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Show seemed cager to learn, but as all suggestions for the betterment of the paper naturally involved at least a small outlay of money, the suggestion were of lttle use to these destitute workers. The wage of a papermaker i ot was eight to ten annas a day, while the mill proprietor himself wa rupee, cight annas achy In other words, the owne -ared about thirty-five cents more each day (h'\n his employees, an onlywhen the pape was sold. Mr. Mamudeen Khagjec speaking in Hindustani, complained about the mm demand for paper and lamented the fact that this age-old industry must soon cease to exist Mr. Saini, speaking in perfect English, voiced the same opinion, and adde that he did not believe the papermakers of Sailkot could continue wor ‘more than a few years longer; the machinemade paper was even being use for making native account-books, a monopoly heretofore held, through sentiment and tradition, by the handmade papermakers. When we were leaving Sailkot, Mr. Saini and Mr. Khagjee came to the train to see us depart . Khagjee bringing with him a bundle of his paper, eventually to be used as specimens in this book. Paper specimen No. 3. Mr. Saini, one of the mos cultured and scholarly gentlemen it was my privilege to meet in lndxa seemed much perturbed about the future of the handmade paper indust ked me to help solve the appamml e paper. My only suggestion was that they make the handmade paper so much better than tha produced on the machine that it would be preferred, even if the cost wa slightly in advance of the commercially-made product. Mr. Saini share this opinion, and, as we sat together in the second-class wmparlvmnlnfih waiting train, he asked me what material I could suggest for their use 1 inquired if there were any paper mulberry trees (Brmmm‘ma pa;pnfmz growing in the district, and was happy to learn from him that th this tree was largely used in the manufacture of nckclfi nml the hkc for (h playing of various games-the manufacture of sporting goods being, as Digital image © 2005 MarriottLibrary Universit of Utah, All rihts reserved |
