Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1891 — Paper Is Crowding Out Wood. [ARTICLE]

Paper Is Crowding Out Wood.

Paper is fighting wood, hard in the manufacture of boxes, buckets, and even packing-cases, and' so perfect is the manufacturing process that in many instances nothing but the wonderful difference in weight can afford a clew to the presence of paper in the manufacture. Paper packing-cases are indestructible, apparently, and the saving they effect in freight is enormous. Thousands of dollars are already invested in this comparatively new industry, and a new company, with $1,250,00® capital, has been organized to introduce paper-boards into other lines. Experiments have been made with buggy wagons and other things where lightness is needed, and paper floorings in lieu of boards will soon be heard of. It is easy to render the material fire-proof in course of construction, and this is an additional advantage that is highly appreciated—St. Louis Globe-Demo-crat.