The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
Chairman of War Industries
Board Says People Must
Conserve the Paper
Supply of America.
NO UNNECESSARY WRAPPING
Offers Suggestions as to Best Method
Of Complying With the Order and
Best Mode Of Conserving tho
Paper Of the Country.

shoppers, get out your market bas-
kets and shopping bags, for these use
full but almost discarded articles have
been drafted by your Uncle Sam
for service throughout the remainder
of the war.
This is the order Of Bernard M.
Baruch, chairman of the United States
War Industries Board, who finds it
very necessary just now that every
body should unite in the conservation
of paper Of every sort. This official
has issued the following order which
affects every retail store throughout
the United States:
"Paper conservation is essential as
a war measure. Every retail store is,
Therefore, directed to discontinue the
unnecessary wrapping of merchandise
and to reduce its consumption of
wrapping paper, bags, paper boxes,
office stationery, ETC., to that which is
absolutely necessary.
.The officials Of the War Industries
Board feel confident that the public
will cooperate with their stores in
making this order effective. Economy
in the use Of paper will release chemi-
Gals, fuel, cars and men all necessary
to win the war-and will also enable
the government to secure its require
ments of paper, which are increas-
ing rapidly.
.sThe necessity for this order became
apparent this week when it was re-
allied that the government would soon
be obliged to divert to the ammunition
manufacturers large quantity of
chemical pulp formerly used in making
wrapping, tissue, book and other strong
papers. The increasing production
of ammunition and the short cotton
crop make this necessary.
ssThe administration of this order
has been placed in the hands of the
Pulp and Paper Section and DR.. E. O.
Merchant, in charge Of the economy
program, has prepared set Of instruc-
lions for retail merchants and design
ed a placard, which Gill be of assist
ance to them in complying with the
government s ORDER,
In addition to the discontinuance of
unnecessary wrapping, the War Indus
tries Board has formulated the follow
ing suggestions for the purpose Of as
sisting both the merchants and their
customers, in fact everybody, in the
conservation of paper:
Wrapping Paper-Do not use more
paper than necessary to wrap merchan-
disc; do not use heavier paper than
necessary, consult your paper dealer as
to the most serviceable and economical
grade; use the old paper taken from
parcels delivered to you; use news
papers when possible.
Tissue Paper-You can reduce your
consumption of tissue paper as follows:
Eliminate as far as possible the use of
tissue paper for packing.
Paper Boxes--Your consumption of
paper boxes can be reduced by the fol
lowing methods: Eliminate the holiday
box for Christmas gifts; eliminate
boxes for candy as far as possible;
use lighter weight boxes; use old boxes
for delivery and have your delivery
man return them for further use.
Paper Bags-A considerable saving
in paper bags can be made by the fol
lowing methods: Reduce the number OF
sizes of bags to as few as possible
don t use larger size than necessary
don t use bags for vegetables and
other articles IL customers bring mar
ket baskets. Grocers should urge the
use of the market basket.
Office Stationery-Your consumption
of office stationery can be reduced BY
the following methods: Use lighter
weight paper aid smaller size en-
velopes; write on both sides Of ths
paper for long letters; use y and q
sheets of correspondence paper fol
short letters; use the backs of letter.
for carbons; make nse ofspoiled
sheets and backs of envelopes fol
scratch pads.