Exhibit 10.41


             ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                               AMENDMENT 1996-1
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     Pursuant to Section 19 of the Alco Standard Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan, Alco Standard Corporation, the sponsor of the Plan, hereby
adopts this Amendment 1996-1 to the Plan, effective as of January 1, 1997.

     1.   Section 2(d) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding thereto a new
last sentence, to read as follows:

     On and after January 1, 1997, Unisource Worldwide, Inc. shall be deemed to
     be an Affiliated Employer solely for purposes of determining vesting and
     when a Participant becomes entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.

     2.   In all other respects, the Plan shall remain unchanged by this
amendment.


                                   ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION

                                   By:________________________________