Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
ANEWSPAPER FANIVs|
SCARCITY OF PR,n-
MAY BRING IT ON. 'A'sA|
0reas Shortage 81 n.
which II IL Msa.--c..... me
Of Weed faip shs. Os WV
the Present. II

a serious famine threaten. n. 80
INDUSTRY OF the United State, w.. mssF
causes have eonsnired 10 ls... s'~ =
product OF the mills, whl. \. ~
Tor print paper aad tina ether e,s, .sas
grades Is unprecedented. A'f
The conditions led TO a sse,s,
ins OF the leading paper nsn.,s., ''s'-
OF the United States YESTERDAY !, ,'' Y
Urea, Northern hotel. 10 eou,ias. -.
could be done TO avert ths
threatened by the shortage IA -,
pulp. which, II Il Is no, rsllssss -
cause The vast paper mills ~ u. !. u. -
Try 10 shh, down and es.pp,s $50 80
every Industry which depends ara 49, J.
product OF the mills. Searl, ~
ihs leading paper Manufacture. !, !.
country were present. ANA ths go, =
topic o. interest was a new a.. !.
the manufacture Of paper 10 ~. =
place OF the woQa abr, ~.
such universal us-. WHAT Il, ~
hoer Is. The paper manufacture, 49,,
not say They ayegFed tina, !, a,.s...
the process BY which il Is ms,s,,s.~.
cred Ia 70 a crude stage. b, a., !.
euhsed u az the only Ylsltl. sos.,,s.
of present di-eultiss
1r-a, t4.es Of a.s.,s.t
Not Tor twenty years las ,-,.
serious condition confronted u. n,..
faetntsrs Of paper and shss. y r,,s
aanESF saat ~ may IL t0rcsa % 49,.
our mills for lack % materials
ID. seeasfsr Of the Hartford cst, =.
per company. who pgrsiiss ere, 4.
meeting. Various causes an. r-s~..
sihle for this condition. TIE r-t.es,.,
one Is that wood pulp. from whes d.
lover grades Of paper ia taanafasts.st
is so hard 70 srs that shsgr "a.
slant scramble for material Rs.s.
Inquiry Of the pulp mills al s.ss 3.
Marie, tho i4rsss, pulp mills Il q.
world. develops shs fact tbs, ,A-, /.
not a posnf foF sale there. ans cog
mills ara as hard pressed. TIE a,s
euttirs o. tho forests Of The Ear.r,
and middle Western s,ssss aas ~
stopping q, The Supply fson casaa
II largely responsible for 10. .Arm.r-
ed ianiins. Aided 10 ,hs se9rgiy 4
timber IL the rceen, mlid wslsAr.
which has made u lnpossibis % stss
tbs pulp wood which has s~sH q, .
market A large part o, the easeas
cut % she forests % wlscuEsls al
Michigan. upon which TIE mlsIs
wsstrfn states Gspsud tos p4ls sses
IL now fyinz on fhc bare Eroaas al
cannot be moved until snow errsa
Another great danger eou@ IL u
possibility % heavy fail Of Esov b.
lowing this long dry season. lil :
rightHsn inches Of supz woaie ec7.f
up The pulp =ooa already eal % "a
I, would b. neat 20 isHp@s4l0is TO q
II out and aoat Il agwa che rira 70 y
mills.
taAus A..s scarce
"a Erea, scarcity Of labor 10 sss -
cries has also made tbs movtzssi
pulp wood 20 the mills si0r. css
psnics cutting pulp wood lars '7<s
thousands Of dollars imporisax n
Into the pinerigs TO cut pulp s"'
only to lose them vhsn thcy 80, 'as''
Boys Of eighteen and niEsissn are :
Ing largely employed 10 the rofA
Canada has been the source o. ~
ply for many Of the Eastern r.
but that source Of supply has eesa !
OF an the cutting Of timber on e'v.
lands has been prohibited aaa :
province Of Quebec makes the imP',s
pay $3.50 per cord duty. whish n~
the material too expensive. ne =
solution we can see IL to adopt : :,
fiber "a a substitute for Tood 3, !,
That IL the subject Of dlScpssi'a'
have ono in view. but do not eA''
tale Of thRt unw
Another diuioulty vhleh se"
Eastern manufacturers u
water upon which they deFsh'
power. That. too. ia the result "
cutting away OF the forests. ~ -
OF the middle West are not eino"1 ~.
ed In this respect TO the same ~
I as the Eastern mills. -,
I'VE have not como together - a.
any combination or to ra'ss ~ y,
The demand naturally governs ~.
The sole object ia to avert lA"
possible, for a famine wonlo n'
producer as much ms the oonss. sun. .
&c. Brockelbank. vice pres'ae.. !,
Western manager Of the Manu. :
ers' Paper company OF New .o' !,
Offices in the Rookery buiio'' mn,
f,rmed the statements made py W.
schaeiyer concerning the traas'
c,cS,,,on .. SERIOUS .,
"If present conditions IN 'he w ~,
continue. there will be serious - :,
age OF pulp wood In the VS. !,
next fall" he said. 1T mas p. r.
ply impossible to get the spruce !,
which wood pulp IL made, 10 ~" ".r
II grows in tho swamps OF tue PM !,
and the winter has been so vpu" "a
It has been impossible to hau' -
rivers down which It is aoa'e' -
mills. as wagons would SINK I'm,
hubs in mud and water. o",, a.,