Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-09 | Page 2 | Frugality is Watchword

Frug Frugality lity Is s. s Watchword Use E Envelopes s Twice Paper Shortage Felt Speaking of economy In practically every railroad office today will be found a bunch of old envelopes their sides cUpped clipped open and laid in a nice neat pile for use as scratch paper Thi This is no not mere economy on the part of ot the several individuals on whose desks these piles of heretofore waste paper are to be found but on general orders from the powers that be Some weeks ago a notice was sent out by the United States department of commerce warning the people of the country of an impending shortage of paper and calling on business concerns concerns concerns con- con cerns to conserve their supply and to to practice economy wherever possible possible ble in the use of this commodity As a result general orders were issued issued is is- sued from the headquarters of practically practically practically every big railroad system In Inthe Inthe inthe the country directing office men to utilize envelopes in which their mail reaches them for scratch paper The Themen Themen Themen men are carrying out the orders to the letter and no longer is the waste wastepaper wastepaper wastepaper paper basket filled with empty envelopes envelopes envelopes en en- in the morning In fact there is little stuff ever reaches the waste basket any more until every available inch of space has been used c