Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-03-07
PAPER WAS SCARCE.
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PaLer was so s arCe when the
American army entered Philadelphia
u on the eva uation of the British
troops, says the St Louis Globe DEM
0 rat that there was want OF pa. .-er
fitted for the construction Of cart
ridges. 1t was advertised for and but a
small quantity pro u-ed. An order
was then issued demanding its in
slant produ tion by all the people in
that ity who had it. This produced
but little more, very probably on
account of its scar ity A file OF
soldiers was then ordered to make
scar n for it in every pla e where any
was likely to be found. Among other
pla es visited in July was a garrett in
the house in whi h Ben amin Frank
lin had previously had his printing
j e.
Here were discovered about 500
copies of a sermon which the Rev.
Gilbert Tenant had written printed
by FranklinJ upon defensive War"
to arouse the ,olonists during the
French troubles They were all
ldhCu anu u9CI Gio NGoCS III Ahe1hNN
cartridges, and at once sent to the
armory Most of them were used at
the battle OF Monmouth. The re lui-
sites in Cartr dge paper were, OF
curse, thinness, strength, liability
an fnfammability, and 81 n paper
then WAS necessarily 5 ar e.
In 1881 pa er was so arCe that in
New York the Journal of the Sc ond
; ssion OF the As emily was not
printed, the printers being unable &c
pro ure the necessary paper. Horner,
in his "BIbliOtneca Americana
Q7S9L informs us that "at this time
the people Of North Ameri a mauufac-
tured their own Taper and in sutficen
quantities for home consumption. but
the price Of labor was so high as To
dis ourage publishing beyond their
own laws, pamphlets and newspapers,
Some TWO years after this date David
Bull Postmaster of Troy, n. Y, pub
lished the following homily under
the head. "Please Save Your
Rags"
The press contributes more to the
diffusion of knowledge aud infOrma-
tion than any other medium Rags
are the primary requisive in the
manufa ,ture Of paper, and without
pa er the newspapers OF our country,
those cheap, useful and agreeable
companions OF the citizen and farmer
which, in a political and moral view,
are of the highest national import
ance, must decline and be extin-
guished. The paper mills OF the
State would the poor and the opulent,
the farmer and the merchanic be per
suaded into the laudaole frugality OF
saving rags, would turn out ample
supplies Of American paper to answer
all demands.
The people Of Massachusetts, and
Come cticut, with true Ameri an
zeal, have introduced this exemplary
saving into the economy of the houses.
The later, by fair calculation, makes
yearly a saving of rags to the actual
amount OF $50, 600. The ladies in
several large towns display an
elegant work bag as part OF tho fur.
niture OF their paTlOrS in which
every rag that is Usel in the paper
mill is carefully preserved Were
this EXAMPLE initiated this State
would not be drained of It's cir, ula :
ing cash for paper and other manu-.
features viii n American artists can
furnish.
The poor, by the mere saving of
rags, may De enable to pro, ure pa er
and books fer schools a d family Use
and more agreeable arti les Of dress
and consumption. The rich who re-
gard the interest Of their country
will direct their children or domosti, 4.
TO place bag or box in some COnyen-
lent place as deposit for rags, that
none may be lost by being swept into
the street or fire, the sales OF which
savings will reward the attention. OF
the faithful servant and en- Ourage the
prosperous enterprise OF prudence aud
frugality."
The industries of the country grew
so fast that in 1910 the number OF
pa er mills in the United States was
estimated at ls5, of which sixty were
in Pennsylvania