Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Investigated Paper Pulp.

Eve have made a searching examination
into the cost of production Of pulp and
newsprfnt paper, together with some
other forms of paper, in this country and
Canada. These figures have been taken
by our own agents directly from tho
books of the companies, including price
figures copied from actual contracts, cost
figures for wood. stumpage charges. de-
probation calculations and all factors
affecting the industry. A preliminary
report was printed on this subject at the
close Of the last session of Congress, IN
response to a Senate resolution. before
the returns were all in and before time
was given for full explanation OF the
data. The final report will be ready in
about two weeks. So far as We know,
no such complete inquiry into manu-
featuring costs has ever been published
in this country or abroad. We feel sure
that in its final form it will present as
complete and accurate a survey of the in
duStry as is practicable.
I'm this connection make the following
quotation from letter commenting upon
our preliminary report, received by the
board from official of the royal inn
perial minister of commerce of Austria.
who is regarded as one OF the foremost
authorities in Europe on tariff questions:
The report is excellent and in line
with the latest theory, and | know OF
no European publication which cor
rectly interpretS the most important
features of the question of commercial
try. This is a very good beginning, and
I already see that YOU will soon leave all
the European government departments
far behind in the publication of model
This report will attract great attention in
Europe
"a similar investigation has been under
taken into the cost of wool growing. and
is NraN "a CT
section, covering returns from about 700
wool growers. with each item of cost for
a year and ranges of prices for a series
of years. The western investigation is
being rapidly brought to completion. An
inquiry has been made in Australia and
one is now under way in South America.
Cotton and Woo1en Goods.
"On cotton and wooden goods we are
making a collection of samples of for
eign and domestic goods with relative
prices here and abroad, and with the es-
Inmates of foreign experts as to the cost
of making the American fabrics there.
The collection of domestic costs will be
pushed rapidly in the next few months
by agents already in the mills for this
purpose, while the price data on different
samples will be extended and carefully
checked. At the same time two sepa-
rate lines of inquiry will be prosecuted
abroad, one on shrinkage of foreign woods
as basis for the compensatory duty and
one into wages and labor efficiency in the
textile industries.
'"Trhe tariff board constituted exists
by executive order of the President. It
was his earnest desire to have Congress
create by statute a permanent body
which should continuously make such in
vestigation into industrial conditions in
their relation to the tariff would be
most Serviceable for legislation In GUS
toms matters. Under the act of 1909 and
under subsequent appropriation bills he
had authority to establish such d board
the duration of the appropria-
tons, The board as thus constituted has
necessarily taken its functions to be
those as outlined in the various bills in
troduced into Congress providing for tho
creation Of a permanent commission. IRe