The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-23

Press. Herman Ridder, OF the New
York Staatz Zcitung, was given
handsome silver centerpiece in rec
ognition on the part of members oil
the American Newspaper Publishers
association. for his efforts for free
wood print paper.
Rev. Robert Burdctt OF Los Angeles,
delivered characteristic humorous
speech, detailing his experiences as
an editor OF the past generation.
Former Senator Patterson OF Colo
RADIO. talked on Woman Suffrage
New York, April 22.-At meeting
of American Newspaper Publishers
association held today the following
minutes were adopted:
1.-The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association at It's annual meeting
In New York today with the largest
attendance in the history OF the organ
ization. comprising representatives or
290 daily newspapers, insructs its sec
retary to telegraph and write immc-
diately to each United States senator
advising him that the association ear
nestly urges the confirmation by the
senate of the action of the house In
the matter of pulp and print paper.
"The investigation made by the Sc
lect committee Of the house covering
a period Of ten months and surpass-
ing in thoroughness any trade Inquiry
ever attempted In tariff history has
shown that American paper mills act
ually make paper cheaper than the
most modern Canadian mills, and
therefore. any import duty upon print
paper Is In the nature OF a conces-
sion to the American mills. We are
informed that the paper manufactur-
ers are trying to induce the senate
to raise the rate of duty fixed by the
Payne bill. The success OF such an
effort would prevent the possibility
of an arrangement with Canada which
arrangement the select committee
deemed Of utmost Importance In or
der that we might continue to obtain
from that country the considerable
supply of pulp wood now used by the
American mills In news print paper
manufacture.
"The well-maturej and unanimous
resolutions OF the select committee
political parties have safeguarded the
interests Of paper makers and con-
sumers against the possibility Of hos
tile action by Canada
I'VE protest against any procedure
which will ignore the work and re-
suits of the house committees inves-
tigatlon and which by provoking a
trade war and stopping the expectation
of pulp wood from Canada. may bring
great loss to American newspapers and
destruction to American forests.
For a period of years the American
newspapers have been the victims
of paper combinations, mergers, cor
ners, determinations and secrecy in
paper quotations. The failure Of pa.
per makers to employ technical skill
in the operation of their plants has
the burdens of consumers.
We want to put an end to these abuses
by broadening the market and by
schemes such as that planned
In the creation of the international
paper company, which aimed to de-
stroy competition and to give value to
q collection of antiquated mills by
bringing them u er one control with
700 square miles OF timber land unde-
veloped waters TO the extent Of $4,000
horsepower. We object to these gi
gantic speculations at our expense.
Every obligation which the paper
maker owed to the government as
tariff beneficiary has been violated.
have been forced to bear
the burden of frequent fluctuations
and artificial stimulations of paper
prices, The publishers ask fair
treatment"
The following was also adopted:
Resolved. that the thanks Of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
sociation are due to the select COM
mittec appointed by the house at the
instance Of Speaker Cannon to inves-
tigate the paper and pulp industry.
We acknowledge our obligation to the
Hon. James R. Mann, and
to members of the committee for the
diligence and thoroughness and fair
ness Of their inquiry, during every
period of the ten months. Their