Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-09
Big Amount in Penalties.

The supply of pulp wood was SO made
ties to get wood from Canadian crown
for wood and pulps to keep American
mills going. The figures of recent years
show that the sales of paper by the
United States to Canada were three times
as great as the sales of paper by Canada
to the United States. This excess In our
favor is due to the fact that Canada
makes no high-grade papers, but draws
on the United States for much Of its
supply.
Prior to the passage of the Payne Law
canada had shipped print paper to the
United States to the extent OF 46 tons pei
day during the fiscal year 1908, and y
tons per day in 1909. Subsequent to thu
passage OF the Payne Law the shipmen,
was 143 tons per day toward our con
sumption Of 400 tons of print paper pei
day. or 31s per cent.
American paper companies have en-
5aSed in woodland speculations in Can
ada. The International Paper Company,
instead Of pursuing its legitimate bust
1000 square miles of timber rights in
Canada. Its representative told the con-
sressional committee in 1908 that he had
figured out profit of 100000 on its
cost Of its paper making by wash entries
OF the price it paid to its subsidiary COM
panies. The figures submitted by II to
the United States Senate in June, 1909,
when compared with the figures furnished
by it to the Mann committee will dis.
close that deception.
The amendment to the paper section
proposed by the paper makers il intended
10 nullify and will, II adopted. nullify
every effort to straighten the pulp wood
tangie with Canada. The paper makers
would pass along the additional cost OF
their wood. and would thrust upon the
ultimate consumer the burden OF the i'm.
mense increases in the cost of pulp wood
lf TIE PAPER makers figures respecting
the quantity OF available private land in
CANADA are correct-that is per cent OF
the total area-then this treaty clause
which permits free paper only when made
from free wood. cannot be injurious to
them.
Effect Of Mccall Bill.
Mr.. Norris was cross-questioned by tn.
committee as to his understanding OF the
effect Of the Mccall bill in its present
wording. Briefly stated, Mr.. Norris un-
Aerstanding was that, as the bill reads
American-made paper going into Canals
will be subject to Canadian duty OF
Id per cent until such time as all Cana.
dian provinces remove all restrictions or
the expectation Of wood and wood pulp.
Mr.. Norris added that the pressure OF
competition from private lands upon the
crown lands would expedite such remova
and. furthermore, that the good Intent
Of the two governments to secure abso
lutte reciprocity in paper and pulp would
work TO the same end.
Mr.. Norris also was asked by the COM
mittee to furnish statistics Of the bust
ness and profits of newspapers in the
United States, but referred the committee
to the census reports for such informa
ton, a he was not provided with it.
Don c. Seitz of New York, who fol
lowed Mr.. Norris, declared that tn
newspapers were asking not for privilege
the increase of approximately 5,z PEE
cent in the price of paper since the re
duction OF duty in the Payne-Aldrici
tariff law. to which Representative Long
worth Of Ohio, O member OF the com
mittee, replied that hides and other prod
uets had had a similar experience.
Combine Is Blamed.
Mr. Seitz said the high cost of paper
was not attributable to tie tariff as muci
az 1t was TO the paper com bination; tina
the paper manufacturers had an ironcIat
agreement; that their industry was il
the hands of few people and that i
was impossible for the newspapers to e
into the open market for their paper
He described the cost OF newspaper.
and. with other things. declared tina
less than thirty OF the mercantile es
adjustments furnish the bulk of the ad
vertising revenue of the New York news
papers.
He contended that the newspapers wer.
able to make profits only by exercise o.
skill and economy, and that the New
York newspapers do not earn more thar
5per cent net profit on their gross annua
earnings. He said the newspapers do no
SO now to Canada TO make heavy invest
ments because of the unsettled tariff con
ditions: that they do not want to e
across the border and expend large sum.
and be at the mercy of legislation.
Protest From Farmers.
Prior 10 Mr.. Norris appearance before
the committee. Aaron Jones OF South
Bend Ind. representing the Nationa
Grange, which he described as the prin
cipal organization OF farmers OF tn,
country. protested against the trade
agreement.
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