New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27


fashionable writing papers and paper-hangings, with
whose popularity cost and excellence have lit
tie to do. The prestige incident TO their
foreign make renders them fashionable, aud alone
Hnds them q sale here. Their quantity is now
30 small that American maker now concerns himself
about II.
Mr. Graham, who has lately returned from Paris and
London, has much TO say OF the extending demand
tbroaG Tor American papers. That which makes the
papers sell is Their purity, solidty and tenacty. The
great strength Of tine writing, ledger envelope and
wrapping papers thought remarkable. Two men
cannot some OF them apart. The fact that ma
chine belt OF American paper employed in driving
some wOOd-w, king machinery IN the Exhibition was
regarded astonishing evidence of the enacity
tanned Experts frequently speak OF the freedom Of
The papers from knots and bemshes and their cOnse
suent beauty, Mr. Graham says that there is doubt
IbOut the fact that American papers please and the
extension of sales is merely matter OF wellregu-
ated effort. The paper can be sold at prices
that pay, and the sales in England and Ger
many Increasing. In France the tariff
eludes Americans from direct trade, but indirect
trade can be carried on by way of London To sell to
London be sell u The whole world in fact
II is found that the best way TO operate in the foreign
market is through large syndicate. Delicate manage
nent is required and the sending out of swarm OF
travelling agents would probably unsetae the business
Ind perhaps ruin It.
When gold was at 10 per cent premium, the paper
makers here were obliged TO depend upon the premium
Oh gold for their profit all foreign sales Now that
gold at par they could not export were 1t not that
they have reduced Of production The price OF
rags has been reduced materially. The decline OF the
manufacture abroad has sent here in large quan
ues and at the same time the American 10 akers have
learned how purify and the excellent fibre Of wood
which, taking the place of an equal quantity Of rags
has also contributed TO Gut the market with mate
rial cheaper IT, Before wood fibre could be treated
to free it from its gum and rosin it made bad paper
Now the way to make pure clean and flexible has been
learned and nearly all the writing and printing papers,
including many OF the best, contain a large per-
centage OF wood fibre along with the cotton linen.
The percentage ranges from % 10 90 per cent OF the
whole material There not few mills in the country
where heavy sawlogs hauled into the back door Of
establishment TO emerge from the front door, after
short soOurn under the hOspitabe roof Of the MILL in
snowy OF fine, tenacious writing and printing
paper of the most admirable texture Several factories
have now been established in Ohio and elsewhere 10
mako wood paper pulp a specially. This new material
has tended wonderfully cheaper the cost OF paper
while not impairng ITS quality. II enters now into
books, into newspapers, and into paper bags, and
The uses for which manila and wrapping paper
are demand 1t forms part OF the postal cards. and
Il meets the public eye in every opera programme, on
tvery bill board ana In the ballot which the citizen
deposits the box election day II he cares enough
about good government TO deposit The world has
been ransaeked OF late for papcrmakng materials
which could be had at low prices All sorts Of grasses
.aeuses aud shrubs have been tried, and seven new
bbreyielding plants have been introduced 10 the in
sustral world this year, with great flourish in the
pamphlet entitAd "a New Source Of Revenue for
india" written by gentleman connected with Her
Britannia Macsty's Indian Forest Department While
he Old World with its scanty forests and hgh-priced
raw materials, is searching for new paper stock,
Americans are using the timber that grows in abun-
dance on their soil, and working wonders
with 10. Wood, at the worst, is better than
clay, with which the English adulterate their
PAPERS and then wood is not adulteratiOn by any
means. for It imparts strength, and is almost as
good the fibre OF cotton rags Americans therefore, in
asing this cheap material preserve the strength beauty
and merit OF their paper, while reducing its i'm
mensely. They uuderbid the English and German
makers therefore, with the paper manufactured from
H. and steadily charging their trade with the mar
kels which those makers supply
The past year with the trade has BEEN with reference
10 profits Of fair The mills have been kept
pretty busy and the concerns which have been willing
10 take such orders as they could get have done we'll
The growth Of the number OF mills has, however been
somewhat extensive, and the market has,
several times during the year, been glutted
with goods. Last August a convention Of the manu-
iacturers held at Saratoga with the idea OF making
some Arrangement to reduce the production Of book,
news writing and manila papers one-siKth, to relieve
the market and establish better prices The movement
failed because majority would not consent TO it, The
only reduction OF output that has taken place In cOnse
quence OF this convention has been among the writing
paper men, who, being comparatively small body of
men have been able 10 come 20 agreement The
trade enters upon year under the best OF auspices
1t has O perfectly secure and independent
position. 1t controls more and better machinery
than its rivals in other countries. 1t has workmen
OF the very best training and ability 1t has an album
dance cheap raw material and It's goods enjoy rep
utatiOn for honest workmanship and reasonable prices
which can nowhere be exceled. IL holds lie own at
home. and Is gradually working its way abroad. The
Trade has passed beyond the point where the odds were
against IT, and like Nelson, 1t needed TO nail the flag 20
every pole and mast, that IL shot away from
these by foreign makers the nag would still be flying
at one place the ship yet In international c0mpet
ton IL Is in danger OF being 80 roughly handled
now and con do IL very much otter the fashion OF
Raleigh who sailed into port without paying any stten