The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-09-07

and Surplus Nezrs Minimum-Sup-
ply Now on Hand Wouldn't Last Ter
Days if the Factories Were to shu.
Down.
Unless there Is concerted curtail-
ment of waste OF news print paper
newspapers OF the United States Will
/ be on the bread line. fguratively
speaking. They will be compelled to
take their material on allotment, re-
ceiyiDg no more than manufacturers
can give them from vanishing supplies.
! That a famine in news print paper
will result within a few months unless
economies are affected Is the prediction
of paper manufacturers
Only outstanding OF resources by
the papers themselves can staye of
the crisis. II was admitted throughout
the trade.
At the present time In the United
States and Canada fifty mills are work.
ing three shifts of men eight hours
daily and six days week. Their out
put for June-the last compilation
was 40, 151 tons. representing 95.4 per
cent OF their maximum production, the
highest efficiency ever attained In the
industry. This output represents an
increase OF 27.O00 tons a month over
the mark for June. 1915, but even this
tremendous increase has been INSULT
cient to feed the demand Full pro-
duction has had to be augmented by
5000 tons more month. which was
drawn from a rapidly depicting reserve
stock.
Surplus Gradually Shrinks.
Surplus stock has been swallowed up
at this rate for several months now.
At the end Of June only 65.194 tons re-
manned in storehouses that at the same
time last year held 92967 tons We're
production TO cease today there Is not
enough news print paper stored to
keep newspapers alive for ten days. 1t
has been necessary for the publishers
mutual good and the benefit Of the
news reading public to curb the tenden-
cy toward increasing the size Of papers
at this time of year.
The figures cited here for June will
take a considerable advance In Octo-
Der. usually the banner month In the |
newspaper year. As rule. circulation |
increases In the fall and advertising |
keeps pace with 1t. AS result more |
pages have to be added to the daily /
paper and the Sunday takes on un-
usual bulk. Without the measures |
taken by the publishers this falls In
crease would wipe out the total pro-
duction and the reserve stock
1t may be asked by the public. why |
did not the paper manufacturers an
ticipate this tremendous increase In
demand:" They did so far as 1t was
humanity possible TO anticipate pros
perity. Since June. 1915. there has
been added to the mills of this country
and Canada 10 per cent more facilities
for turning wood into paper. When
the orders were given 1t seemed. &C.
cording to the manufacturers. an ex-
tremely risky venture TO install addi-
tional machinery on conditions tenn
porarily roseate.
Working at Capacity.
The mills are at the peak OF their
They can turn out no more,
although they have the materials and
the men In June of 1915 the maxi
mum of efficiency derived from the
was $50; this year it reach
ed the mark of 9J.4.
With machinery making this record,
men operating the day around and ey-
cry other aid given TO production. still
The outlook for the fall fails TO bright
en-. New mills cannot be put up In
weeks or even months: generally II
takes year and a half to get Il mill
working. New machines have been
ordered. In few weeks several that
urn out fifty tons a day will be In OPP
grafton. But these added TO the ma
,hines now producing cannot save the
situation at the present rate of con-
Machinery cannot be or
Tered in wholesale lots at present
As manufacturers view the situation s
be existing stringency will exist for
everaI months Here is part OF a let
er sent out by one of the biggest pro-
lucers In the country to. all his news
,rint customers:
I'VE are ut loss to know to what |
xtent we should advise you TO eurtail
except TO suggest that T
he more you curtail the surer you VIII {
,e of supply during the late months c
L the year. 1t is 10 your interests to 7
cooperate with one another in every l
'ossible manner in order to bring
bout the required results.
I'VE give you due notice OF that
rhich you may expect SO that you may :
lace your houses In order and be pre-
AIRED for the inevitable 1t certainly T
rieves us to have TO admit that we
re forced to assume such Il position"