Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-28
MAJORITY WANT MORE TIME,
Passage Of Stevens Bill in Pres
emit Form Might Spell ruin"
For Paper Industry.
r,b,ority Endorse the Measure In its
Entirety and Recommend Its
Enactment Into Law.

washington. May 2S.-The special
committee of six members of the
house appointed upon complaint of
,he American Newspaper Publishers
association to investigate the who'd
min and print paper situation in re-
Iation to the tariff and with regard
10 an alleged conspiracy in restraint
of trade. today submitted majority
and a minority report.
The majority report, which is sign
ed by Representatives Mann of ILL
nois, Miller of Kansas, Stafford OF
Wisconsin,, and Bannon of Ohio, Is a
preliminary report and recommends
that no legislation affecting wood pulp
and print paper be enacted until the
committee has further investigated
and reported.
The minority report. which is
signed by Representatives Sims of
Tennessee, and Ryan of New York,
recommends passage of the Stevens
bill to place wood pulp and print pa
ger on the free list.
MAJORITY REPORT.
The majority report Is summed up
In the following words
AS the present price of paper
would not to any considerable de-
gree be Immediately affected by the
repeal of the tariff and as the pas
sage of the Stevens bill in its present
form might spell ruin to the paper
industry and ruinously high prices for
paper in the near future your COM
mittee believes II the part of wisdom
before making recommendations for
positive legislation, to await until its
investigation has been completed and
thoroughly digested.
The committee listened with in
terest, attention and care from April
IS to May IA says the report, ito
the Witnesses appearing in behalf of
the contentious of the American
Newspaper Publishers association, and
followed with painstaking care the
statements made and evidence pre-
sented by John Norris, who appeared
as the special representative Of that
association. Every opportunity has
been given to the newspaper publish
ers to present evidence before the com
mittee, though not all publishers who
offered to appear or whom the COM
mittee would like to hear have yet
been examined"
The report says that the tabulation of
returned schedules of newspapers by
the census office covers but few of the
metropolitan dailes which are the
heavy consumers From these returns
the average price at present. including
~ many cases freight charges, TO 9ls
M thasa asi ,.i,,t- ~ -, a., III ~, 10
s,,ara, ~ 49,, P"p Ia &c t an
a,,a,a - 40 NJ 80 80 vi '. = az
T, soa,,s. - ~ - - ,,i,,Is,,
ers paying high prices most readily re-
sponded to the Inquiries of the COM
mittee"
while there annaars ., ho,.a ,,oo,,
xr,,,,,iain, ,,, ~ -. " @
,r,n,facturars ,ha, ~ hi, II,
~ na,,a,. TO-. lone 49,, a., Is ~
,ai,,l,, renounerat,yo ,cat ~ ,a " ,,,oi,rod
% ,bint, 4, ,,.,s NJ, ,,,.u ~ a,,,,,o,
NJ 1qoT that there was a ,a,,,,'ai a.
crease in nrint 5aner nricas That !,
,,o'a,., - p.,,s Fu ,,o q, Co., ~ n', a
eo,tr.o+a n,,raa'., to ~ ,,,,r,',est ~ ~
A. ~ tha charge ~ Of tho nxis,nmcn Of
, coobina,,o,, Il, rastroirt ~ trada =
,ho ra,,ort sa,is
,.uIha a,,,5a',oo h,,oro ,ho oo,,,,,,.too
~ stuo.'ce peio'e ,He .o 'tl,.te'
~ Ia tans 70 pruve s,'S III, Sonlio,'l",lo''
ol PIhlt paper iildHu actuters 10 au
.anSe priues or ot,lerMise III Iss.raiiit ol
.,aue. pu. su',siuei auie efipeiive We
.reseIlteu WhIen ilIsht cAei,, suS,loioi'
tldt such combination hau peei' i''due
ana was III existence
REMOVAL OF THE TARIFF
under the sub-head removal ot the
Iarlii,' the report In part says
The question as to the removal of
the tariff on print paper and wood pulp
Is intimately connected win the con
sefNation or the forest resources OF IN"
me paner mannfacturinr Industry and
The newspaper publishing industry The
committee Is not yet prepared to make
recommendation as to the permanent
policy OF the United States In regard TO
the duty on paper and pulp, except that
The committee Is firmly of the opinion
that the tariff on news print paper and
ON wood pulp should not be removed
as 10 paper or pulp coming from any
country or place which prohibits the
eVrnrtation Of pulp wood on which
leyles any export duty on paper pulp or
pulp wood. or makes any higher charge
H. any way upon wood and pulp or
pulp wood intended FOR expectation TO
The United states.
The evidence taken 20 far would
Seem to indicate that tho temporary
suspension on entire removal Of tue
present tariff would not have any great