norris replied that the chairman was sn-ic-
pa1lns branch of the subject 70 which he vo,,15
eve SPECIAL attention. and which NC vin ex-
cite your lively interest as affecting the rr5oa -
wood sno The speculation N wood lands
After Mr- Norris had submitted ,est3r,orv
thai supplies of paper had been shifted r-or,
one mil 70 another or from one agency TO another
he was subjected 10 q cross fire Of questions ny
the committee, bearing more particularly on The
quantity q paper consumed by the Hearst ryh
Icat.ons- Nr- Norris asserted that these nublica
lions took one-fourth q the entire output Of the
international Paper Company or three hundred
tons day
DO you know al Nhat rate M Hearst gets his
paper" Chairman Man. inquired
Mr. Norris said he knew only from street gossip