New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-31
Con- F,.x ne sub,r,tuted for Cotton 2

The Chevaer Claussen came down to Man
chester with letters Of introduction from Mr.
Porter. of the Board of Trade anxious to have tue
opportunity Of making a trial OF his patent pro.
cess in some mill arranged for the spinning OF
coarse numbers Among those TO whom he was
introduced was the firm OF Messrs- Bright
Brothers OF Rochdale, and they freely placed az
his disposal as much machinery as was necesss-
" 10 give complete trial to his experiments
We understand that the whole process whereby
flax can be prepared to work with cotton, or In
cotton machinery, and az a price which will Oh
ter the necessary inducement to the spinner to
use it, must begin with the straw, and
ends with the scutcher or blowing machine, az
now in use in cotton mills. The first part Of the
poocess is to take the rough straw and to get out
from it the inner wood the Flax will then re-
semble coarse hay. ltmust then be cut in lengths.
varying according 10 the requirements OF the yarn
20 be made in order to make the staple In some
degree of equal length, and 10 accommodate it TO
the arrangements OF the rollers through which it
is to pass in its progress from the cardlng engine
to the throsse or the mule. SO far the Flax re.
tans its natural color; but in order to work 1t
with Cotton, or to use it by itself In place OF Cot
ton. it must be bleacbed. We are not at liberty
TO explain minutey how this Is done, and it
may be enough if we state that after passing
through chemical preparation which divests II OF
its resin and OIL il is subjected 70 a process OF
bleaching of extraordinary rapidity and cheapness,
by which il becomes perfectly white and clean, su-
peror indeed, az respects color, TO any Cotton we
have seen. During this process, it should be OBJ
served the breaking up or separation OF the hoer
is greatly assisted. The Flax is now OF the pro-
per length OF staple for working; 1t is also equal
o- superior in coc1 ~ sso Soss UCsson. 4: is low
dried, and this simple as 1t seems, 10 one oil tue
most difficult and tedious parts OF the process.
When perfectly dry, it is ready for the blower,
through which, however II requires 20 DC passea
two or three times. When sufficiently scutched
it ia ready Tor the carding engine and for the or
binary processes which follow from the cards to
the spindles In the experiments which have
been made at Rochdale, we are informed that
the Flax was carded by ITSELF which, for several
reasons, we should think best and that in passing
through the drawing frame and the dyer's or tube
Frame one end or silver Of fax worked with one
of cotton, thus forming rowing Of half fax and
half cotton The rowing thus produced has been
made both into mule and throstle yarn, the former
being about 30s welt, and the latter about 1875
twist We have seen samples OF the wen and
twist thus spun and although it might not take
first place in the market, it is such as to afford
satisfactory evidence that yarn and cloth OF fair
quality may be, and probably soon will be, made
Of equal parts of flax and cotton. The thread is
somewhat less smooth and even than In yarns OF
good quality, and being uneven, OF course 1t must
be wanting in strength, inasmucb as 1t can only DO
as strong as its weakest or senderest part. As
the result of a first experiment, we cannot but
admit that it much surpasses our expectations.
and affords fair ground TO hope that all diicuities
may be overcome by ingenuity and perseverance,.
There is however, a great question which We
have not vet touched upon. 1t is not necessary
only that it should be proved that flax may be
mixed with cotton, or worked alone In cotton ma
chinery, but it must be shoWs that iiax so pre-
pared, can be afforded at price 90 low az TO COM
pete with cotton when the American season yields
q fair average crop: IL is quite possible that lax
may be worked to q slight advantage with fair cot
ton at cd T. b. and vet that II could net be 30
worked if cotton fell below ID y ID. II hn
cost the spinner I'd. u ID, there would be no In
ducement to use it so long as cotton did not rise
hieher than ID The question Of price is, then.
all important, and on this point we have en-
deayored 10 obtain some information. we
understand that the price Of fax in the straw is
about A. per tun or something less than one hall
penny per pouud Three tuns OF the straw are
estimated 10 make about cwt oil clean more ~
the existing process but it 10 calculated thst, oy
the improved methods adopted by Mr. Claussen.
at least 6 cwt will be obtained, and that this can
be produced ready for the blower or scutcher In
cotton mill at cost Of 2ld. or not exceeding sd.
per pound. IL will be seen that IN ADDITION 20
this, there will be great saving In loss or wte,
as compared with cotton, because wnen the max
enters the blower it will have oeen anesay
thorouehly cleaned, and cannot lose snytninB Ia
the process of working beyond some oil the hness
and ligbtest fibre. ,s.
,on nav serve far welt where great strength Ia
nor reo9irsd but we have less confidence with re-
gsrd 10 warn. We hope, however, that all that
H. cIsn.sen sees before him may be accomplish
ed Isbe can supply our spinners with material
,vbicb will save half the cotton now worked up In
spinning up to No. eos and this in wefs only, ne
Mill 40 much to rescue them from the peris 70
which they are now subjected from the vioias'-
VII. Of the American seasons, and will entitie
himself 10 the lasting gratitude OF all who are oon-
nected with the industry Of Lancashire.
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