New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

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rs.ailcrs and housewives use every means
Isl hand to prevent IT.
| o,e Of the ways TO meet it will be TO sub
sr,c whenever it is practicable, fibre and
- containers for glass and tin.
t.,e such containers practical? In what
&C. can they be used as substitutes? These
l.,...;ons arc being asked continually, ana
ivn,h depends upon the answer.
| A. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
t,.~rsrce Of the Department Of Commerce,
i.,i,h has been investigating the merits OF
la-e and paper containers as substitutes Tor
H.. cans and glass an official said recently:
1 .Tbe mint has been reached when some sub
..,,,e for tin cans and glass containers must
L.. found for the great food mart Ihis TACT
In be the more readily recognized when one
lows that tinpate is 90 per cent STEEL ana
eel is the backbone of war.
| @coupled with the great war demand for
js,,l is the difficulty of obtaining supplies Oh
LIS tin.
4 TIN AND GLASS FAMINE
1 Every one has been urged to plant every
L.. of ground available and to conserve the
IND raised, both for home consumption ana
S...irn use. Officials have realized that, with
/ !. t;nnlate industry in its present state and
l.. class industry also unable to meet the un-
s.,,.sden,ed demand, it would be impossible TO
harry out the programme of conservation OF
I'D for next winter unless some substitute
ju,,sners were available for some OF the pur-
n..s which have always demanded tin cans
IL glass containers.
aWhy not fibre and paper containers! lhere
ire many makes, of good quality, in various
s.pes and sizes, with and without coating
Z parafin. The Bureau Of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce. the Bureau of Standards and
he Department of Agriculture have looked INTO
ae matter and have found them excellent Tor
rsny uses, both in the commercial world and
ln the home.
"These containers are not fad of the mo-
sn.nt they result from years of experiment
and research, and have been tested and IN
kdOrsed by many laboratories in the country.
WHEN PAPER AND FIBRE WILL SERVE
A paner or fibre containers are recommended
Nor use bv retailers in the distribution OF many
S,odstuffs. such as milk, cream. buttermilk, ice
M,
allies. relishes. pickles, etc, and housewives
z,re strongly urged to lay aside any prejudice
3Aey may have had against them. Inc De-
3,srtment of Commerce hopes the housekeepers
will feel il patriotic duty TO encourage lhe
,s. Of substitutes wherever possible, IN order 10
s,ease tin and glass for the conservation OF
mods which cannot be preserved without the'i
40 There are many uses in the home LOT
hose substitute containers; for instance fooos
ucb as cereals, raisins, sugar, salt, coffee' 1ea
and all drv groceries are just as safely stored
n fibre or paper containers, wheh pr9p.iS
yaled. as in glass. 1t is possible 70 a'f"s"'
10Th paper and fibre containers.
i The price of the containers depends on tnelr
,ire the quality of paper pulp material used
and the number of treatments of parafiin. Inc
7, common types may be purchased at ra0s
ranging from cent and quarter 10 ceh'
and half apiece wholesale.
ARE COOPERATING
1 MANY manufacturers who heretofore have
! been using tin and glass for their products
have shown their willingness TO cooperate with
The government by using fibre and paper con-
tainers, thus aiding in the conservation OF the
tin cans and glass for foods actually requiring
their use.
A number of important firms already arc
notifying their trade that in the future their
FOODS will be delivered in substitute containers.
A number of tinplate manufacturers have
agreed to cooperate by refusing for the pres
snt 10 enter into new contracts for the sale OF
TN plate for use in canning non-perishaolc
goods -,
Mr.. Frank Z. Gorrell, secretary Of the Ma,
tional Gamers Association, was approached
1 on the subject Of what the Gamers '"ous"'
about substitute containers. he SAID:
"The Gamers of the country have not IN
years past been keen about urging the mouse
wives Of the country TO conserve every pit OF
food in sight, but this year we feel IL cannot
be too strongly urged that every housewife IN
the land should look upon il as patriotlc duty
10 aid in the conservation OF the 1000 supply
+ "The question which confronts many OF tnen
not already supplied with containers purchased
N past years is the shortage in tin cans ana
giass jars brought about by the ihaoequ""
supply OF raw materials.
40 these we say: Use in every possible
way the substitutes now ayailable-the npfe
and paper containers. Some OF these can De
etilized for foods which do not require sterlu-
iation after being sealed, such as preserves,
pickles, dried foods and the like, II care is
taken.
This association is delighted that substitute
Containers have been found available by the
government, for by their use very much
Greater number of tin and glass contahers
will be released for the use OF foods wnicn can
Be saved for future consumption only by put
ing them into tin or glass.
DEMAND GREATLY EXCEEDS SUPPLY