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Show S. P. ii IKES ITS INK 91 PASTE Local Somnern Pacific officials said today thut the railroad is now manufacturing manu-facturing its own ink. mucilage and paste as a wartime measure Kncouragement is also given the 43,000 employes of the Pacific system to apply thrift to their office work. One result of this is the use of 10.000 paper tubes to put oer pencil stubs. On the tubes Is printed "Southern Pacific. Pa-cific. Avoid watte. I'so your pencil stubs." The Southern Pacific uses nearly 4000 quarts of Ink annually. 2400 quarts of mucilage and a proportionate quantity of paste. Difficulty experienced experi-enced in securing these articles, both In the local and eastern markets. led the company to begin manufacturing experiments at its Sacramento shops. The products thus obtained are said to measure up with the go eminent test of these articles and a great saving In cost Is effected. H. Q Cook, general storekeeper, has charg" of the task of supplying the Southern Pacific's many needs and of accounting for all the supplies on band. |