The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-19
REDUCTION IN TIE
DUTY ON NEW
PRINT PAPER
RECoMMENOATIo is TO MAKE
1T So INSTEAD OF Sc A TON.
Committee Also Advises That Ground
Wood Be Placed on the Free
List.

Washington, Feb. ia reduction
in the duty on news print paper from
Sc a ton to 81 ton, the placing of
ground wood on the free list and the
establishment Of duty of one-twelfth
cent a pound on mechanically ground
wood pulp, are the recommendations
of the select committee on pulp and
paper investigation which reported to
the house today. The report states
that II presents the unanimous report
of the entire committee.
There are three processes generally
used in this country In the production
of the pulp or fibre from wood, says
the report. These are the ground
wood process, snlphite process and
the soda process The cheaper grades
of paper are usually produced by me,
chanically mixing ground wood pulp
with other kinds of pulp in different
degrees of percentage The ordinary
news print paper is generally produc-
ed by the use of about eighty per cent
OF ground wood and about 20 per cent
OF sulphlte fibre. Whether other Kind
of wood besides spruce can be profit
ably used for the production of cheap
print paper Is a matter concerning
which there is some difference Of
opinion.
The report says It would seem that
the production of news print paper or
the other very cheap grades of paper
are today dependent upon the con-
tinuation of cheap ground wood pro-
duced from spruce trees and that that
condition is likely to prevail in the fu-
ture. The amount of spruce consumed
in the United States In 1907. according
to the report. was about 1.260.0 900
cords for ground wood, about 100000
cords for sulphite fibre and about g.
100000 cords for lumber The amount
of standing spruce is variously esti-
mated but 1t Is roughly guessed to be
about 70,000,000 cords cast OF the
Rockies.
An appeal Is made for the conserva'
tion of the forests, the committee urg-
ing that an organized fire department
1 should be maintained TO fight fire in
every considerable forest In the coun.
| try and that Young trees should be eX-
empted by the various states in the
( ordinary rate OF taxation. 1t is also
/ suggested that that national govern
ment start large tracts of young
| spruce forests.
The paragraph recommended for In
sertion in the tariff bill. placing duty
of one-twelfth OF a cent per pound on
mechanically ground wood pulp pro
! vides that this article shall be admit
l ted free Of duty from any country. de-
pendency or other subdivision OF a
government that does not forbid OF
restrict the expectation OF. or does not
impose an export duty or charge upon
mechanically ground wood or pulp FOL
use in the manufacture of wood pulp
The duties recommended for print pa
per are:
On print paper valued at not cyel
two and one-quarter cents per pound
one cent a pound; and on paper val
ued at over two and one.Quarter ceDti
a pound and not over two and one-hall
cents pound, two'tenths Of a cen1
per pound.
The committee also recommend:
that the bureau Of plant industry
make investigation In the procure
ment and breeding Of annual and per
annual plants In the endenvor to f1nt
some plant which through breeding tC
that end can be used profltably for the
commercial manufacture Of paper.
II also recommends that the for
estry department investigate the ques
ton Of the producing OF wood grounc
and sulphine fiber from other kinds o
Wood than those used.