The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-11-29
The PAPER Crisis,

This just now, is quite as exciting theme
among the black fingered craft, as the war
Paper is advancing III price Mt a late that
bids fair, in o very short time to reach n
hundred per cent ON the price of the article
few weeks since. In view Of this alarm
ing state of affairs among printers, various
| means are being resorted to to meet the en-.
Urgency. Some papers have been reduced
i'll size others have advanced the price of
| subscription while others again have in,
creased their advertising only. This latter
mode of self-prcservation appears to be the
only alternative for the country papers -
Many of them are resorting to this latter
measure, and we presume all will have to.
fall i'll line " or submit TO be "snuifGd
out" In order to economist, all that is
possible, an onslaught is being made on the
" dead heads This kind of decayed luln-
Der is likely to be pretty offectually cleaned
out Of the subscription lists. The greater
part Of .his kind Of stock is entered on
the books Of country papers as paying mem
bers who take precious good care never to
pay. The Hhlg has its share of that species
Of ballast, which, to lighten up can he very
probably thrown overheard
We have many subscribers on our list who
are considerably in arrears. Those who are
honest but have been careless about paying
the printer, will do US a great favor If they
will remit by mail or call at the Office and
settle arrearagcs, in order that we may strike
the names of those who never intend to pay
from our subscription book, and place their
accounts in the hands of Il collecting officer.
At the present and increasing price of all
| printing material, every rejecting mind
can see that such course must be adopted
by all newspapers if they hope to sustain
the pressure.
Our exchanges are filled with comments
on the exciting topic Of the paper crisis
with numerous suggestions to their rcades to
save all the material that may be used for
| paper making, some of which we subioin.
The Miners Journal, Published at Potts.
| vile Pennsylvania, has the following re-
marks on this subject -
In consequence of the great increase in
the prices Of paper, printing, writing.
etc, it would be well for persons to save
old letters, (Which they can tear INTO
! small pieces envelopes, old account books,
with the covers off, old pamphlets, in fact
everything in the paper line, even to scraps
Of newspapers. These command now from
one to three cents per pound. Boys and
| girls can make holiday money, by attention
to this matter. We would also advise per-
sons to save cotton and wooden rags. old
carpets etc. This refuse now brings from
ten to eleven cents per pound. If people
generally would pay attention to this appar
emily small though in the aggregate very
important matter, the price OF paper could,
in measure, be kept down to Comparative
~ reasonable figures"
The Wheeling Ltelfgcncer says:-
Housckeepers should preserve all old
rags, waste paper, old rope, and anything
that IS convertible into paper. A price that
Will literally repay them will be paid, and
they will also aid to the extent of their saw
ings i'll reducing the present ruinous prices
at which paper is sold.i
Here is an opening for profitable specula-
ton, by some enterprising individual. Buy
up and forward the scraps.