Show I tAi TRUST I S Till ON GRILL Norris Gives Investigating i Committee Figures on Cost of Production w WASHINGTON May According to figures fig submitted today b by John Norris Nor ri ris ne representing the tho Amer American can News New Newspaper paper piper Publishers' Publishers association to the thu select c committee of tb house on n woo wood 1 pulp ami nd print pali paper r investigation 1 r garding the tIle increased labor c cost per ier to toof tot ton tonof i. i of paper produced the amounted to but hut 23 25 5 c cents a ton lu Iu 1 spite of ot statements nt of paper ni m men n to tc the con contrary raT raThe he enid his calculation was wat correct and ami yet t ho he charged t that tat watI th tho I paper makers bad hd put on au nn I price pric of 1 12 12 a ton toil alleging in th that t the Un increase was wag due to tl tite higher r cost o of labor In the case of the Hudson I River mill null Mr sr r. r Norris presented data lati L showing that even e though h the mill I changed ed front from a t two o to a ton three I b basis hsi the cost of production of paper actually had bad been reduced per ton tonj It H was ho bo said a matter about which L he hc had personal knowledge Mr fr Is orris replying in to questions by Mr Ir Mann Maun gave t a evidence showing snowing that rhut the average crage wage of union union paper workers work er ers era iu in the tho state of New York for or the third quarter of 1106 was 1091 i per week which he said aid was very low lou He ite would not enter into a discussion with t I Mr r Mann ann as to the Ja latter's tt 5 suggestion I that it appeared to be a about out timo tune the I wages should bo be increased I Answering r s r Ryan Rvan and I the witness IS I'S said that Ins hits i wage Lions had reference to union b helpers I I workers anti and skilled laborers exclusive ls lse e I of women an and children In Massachusetts ettl he hf sa said the 3 average ra e week weekly Wl wage I Ifor for 1901 1000 was waR O. O O. O and antI that tM this figure took into account employees of all L classes and sexes including g those under under un un- der 21 years ears of age Some p people say a that prote protection 1 increases the wages es of working people of the United d State States remarked Mr Ir Ryan Rvan ou one of the Democratic members C Co o of the committee ommittee but Mr Norris would L not permit himself lf to bo be drawn n into i a I ion of if that question tion Further disputing the claim of or paper makers as aM to the wa wages 8 paid aid Mv 1 Norris orris presented ent d in evidence 3 official 1 I statistics regarding in th the tho and I binding group which he saul said were wc-rc receiving receiving re rt aS S per cent morn more wages than tItan L I were rEre being paid to 10 the paper work workers rs I II At th this juncture j adjournment was taken I I I until Monday morning |