Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-19
TREE SHORTAGE
CAUSES 4 LACK
Of NEWSP R|NT
Depletion of Forests Is CauS-
ing Present Paper Strin-
genCy; Alaska May Afford
Relief In Time.


serious depletion of the forests of
the northeastern and the lake states !
where there Is an overdevelopment
of the pulp and paper industries,
according to a report to the senate
by the forest service, United States
of agriculture, in re-
spcnse 10 a request for information |
on timber depletion, prices, exports,
and ownership, The report, which
has recently been made pubic, Is
one of the most comprehensive
ever prepared dealing with the
lumber resources of the nation.
Since the requirements of paper
making restrict the kinds of wood |
that can be advantageously used IN
making newsprint, four species
spruce, hemlock, balsam and pop
lar-suppied 81 per cent of the
total amount manufactured in 1917,
according to the report. The &C.
currenCe of these species chiefly in |
the lake states and New Eng and |
has led to the over decentralization of !
the paper making industry there, |
1t Is stated.
PaNin% Penalty for Depieuoh.
until recently when abnormal
demands, short supplies ana re
slltlng hign prices LED 10 increased
newsprint production through the
utilization Of plans designed for
and formerly used in making other ,
kinds of paper. there has been no
pxna n sion i'm tho ppUSnrint indus |
try in the United States since 1909, |
and we have mad TO import large |
quantities of pulpwood and paper, !
the report points ou-. The demand,
however, has greatly increased, ana
because of extensive depletion OF
our own resources this country isl
now dependent upon Foreign sourc-
es for two-thirds OF its neWsprint
or its raw material.
Even with the imports the sup
ply has been far short OF the needs
OF the newspapers OF 'he country
IN the past TWO years; ne Col
tract price has increased more tlan
zoo per cent While spot lllalhe.
prices are 2oV per cent inore t'tan a
IN l9lb' Frior 10 tle wal, sass
nei
secured an OF pIdcticalIS
thelr suppress un9ei ouno, '.o, "a nf
a reiatlNeY el'la,t Pc ao ou,r,,
the 'olai hewepi a,at r,orl,at no.
was naIlu'eu vi a. e 9P "oar ,ha Ioroer
SIS. pu' ms ny I - i,oroostnoIv |
st.pssa,,,. a. ,oaura on ~ tbair sup- |
~. uiitaOu,a a ~ oontract ard have been
pl.eS ~ ~ COVE Tho rerainder in |
~ tpa 1o onou MARKET II is in the open !
slorI,at that tho full effect of com !
,',,t For inadeouate supplies is !
apho,vn'ond This is reflected in the :
inch higher nrices.
small paners suffer Most.
"IT,,fo,,unatelv II is upon the !
snot market thai the smaller news
no na,.s least able to increase re-
imrns Inv increasing advertising and !
raieing tbeir rates. must depend /
Tho resuIt has been that many of /
hose small papers have been |
snrced tn curtail their issue and |
100 bad tho greatest difficulty in |
securjng enough newsprint to con
Time publication.
II has heen nossible for the lum- !
her industrv To move TO more re-
nota timber lands as forests have !
hner cut awav hut the heavy in
yestment reouired for PAPER plans
haTo nado II imnossihle for the |
nonor Industry To do This The re-
suit is that existing mills are find |
inc II necessary 10 secure their |
su1nliae ~ Wood from increasing |
Iistancea Snruce from Minnesota |,
md Canada FOR examine. is helm. !
ha,,lad fom 700 to I 200 miles to !
nanor mills In wisconsin
Tho timber is going fast. the re- !
mart eoye II 10 ronorted that N |
%o,, yorl where nearly 80 per
,ent of our newsnrint is produced |
en- nor cent or tho min and paper |
,,ilis have ahsolutelv no timber |
NJ thor own For these |
rniIie there seems to he no other |,
nrospect than to close down in Il
few wears. In New |
tho coniferous pulp
,,ood has been ont heavily and ten
n twelve Years will see the end of
he supnlv Aside from the state
1roserIe In Nav York in which no
hitting Is allowed the hulk of the
,oniforous nulnwood in the east Is
orated in Maine one company
horo bas enough timber for forty
- siytv years cut others are es-
imatod to have enough to last fif.
.non IN twentv vears hnt there are
,hont fifteen companies which
,a,,o M Ianas - tboir ovvp AMI
"hiob nil bayo difficuItv in nur-
,basino nateriaI within ten wears
T., gonoraI H. nnin and naner
,iIis 81 tbo nortbeast arc hecom-
,r, wore and ,noro donondant nm.
~ ranadian wnod sncb denend-
,noo tho ranort nointe ont is on
romolv dangarous All exnorts If
,, I'r, &c nrobihitad frnr Nov,
,",r pI,ana NJ Cnnaaia, nro,drcos
U,,,' nrnh;hitnd ~ axnort of nnIn-
,"re f.an, 49, W. iands mhic,
n p 10, aorsisorabio mart ~
W W ~ .;nhan III ~ 90" ans,orn snd
y al Ca,ada "
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