Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-22


SO great that We paid Sla5. 46c % in the
fiscal year of 1910 penalties in retail
iatory duties because the supply OF free
wood from Canada was inadequate for
our needs. and that more than half of the
ground wood which we bought from Can
ada came from crown lands: that half OF
the print paper received from Canada in
the fiscal year 1910 was made from crown
rand wood"
He submitted a letter to the chairman
of the tariff board showing that the
province of Quebec has prohibited the
expectation of pulp wood from 10 per
cent of the available pulp wood area OF
that province: also Paper Trade journal
report of two offerings of crown lands
and attractive power sites by the prov
ince of Ontario for bids to be opened
April 10, 1911. TO entice paper plants from
the United States.
The paper clause of the reciprocity
treaty will check that tendency and induce
the province to remove its restrictions
upon pulp wood expectation" said Mr.
Norris
Refused to Quote Prices.
During July. August and September.
1910, the larger paper companies refused
TO quote any prices for the year 1911.
subsequently,. an agreed and Inform price
of $40 per ton was demanded by them
The largest user OF print paper in the
expire, will probably pay an advance OF
Stn,OO per annum upon his present price
Large newspapers whose contracts are
expiring are unable to obtain bids at any
price except from the mill now supplying
them.
What else can we expect, when Con-
gress fattens and fosters concerns like
the International Paper Company. which
gathered together thirty-two mills, most
OF which were tributary to denuded tim
fn Inn tod xruf.
courses? 1t consolidated them into
what is now S69.O00.O0o corporation.
most of its capitalization representing
water 1t took over Ill paper machines.
but is now operating less than sixty
seven paper machines. In thirteen years
1t has added only two new machines To
its equipment. When IL was organized
half of the machines were then out of
date. What must he their condition to-
day? Its paper machines turn out an
average OF twenty-one tons per machine
per day, while modern machines turn out
fifty-six tons per day.
Newspapers Bearing the Burden.
why should the newspapers be forced
to carry the burden of that load? In
stead of using its resources to develop
its machinery and improve its plant, the
International Paper Company has used
it's funds to speculate in wood lands. SO
that today it controls between 5000 and
1000 square miles of timber tracts, and
is flirting with the provincial government
of Quebec about the location of paper
plants in that section. 1t has three times
the wood land necessary for perpetual
supply of wood to provide its present pro-
duction.
Its representative before a congresoion-
al committee figured that these LANDS
were worth $13. 40a 315. and that the com
pany had made $1O.O00,O0O on the appre-
ito 90
To strengthen its monopoly of power
sites, as well as Of available timber. areas.
it holds 194, 592 horsepower OF undeveioped
water power, which ii valued at 20, 80.
GOO 1t win not develop them itself, anu
no possible competitor can get hold OF
them Newspapers must pay the carry
ing charges on those investments.
because of your coddling OF these pa
the effects of artificial stimulation Of
prices by combination. the print paper
makers Of the United States have be-
come enervated. They waste their sub
stance so that only 81 per cent OF the
wood which reaches the mill Is converted
into paper. The testimony OF government
experts and Of officials OF the American
Paper and Pulp Association shows that
the American paper makers lack In
knowledge Of improved methods. and that
their inferior workmanship and their ig-
norance of fundamentals cost the print
paper user at least Sc. 900 per annum.
Put the American paper makers In
position to get their pulp wood readily
and you start them upon conditions which
will enable them to capture the markets
of the world and to realize that dream
which the organizers OF the International
Paper Company avowed their purpose TO
accomplish"
Interests Not Consulted.
That none of the interests that would
1,a I~xV ioy,
agreement were consulted by either Presi-
dent Taft, Secretary Knox or the Ameri-
can commissioners in framing the pact
was the substance of evidence that WAS
brought out at the hearing before the
finance committee yesterday afternoon.
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
sets had pictured to the committee the
dire results to the American fishing in
terests that he believes would result from
the adoption of the agreement because of
the advantages enjoyed by the Canadian
fishing interests through bounties paid by
the government and through the subsidiZ-
ed warehouses of the Dominion. Senator
Hale asked Mr.. Gardner IL any one was
consulted as to the effect of the agree
ment upon the American fishing industry
in advance of the making of the agree
ment.
II called at the Office of the Secretary of
State. but l was unable to see him."
Mr.. Gardner replied. Il was told | could
have one minute If I saw the President.
He told me he was interested in my state
ment, but was not able to discuss il. He
gave me to understan that the question
was a closed issue" He added, in answer
to other questions. that he had not heard
of any members of Congress being con-
suited about the effect of the agreement.
Mr.. Gardner expressed the belief that
the representatives OF the United States
in the reciprocity negotiations did not
know of the Canadian bounty and sub
sidiZed warehouses.
Wants Original Provision Restored.
Senator Root urged the committee to
restore the original provision Of the Nc
Call bill regarding the pulp wood and pa
per provision. as to remove all posi-
BILE doubt that any restrictions by any of
the provinces Of Canada would prevent
pulp wood and paper from coming in
free until such restrictions were removed.
George w. Wheelwright of Boston and
Hugh J. Chisholm of New York spoke
along the same line.
Representing the Home Market Club OF
Boston, Col. Clark protested against the
agreement on the ground that II was un-
fair to papermaking, fishing and agricul-
tural interests More representatives OF
oranges were heard yesterday afternoon.
w. T. Greasy. master of the
master of the Michigan grange; F. y
master Of the New York grange;
Aaron Jones, master of the Indiana
grange and George s. Ladd. chairman Of
the executive committee of the Massa-
chusetts grange
Cnlored Woman lecturer dead