Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
WAR THREATENS
PAPER FAMINE
Hating of Industry in Europe
Makes Tremendous De-
mand on U. S.

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-That the
continuation of the European war
will result in a paper famine through
out the world is the opinion of A. r.
Wright, of the International Paper
Company. Mr.. Wright says that the
paper manufacturers in this country
are already feeling the great demand
for print paper, and it is generally
feared that it will be necessary to
cut into the reserve supply now held
at the mills.
With the commerce on the high
seas almost completely tied up and
Germany. one of the three principal
exporting countries in the world, in
volved in the struggle, the task of
supplying the world with print paper
will rest on the shoulders of the
American manufacturers.
Thousands of orders from all over
the world have poured into the offices
of manufacturers in the United States
during the past few weeks, demand
ing immediate shipments. Just now
that point stumps the manufacturers,
for there are no ships to carry the
paper across the sea.
1t is understood that, because of
the shortage of paper in France, the
French government will decide soon
paper to permit the importing of
American stock. 1t is believed that
England, if the shortage continues,
will demand that Canada send all of
its excess stock to the mother coun-
try.
In this event it would be necessary
for the American manufacturers to
confne more of their shipments to
the United States, as, at the present
time, Canada supplies the United
States with 1000 tons of print paper
daily, and the loss of this would
mean a further demand on the Amer
fican mills.
England is using daily. with It's
extra editions of newspapers, approx
imately 1000 tons of paper" said Mr..
Wright. This amount is fast eat
ing into the reserve stock and they
are calling on the United States and
Canada calling for tremendous ship
meats We are shipping tons of pa
per to Boston and New York from
fourteen of our mills in the East so
as to have the stock at the seaportS
when the vessels are available.
1.-THE United States and Canada
make about $500 tons of paper every
day. Five thousand tons of this is
used in the United States and 400 tons
in Canada. The rest Is exported.
The present export demand is in the
neighborhood of 1000 tons day and
will, no doubt, increase shortly.
There is also decided increase in
demand for paper on the part of the
American publications, but for the
present America is fairly well pre-
pared to take care of this country's
and Europes requirements. To do so,
though, | fear that we will have to
use our reserve stock, and if the war
continues for any length of time it
is safe to predict a material shortage
by the late fall.
"The American newspapers need
not worry for some time to come, as
it is the policy of most of the manu-
facturers of this country to take care
of America first and at all hazards.
We will not take any unfair adyan-
tage of the present conditions. This
is, and will continue to be, the policy
of our COMPANY"
It is interesting to note that of the
5000 tons of print paper used daily
in this country New York city con-
sumes about $50 tons, or more than
the total amount used by Russia,
Norway. Sweden, Japan, China, Aus
tralia, Belgium and Holland.