Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-01

and we may see the day Wncn lnoi-
vidUal time" will not be so valuable
that any waste Of essentials can be
INDUCED. however cheap the article.
A wasteful world is getting its les
son.
Portions Of the war Industries
Board" ruling (stripped Of useless
words, cumbersome and meaningless
expressions and waste Of space and
paper--the bulletin is % in. long b.
IA in. wide)-are helpful and snoulc
be largely followed. AS to saving
wrapping paper the following recon-
mendations are given:
!. Do not use more paper than neces-
sary to wrap merchandise.
2. Do not use heavier paper than nee
ssary. Consult your paper dealer as to
the most serviceable and economical
grade.
8. Use the old paper taken from par
cells delivered to you.
1. Use newspapers when possible.
can be made by the h Following methods
l. Reduce the number Of sizes OF bags
to as few as possible.
2. Don't use a larger size than neces-
| sary.
other articles II customers bring market
baskets. Grocers should urge the use
Of the market basket.
Your consumption Of ONCE stationery
can be reduced by the following meth
DDS:
/. Use lighter weight paper and small
er size envelopes.
2. Write on both sides Of the paper
for long letters.
3. Use 1 and Y sheets Of correspond
ence paper for short letters.
4. Use the backs of letters for car
bons.
5. Make use of spoiled sheets and
backs of envelopes for scratch pads.
keep the Pulp and Paper Section of
the War Industries Board advised re-
garding the steps you are taking. meth
DDS used, and any further suggestions
| as to how paper can be saved in Retail
stores.
All OF which is very good, except
wasting more than you save by writ
ing the Pulp and Paper section Of the
| War Industries Board to tell them
what you have done. how you are do
ing it, and giving them your address
so that you may be bombarded with
letters from another score Of materi-
al-wast:ng clerks in Washington. By
that we refer to the unforgiveable
waste of material and labor in bu-
reauized Washington these days.
AS an example, the Kennebec Jour-
nal received eight identical commu-
nicatiors from a government depart
ment in one day last week. 1t would
seem that one would have been suf-
ficient. But that was not all, for in
the case Of employees Of the firm three
similar communications were receiv-
ed by one individual.
Various departments. including the
War Industries Board. are asking for
suggestions as to methods Of saving;
we offer this one: Cut out the bust
ness Of collecting addresses for the
political uses Of George Creel and
others; discharge a great number OF
clerks and stenographers now used
for that purpose. that they may be
used in productive industries, and
thus reduce some of the duplication
Of millions of entirely useless COM
munications now flooding the mails
and wasting the paper stock Of the
country. and burdening the railroads.
where coal and provisions should
have more tonnage.
AS first step, while recommending
saving of office stationery. let the
War Industries Board take some of
its own medicine. Instead of sheet
like the one at hand. let it reduce
such bulletin to one-fourth its size
and, instead Of a ten-inch envelope,
use IL.
Here is another: From the War De-
rartment we received this morning
identical letters on training camp ac-
tivities. The addresses were identical
rs were the hours Of mailing-"5 P.
NJ, Sept. q, Washington, D. c.. War
Dept. Sta"
In this instance 11-inch envelopes
were used. and the enclosure could
easily have been placed in a 6-inch
| envelope. or even a 5-inch. Why this
waste among the saving preachers?
! Why the waste of labor in sending
! more than one? Why use six times as
! much material as necessary to send
nothing but pure publicity matter to
| the 1lennebec Journal and. quite
probably, to thousands of other news
papers-something, under present
space-restricted conditions. we all
throw in the waste basket?
In the same mail we received three
large and impressive looking letters
from the Agricultural Department.
two Of them identical as to nour Of
mailing, address and index mark: Il
b CT" In these days of govern
ment-restricted news columns, all
were useless to us and to thousands
of other newspapers. All should be
paid for as advertising. All will be
rehash and sent to us again and
again in scores Of other franked en-
Nelopes from the State food or fuel
administrator and then from county