Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1916 — Uses of Paper. [ARTICLE]

Uses of Paper.

The uses of paper are extending very rapidly. Bags made of spun paper are a growing Swedish product, and American manufacturers are beginning to produce them. Coffee bags are made of single strand, open weave, with a sheet of paper pulp Inside. Onion bags are being offered. Several firms are engaged in making some very attractive furniture or water-proofed paper reeds woven over wooden and rattan frames. The Swedes are making a three-stranded spun-paper rope for general use that is well spoken of. Paper horse blankets sound queer, but they are being made. Fireproof fabrics sound still more odd, but they are making them nevertheless on a paper basis. The Japanese, who are the most expert of all in the utilization of paper, are making aviator’s suits of oiled paper that are very light and resistant to cold.