The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-07

me proposal or the American Paper
Manufacturers is that the added tax
be extended to print paper
Now Free List.
Print paper in the Underwood bill
is on the free list and the amendment
being considered would provide that
If any country. dependency. province
or other subdivision of government
shall impose any export duty. export
license fee. or other charge OF any kind
whatsoever, whether in the form of
additional charge or license fee or
otherwise. upon printing paper, wood
pulp or wood for use in the manufac-
ture of wood pulp. there shall be i'm
posed upon printing paper when i'm
ported either directly or indirectly
from such country, dependency, prov
ince or other subdivision of govern
ment, a duty and to the amount OF such
export duty or other export charge i'm
posed by such country, etc. upon print
ing paper. wood pulp or wood used in
the manufacture of wood pulp"
Manufacturers urged that retalia-
tory duty against Canada would force
that country to yield OH some of it's
restrictions against American manu-
facturers OF wood and pulp exports
In his argument before the subcom-
mittee to-day. Mr.. Norris called atten
manufacturers to establish a system of
operating their mills only FIVE days
a week instead of six. This. he argued.
was another effort to curtail the
American output OF print paper.
The consumption OF paper has been
growing steadily" Mr.. Norris said in
his brief, "at the rate OF 500 tons per
day. but in the year 1911. not a single
paper machine was built in the United
States
I'm the month of March. 1911. at the
time they were appealing 10 your COM
mittee for relief. their reports to the
Bureau of Corporations showed that
they were restricting their output be-
low normal capacity TO the extent of
! So 900 tons per annum. or 3 per cent.
They were aggravatins that restric-
ton b. the expectation of 1875 tons
of news print paper in the fiscal year
OF 1911. Any unusual condition aris-
ing during the year, such as a strike
a fire. drought or blizzard, or shortage
of cars, or congestion OF traffic, would
have precipitated a situation similar
to that in the fall OF 1907. and in the
spring of 1908, when a paper panic
cost publishers approximately 10000
600.
Campaign Against Mills.
The paper makers inaugurated a
campaign TO deter investment in mills.
and when they failed TO stop construc
ton in any other way. they attacked
the credit of the projectors of those
new mills and urged banks TO refuse
loans to the now enterprises"
Mr.. Norris contended that every
measure the United States had direct
ed against the Canadian provinces had
reacted against the American paper
maker and consumer. that instead
of composing the situation they pro-
voked an ugly complication. which will
require years OF intelligent and dell
cate handling TO adjust"
Nothing can be done" he argued.
by compulsion or tariff threats to pro-
vide wood for the American paper in
dus,ry. That day has passed. Canada
controls the pulp wood supply"
Senator Hitchcock's proposed amend
ment to the. tariff bill. which would put
an increased graduated tax on tobacco
and its manufactures, II was reported
to-day. may not be accepted by the
Finance Committee. The feeling eX
pressed is that such Legislation should
not he made a part OF the tariff bill.
and that it should be given prolonged
consideration. 1t also was said among
the Senator'S that the plan had not yet
the approval of the administration