Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-28

ASl1lNilO April 2b.-Save your
waste paper 1t is growing more and
more valuable every day. The waste
basket heretofore tolerated only as a
necessary evil. suddenly assumed an
Immense importance. 1t is supplying
tho money with which to help the poor.
to buy supplies for the Red Cross and
TO pay off the mortgage on the old
home. y stack OF old magazines is now
something TO be carefully guarded and
mentioned impressively In ones will
For il is Il lamentahlc fact that paper
the mere paper that we have chuckcd
SO eXtraNasantly into the waste basket
is fast becoming scarce.
This shortage. which promises To get
worse instead OF better. suggests many
narrowing possibilities. One paper
dealer recently predicted that In few
years all magazines Will disappear II
the situation IL not relieved. News
papers would be confined to one sheet.
advertising posters would become one
OF the atrocities OF the past. and p
sort OF abbreviated code would revo-
lutionize the art OF writing. In which
verbs. adverbs ana dashes would be
considered supernuous and a waste Of
paper. While th!a dealer was UNI
doubtedly gifted with Il superior imag
nation, his statement has produced a
certain amount OF nervousness among
some OF tho large publishing houses
which are running just one month
ahead on their supply Of paper. and
are somewhat doubtful as to Tho Ger
tainty OF the next months. The rep
rcseutatives OF a large French publish
nC-house bought two ships on their
arrival in this country In order 10 In
sure bottoms in which to carry paper
back to France. They have had tho
ships now for over a month, but are
unable TO get the paper.
Publishers Decline Manuscripts.
Many publishers are refusing manu-
scripts solely on account OF tho lack
OF papcr-a fact that should prove
consolng TO many authors. ono Eng
lish editor states that the failure or
the war to evoke quantities OF cNccp-
tional literature has it's cheerful as
poets. 1T would be too distressing"
he said. Ito know that many literary
masterpieces were being lost to pos
teritv because there was not enough
paper TO publish them"
Lack OF wrapping paper Is another
phase OF tho paper shortage apt 10
prove embarrassing in the future tf
something docs rot occur 10 relieve the
situation. We might possibly survive
with one-paSe newspapers and a rev
small mar azines printed on rice paper,
hut we would doubtless ind II exceed
ingly ANNOYING In doing our shopping
TO carry certain intimate wearing ap-
parcl over our shoulder and larB @
roast or beef or veal outlet under one
arm.
Again tho sanitary paper drinking
cups. towels and finger bowls recently
established I'm public places by the per-
sistcnt agitation OF the Public Health
Service may have TO abdicate to the old
rusty tin cup.
In New York at present the datries
arc having trouble in securing milk
bottles owing to traffic congestion on
the railroads. Yet the health authori-
ties demand that the milk be dis
only other course is to use wood pulp
rcceptaclcs These also are unobtain.
able, and the situation is the same az
IL there were mn embargo on milk.
People Can Help Industry.
The people of the nation can greatly
assist the paper industry by saving all
their waste paper and rags and selling
them to the manufacturers. Campaigns
are now on foot In the cities all over
the country for the conservation and
collection OF rubbish. which is dis
trihuted In the paper trade where IL
is most needed. Thus Detroit has re-
Gently provided for the daily gathering
OF its waste paper 10 he sent TO me
Kalamazoo Valley paper mills. which
arc facing a shortage in raw materials.
In New York CITY tho newspapers
carried large display advertisements oil
Il roofing paper manufacturing concern,
which bcsought tine readers TO save
their old rags and sell them to che
advertiser. The United Hebrew Chart
ties Society OF New York adopted "A
bundle OF rags buys loaf of bread"
for their slogan. and conducted Wig
orous campaign for tho reinstatement
of the ld-faShioned rag bag In an
swer to this advertisement. and the
requests Of many other paper concerns.
The proceeds from the collection Of
rags sold by this society are to be used
in caring for the destitute families OF
the ghetto.
The Old Ladies' Home OF Chatta-
nooga. has nauEurated the campaign
in that city, collecting rags and trash
paper and delivering it to paper con-
Germ. The object OF the members is
to raise the debt on their institution.
Canada. equally embarrassed by the
shortage of raw materials for making
paper. is following the lead of the
United States. The Canadian Red Cross
Mt Toronto distributed 10000 rccep-
tacles among the households and bust
ness places of the city, requesting tho
owners to mako use of them as con-
tafners for waste paper and old rags.
Once n week the contents Of these
receptacies are collected by motor
trucks, delivered to tho paper concerns
and tho proceeds added to the reserve
fund OF tho organization.
Children Join In Movement.
In Cincinnati the school children
Joined the movement, daily ransack.
Ing the city I'm search OF waste paper
which, incidentally. is conducive TO
clean streets and neat front lawns. The
children have come In contact with
the paper shortage themselves, for they