Evening star., 1917-05-27


BILE. Such containers, they say, should
be cheaper than tin. SO that the ulti-
mate beneht from lower costs may OFF,
ton.
The price Of glass has steadily risen
and has reached point at which any
large extension Of it's use as food con-
tafner is impractfcable. Therefore. say
the experts. At present hber or paper
containers Of good quality are being
produced in considerable and increas-
Ing quantities. and for many purposes
are Supplanting glass and tin plate.
The price Of the fiber containers de-
pends upon the size. quality Of the pa
per-pulp material, the number Of treat.
ments of paraffln and the amount Of
printed matter on the outside.
Experts of the department who have
oeen working on this problem Of sub
stftutes for tin cans are recommending
fiber containers for the distribution by
the retailer of many foodstufrs, includ-
ing milk. cream, oysters. pickles, vine
gar, salads and the like.
1t is also claimed that dry food prod
ucts such as coffee, tea, alum baking
pc successfully packed by producers
and manufacturers in paper or fiber
containers.
Contrary to general opinion, the farm
wood lots of the United States not
only furnish immense
Farming the amounts Of material for
w..s - local use, say experts
A"tS'of the forest service, but
are important sources Of supply for
timber for the general market.
According to Uncle Sans foresters.
much of the choice hickory. ash and
white oak now in use comes from farm
wood lots. Many wood lots. they say.
contain timber every bit as good as
capable of yielding high-grade lum-
Der. IL properly sawed and seasoned
Others have large quantities OF pulp
wood suitable for paper-making, low
grade lumber for boxes, bolts for slack
and tight cooperage, and excellent ma
terial for veneer.
Farmers Of the eastern states alone
In one year, according to statistics
gathered by the service. received from
the sale of their wood-lot products an
average of $s1 for each reporting farm,
or nearly $17O.OOO.O00. This was more
than the value of the entire potato
crop, nearly double that of the tobacco
crop. and more than twice that of the
same year there were more than 49,
100000 acres Of farm woodlands in the
eastern, and central states.
Where agriculture is in the pioneer
ing state, it is pointed out by the forest
service officials. the sale of wood very
often enables the farmer to tide over
the first years during which he has not
enough land. in cultivation to support
him. In later years the wood lot fur
nishes material for use on the farm.
liable source of revenue. Az settle
ment becomes intensive and the value
of land advances, there is a tendency
for the area devoted to wood lots to de-
1~k
products increase in price. and the
value of the wood lots themselves is
more generally recognized.
Because 1t is convenient source of
f1rewood and other material, the high
est direct value of the wood lot, it is
stated by the experts. is to the local
communities. The farmers use more
Of the wood-1ot products than they
sell. Much of the material which is
sold is consumed in the neighborhood.
other wood working plants derive their
entire supply from local wood lots.
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The activity of the Post Office De-
partment against persons and con-
Germs using the mails
Fiphtinp the for purposes of fraud
1r, is being Increased
mali FRAUDS. vigorously. Expert
ence in disposing of these cases and the
establishment of numerous precedents
has rendered it possible TO increase great
ly the facility with which they are han
died, and a greater number Of these cases
were disposed of during the past year
than during any previous year.
According to the records large
number Of complaints alleging fraudu-
lent use of mails were received during
sf
was not deemed sufficient to issue
fraudi orders. 1t is said that one OF
the results of the strict enforcement
of these fraud laws has been a de-
crease in the number of schemes con-
Quoted through the mails OF a palpably
fraudulent character. Swindlers have
learned. it is believed. that prompt and
effective action is taken against them
to operate schemes. In addition to
this. such schemes are becoming more
Improbable every day by reason of the
publicity being given to the action of
the department.. In a large number of
the cases In which fraud orders were
issued during the past year there has
been studied effort to disguise the
character of the scheme, and the ques-
tions of fact and of law have been in
many instances of SO complex nature
that prolonged hearings have been
necessary and a most thorough and
careful review of voluminous evidence
has been required in order to prepare
the findings of fact.
The movement for truthful advertis-
ing among publishers of newspapers
and periodicals and advertising clubs
and associations has continued and is
continuing with undiminished vigor
The Post Office Department through
the solicitors office has lent assistance
to the movement by keeping in touch
with Its leaders supplying them with
information with reference to fraud
orders and acting upon complaints filed
by them. The movement has been en-
couraged by the department in the
realisation that practically every fraud
ulent scheme depends upon false adyer-
tfsements and that the withdrawal Of
such meaps of reaching the public
would greatly handicap their operation.
Experts of the department say that
this campaign of truthful advertising
Is resulting in a great change In the
nature of the advertisements carried
by many newspapers and periodicals
and in the conservative tone which is
becoming more and more characteristic
Of the advertising of legitimate busi-
ness
1t may be said in this connection
that. widespread public interest has
been aroused in this fraud order work,
1t is believed that the action Of the de-
partment In denying the use of the
mails to fraudulent operations has met
with universal approval.
1t ts Interesting to note, as stated by
oficials of the department, that the
respondents before the solicitor Of the
department in many Of these fraud
cases have had practically unlimited
means. and the unlawful business pro
htbited by the withdrawal Of the use
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