The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08

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man OF the committee on paper OF the
fAmerican Newspaper Publishers AS
.|sociation. The Massachusetts senator
made a speech in the senate on June
ms in which he attempted to show the
IfaiIacy Of the publishers association
In asking for the removalsOf the
Itarif on paper and the product from
which 1t is made. So far as Aldrich
was concerned he made a good show
ing for the paper trust mad he been
allowed to get away uncalled in the
statements that he made.
Mr.. Norris has just sent an open
letter to Senator --ldrich IN which he
Icalls the senator down without mine
ing his words. The following are a
few extracts from the letter:
ION Friday last you made a state
ment in the Senate Up. 1874, Cong
Rec.) that neither the International
Paper Company nor any other COM
pany had ever made a ~chargesof $3.50
a hundred Cor $50 pei tor, for news
lprint paper. / am sure there must
have been a lapse ot-memory on your
part, which you will be glad to COR
rect when your attention is called.
Ito it. If you will refer to the Report
of the House Committee Hearings on
Paper and Pulp (p. 234), you will
find the testimony of Gen. Felix Ag-
nus Of the Baltimore American. in
which he says: 81 have now a con-
tract with tle International Paper
company, and / am paying them
1880 per hundred" The Providence
journal in your state is and has been.
lpaying $3.50 per hundred. Besides
these cases, you will find hundreds
iof other instances In the same report.
Again. On page 1852 of the Con-
l~gressional Record, you said: 1T is
itrue that the paper companies did
consider an advance which perhaps
was not justified, at me time in 100.
they talked about it. They put up
their prices, but never sold any paper
at those prices" The testimony Of
Ievery one of the $500 daily news
papers and Of every man in the paper
trade will refute this extraordinary
mis-statement. The House Committee
reported (p. l974) that the actual
advance In price aggregated five mill
lion dollars per annum up to May
I1s0s.
Again you state (p. 3549) that
wood for making print paper could
be found in every state Of the Union
from Maine to Texas. The slightest
inquiry from any authoritative ource
would have convinced you Of your
error.
The same is true of your state
ment that mechanical ground wood.
can besmalde from eight or ten differ
l1ent kinds of wood (p. 3549, Cong.
Rec.)
you also said (p. $3.50, Cong.
Rec.): "A large part of the print
paper now being used in this coun-
try is made from8sulphite pulp. II
you will make any investigation on
the subject you will be convinced
that such is not the fact.
sYou also said (p. 364s. Cong.
Rec.y There is no possibility of
there being such a shortage OF wood
in this country as will prevent our
;mills from making indefinitely all
the print paper that . be used
Then Why did the paper companies
buy 5000 square miles OF spruce
land IN Canada! Was II for specula-
tion at ON expense7 Forester PIN
ichot has liked : range Of from eight
and : half years In New York State
I twenty-eight and . half years IN
Maine assths limit on basis of pres
,,ent consumption.
You said %. 3649. Cong. Rec.l::
There IRE mills engaged ct this mo-
mont ~ max paper (meaning news
print paper) In Virginia. North Caro-
lima. ana in several other southern
states W. are not able to trace :
mill Ii any southern state that Is
making news print paper.
you said tp. 3545. Cong. Reel:
~ asksdsthe Census Bureau Il they
had ever made an Investigations t
this kind (wood) ana they raid that
they hadSnot.''T The undersigned was
present your otfice on April 81.
when you telephcned TO Or. North.
your inquiry related not to wood.
hut to an entirely different phase Of
the paper industry.
Your statement (p. 3545. Cong
Rec.) that there had been no inves-
.igatioD OF the pulp wood by the Cen
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