The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-01
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tIona uf the world w the noc u true de-.
vl0ument Perhaps nu line N business
ha. had "a mnrt r.mnrkahlc grrNth IN the
United States the past 10 YEARS than the
pnput making industry. This true IN Hil
branches. but especially w IN the line ~
huuk aud ncws print paIsrs The Amcri
san roplc an nation ~ radcrs. aud the
rapidly decreasing priccs " hooks aud
newspapers have greatly incrascd the con
sumption ~ paper In these two lines. One
nr two cents will purchase u massuf reading
matter In the form II our great dailics,
consisting IT from ) To 10 pages, while i2
TO ~ cents will purchase handsomely
bound aud attractive books of standard
and popular authors.
The daily output Of news print paper In
the United States Is about |, goo to LOO
tons. Just think ~ 1875 or 100 carloads uf
newspapers mentally devourcd each day In
this country The production OF ncws
print Is larger than any other grade. That
Of book paper Is probably rs much rs 1000
tons and uf writing 400 tons each daily.
II will be interesting hero to quote some
of the figures u the paper industry In the
/ United States as compiled by The Paper
Trade journal Tho gross daily capacity
] Of the paper mills Of the United States in
operation during 1929 for all kinds and
| grades Of paper WIS estimated at about
O.OOO tons. OF this amount nearly 2, 5OC
tons represented news print and book pa.
per, l., 500 tons wrapping paper $50 tons
strawboard, $50 tons writing paper and
almost q 400 tons of the various Other
/ kinds and grades. The states which rank
first in the production Of paper are New
York, Maine, Massachusetts,, Wisconsin
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. From
these seven states come nearly three
| fourths of the entire paper supply Of tho
country. By far the greater part of tn,
vast output is consumed In the United
States, the greatest paper using country
in the world. In foreign markets, how
ever, American paper Is gaining n firm
/ footing.
The greatest consumption OF printing
paper Is in the Sunday editions Of tho met
ropOlitan dailies which often require from
90 to 100 tons for single issue With tn,
rapidly increasing output prices have a
rapidly declined, until today grade o
news print paper worth 20 years ago Il
cents or II cents per pound Is now sole
at Il cents to 3 cents--a decline in prize
uncqualed in the history of any other In
dustry.
This enormous decrease in the cost o
paper is due especially to the introduction
of wood as paper stock. Today it Is tn
principal material used in the manufac
turc Of paper for all but the highest grade
of book and writing. News print and no
only ordinary but even very attractiv
qualities of book paper are made entirel.
of wood. Another means conducive +
this phenomenal reduction Of cost has beel
the improvement in methods Of MAXIM
wood pulp. The perfection and create
efficiency attained in paper making ma
chinory, rendering much larger production
easily possible in given time, have add
ed materially in this downward trend O
price. Times