The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-18
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. ia substantial
reduction of the tariff in the wood
pulp paper schedule, and the retention
of approximately the existing duties on
tobacco, cigars and similar articles
will constitute a part of the democrat
ic tariff program to be presented to
the extra session. This was indicated
by the democratic leaders today after
hearing testimony bearing on these
articles.
The chief interest centered today in
the arguments of spokesmen of the
newspaper publishers and of the dia-
metrically opposed paper manufactur-
ers. John Norris, of New York,
| chairman of the paper committee of
the American Newspaper Publishers
| Association, favored the removal of
the tariff shutting out Canadian paper,
and eliminating the restrictions upon
the Importation of cheaper grades of
paper and wood pulp. Arthur C.
Hastings, president of the American
Paper and Pulp Association, declared
the paper industry is opposed to
changes of the present tariff
The present law taxes mechanically
ground wood pulp at one-twelfth of
one cent a pound. but admits it free
from any production place which does
not, by license fee or export charge of
any kind, restrict the expectation of
printing paper, wood pulp or wood for
use in wood pulp manufacture. This
restriction, wherever made, is added to
the United States tariff on these
products from ssthe country making
such charges. Printing paper is sub
ject to a sliding scale from three-six-
! teenths of a cent a pound to fifteen
per cent ad .valorem and manufactures
of paper takes So per cent ad valorem.
| The tariff now assesses wrapper to-
bacco and filler tobacco mixed or
packed with more than fifteen per cent
of wrapper tobacco and all leaf tobac-
co the product of two or more coun-
tries when mixed or packed together,
! if unstemmed, $1.S5 pound; if
stemmed $3.50 a pound; other filed to-
bacco, if unstemmed, 35 cents a pound;
If stemmed so cents: all other tobacco
and snuff So cents a pound; cigars,
cigarettes $3.50 a pound and 26 per
cent ad valorem.
Neither of the schedules had been
considered by the committee in con-
nection with the tariff revision of the
next congress until today.
TOBACCO MEN HEARD.
1
leaf tobacco board of trade of Phila-
delphia and New York, rented respect
lively by John r. Young and John
Duxs, advocated a reduction in the
rate of duty on imported wrapper to-
bacco from $1.S5 to 81 and assessment
of duty on tobacco at weight at time
Of withdrawal from bonded ware
houses. Mr.. Young asserted that
while the so-called tobacco trust by
unfair methods had forced many man
ufacturers out of business. a large
number had been compelled to drop by
the cost of raw material especially
of the wrapper made by the s1s5
duty. Both men contended that the
reduction would result in increased
limportations.
/ The cigar manufacturers association
OF Key West, through a delegation
headed by Edward ]. Stahelberg sim
ilarly advocated a reduction.
Opposition to reduction was voiced
by ]. Aldus Herr, president of the
Lancaster County, Pa, tobacco grow
ers' association. who declared any re-
duction would injure the tobacco in
terests of Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
Massachusetts,. and Wisconsin.
w. NJ. Corey, of Quincy, Fla, ia
vored the present tariff on tobacco as
a luxury.
]. w. Alsop, of Meriden, Conn,
pleaded the cause of the New England
Tobacco Growers Association for the
retention of the tariff
S. A. woodward of Wilson, n. c..
wanted the tariff retained. He said he
spoke for the Carolina tobacco farms.
Thirty-five witnesses confronted the
l committee when the paper schedule
was taken up. They included John
Norris, of New York, representing the
5 American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation; Arthur Hastings, represent
: ing the American Paper and Pulp As
sociation; T. J. Carey, president of the
2 International Brotherhood of Paper
: Makers; George H, TompSins, for the
Western Paper Box Manufacturers
e Association and representatives of the
Y book binders. photographers, allied
: printing traders, print cutters, manu-
5 featuring photo engravers and paper
p importing and manufacturing interests
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