The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23

ductlon of 1926 per ton in the duty;
ton since thirty.two mills were merged
mo the International Paper company
the alleged effort of paper makers to
starve the market'' and increase
prices; the complete dependence upon
I,anada for pulp wood to keep the
ameTlcan paper mills going; the iuac-
cnrate character of information sup.
l,Is pliIed to senator's about the supply of
pulp wood IN various parts Of the Unit
ed states; the somewhat higher labor
cost IN Canada of making a ton of
PRINT paper; the ability Of American
mus TO make paper cheaper than can
the Canadians; the failure of bulldoz.
ing methods to obtain pulp wood from
Ganada, and the effective application of
me paper clause In the pending agree
ment IN The serious situation now con
fronting American paper users
Mr.. Norris submitted an extensive
array OF exhibits in support of his argu.
ments. These included much that was
brought before the ways and means
committee recently, and also important
material which he said he submitted
TO the congressional committees in
During July, August and Septem.
her last Mr.. Norris said, "the larger
paper companies refused to quote any
prices for the year 1911 Subsequent.
~, an agreed and uniform price of $45
per ION was demanded by them. The
larger user of printe paper in the Unit
ed states, whose contract will soon eE
pre-. pre- WI VII probably pay an advance of
per annum upon his present
price Large newspapers whose con
tracts are expiring are unable to obtain
olds at any price, except from the mill
now supplying them
Whst else can VIC expect. when CON
Gress fstteps and fosters concerns like
gathered together tblrtv-two mills. most
or which were tributary 10 denuded tim
nef tracts and TO exhausted water
courses II consolidated them into wha
atlon. most Of Its capitalize ton repre-
sentlns water. II took over III papor
but is now operating less than
siNtN-seven paper machines In thirteen
Years il has added only two new ma
hines 10 its equipment. When IL was or |
san1ed half Of The machines were then
nt OF date What must he their condl- |
ION today? Its paper machines turn out |
IN average OF twenty-onc tons per ma
hire per day. while modern machines
Urn hpr,,,, ou, NJ Ility-siN tons per day. Why
he burden of that load?
Speculation Alleged.
Instead of using Its resources TO de-
'clop its machinery and improve its
liant. the International Paper compgny
lhs useh It's funds 10 speculate in wood
ands. so that today It controls between
900 and 7oo0 square miles OF timber
racts. and is flirting with the provincial
government OF Quebec about the location
y paper plants In that section. II has
hree times The wood land necessary for |
perpetual supply OF wood to provide
is present production. Its representative
eiorc congressional COMMITTEES figured
hsr these lands were worth sl3 492. .3lb,
That I.<i etn nnn |
40 on the appreciated value OF its wood
and holdings.
To strengthen its monopoly Of power
ties well as of available timber areas
holds 1852 horsepower of undevei,
ped water power which is valued at SO
$500. 1t VIII not develop these Itself
nd no possible competitor can get hold
Reiteratine his former assertions that
arm coddlinS had enervatcd American
aper makers; until now they converted
sachinC the mill. Mr.. Norris said.
Put the American paper makers in
nai' TO get their pulp wood readily !
nd you start them upon conditions
'hlch VIII enable them to capture the ,
'arkcts OF the world and to realiZe that
ream which the organizers OF the Inter- ,
huonai faper company avowed their :
urpose 20 accomplish" =
President Taft denied emphaticalIy IN !
,mc Of his callers today the public in !
nra lion that he is not serious In his :
ltention to call an extra sssion OF CON '
fess in tho event Of the failure of the :
anadian reciprocity agreement
The suggestion having been that Tho :
'panese treaty might he a sort OF buf- . =
r movement, the president made IL
1own TODAY that such conjecture had ,
or hecn given serious consideration.
II was intimated a the White house a.
day that the treaty was satisfactory !,
the Pacific coast, that representatives. =
that section had been consulted dur "
6, the preparation of the instrument.
I'd that They were satisfied the new y
catY would be more pleasing TO their v
.ople than the existing one. u