New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-26
The Preparation and Manufacture of Flax


Ono fine greatest obstacles which has hitherto
STOOD in the way Of an extended cultivation OF
flax viz. that of the trouble, delay, ana expense
attendant upon it's sleeping, IN order 20 prepare F."
for the market, has now been removed, ny an in'
yenton which entirely dispenses WIN ina. pro-
cess ard enables the grover at the smaHesI pos
sihle cost to send his fiber into the market ny
this process Of which Mr. Donlan Is the inventor,
the results are obtained by combination oil
chemical and mechanical means aud as 1t avoids
nh the expenses connected win stepping the
Gber may be prepared at cost considerably De-
low that incurred in the present process ana 'hty
be made we are assured, applicable either i0f
fabrics OF the coarseness Of haH pa8s OF oanfS7
mr. nj the Gnenoss Of the most beautiful Brussali
lece. But not only is the expense considerably
less but the time consumed Ii the preparation Oh
the fiber Which, b. the old process ranges tom
TON devs to three weeks, does not exceed as many
honrs by the unsteeped mode. It also possesses
a vast superiority on account OF the extreme sim.
ulieity OF the means adopted which may De mac
inteIligibe to and performed by mere Gaito'-~
Bpt BIZ far the most important aud valuahe part
nj this invention is-that it produces fi5er per
fectly clean and in its natural state, "ithpat any
ri the stains or impurities which necessarily at.
tacb themselves to the fiber during Inc process OIL
steepiDg, and also possesses the advantage %
securing that regularity and uhliormltyo sttcA5th
which 10 greater or less extent IS waning III
the stee ped hber.
cortorat!on Tor company which VA be prepared
20 purchase the fax produced upon lJ0OJG acres
in Ireland az ga per acre, and % prepare u for
the market III cases where the grower may Hot
uossess the necessary facilities i1f preparing II
himself The uniformity OF strength and ifeedon
from stain og impurity winch exists 10 the lax
,,reoared By the uDa.eeped process, has, within
the last four days led to the practical demonsFra-
tion al an invention OF the value and importance
ri which. 10 the agrculturists and manufacturers
Of this country, it is impossible u form any abe
ouate idea and which consists, among other
things OF the adaptation OF the haS loef to cotton
raebinery The patentee Of this invention - NJ.
lie Che7alier P CIansseD, member oil the Bra
lillian Institute well known as the inventor OF the
circular loom, and by his collections OF objects OF
natural history and plants Of Soath America IN
the British Museum, and in the Museum Of Pars
We stated on Monday last that We had placed IN
our hands q quantity CT fax roy1nss snd yarns
spun apon cotton machinery by the inventor
Since that period We nave had an opportunity OF
personally inspecting at Manchester the whole
Drocess connected with the invention, and the re-
suit has fully convinced Us OF It's practicablrY.
The finest portion Of the yarn spun, III our opln-
ion. and we were confirmed in il by gentleman
Of great experience and long connection With the
cotton trade 8ai equal In EaeneSs 20 20 cotton,
the coarsest being equal 70 sos The application
OF such test as that OF 1908 for tie first time
was certainly most severe one Tee resq!5 how,
ever " as perfectly successful a sight elfncHity
arose az first with the machinery, ia consequence
Of of the length Of the iibsr; this. however. was
essiIy olv !ated by slight alteration IN the po-
sjtiog If one Of the rollers. As the fiber however
nv be prepared to any length, there vii be no
oecessit5 ia future for even this alteration the ex
eng cotton machinery being perfectly adapted
! foFti-, Ugrpose oI spinning lax prepared &c-0ti-
-, To- he process oagensed By Il C.alasea- Tue
,g,er, sfai.:ed 70 ". Classser ioE England, d for