Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
FALL TO SHOW PAPER TRUST
Majority Of Hsuse Committee Sub
mits This Report
PUBLISHERS PARTLY SUCCESSFUL
They Excite suspicion in Minds Of the
Member- fhat Continuation Does
ExtEt-AE EatnEs Tariff
Renewal

WARRINGTON. May 8-Ths special
committee uf six members q The house
appointed upon compile iuI1 ~ The Arns1lcan
NevEparsr PuthEhers association n in
rsEtiEats the wood pulp and print pHJ's-
situation IN relation 20 he tariff snd Viih
regard 70 a. alleged conspiracy II restraint
a trade TO-DAY Submitted @ majority ans
3 minority report
The ma ioritr report which is sirned ny
Representatives Mann q Illinois, Mller ol
Kansas. Stafford q w-iscunEin and 8sil-
non q ONO is q preliminary report, h"o
r.co-ursndE thar no legislation G1fHciing
wood pulp and print paper Be enacted uni-
the committee has further lnveEllEaieo Al'I
reported
The minority report which ls signed y
Fsr,-sssr tzrsves Sims uf Tennesses hpo
- - 1cru York. recommends the pas
ssrs Of the Stevens hil 70 place Woo
-1,7- ana prt-lt pager on -he free list
Renal Nould Not Help soon
Tn. -nsiorsrv report. Eum-ned VI II the
following wurdE; -
ne present price of paper vuala n9i
70 suy considerable oeEree he lIIlIlta lts
affected by ih+ 1ePsA- q Sislsy.s Ls bii ia tts
--,.sl-1- form might spell ruin 70 ne
11,arler i-,aurtry and ruinoufly hlEh pIlees
Fr- in Ine near IAAAl =
rrirfee thought Il the phrt o. WlsooIll, lsoo,.tTs. ts
fore making recourDenchlAOrs loI l'.s..i l'.s..i1x
leEisla1iun 10 await uull Ilh Neslls - -
rad been concluded ana ln'HoAtA4E
Eesfed
IN. report says the tHbulAtion ot re
turned schedules Of newspapers by Nne
census office covers bui few uf the nns'i'-
-,olftau dBilies. which are the neAFE uo1-
supsrs. and continues:
FOR, the returns the average prices -
r,ressrt including II many cases ~ 5T7As1t =.
ssta-gss r. 90 newspapers, - 4--sb pei
S-l--STs.s. mai q these 8f1 using paper y
rolls have Hn average ptlcs 81 e., -,s7,s- ~
Sbaa1E J. seems probable thai Dup pup-
Gsb4rs usvinE nigh pI1ceE 1n3sl Isae1lS
Responded 10 the inquiries u4 '-ie
Further the report says;
While there appears 10 have neen ueIl 80
plEtnI on The ps1l ot me FAl5sl - -,
-1I-frE thai the selling pI1ue % patel ~. ~
is1s WRF too low 70 be fairy rem ne : ~ :,
zsf We are inclined 70 mink y Va no
ss.~4v 80 Eur1rner Of 1857 that there was
S.-s-s7 Increase in print paper prices.
TvhR4 q general increase NAs IN Ia. -.
INTO effect On new contrhclE appears - Nt
unq questioned
N Extaenee of Combination
A 10 the charge Of the existence o.
,,,rlhtnAttuu in restraint Of trade. the re-
port says.
tn. evidence before the COMMITTEES 20
fn- ssslF 10 prove the combination uf IrlnI
rar,sY manufacturers 10 HoNAncs kI1S7s -
Otherwise IA restraint Of trace. Pal 80 -
Si6.rsh BE evidence WIS pressniso Nhlch
-aSTh- excite suspicion that Eneh eu1n'
binEtion had been mace and Was II eA-
such ot The paper mauutse-
-,,-ers aE have appeared before the cuIll-
rufrtee during IFS hearing hHAe sLitIluous-s
ana completely deuleu unoer cain @ LLls - =
ts-erce 81 any combination, Egresrnent O
understanding Of any nAIurt 80 -
among the paper mAnulac1aIe-5 OI - l-,s5. -
vance the price Of paper, 1he &sslEA--itIl
/ Of uF1urners OF for any other purpose -
restraint uf trade.
Under the Bubhs2d, Removal q lhs
Tariff. the eport IN part says
The question TO the removal q the
tariff on print paper ana WOOD pulp q ID
tfrnEfely connected with The cunseTEhlloh
Of the forest resources q lht Lnl-eo
states. as Wen RE its effect upon he phI'ai
ruauuf acrUrtlE industry ana the T'up -4sIIhs
f-,auErrv The COMMITTEES Is not vet pre-
pared TO make recomnendhuon Is 70 ne
permanent policy Of the I nlIeo s-E-sA u
regard 10 the duty on paper ana pup a
cept that the committee lE firmly q Inc
oufniun that the tariff on news Tilut paper
Hnd on wood pulp should not be removed
as 10 paper or pulp coming from any
country o. place which prohinilE The sN-
r,o-1H1i8n Of pulp wood or which IeY1sf any
export dUry on paper pulp or pHlp Woo ~
or makes any higher charge N any way
upon wood pulp or pup ToSo m inienoeo iof
expectation 70 The United slaies-
The evidence taken 30 far would seem
ro indicate thai Ihe temporary suspension
OF entire removal OF the present LsIlLl
would moi have any great iumediHIe sf-
time II should De coupled with the Tlght
OF free expectation Cf wood pulp from
1he Canadian forests. The removal q The
tariff on print paper and wood pulp, Z
followed by al export duty On pulp Wooo
coming from CEnaua- would probably re
Huir II z considerable increase IN price
uf print paper and the early drain OF the
pulp wood forests IN The United States
II would seem that for the american
I publisher 70 be assured q low prices Tor
/ MS paper il is essential 10 mR1utE1n paper
uiIlE IN me Timed States Anr policy
mat would give the Canadian mills 8 pref
erenIiRl advantage over American mills IL
/ obtaining ne raw fiAitf1l5 A. loNtF
price, buI result IL Lhs disDEntltng ot
American paper machines and the ulti-
male dependence q American publishers
on Canadian mills, Indsr conditions Can
that wound result IL enhanced prices
without the presence q composition from
American paper manufacturer
Your committee promises. curing the
summer ThcEuuIl. 70 continue ia invest
cations and expects 10 bs able 10 present
Il the house Al the nsKr session q con-
caulplsls information thoroughly ounsao-
cred
The scare Of last year as 70 me visible
supply q pulp wood and 10 the ability
Of Lhs rnilE 10 furnish news print paper
10 meet the demands q consumption has
Euhsidsd and when new CONTRACTS are
maze during the present year Tor pllp
wood 10 be delivered IN 1s.a, Ihs price Is
Ekely 10 be lower than LhE prices nov
being pEid for pup wood un contra cIs
mace lss1 wear. The decreased ounsuruE-
non q paper uonEsg ueuI upon The general
T business conditions Of The country means
8 lssssDed dsmEne for pulp wood and Ne
prices