Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28

some paper companies had declined =,
make offers. others had withdrawn o.
changed their quotationS and others had
announced their product entirely sold.
In the case Of the Chicago Daily Jour-
nal. II was stated that no broker or repre-
sentative of any paper mill had called on
that paper since June I. 1906. to quote
prices or ask for its business. 1T has
seemed to u.s." the Journal wrote. that
there is an understanding that we are the
Sheboygan's customer and will have 90
stick 10 that MILL. Efforts TO obtain
prices elsewhere, the Journal wrote. were
without avail.
do you understand" asked Mr. Sims
from THAI statement that they left the
impression that the other companies. ex-
cept the Sheboygan. were refusing To
quote because they knew the Sheboygan
We distinctly allege." Mr.. Morris re-
piled. that these people had understand
ings. and We will give statements where
they have been told that they were the
mill would bid
The fact that there was unity Of action
by selling agents or uniformity in the
price of paper was attested by several
hundred newspapers, in reply to queries
by the Publishers Association. These re-
plies Mr.. Norris read at length. Almost
without exception the publishers made the
positive statement that they had OH
served such unity of action. In hut few
instances the publishers declared they
had no information on the subject.
Still another set OF replies was submit.
ted by Mr.. Harris by which he undertook
to prove that practically every member Of
the association had been refused contracts
for more than one year. and that in some
instances publishers had been forced to
live from hand TO mouth in the matter
of their paper supply.
In answer to Mr.. Mann Mr.. Norris said
ILL h.
latter part of September or early in Octo-
Der. 1907.
Evidence also was adduced to show that
in many instances changes had been made
In selling agencies. and that contracts
now were being made direct with the
mills.
Where Prices Were Increased.
Mr.. Norris furnished list of papers to
which the price of paper has been raised.
and the amount of the increase per ton
to each, as follows:
Arizona Tucson star. $3.50.
Arkansas-Iitfle Rock Democrat. $40.
California Redlauds Review. SIT: Pomona
Progress SIS: San Bernsdino Index. SIG: Chico
Record. $i4: stockton Record. S13: Los Angeles
News. 5000: Durango Democrat. 50: sacramen.
Color.do-Grsnd Junction News. sl2; Denver
Connecticut- Hartford Globe. &Is. ~: Hartford
Courant ST.; Meriden Record. si2: New London
Globe, &l1: Meriden Journal. SO: Ansonia sem
tinei; @.c.; stanford in Adsocste ~ br,dsepnrt
letin. g.
Georgia Savannah Press. sII: Macon News.
$1,000: Augusta Chronicle. SO.
ldfhc,Boise Cspitol-News. $i3; Boise States
iowa sc Adv.rtiser-Gaxette. si3: Burlins-
export Times. $40: Dies Moines Capitol. $40: Du-
buqae Telegraph Herald. SO: Waterloo Courier.
Indians-Portland Commercial Review. si4:
Sews sls 20: Evansville Sourier ns sci TO- E"ans
$50: Elkh.rt. $40: kokomc Tribune. IS; In
danapols. Muncie and Terre Haute Star, 81.
Indian TsIsie1y- M .nss Ph:sns siS
s sHs Parsons SUM- ' ssa fo.s
s :: In o W,va. Republic :l:: a.chin.o. News
Monitor 9; s.lin: journal: IS; ritt:Surs Head
kentacky. o~en.boro Messenger. ss:M: Pa
aid. $s. so; Owensboro Inquirer. 8.
Ausar. s I sS csSrar sc
s Moline Dsp.tsh $40: reor. Journal 20 Dan
$40; & isi as Herald; S.: Ecsiissa Res:!er:
FTee-Press. %: Lincoln Courier. 80: DsnviIIs
Democrat $3.50; Quincy Herald, $40.
Orleans Picayune. So: shreveport Times. s7scls.
M:ins-Sat6 Times $40: Portland Argus $40.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. American. SlS
Massa chusetts-Haverhi Gazette, si2; NORTH
Adams Herald. sI.6O: North Adams Transcript,
s.; Sprinsneld Union. %; Taunton Gazette: 6:
Adrian Telegram. sle:4 Kalamasoo TslesraPS.
%: Jackson Patriot. $500: Kalamazoo Gazette.
apoli. Journal. 5000: Whom. Repabiican- Her
Tribune. - 2oss: wlnena independent. Is g.
Democrat Isentiael, sie.so: St. Joseph Cd
Montana.BiIiinss Gazette. $3.50: Anaecsds
SsSrasia~Hssttns. Tribune. SIS; Lincoln Star.
81, 50; Omaha Bee. $.
New Jesey-Paterson -. eIs: Elisabfth
Park Press. sii: Camden Post,Telesrsph. sic:
Trenton Trenton Times $40; Trenton Evening Times SO;
New York,Syracuse Post STANDARD, SIS: syra.
E,mr: Sta Asw so ,s staff
tosn journal sii eIesn Hsr sitres Sc.
telegraph. sii; New York Journal; $3.50; New
rsesse Journsi: s.: Albany Arsss. %; Little
Falls Times s.; Rochester Herald. 81; James
'n New MezicoHAl Ssss @e cit.sn $3.50
North Carolina Greensboro Record. sisi Char
lotte Observer and Chronicle. g. $50. c..
Ohio-Msrieits Journal. sls; Marion Star. sia:
Gazette $40: East Liverpool Record, SO; Find
lay Courier. $40; Cincinnati oOmmercial- Tribune.
Oklahoma Oklahoma city Oklahoman. $3.50.
G.G,., iSuTna e. Bradford
Era 49, McKeesport News. &11; Wikesbarre
Times. &11; Wiliamsport sun. $1l: Pottsvile
Republican: $lI: Reading Times, Si1; Harris.
burg Patriot; sii; Johnstown Tribune $ioi
Beading Eagle $40 AtoOn. Ga1:t,s 81" o
lentown Call. 500; wiliismsport Gazette Bull
Ietin $500; Lancaster Intelligencer. so; vii
News $3.50; Philadelphia Press. y
Rhode Island-Providence News-Democrat. I'll.
South Carolina-Anderson Mall. $ll; Columbia
State. SO. 49,.
Aberdeen American. SO. 49,,
Tennessee-Chattanooga News. $1i; Bristol
Te1ss0Fort worth Telegram. slo.4o: FL Paso'
Herald. 50; San Antonio Gazette. N:D: san
Antonio Light $40; Houston Chronicle ~:
Waco Times Herald. s6.66 Abilene Report, -;
TtshIsait Lake Deseret News. $50; Salt Lake
West Virginia -CIarksburg Telegram. I'll; Par.
kersburg State Journal. &l4 80: Paramount west
virginian. s12; Wheeling Register. $li; Wheel
Wisconsin Madison State Journal. $40; MIL
waukee Sentinel. S. ~
Virginia-Danville Register and Bee, VIZ
l.ynchburg News and Advance -.
Washngton-Seattle Times. $l&.
Mr. Norris closed his testimony for the
day by submitting evidence from grea'
number of newspapers that paper mils
had shut down or restricted their output,
giving various reasons therefor, such foI
instance. as that there was no water OF
that there was a lack OF the wood sup