New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
Well Known Newspaper
Man Was Active in Fight
for Free Pulp.
BEGAN AS REPORTER
IN PHILADELPHIA
Was Personal Representative of
Joseph Pulitzer-Long III in
Brooklyn Home.

John Norris. widely known as business
manager OF The New York Times" and
as leader o. the American Newspaper
Publishers Associations campaign 10
have print paper and wood pulp put upon
the free list OF the tariff act. died last
night at his home. 40. 905 81. Marks
a~2nue. Brooklyn, following a stroke Of
apoplexy. Mr.. Norris had been in poor
health for several months.
Mr.. Norris. who was n well known
newspaper man. was a son of a Union
soldier who was killed at Gettysburg. lie
was graduated from Girard College. and
soon afterWard entered the newspaper
profession. joining the staff OF The
Philadelphia Press afterward going 10
The Times and then 20 The Record"
of which he became successfully city
editor and manager. Coming TO New
York. he was for several years personal
representative OF Joseph Pulitzer, owner OF
THE World" In 1870 he became business
manager of "The Times"
MIR Norris. who had for some time been
'l4ili ltlsi VI TIC ~ fAA petlft anu H'pu
pulp committee Of the American News
paper Publishers Association. resigned in
June. 1905 from his post with The
Times 10 take charge OF the campaign
made by the association for free paper
and wood pulp.
That fight was won on July p. 1911.
when the Canadian reciprocity bill was
passed by the Senate. II was provided
that one section of the bill relative to
the importation Of wood pulp and print
paper. should go into effect as soon as
President Taft affixed his signature, and
was not to he subject 20 the condition i'm
posed on other sections, namely. that
Canada must reciprocate. Mr.. Morris also
also figured prominently as a witness in
the paper trust inquiry by Congress
Hoping to benefit his health Mr.. Norris
went 10 Atlantic City last November. and
early i'm December was persuaded TO take
n trip 10 Europe He returned for Christ
mas slightly improved but still i'm a ser-
GUS condition. He was suffering then from
stomach trouble and a series of nervous
disorders. He was seized with apopexy
Friday morning.
IN 1916 when twenty years old, Mr.. Nor
ris won distinction by his work as a
statistician for a committee headed by
Ex-Governor Patterson Of Pennsylvania.
appointed by the federal government TO
investigate the properties of the Union
Pacific Railroad Mr.. NOrIis's work
saved the government large sums of
money.
In the years that Mr.. Norris was the
personal representative Of Joseph Pulitzer
lie was sent to st. Louis TO take charge
of The Post-Dispatch, and ne speedily
placed that paper on a sound basis. Few
men had q deeper knowledge Of news
paper work or the technique of news
paper making. He was the states APP
praiser for the value of The Worlds"
plant in the Pulitzer Inheritance tax as
sessment dispute.
Recently he was employed TO make
study Of the efficiency Of The Associated
Press. and he worked out a pension
scheme which the board or directors now
has under consideration.
During his fight before Congressional
committees for free paper llr. Norris was
appointed n receiver Of The Boston
Herald" which had been forced into bank
ruptcy by the International Paper Com
rany Mr. Norris put the paper back on
its feet.
Mr.. Norris leaves his wife. Mrs. Vir-
ginla Jones Norris: five children. olivia
j. Norris. George Norris, Mrs. Ralph Wal
lace John Norris. jr., and Robert Norris,
and sister, Marguerite Idler. OF Phila-
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