Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
International Makes 20
Per Cent on Its Paper
And Has For Past 10 Years,
Says John Norris.
Also Says Threats Were Made to
Scare Out Canadian Paper.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The tariff
schedule on pulp and papers
ard books was taken up Saturday
by the ways and means COM
mittee of the House. Thirty
six witnesses have signified their inten-
ton Of giving to the committee iEfor-
nation bearing on the schedule. The
lncst interesting feature of the hearing
will be the consideration of the tariff
Gil pulp and Print paper, as special
committee of Congress conducted an
investigation of the pulp and print pa
per industry. The report on the find
ings of the committee has not been
made.
The other articles coming under this
schedule, regarding which testimony
will be offered are: Parchment sur
face-cOated and photo paper; the de-
calcomania and photographic prints;
wall paper, postal cards, books and It's
sue paper.
George Meyercord. chairman Of the
tariff committee of the National Assoc
citation of Employing Lithographers,
representing more than $50 factories
employing 10000 men, asked for pro-
e lection for the photographic product. He
says the present tariff was devised
very crudely and he offered suggestions
for charging certain paragraphs.
W. p Cutter of Northampton, Mass,
spoke of the necessity for having the
present tariff or a lower duty imposed
on books He spoke from the library
viewpoint.
Isaac H. Blanchard, chairman of the
executive committee of the Typohetae
of New York. submitted brief to the
committee asking for an increase IN
the duty on books of all kinds and for
the restriction of the free list so that
books printed in foreign languages
should be dutiable.
T.. Wolf of Philadelphia wanted the
duty on postal cards retained.
Otto Palm OF New York asked for
similar inaction on decalcOmania
j. G.. Duffy of New York asked for
reduction in duty on cigar labels.
b. A. Van Wrinkle of Hartford City,
Ind. and r. S. Elliott of Hampstead, L..
l., sought d slight increase in the duty
on parchment papers by having the
classification changed.
Henry p. Faber of New York asked
for an increase of 100 per cent. in the
duty. on surface coated papers.
Increase in the present rates of duty
was asked in jacquard designs tissue
paper, wall paper, photograph papers.
to-gelatin printing recess manu-
features and bound books. More
specific classification which should re-
suit in increased duty on certain
grades of the article was asked for the
tariffs on wrapping paper. onion skin,
typewriter, blue print and other papers.
The committee was asked to recon-
mend the continuance of the tariff on
wrapping and book paper.
John Norris chairman of the COM
mittee on paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
was the first to speak on the tariff on
pulp and print paper. He was ad-
dressing the committee at o'clock
when adjournment was taken for an
hour for dinner
Norris submitted reports showing tie
International Paper Co. had made prot
it of 1919 n ton on every ton OF paper
it had produced in the last 10 years That
t had made profit of - per cent on
cost of manufacturing, and that the aver
age price obtained by it since the passage
of the Dingley hill was s11.?1 = ton In eX-
cess of the price which prevailed whch
that bill was passed. He submitted hS-
ures showing the labor employed In the
paper industry received less than mat
of any other occupation averaging Sl.o3 a
dav.
He gave comparative costs of produce
ton to prove that paper could be made
more cheaply in the United States thah
in Canada or in Europe citing numerous
sales to indicate paper was made Ill the
United States at a cost Of $2i a ton. on
yl2O per 100 pounds He showed that
1850 square miles of woodland were strip
ned every year to make pulp and paper
and that Loo, COO cords of wood pup were
brought annually from Canada, the sale
source of supply OF 30 important news
print mills
Norris supplied names and date to con-
h.m his charge that the paper famine
in 1907 was caused by the manipuiaticns
of John A. Davis and H. G. Craig q Co.
Now York. who bought up 2o.o" tons OIL
news rr:nt paper at that time to starFe
the market" The speaker asked the
committee to search state department
records. where it would find reference
tn ccnfe,crces of American and Canadian
raper manufacturers at Place Niger hotel'
Montreal He also called attention TO
.thc action of American papernakers
who had ny threats driven out. OF the
co,,,trv a supply of 1nOOo tons of news
print which ind been bought under con-
tract dated Feb. I. 1865. by 5. "A. .ook OF
Neerah. Wis. from the Be,go-Canadiah
mill at Shawinigan Falls. Quebec TOT use
in the American market"