USES OF WOOD PULP. 



DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTION.* 



DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 

 Washington, September 28, 1898. 



SIR: In the interest of our lumber dealers and wood manufac- 

 turers, the Department desires to be informed as to the various uses 

 to which wood pulp is applied in the manufactures in Europe. 



A leading firm of chair manufacturers of Wisconsin, in soliciting 

 this information, writes to the Department as follows: 



Vienna is one of the largest (chair) manufacturing cities in Europe, and we 

 understand that wood pulp is being used there in the manufacture of chairs and 

 other articles of furniture. I am led to believe that the Europeans have carried 

 the use of wood pulp to a higher state of perfection than we have in the United 

 States. 



You are therefore requested to institute the necessary inquiries 

 as to the various uses to which wood pulp is applied, and report the 

 results of your investigation to the Department at your earliest 

 convenience. 



While the main inquiry will be into the uses of the pulp in manu- 

 factures, statistics covering the wood-pulp industry will add mate- 

 rially to the value of your report. This report should cover the 

 manner in which the pulp is used in manufactures, the kind and 

 quality of the finished goods and where they are manufactured, 

 and the manner and place of production of the wood pulp. 

 Respectfully yours, 



THOS. W. CRIDLER, 



Third Assistant Secretary. 



*This circular was sent to consular officers in Europe. A report from Consul-General Bittinger 

 of Montreal, on the wood-pulp industry in Canada is included with the answers received. 



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