The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-12
CANADA s PAPER
PRODUCTION
GAINS
Newsprint Production Reached
1853, 900 Tons, the Bulk
of Which Came Here.

TORONTO. April u. -Canad1
reached new high-water mark in
newsprint production in 1923 with
an output Of 100000 tons. This
was 1S1 900 tons. or 16 per cent,
greater thar the production of 1922
and 455.000 tons, or Sc per Gem.
greater than that Of 1921. These
figures compare with a production
in the United States in 1923 of l..
$4,000 tons, or 25 per cent more
than in 1922.
Thus. owing to a stimulus i'm
parted to the United States indus
| try during the year, the anticipated
outstripping of the Republic by the
Dominion was not effected and the
United States still maintains lead
in this regard. At the proportion.
ate rate of increase, it is anticipated
that Dominion newsprint productiOa
will soon lead the world. The two
countries of North America CON-
bined account for two.thirds Of the
entire worlds newsprint output.
Bulk Comes to U. 8.
The bulk Of Canadian newsprint
goes to the United States, fully 80
per cent of the production having
found it's way across the border for
some years In the calendar year
1928 the total value of Canada's eX-
ports of paper was $93,770,957, as
against $74,S25,893 in 1922 an in
crease Of $18,945,064, or 25 per cent
In this total neWsprint was repre-
scented by 22,759.245 hundredweighr.
ais against I9,190,291 hundredweight
in 1922, and a value of S85,611, 256.
against 1888 ST in 1922. an in
crease of IS per cent in volume and
25 per cent in value.
"That branch of the Canadian
pulp and paper industry producing
newsprint has rapidly become one
of the foremost of Canadian indus
tries states an Industrial bulletin
of the Canadian Pacific railway.
Altogether the amount of capital
invested in the pulp and paper in
dustry in 1922 was 1881 ,0o6,S24, Ii
vided among the provinces as fol
lows: British Columbia. S32 1853 800;
New Brunswick, S16,310,952; Nova
Scotia, $6.667 ,234; Ontario, 1888 749.-
364, and Quebec, $191, 514,S09. The
number of employees In the industry
in the same year was 25,S3O. D.
this number, 12,549 were employed
, in Quebec. S.136 in Ontario, 2,25O IN
British Columbia 1872 in New
Brunswick. and 500 in Nova Scotia.
The total payroll amounted in 1922
to s32,91S,955 The total production
of pulp and paper mills in 1922 was
$155, 7S5,3SS.
Development Rapid.
1.-The development Of the manu-
facture of newsprint in Canada,
built largely on United States de
mand. by reason Of dwindling raw
resources. has been very rapid. In
the year 1896, for instance, Canada
exported only 1920 worth OF paper.
In 1922 four mills were added TO
Canadian producers, in 1928 six
mills, and in the early months Of
1924 five more machines will be
producing -newsprint. The total
average daily capacity OF Canadian
newsprint machines. in 1922 was
3.S25 tons per day, in 1928 1t was
200 tors and in 1924 is expected
to be in the neighhorhood of 400
tons
Speaking with regard to the
prospects of the present year in the
industry. the president of the Cana
dian Pulp and Paper Association
SAYS: Prospects for the year IRE
encouraging and steady activity
! is ANTICIPATED in most lines. Indi2a-
tions are that the demand for news
print will be we'll maintained, and
! that the new production coming
into the market will be taken care
of without any disturbance. Conf
! dence in the future of the industry
, is amply evidenced ty the new mills
and additions under construction
! and the plans drawn UP for develop
ments, all of which tend to make
! the year one of increased output
. and greater activity"