Discovering new facts about paper

the long version

"This is the first of a series of books to be issued by the American Writing Paper Company on the scientific studies and investigations of the Department of Technological Control. Even while this volume was in preparation for the press old problems that had long baffled the paper-maker were solved, new problems were presented for solution, new discoveries of vast importance were made, and new processes were introduced into the mills. So rapid and continuous is the progress made by the Research and Development Division that only by the publication of books such as this, from time to time, can the developments be announced"--Page opposite title page.