Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1916 — Printing Trades Sutlers From War. [ARTICLE]

Printing Trades Sutlers From War.

No branch 01 indtrstry has been more seriously affected by the war and the consequent scarcity of various supplies than the printing trade. This newspaper has several times commented on the shortage of paper ami the impossibility of procuring any of the blue white kind formerly used by all newspapers. Because of tire stoppage of dye imports, publishers are compelled to use the yellow tinted paper as it comes from the mills. Even that lias advanced in price four times within GO days, the ad vanees being from 50 to 100 per cent. Ink began to soar almost as soon as the war began, and is still going up. The metal from which both type and casts are made is also steadily ascending. Other departments of the printing trade are faced with corresponding in cost of production.’ For example, one of 1 he, <■ he mi cal s used ine n g raving, that is, in making the cuts from which pictures are printed, has advanced in price more than 50 per cent, because one of the constituents is glycerin, and the munition manufacturers need all the glycerin they can gej. In the matter of cornering supplies, the sword is mightier than the pen. - I{ich mond Ti mes-1 fispatch.