Arizona republican., 1917-01-27

but newspaper reporters were ad- mitted in the afternoon.
 Mir. Smith said that the present price Of paper would not look so high if manufacturers had not ir other years charged too little. He asserted that the manufacturers did not know their own manufacturing cost in previous wears and had failed to figure on a proper return for all money invested
 The manufacturers did not have tn. precise figures which the publishers sought from them in support of as seruons that their prices were justi- flcd. It was said that lOcll condi- tions wary so that this was imp ssible Labor was hard to get at w@ges from % 10 100 per cent higher; transporta- ton facilities were insufficient, and wood pulp th2t cost $S a year ago now "asts S15. the manufacturers said
 Chairman Mead interrupted the reg ular order to hear from Mr Sterling as the latter had to hurry back to his plant to fight strike. A spare, gray haired man with a worried look arose
 Tt seems to me that a factor which has not been considered is union labor" he said My plant is not unionized The men keep asking and getting high CT wages. They want something all the time The other day I had to give them bath room in the engine house Then they came to me again The only request they had left was that recog- nize the union. 1 wouldn't and I haven't. Today received this circular (here the speaker produced q hand biI) calling on my men to walk out. This sort of thing costs money
 MT. Sterling looked at his watch and left abruptly
 NIT. Bothwell said there was 45 feet of snow in Quebec province that a short cut of pulp wood was being made and that he predicted that many mills would be closed by October for lack of raw material.
 Mir. Dodge expressed the opinion that the worst of the situation had been met and that if both sides were patient and got together in a friendly spirit, their differences would end in a few months. or at least would be much i'm proved.
 MT. Mead indicated that he thought the federal trade commission could solve the problem. either as the agent of gentlenan's agreement or through obtaining additional power from con- gress to enforce it's findings. To this MT. Dodge was opposed.
 When the government starts to take control of our business the Internation- al Paper company will turn it's machin- cry to other uses,' he asserted. He re- minded those present that he and his colleagues had no power to bind other manufacturers to any course of action. He was of the opinion that the two sides by conference could settle their differences better without the interven- ton of the federal trade commission or any third party
 We owe our business to the pub fishers" he continued. We want them to prosper, if only for selfish reasons"
 The manufacturers, answering ques- tlons from all publishers, said that they had no objection to cooperative buying of paper and would give the same rates as to the larger publishers.
 MT. Dodge reminded the meeting that It was to be remembered that no matter what the commission or Ongress may what the commission or congress may do, most of the 1917 output has already been contracted for He said that that inquiry among publishers as to the smallest paper supply with which they could get through the year. developed that the demand was for 50,000 tons more than the visible supply.