Abstract
This paper is a discussion of the use of technical specifications in the purchase of paper for use in the printing industry. Data are given to show the wide variations in quality between papers sold under the same designation. The experience of the Government Printing Office during the past 20 years is cited as an example of the practicability and value of technical specifications in the purchase of 50,000,000 pounds of paper annually. Benefits to be derived by the printer by a standardization of grades of paper and their purchase under technical specifications are described, as well as the benefits which would result to the manufacturers. Since standardization of grades of paper would be of considerable assistance in the purchase of paper under technical specifications by small consumers, reports from committees of the American Pulp and Paper Association are quoted to show the present attitude of part of the paper industry toward standardization.
