New-York tribune., 1909-03-14

day. per inches of machine BY of their
larger investment. and their greater production
costs. American mills simply cannot meet this for
eign competition; and. therefore. the importation
nothing three years ago to somewhere near twelve
tnousana IONS Iast year ana us supeTIoi Taa
The large stores now wrap their bundles in Kraft
Dtspite all this, the protection afforded has at
least enabled the industry to live and to expand;
though 1t cannot be said TO have become enriched
through It,. To-day this country outstrips the
Quality of its output That it has benefited labor
has already been shown to some extent but fur- %
wages paid the American wage earners in this in
dusFy with those % snarg NH eit TOY nrintn m of
the exhaustive tables of which the following Is
similar comparison with the paper making c9qn- cll1-
tries other than our CHIEF conpettor taan tts
wages paid in the atters mills and IN those & OF tne @
scribed as representing about a third of the out
put Of print paper of the United States
WEEKLY AND HOURLY RATES OF WAGES
AMERICAN COMPANY'S MILLS COM
PARED WITH CANADIAN
Summary of total average weekly for
Average weekly rate for American 25I7
American cOmpany's per cent more.......-- go
Ayerage hourly hourly rate rate for for
American company S per cent more.---------- QUO
Nine and seven-tenths per cent Of positions are
weekly s9S per cent are h0qTy- % f a 9ositons
This statement has been found fault with, and
figures have been offered to prove that the wage
paid Canadian labor is equal to the American
this industry, but the truth is that Wnile
there appears be not very much difference IN
some few of the more highly paid occupations IN
Canada and the United States-for the reason tnat
extra inducements had to be offered by Canadian
mills to skilled workers from the latter 10
MI same-there is considerable in the other classes
of wage earners. For example, in comparison
between the average wage of eight head beater
mem in the paper mills of Canada and the same
number in those of the United States. working
the same numbers of hours per day. although IN
favor of the latter. slight as 20 he almost
nappreCiabe, while, contrasting the difference
Of wage between hfty-seven assistant oeater
men" in the Canadian paper mills with the
same number. working the same number OF hours
in the American found that the latter receives
413 per cent AS this margin I'm favor of the
American workman wldens in increased ratio with
the descent in Importance IF the occupation, IL Is
easy to that the 57.6 per cent more. purported
be paid by the American company, cannot be
much out OF the way.
But If the tariff has sustained this American m
dustry and has greatly benefited American labor.
Il certainly has not done so at the expense OF
newspaper publishers. That the latter have pros
pered-despite this protection to the industry
which furnishes them with their raw material,
newsprnt-and to greater degree than the paper
makers. Is shown BY the quotations OF their secur-
ties "on Change" The contrast between the meas
OF prosperity which has been the share OF each
is amusingy illustrated In the facetious query re-
Gently put by manufacturer: What paper com
pany ever rich enough 10 own even very
modest office building in New York;"