The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-19
INTERESTING ].
STATEMENTS
BROUGHT OUT FROM BOTH
SIDES IN DISCUSSION IN
TLE SENATE.
PRINT PAPER QUESTION
Was Subject of Debate. Involving At
tempts to show How Prices
Have Been Boosted
Canada's Policy.

Y Washington, June 1S-The dis us
sion ON priat paper in the senate TO
] day brought out some interes in!
, statements from 10th sides. Ate
/ The defeat of the proposition to admit
[ paper and wood pulp free, LaFolle ttt
proposed an Amendments continuing
the 81 ton rate on print paper until
July /. 1912. when the 50 q ten rate
of the house should go into effect He
Ibid this. he said because the paper
mills of Wisconsin could not prompt.
~ adjust themselves to the 81 rat q
without being given time Being re.
moved from their spruce wood sup
ply. he wanted, he said to give them
| time to change their methods of
manufacture so they could event
logs or wood pulp, The purpose he
their mills for the making of other
classes of paper
Clapp. one Of the "progressives, ="
declared his intention of standing by
the finance committee in voting for
duty on print paper.
Saying the price Of paper had net
/ increased as had other products dur
ing recent years, Grown interrupted
/ to cite figures in the Mann report
showing an increase in price in 1907
from $40 to $50 a ton.
What is the price this year," in
CURED Aldrich.
Replying that the price was a little
less than in 1907 the Nebraska sen.
.ator met fat denial on the part of
both Aldrich AMI Gallinger that print
paper had never sold for $50 a ton.
Prices in 1907 sail Galliuger,
were less than in any year since 1899
with the exception of one year
The price is not so high now,
said Brown, because they are under.
taking to chloroform congress by Put
ting the price down"
Explaining that there was great
in ernaticnal question pending be
fore the senate which did not exist
when the house passed the tariff bill,
Aldrich said the Dominion of Canada
had adopted a policy, announced BY
the premier. by which ii was intended
TO effectually prevent the export OIL
logsor wood pulp. The purpose he
said was that of taking possession OIL
the American market for print paper.
I'VE ought to make the duty SO
high" he said. as not to permit the
carrying out of such plan"
Quoting s27,59 as the price of pro-
,licing ton of print paper in Canada
he continued: The result of our in
vestigation, made through the books |
Of the paper companies themselves,
covering a great variety of mills. un-
der a great variety of "reminiscences, |
led me to the conclusion that the |
cost in this country is $3.50 a ton
under the most favorable circum-
stances"
A duty of 81 a ton, therefore, in his |
opinion. sufficient to cover the differ
enoe on the cost Of production be
tween the two countries. Referring |
to the report that the International
Paper company has purchased 10000
square miles of woodland in Canada
Aldrich suggested that that company
might be caught in the Canad an trap
them from bringing that
wood across the line
Il know there are certain news
papers in this country" said Aldrich |
which, by covert threats and abuse
of senators and representatives. have |
been trying to force US to adopt these
low rates or to put this paper ca the
free list, but in my Judgment they |
repre- sent a very small minority of
the newspaper Of The United States,
whose treatment Of public gu stions
can not be aHd is not affected by
their material interest"
An earnest appeal for free print
paper as an educational measure. was
made by Gore at the conclusion of
which the LaFollette amendment lin
iting the time that the 81 rate should
continue operative was voted down,
81 10 -.
The finance committee ameplmr Mt
placing the duty at 81 a ton Oh print
paper was then adopted a to 32.
TaliafarrO was the only Eamccrat |
voting with the Republicans for the
amer ment while Beverage. Bris'ow,
Brown Burke T. Cummins, Curtis,
LaFollette and Smith (Michigan) Re.
pub,icans, cast their votes against ii.
Bcrah Clapp. Crawford. Gamble and
Ne.son voted with the other Repub j.
cans for the duty as did Senator
Lorimer. the new Illinois sena or.