Grammage ream developed because such a size can easily be cut into sixteen 6 by book sized sheets without significant waste. Early newsprint presses printed sheets in size, and so the ream dimensions for newsprint became , with 500 sheets to a ream. Newsprint was made from ground wood pulp, and ground wood hanging paper (wallpaper) was made on newsprint machines. Newsprint was used as wrapping paper, and the first paper bags were made from newsprint. The newsprint ream standard also became the standard for packaging papers, even though in packaging papers kraft pulp rather than ground wood was used for
Roger Ream a member of the advisory boards of America’s Future Foundation and Talent Market. Ream was born to Rev. Norman S. Ream and Muriel Ream on November 12, 1954, in Neenah, Wisconsin. He grew up just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the suburb of Wauwatosa. He and his wife Mary Kay have three daughters. Roger Ream Roger R. Ream (born November 12, 1954 in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States) is the President of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). The mission of TFAS is "to change the world by developing leaders for a free society." Ream received his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University