Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-20
CAPITAL IOLEAD
|NPAP:|E'R|s' Saving
Section Of War industries
Beard Makes Plea for coun-
try-Wide Move.
MEETS MERCHANTS HERE

Countrywide conservation Of paper
"a q war necessity soon is to be urged
on the public by the pulp and paper.
section Of the War Industries Board.
Paper pulp, It has been declared by
the pulp and paper section Of the
board. is largely used in the making
Of IT. N. t." the very powerful ex-
plosive, which the United States is
manufacturing in large lots to hasten
democracy to victory. =:
Washington is to Iead the country
IN the paper conservation movement
and campaign. The pulp and paper
section. under whoss. direction the use
OF this commodity will be curtailed.
called into conference yesterday
resenting the various lines of stores.
to obtain their views on the most
practical way to carry out the con-
servatton movement without appre-
ciably interfering with their business.
TO Hold Other Conferences.
Suggestions were made by the men
called into conferepce,s and further
conferences will be held between the
and paper section. with view to
drawing up ruling by the section
for the guidance Of the public and
the merchants.
Every merchant in the country will
be asked to Cooperate by eliminating
and correspondence paper. The pub
lie will be asked to give all aid pos
sible toward the movement as war
measure and q second line Of defense
behind the men over there" The
newspapers will be requested to fur
SAS, 30 t. -,
cation to show the public that Uncle
Sam needs paper. Various other
media, such as stickers, posters and
newspaper advertisements of the
merchants, are to be employed toward
enlightening the public in this re-
gard.
The pulp and paper section of the
War Industries Board is of the opin-
ion that much Of the paper now used
for wrapping purposes in stores
| could be easily cut off by co-opera-
ton between the merchants and the
trade. The section will probably call
for the, elimination of paper wher-
| ever an article is inclosed in a box
when sold. Shoe stores and drug
stores, it was pointed out, could save
a large amount of paper under such
a ruling. Dealers would be called
upon only to tie a string around the
box.
SUBSTITUTION OIL cartons.
It is expected that the merchants
| will likewise be called upon to SUBJ
stitute for wrapping paper cartons in
which stock has been received.
These and other reforms are planned
are expected to be put into operation
shortly.
| Both the War Industries Board and
| the merchants are of the opinion that
| since the public has co-operated in
| the past toward conservation in vari-
Gus commodities when called upon by
| the government, it will again lend its
| support in the conservation of paper.
| In connection with the campaign the
Washington merchants have pledged
| their loyal support to the govern
mept, and The Evening Star has
and paper section of the board in CIV
| ing publicity toward the movement.
E. o. Merchant of the pulp and pa
fper section OF the War Industries Board
presided yesterday.
Firms Represented.
Washington firms represented in
cluded: Dulin & Martin Company, l..
Clifton Shattuck. manager; S. Kann
Sons & Co.; W. M. Balderston, William
Hahn & Co., S. Fred Hahn; s. S. Kresge
Co.. H. D. Ormsby; Saks & Company,
Isaac Cans, treasurer; Old Dutch Mar
lket, Daniel B. Casley, vice president;
6. G. Cornwen & Son, Philip NJ. McKim;
Sanitary Grocery Company; Harry Hos
kinson; Woodward & Lothrop. John H.
Harding, superintendent; the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association. Charles
J. Columbus, secretary; the Palais
Royal, Robert c. Buckley; Lansburgh &
Bro, Samuel Hart and Stanley Lans-
burgh; Hecht & Co., o. S. Snarlen; Peo-
pies Drug Stores, M. G. Gibbs; M. Col
denberg. M. L. Robey: The Evening
Star. Henry Hanford; GUIDE Bros. Co.,
F. W.>Woolworth Co.