Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-22

England Tor the price OF print paper for
the years 1890 1895. 1900 1905. and 1905
and We found that the American news
papers had bought their print paper al
% lower price than any OF the countries
Of Europe The price Of print Paper
today az the mills Is as low as s. 05 per
hundred. while In England, France and
Germany IL Is considerably hisher.
Senator Aldrich and / had tho paper
makers ana the representatives of the
newspapers together and tried To- har-
monize their differences. but we found
u was impossible TO do SO. Mr. Norris
the representative Of the newspaper I'm
torests, was very unreasonable Moth
ing would satisfy him but free pulp ani
free paper, and he even went 50 EAR
as 90 say that Of II were in his power
he would levy a tribute on the paper
makers Of this country We tried To
get some opinion from MIN ass 10 what
he knew about paper making. the cost
OF paper making I'm this country as
compared with Canada. etc. but we
utterly failed i'm getting a. single posi-
tive statement. J was very much dis
appointed, because before our confer
ence / thought the newspaper people
mad been treated badly by the paper
makers.
1T IS my opinion that the finance
committee will report q duty on wood
pulp and print paper. perhaps a little
less than the present Dngley rates.
feel positive Dc you knew The inside Of
this question YOU would not ask me 90
do an Injustice TO an American indus
try such as ! would do if / voted for
free Wood pulp and free paper.
REED SMOOT"
Senator sutherlands reply Is as fol-
lows:
"Gentlemen-I have your telegram OF
the 18th inst on the subject Of the
duty on paper pulp IL is difficult 10
tell at this moment just what the sem
ate will do with this matter though L
am of opinion that some duty VIII be
placed upon this article prOba ly less
than the present gates You must bear
ia mind that we are asking for sub
stantial duties on the products peculiar
to our own state. such as lead. wool ana
sugar and cattle. and We cannot. there
fore. ignore the demands OF indu les
which are important 70 other states.
At this time Z can only say / will give
the whole subject earnest and careful
consideration. with a view TO doing ia
the end what seems fair TO an inter-
csted. GEORGE SUTHERLAND"
Representative Howell is I'm favor Of
the house position in removing the duty
from wood pulp He declares in his
reply that the house VIII maintain its
stand for free pulp, and writes as fol-
lows:
III r. 1.43S. known as the tarlm bill.
has already passed the house ana is
now before the senate Tor c0nsi -era-
ton. When II Is returned 10 the house.
the amendments which are not agreed
to by the house win be referred to r
committee Of conference OF the two
houses. This procedure, in an proba-
bility, win prevent an opportunity ~
offering amendments 60 any pa ii u ar
Item OF the conference report.
II can assure you, however that the
house will put up "A stim fight on the
provisions of the paper schedule of the
house bill.
Il nave referred your letter 20 Sena-
tor SmoOt. who as a member OF tho
finance committee of the senate f. ina
a position 20 potentially influence tariff
legislation
JOSEPH HOWELL"