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The wages per week have all been figured on the same number of hours per week. In some instances the wages for Europe have increased somewhat, these men inform us.

EXHIBIT B.

Partial list of European sulphite mills building and built in years 1907-8.

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Partial list of European sulphite mills building and built in years 1907-8

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Eight new mills and 2 increases in 1907; 2 new mills and 1 increase in 1908.

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Reference.

Paper Mill. October 31, 1908 (p. 12), by M. Vil-
liers, British consul's annual report for 1907.
British Paper Maker, July 1, 1907 (p. 29).
British Paper Maker, September, 1907 (p. 303).

British Paper Maker, July, 1907 (p. 29).
British Paper Maker, September, 1907 (p. 303).
British Paper Maker, July, 1907 (p. 27).
British Paper Maker, July, 1907 (p. 19).

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British Paper Maker, November, 1907 (p. 608). British Paper Maker, October, 1907 (p. 453). British Paper Maker, July, 1908 (p. 5).

Paper Mill, October 31, 1908 (p.12), by M.Villiers. British Paper Maker, October, 1907, (p. 443).

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British Paper Maker, November, 1907 (p. 599). British Paper Maker, September, 1907 (p. 303). British Paper Maker, October, 1907 (p. 443). British Paper Maker, November, 1907 (p. 606). Do.

Paper Mill, October 31, 1908, (p. -).

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British Paper Maker, June, 1908 (p. 772).

British Paper Maker, October, 1907 (p. 451). British Paper Maker, July, 1908 (p. 5).

Paper Mill, October 31, 1908 (p. 12), M. Villiers. British Paper Maker, October, 1907 (p. 443). Do.

British Paper Maker, November, 1907 (p. 605). British Paper Maker, June, 1908 (p. 779).

EXHIBIT C.

Mr. Dorenfeldt, who probably knows more about the sulphite trade in Europe than any other man, read the other day before the Norwegian Polytechnic Association a paper on the pyrite market and a proposed extraction works in Norway.

In this paper he used as one of his arguments the following statement, which we quote verbatim from his manuscript:

"The aggregate annual production of sulphite cellulose in Europe will from the end of this year or the beginning of next year be about 1,600,000 tons, of which about 950,000 tons falls to the part of Scandinavia and the Russian and German Baltic provinces. There has lately been a very rapid increase in the output of sulphite cellulose in all the countries which border on the Baltic, and this development will probably continue in the coming years for in those countries where the rivers flow to the Baltic there is a better supply of the raw material for making cellulose, the white pine (Picca excelsa), than in the rest of Europe. In any case there is, because of the sparsity of the population, a far greater surplus for sale, and because the cellulose industry allows of the most efficient utilization of small and medium sized logs, the building of new and the extention of old sulphite mills in the countries round the Baltic will most probably proceed in the future even more rapidly than in the past.

"The Norway and the Baltic countries: Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Germany so far as Stettin, will continue the same increase of the production as in the last three to four years, say, an average of 100,000 tons cellulose annually, I feel therefore tolerably convinced."

We have (says "Farmand") asked Mr. Dorenfeldt if he could vouch for these figures, which surprised us by their magnitude, as will probably also be the case with many of our readers. He assured us that he was convinced that the total production was not far from the figures he had given, which were based on reliable sources of information.-The Paper Maker, November 1, 1907 (p. 608).

The Aktien-Gesellschaft fur Maschinenpapierfabrikation Aschaffenburg is also doing a splendid business in both sulphite pulp and paper. The big sulphite pulp mill at Tilsit has declared a dividend of 20 per cent.-The Paper Maker, November 1, 1907 (p. 60S).

The official statement of the Association of German Cell Stuff Manufacturers, addressed to the Berlin journal mentioned, refers to the fact that Germany produces a good deal more cell stuff than the country consumes, and is therefore obliged to seek foreign outlets even (to some extent), at low prices. This necessity is accentuated by the imports of foreign cell stuff, which supply part of the home demand.-The Paper Maker, August 29, 1908 (p. 22).

By Hans Lagerlof:

"It is estimated that the production in Sweden, Norway, and Finland during 1907 will be, for sulphite, 540,000 tons, and for sulphate, 100,000 tons. The increase in the output of sulphite will be 160,000 tons, and for sulphate decidedly more, in comparison, being 45,000 tons, or 45 per cent.-The Paper Maker, February 1, 1908 (p. 213).

EXHIBIT D.

LONDON, E. C., October 10, 1908.

DEAR SIRS: It being arranged with the head office in Hamburg that all business in wood pulp to the United States of America has to be made from here, the Hamburg office has instructed me to make you an offer, and I hereby beg to offer you, subject unsold and subject confirmation on receipt of order, as follows:

1. Bleached sulphite pulp:

600 tons No. 735, first quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $49.02. 600 tons No. 737, first quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $53.63. 2. Easy bleaching sulphite pulp:

150 tons No. 590, first quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $36.90. 600 tons No. 590, first quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $36.90. 300 tons No. 706, first quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $35.07. 1,200 tons No. 706, first quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $35.07.

300 tons No. 610, first quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $35.94. 1,600 tons No. 610, first quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $35.94. 800 tons No. 577, first quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $36.58. 800 tons No. 5300, second quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $35.63. 1,200 tons No. 544, second quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $33.68. 150 tons No. 544, second quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $33.68. 2. Strong sulphite pulp:

400 tons No. 623, first quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $32.40. 800 tons No. 623, first quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $32.40. 400 tons No. 576, first quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $32.40. 1,200 tons No. 576, first quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $32.40. 300 tons No. 598, first quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $31.86. 2.000 tons No. 598, first quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $31.86. 600 tons No. 5988, semifirst quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $30.63.

