New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

duces a softer fibre. but one OF less tenSiie
strength than the others.
Tho influence of wood fibre on paper making
has already been referred to. NOT only mas '''0
number of mills been increased from iou' " "
fold not only has the product peen pip' e"'SD
tenfod but the uses Of paper nave a'so 'V
increased and concurrently the marsel pii0e -
poper has been reduced in an extraordln"rS u,
aa uare are a few figures bearing upon thls
no,rt. Tn 1850 the price Of ordinary news paper
os az ccnts per pound, in 1S3l ii had lal.eh l"
Ia cents. and at the present time II Is u Si''''
under cents per pound. There are ho pap
mills of any consequences near Ne"-fo Ni'S
but fully half OF the paper trade OF ti'e IN
States is transacted here. IN Ne" io'N 80
the nearest mills Of note are al "ie"S a.''
Fort Edward. A little higher up on 'ne iiu',Y'
T., arotber ioportant mill at Palmer's Falls'
The greater portion Of the product OF the ll''''.
q, the places named is consumed in New / o'A
citv Resides these an important source Vi sup
nlv are the mills at Jay and Orono. Maine anu a'
por,i, Falls n H. The mills here referred to
ora nroducers altogether of news paper me
chief source of writing paper Is louhu dt 10 10
woke Mass while book papers come rom ~, oon 10
fovn Penn and the shores OF Lake Chailili"i ~
ctrawboard and manila papers are i'ia"v ~, ~
Naw-Jersev and in some parts or Ne" iolh
state near New-York City. Within hNe SsaiS
a machine making a sheet or paper @ olle nr,ioo .u
inches wide was exceptionally laree M 'ittiC.
To-day machines making paper 10 10 lob 'll,.' ,
in width are common. and machlnes NY" ny"
10 rper are now being constructed. Up 10 100
tho fastest machine turned out paper al liie ialo
~ a trGe more than 300 feet minute lre l's
pres meaning the length or the strlp oi pap nt,
Now many machines are running al rle f.,. rr,
of 40 feet minute. ana When manu- " a. M 'u'
orders q new machine he stipdlates tnal 1t illuSt
run AT that rate. Foreign makers dld not ,tlnh
This rate OF speed possible, ana America. III Ci,
World mechanics. The result OF thesr mp e
ments in papermaking is that America ,,,, - ,J,
nishing large part OF inc Eur"pJI,r"s pnIa so01 no,
In 1So1 the exports Of paper We're oniy s-oo;ooo;
Todav England alone takes S6Oo.oO worth oi
naper every year More than one-hall OF ,,t .ne eH
ports from the United states are r,aue % i .n ny
tha mort Of Greater New York Inc totai eA-
,nr,a FOR the ten months ending October 81 laSI
were So 33,3 500 increase over the previous fr.
year Of something ike ~ per ceht to-, Slo GOO to
from New-York City alone vary from slVouu ,,oat -
Si5 OOO n week throughout the year a stea'
Zeal is shipped to Liverpool ana hohuoii IL, LIZ
being one prominent newspaper III 80 shaats
which is printed entirely on American sneets, S
swerv second or third week shpHlen. ls hiaue ma W
rom New-York to Australia either 10 oyuiieS 80
Melbourne and the sum ,otai VI '"e'' '"'
during the year is S2OO.Ooo. a..
Tha total product of all kinds OF paper IN @ dne
tinted states every year Is about " n"
nn,ods valued approximately at sl4i,oVV'ooo;
pp,u pvuut 30 oourse Includes news, book writing ana
,,ra inning papers tissue paper, cardboard, STRAW
hoard etc The product OF book ana ~" ~
"a about SO7 go 900 pounds, ana the , va'ou o-
- is s3s OOOO in round numbers. Ine pro- pro-
nor.on Of news paper to this total Is anout Two,
70, p%'s a.. These figures however. give only
tnlros. - tho business actually done in this
measle pnh 'o ~ trade. As regards New-York City.
the daily consumption Of news paper is tb o tohs tota
rh.sa Ncures by no me 2ns represent ,ne M ,ota.
lhese ns ssho c,tv because here many places
,raue ,r1art =, mon il for their supplies. Yet the
Consumption itself is astonshng wnen w eonsia S"rnsh
ared in detail A ton OF news paper VIII luIli,9i
ereu !" s.a,aa, irches wide and fOrty-siX miles
,oS sur The news paper used in New York In the
course ours Of year by he combnsd daily journals frr,
Wouiu Wouu az 20 the ton that would give strip OF
SIX rt 81 $50 miles in length This sheet would
encirclc the earth 1s4 times ana form Sanu pans,
n'alS -, 60 tho moon is 2SS.SJO miles. The COM
,Ip hpod eS' circulation of the New-York City news
GOHa be meSs no mss
nection could only be made