The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-25

i Huch OF what Is manufactured or
| produced in the world. indeed, it ID
by no means clear that II would be Of
advantage TO have In the board itself
men who are experts upon the maxi
Ing and sale Of particular articles
mentioned in the tariff. It is far
better TO have IN the board men who
are In the habit of making investiga-
lions. who are in the habit OF caIcu-
latirg costs, who are In the habit OF
digesting and Analysing great collec-
tons OF evidence and reducing them to
intelligent conclusions which may be
stated for the benefit OF those who in
tend to use them. That is the profess
sion Of trained economists, and there
fore / put at the head OF this board
Prof Henry G. Emery, upon the rec
ommendation OF the presidents OF a
number Of universities who were con-
suited. Alvin Sanders was the edi-
| tor OF The Breeders Gazette. a man
OF the highest standing who had de-
voted his life to the study of the agri-
cultural interests OF this country.
while Mr.. Reynolds had been four
years an assistant secretary of the
/ treasury under Mr.. Roosevelt, in
charge Of customs, and had become
very familiar with the operation of
the existing tariff and its construc-
ton. To these three / added Pro-
lessor Page Of the University of Cal.
ifornia, and then OF the University of
virginia, a well-known economist.
with the same general standing as
that of Professor Emery; and w. M.
Howard, a former democratic con-
gresham form Georgia and admitted
ly one Of the ablest and fairest mem
bers OF the half dozen congresses in
which he served. The makeup of the
board insures nonpartisan action.
The truth is, that with the exception
of Mr.. Howard and Mr.. Reynolds the
board may be said to have no politi-
cal Civilizations at all.
An Able Board.
The board is a board Of the highest
intelligence and ability. and well quail
flied by their previous experience to
act as investigators, analyzers of evil
dence, and judges of Issues in fact.
They are under instructions to draw
their conclusions without respect to
their effect, and / venture to say that
there is no board In the country less
likely to be influenced by political or
other improper considerations than
the tariff board as 1t is now constitute
ed. Even the attacks made upon 1t,
prompted by the heat of political con-
troversy and impotence at my vetoes,
can not turn 1t from a judicial attf-
tude toward all questions that 1t is
now considering
In preparation for this work. Pro-
fessor Emery visited Europe and de-
voted very considerable time to con-
sultation with bureaus in Germany. in
Austria, and in other countries in
which similar bureaus were engaged
in this same work. He made a full
report to the secretary Of the treas :.
ury and, proceeding upon the lines
OF experience which were pointed out
by the reports of these foreign bureaus
the board has organized an office in
which they employ eighty persons, Of
whom many are technical experts in
the Investigations that they are maxi
ing and reporting to this tribunal for
its analysis and consideration.
They were called upon to make
report upon the comparative cost Of
the manufacture OF print paper In
Canada and in this country. They
first made preliminary report, and
then they made a final report, and 1
venture to say that never before has a
report so complete, so comprehensive,
and so satisfactory as to the compare
tive cost Of any product in two coun-
tries been made as this upon the pulp
and news-print paper. The data on
pulp and paper included in the report
were secured from fifty three ground
wood mills, twenty-five sulphite mills.
and thirty -eight news-print mills.
making q total Of 116 mills, and rem
resenting 940,47S tons of news-print
paper, or eighty per cent of the news
print paper production OF the United
States. The data for Canada were
taken from thirteen ground wood
mills, five sulphite mills. and seven
news-print paper plants. Reports
were secured covering 1872 per cent of
the news-print paper, 6O.2 per cent
Of the ground wood, and 55.7 per cent
OF the sulphite pulp capacity in Can
ada. All of these figures, including
those from Canada. were secured di-
rectly by representatives OF the board
from the books Of the different COM
panies. They prepared exact sched-
ules. including all essential items of
equipment, cost and wages, and for
each the companies included in the ia
bles they have the original schedules
covering all items In detail. They
first show the production OF pulp and
paper In the United States, with an
explanatory statement and tables and
comment; then the result of the Ca
madam investigation of the cost Of
production Of pulp and paper there.
In the fifth chapter is a comparison
Of costs in the United States and Cam
ada. The sixth chapter treats of the
intermediate profits and cost of wood
the seventh chapter of the pounds Of
material per ton of news-print paper;
the eighth chapter of the efficiency OF
equipment In paper mills in the Unit
ed States and Canada; the ninth
chapter, Of the price Of news-print
paper; the tenth chapter is discus
sion of investment and depreciation;
In the eleventh chapter are shown
variations in costs OF produc-
tions over q period Of years; In
the twelfth chapter are set forth
the amount, value. and sources of
wood-pulp imports into the United
States, and in the thirteenth chapter
there Is full discussion OF abe wages,
and hours of employment 1t is
volume Of 1874 printed pages, with ia
bles showing exactly the elements that
go into the cost OF making paper in
Canada and making paper in this
country, and disclosing both waht the
rates of wages are in the two coun-
tries and also what the labor cost is
in the making of ton OF news print
paper in the United States and in