Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
WON'T DISCUSS
PAPER PRICES
Manufactures Decline to Talk
On Alleged Excessive Prof.
its Before Trade Com.


mage Washington, Jan. Hearings re-
ened here today by the federal
reel admission in its news print paper
adv estigation came to sudden end
1ken paper manufactures refused to
discuss the reasonableness OF news
print paper prices. Both publishers
and jobbers had been heard.
Il The manufacturers declared they
q had not had time to study tables pre-
al .sSared by the commissions investiga-
nj tors purr irz to show huge profits.
b. Member ~ the trade commission an
nounced tilat despite an apparent UNI
Willingness by the manufacturers to
ro-operate in the investigation, the
er .commission's report would be issued
retif probably in about ten days and that
the FfeTsch recommendations to congress
tlIery rould be made as were thought nee
65 yearssSary. AT the same time il was said
mental ae comm ssol W, uld be in position
probably by tomorrow night to an
A pQounce whether its consideration OF a
weatheAaper distribution plan showed an
Christmctual paper shortage and need for
parcelslistribution under supervision OF the
tiers, commission.
ChristnNAY GO TO DEPARTMENT OF
cember JUSTICE.
w. DIS II was strongly intimated during the
oei' day that facts uncovered by the COM
,ission will be turned over to the de-
/ r ia
criuclse rat il the commission failed to re-
the repieve the conditions, some other gov
!. was couDnmental agency might be able to
that bep. The report to congress, it is
the reply lerstood will score manufacturers
The EMBARRASSING prices to the extent OF fore
son why many small publishers out Of busi-
licIy to stss.
offer, Manufacturers proposed the dlstrl-
,,tsIehfes~on plan at hearing two weeks
- To-day nearing was a s---sasP-
News-ns)f that meeting, interrupted to
Washilstudt the plan and give the manufact-
\ nal, canreIs time to go over the commits
when sion's cost OF production figures.
cuss Publishers testifying today blamed
y fter uboth manufacturers and jobbers for
4 led. prevailing conditions in the newspa-
y anart,er world. II was declared that job
n 70 aicers had taken advantage of the last
So mmiswo weeks to try to brighten the pub
"a ntatiyshers into paying higher prices by
~ entuclIaiming a shortage existed which
X nould prevent many publishers filling
'<U Annoleeds during the coming year. More
!$l IRIS. Mestimony was brought out also con-
S(<enyonerning alleged refusals to sell to
losubiishers and regarding different
|2E12, anrices quoted by the same manufact-
(Nonn., vers. 1t was charged that an effort
i,I1triday, as being made TO discourage buying
va dissertations through which publishers
Me NOPE to purchase their paper more
f!MonicGheapiy.
8engag PUBLISHERS BUILDING MILLS.
New Publishers, it was said during the
day, are going ahead rapidly with
FiftySeir plans for constructing paper
the Unitalxing plants of their own. BY the
inc 10 middle Of 1918, said A. j. Mcintyre,
Insttupaper expert of the Newspaper Pub
four w'ishers association, the publishers will
gro woe virtually independent of the paper
!. ed in l9aksrs.
Apen AA statement given out tonight by
bAght, Geank p. Glass, chairman OF the ex-
Kenfuelxv,lsva committee of the committee