New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
GOOD LUCK OF THE PAPER MAKERS.

A HARVEST or MEDALS AT PAhlS-AMEhtCAN fAFEh
RECOMMENDED FOR THE HIGHEST PRIZE.
When Commissioner General Mccormick was
ar,,,stu, the prclmnaries Of tue American exhibit
al Paris his attention was called TO the TACT that
American paper, which Is making stir abroad
WINS very uadeouately represented upon his books. lie
decided that it would not do to go 20 Paris with only
Two or three OF the over $40 paper mills IN the
United States represented In the show firm Of
tins city which has been active IN pushing the
new export trade In paper was therefore, commissioned
10 see what coud be done n getting the manufacturers
Interested As the result OF the WORK OF tins firm twenty
seyap paper mills we're Induced make special displays
Of tacr goods addition to the two or three which
had already sent their names to Mr.. MCCORMICK
The time for preparation wa5 80 short that
only a few Of these mills could make paper
especially for the Exhibition. The majority Sent
their ordinary commercial product made Tor
the general market The exhibit OF the mills comprised
ledrers. writing printing check tissue card nAtcap,
elthor bond, aud other papers aud papetcs ana was
placed IN charge OF Mr. Graham, Of tho firm OF Wool
worth 4 Graham, of this city.
P1yatc adyices received by that firm show that the
special effort put Forth make exhibit Of paper was
worth while The jury It Is said has awarded the fol-
lowing prizes:
Gold Veia AID the Grand Prize Byron Weston. Dalton
Goid Msdils: fie Hoyoke Paper Company Holyoke.
wsss nne writing The Hnrlbur Company South Lee line
Tnns T beS Ss So I HoyoFe me writing
III. Davis, Boston leather DOiri
the showmut Manufacturing Company, Boston e1iheret
Mr p fiake NoW-YOrk visiting cards Crane q Co. DAT
to dTz Medals, Case Hros Manchester Conn;
press boards Joseph Parker son New Haven blot ung
me Fal Mountain Company, Boston pastsboard O. IL
NCitro1h Worcester; envelopes Ihe newton Com
nanV Holyoke carpet lining paper The Montague Com
DIuv Turner'S Fails, hasA printing Iayor Nlch0ls Co
YorE safety paper for Adams Bishop HewYork,
q r9iscates Of Merit chatacld Wood paper bags 2 T.
Holm gswOTth. East Wapole Mas rope paper w "a.
Woglar New.YOrk letter clips The Cleveland Paper Box
tonpany Cleveland, OHIO boxes The Diamond Mills New
Vor min Tissue The Union Company, Holyoke inc writ
ms5yv sons NewYork binders board Buckley, Dunton
60 Kew York bottinR. - WILCOX Phiiadeiphai paLk
note
The frat Of the only two medals given for American
prptng papers was bestowed upon one OF the manufao
turers for THE TRIBUNE.
one OF the juryInen the leading paper manufae-
turer OF France la Roche Joubert. Hazard was also
on the committee.
II Is stated that in consequence OF this exhibit and
NJ the persistent efforts making BY the manufacturers
and their agents abroad, the export OF American
paper continues 10 grow monthly. mas
risen from S40l, 900 in 1871, and Ss56,OO0 In
is7gJ,77 10 over million In lS77'7S. the fall Of gold
Sitbn the last two years would probably have cut on
this promsinE export IN its early youth II Is stated had
n NOT been corresponding reduction In the cost OF
nsper brought about by American science and enter
nT{se Tbe uso Of wood pulp In this country az
an Ingredient in paper hes assumed such
ronorons thai Il has caused fall In the price OF rags
and mis- ables American paper 70 hold its OWB abroad
ssssted az the fall OF price Is by the constant exhibit
lion OF samples In the leading markets and agitation py
the agents.