The Lamar register., 1894-05-26
GROWING USE OFPAPER
ONE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN
INDUSTRIES
over Eight Thousand Teas Dsiiy-'rAAs
Is Now the Wonderful Capacity ef
American Nils Wood Largely Ussd
In Its Manufacture

fact that next to the articles enter
ing into food and clothing. paper 10
the mos, universally used commodity
in the world IL would be an al
most impossible task to ind in any
civilized community a persoa or
business concern that does not 10
greater or less degree make use OF
paper in some OF its various formA
Some philosopher has said that
tho civilization and prosperity
of country may bc measured
oy its consumption OF paper. II
this is as fair an index a. IL seems
upon reflection TO be reasonable.
statistics prove the United States 10
have dis;anced all the other nations
of the world In the race OF true do
yclopment Perhaps no limo Of busi-
ness has had n more remarkable
growth In tho United States tho
past ten years than the paper
making industry. This Is true In
ali branches, but especially so In
the line of book and news print
papers The American people arc .
nation OF readers. and the rapidly
decreasing prices Of books and news
papers have greatly Increased ;hc
consumption OF paper in these two
lines One or two cents will purchase
q mass Of reading matter. In tho
form OF our great dailies. consisting
of from eight to sixteen pages while
twelve 20 twenty cent. viii purchase
handsomely bound and attractive
books OF standard and popular
authors
The daily oaipa; o. news print
paper In the United States /. about
200 TO i.5oO tons Jus. think Of
l25 or $50 carloads OF newspapers
mentally devoared each dAy ln this
country. The production OF news
print is larger than any other grade
Tha; o. book paper ls probahl a,
much as 1000 tons. and OF writing
s50 tons each daily.
II will be interesting here TO quote
some OF the figures OF the paper In
dustry In the United States. as com.
piled by the Paper Trade Journal
The gross daily capacity OF the
paper mills o. the unEied States ia
operation during 1894 for ali kinds
and grades OF paper. was estimated
at abou; 10 0O0 tons OF this amount
nearly $500 tons represented news
print aud book paper. i..oo tons
wrapping paper. $50 toas straw
board. 4So tons writing paper. and
almost 2.4o9 tons OF the various
other kinds and grades Tho state,
which rank hrsi In the production Of
paper are Se~ York. Maine. Massa-
chuscits. Wisconsin. PcnnsylraniA
Ohio anc Illinois From these seven
states comes nearly three -iourshs Of
the entire paper supply Of the coun-
try. BY far the greater par; OF this
vas. output ls consumed In the
United siz;cs-.he greatest paper |
using country In the world In for |
eigu markets. however. American !
paper 10 gaining nrm foosiny.
For some years paper has been OK
ported In quite large quantities from |
the United States TO South America.
and tho iow prices which a. prrscr.
obtain will doubtless tend greatly 10 1
increase this demand The inrrcHs-
Ing popularity OF newspapers in 1
South and Central America and tho |
nosenco OF vigorous local conpe tision
in the manufacture OF paper have ief,
the field open 10 tho producers OF the !
United States American paper ls
now beginning TO be sent In large
Quantities to Europa. . new and /
promising field for tho absorption Of /
the surplus In the home market
Many OF the lcading paper concerns
in this country have established