The sun., 1916-12-16
PAPER MAKERS SEND
nine TO CONFERENCE
Committee Will Discuss News
Print Prices With Publish:
crs and JObbers.
FARLEY IN WASHINGTON
Equitable Distribution and
Working Arrangement for
aYear Sought.

Thirty paper manufacturers Of the
United States and Canada met 'thrs>
members Of the Federal Trade Com.
mission at the waldorf yesterday and
decided to send . COMMITTEES 70 Wash
lnston to-day 10 discuss with psbiish-
en, the commission and jobbers the Dos
sibilties Of relieving the print pager stu
aueu.
Nine manufacturers who will act M
the committee are George N. Mead Of
the spanish River Mills. Ontario; Alex.
ssler Smith. the Abitibi Paper Com.
pany, Montreal; George Cahoon. Jr.. the
IAurcnude Paper Company Qeorgs
X. ScaAADn. the Powell River Pulp and
Paper Company; George W. Mead, the
Water Power and Paper Company. Grand
Rapids: Philip T. Dodge, tho lnterna-
tlonal Piper Company Justus Cowlss.
the ". II. Parsons Paper, Company c.
@. McNair. the Northwest Paper Com
pany. Michigan. And e w. Backus, the
Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company.
Representatives Of about 10000 news
PAPER publishers. including the member
ship Of the National Editorial Associa-
ton. were at h Waldorf ready to sub
NIT n proposal to the manufacturers II
they were called into conference, but
they were not called.
These spokesmen were Ernest q.
Smith. publisher OF tho Wnkesbarrs
ffmes-Leader. and II. II. Tomlinson,
publisher Of the Morristown IN. ~
Daily Record and president Of the ~.
p. A. They will be In Washington to
present their case to-day.
What they are after 10 an equitable
distribution OF news print paper BY all
manufacturer and jobbers who win con-
sent to the plan and a working arrnee
nent for one year beginning January
7. 1917. whereby h price OF paper ''shall
not exceed what shall be determined to
10 reasonable n just"
Most OF the periodicals represented BY
Mr., Smith and Mr.. 'romlinson are In the
smaller cities and towns of the United
states. They want the Federal Trade
Commission, after investigating the cost
~ manufacture. to see that the price 20
all consumers. small and large. Is stand
ariixed.
The small publishers" said Mr.. Smith,
sare paying n variety of prices, varyirs
from s to 10 cents per 100 pounds, and
20 per cent. Of the count ~ papers arr
being driven out Of business. Big pub
fishers with long contracts are getting
tAeir paper for about 3.e5 rents At the
mill.
AS the cost Of handling small lots il
relatively higher m the credit risks are
greater. we are willing to admit that tho
small consumer should pay about II.
cents per 100 pounds moe than the big
one. Some of the big newspapers USE
10000 . n apiece annually. which Ia
abou, as much as all the little ones
combined consume.
" are ready to suggest that what ID
. reasonable price be determined by this
ratties signing the Agreement which w
propose and that in case Of dis Vel
the matter be arbitrated or submitted 10
the Federal Trade Commission. We ask
hat there be no discriminate In price
except as regards differences In freight
rates"
The Federal Trade Commission vas
represented yesterday by william J.
Harris, Joseph r. Davies and win II,
Parry. The commission asked the manu-
lecturers on Tuesday to name q con
ference committee to meet the pub
fishers. The manufacturers representa-
,ives said IL would take thirty days to
arrange such . meeting. as many OF the
paper makers were In Canada.
The commission. pointing out the need
Of quick action. as most present con
tract. expire on January !. caused teie-
grams to be sent out on Tuesday night
and yesterdays conference was the re-
suit. The manufacturers present repre-.
scnted the News Print Manufacturer
Association, which includes about IS per
cent, OF the trade. and the independents
also. No minutes Of the conference
were kept and no list Of the conferees
was made public.
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