Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1918 — SAVING PAPER. [ARTICLE]

SAVING PAPER.

Most of the news print paper used in America comes from Canada, and and additional increase was announced last week. The cost of such paper has doubled since the war began. > Coupled "with these higher prices comes a plea from the war industries board for a general saving of all kinds of paper. Notices have been sent-to retail m’erchants which say: ' “Paper conservation is essential as a war measure. Every retail store is, therefore, directed to discontinue the unnecessary wrapping of merchandise, and to reduce its consumption of wrapping paper, bags, paper boxes, office stationery, etc., to that which is absolutely necessary.” In order to acquaint the public with the heed of conserving wrapping paper the merchants have been asked to use gummed stickers on their parcels, setting forth the war industry joaird’s request. Wrapping paper is to be used sparingly, and in as light weight as practicable. Old newspapers are to be utilized wherever possible. 'Wrapping paper is to be used over and over if the old paper can be saved. Tissue paper for packing is to be eliminated. Holiday boxes for Christmas gifts are to be eliminated, as well as boxes for candy. Paper bags, are to be reduced in number and size. Marketers are asked to bring baskets with them, ahd thereby obviate the necessity of putting vegetables in paper sacks. In order to bring about a reduction in the use of stationery, the war board asks that long letters be written on loth sides of the paper, that the backs of old letters be used for carbon copies and that spoiled sheets and old envelopes be utilized for scratch pads. Newspaper offices can make use of the hundreds of government bulletins for copy paper. One of the senators made a request Saturday that 1,000,000 copies of President Wilson’s New York speech be printed for distribution. Practically every newspaper in America printed the speech in full. So it is hard to understand why there is any necessity for 1,000,000 printed copies. Any one who has not seen a copy of the speech can get it for 2 cents. In its effort to save paper the war board doubtless could do a vast amount of missionary work in Washington, and especially in congress.—-Indanapolis News.