120 tons No. 5289, second quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $30.89.

300 tons No. 5289, second quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $30.89. 400 tons No. 599, second quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $30.57. 1.200 tons No. 599, second quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $30.57. 150 tons No. 541, second quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $30.57. 800 tons No. 541, second quality, delivery May -December, 1909, at $30.57. 550 tons No. 601, second irregular quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $29.50.

800 tons No. 601, second irregular quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $29.50.

3. Knot pulp:

500 tons No. 602, irregular quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $21.46.

600 tons No. 602, irregular quality, delivery May-December, 1909, at $21.46. 4. Soda pulp:

500 tons No. 638, first strong quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $30.04.

1,200 tons No. 638, first strong quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $30.04.

400 tons No. 638, first strong quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $32.61.

2,400 tons No. 615, first strong quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $32.61.

400 tons No. 616, first extra strong quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $33.68.

2,400 tons No. 616, first extra strong quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $33.68.

400 tons No. 614, "Kraft" strong quality, delivery October-December, 1908, at $32.61.

2,400 tons No. 614, "Kraft" strong quality, delivery January-December, 1909, at $32.61.

all per ton of 2,000 pounds gross for net, cost of freight New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Newport News, and (or) Baltimore. Payment in London against B/Lgd. by bankers three months' acceptance, and such payment to be confirmed by the banker on placing contract.

The named prices include no wrapping in hessian, such wrapping being 61 cents per ton more.

I am at the same time sending you each one sample, and I do hope that some of these qualities might suit you and that you are willing to place a contract with me. If you should like to have bigger samples, please let me know of which qualities, and I shall send some by first mail.

Please note that if you want delivery of the following qualities, Nos. 610, 577, 5300, 544, 623, 576, 598, 5988, 5289, 599, 541, 601, and 602 before May, 1909, I must have your order latest end of this month, as the navigation because of ice closes first part of November.

Hoping to be favored with your good news, I remain, dear sirs, yours, faithfully, ELOF HANSSON.

NOTE. The dollar price given for short tons of 2,000 pounds instead of long tons of 2,240 pounds given in pounds sterling.

EXHIBIT E.

MUNISING PAPER COMPANY (LIMITED),
Kalamazoo, Mich., November 14, 1908.

Mr. O. L. E. WEBER, General Manager,

Michigan Sulphite Fiber Company, Port Huron, Mich.

My DEAR SIR: Regarding the foreign costs of labor and materials entering into the manufacture of sulphite, I spent most of my vacation during the summer of 1907 among the sulphite mills of Norway and Sweden. As I am quite largely interested in the production of similar goods in this country, I was especially desirous of personally inspecting their methods and ascertaining, if possible, how they are able to sell the higher grades of sulphite in this market at such low prices. I was thoroughly convinced before leaving Sweden that unless there was an increase in our tariff, giving the labor on this side a greater protection, it would be folly to make any further increases in the capacity of our mills, and it would be good wisdom for any man interested in the business on this side to refrain from making further investment, as capital can not be used at a profit in this industry in competition with the lower wages paid in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

The wages paid to the men in the woods for gathering this spruce will not exceed 50 per cent of the wages paid by Maine, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, or Canadian manufacturers. This would be a fair representation of the cost of all other labor that enters into the manufacture of sulphite in the above-named countries. With this low wage scale, they can well afford to employ a greater number of people in their mills for the purpose of sorting their wood and working out all defects, such as the black knots, small particles of the inner bark, discolored or decayed wood. Following the careful sorting and selecting of the chips, the amount of work used in their process tends to produce a very clean, high-grade, strong sulphite, at a cost not exceeding the most inferior qualities turned out in this country.

I was much surprised to find the very best apparatus, all of the modern improvements and latest inventions, quite generally in use. I was informed also that not less than $20,000,000 in capital had been invested during the years of 1906 and 1907 in the building and equipping of new sulphite mills in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This capital is furnished very largely by English companies. The Germans are making very large investments also in Finland. It is impossible for the mills of this country to compete with the foreign mills in the production of the higher qualities of sulphite with our present wage scale. Unless there is a liberal increase in the present tariff we will be forced to abandon all efforts to produce the high-grade strong sulphite. I am confident that an increase of one-sixth cent per pound duty on the European sulphite will not deter the Scandinavian product reaching our market at the present delivered prices.

I hope that the committee who may have charge of this branch of the tariff work will make a thorough investigation of the conditions abroad. I am very sure that they will recommend a large increase in the present tariff on the higher grades of sulphite. H. H. EVERARD.

Yours, very truly,

O. L. E. WEBER, Esq.,

EXHIBIT F.

DEXTER SULPHITE PULP AND PAPER COMPANY, Dexter, Jefferson County, N. Y., November 16, 1908.

Michigan Sulphite Fiber Co., Port Huron, Mich.

MY DEAR MR. WEBER: Your letter of the 14th at hand and carefully noted. A most important foreign channel for mill information has just opened to me, and taking advantage of my opportunity I have written a letter to my communicant, who is at present in a position as manager of one of the large German mills. I have written him for a detailed list of the wages paid to all the operatives, not only in the mill he is at present managing but also other mills of which he has had charge. It is unfortunate that this information will not be at hand for the 20th, and if possible could you arrange with the committee so that this evidence can be put in when it arrives?

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