The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-07

The asx plant abounds In fibre, but this
. SS So"ssss into pspss
count OF It's sted, (hnsetd) viii b III botl
somed in the county and exported in eass
guam titits, bat nowhere is the fibre u ped Il
account. This Is. DO doubt. wing to the CT
not fav0rif the formation OF soft aud flexible
Int the short fibre which il frmed. aud mig
easily separated, would be valuable for D
making, and might ado to the agrculturs:' q 3
without much additional outlay.
6,scue malvsceous plants are cultivated OF
COUNT Of their fruits being used as arti' les OF
az cshIo (hibiscus e,butenftts,) of the West I'd
and If the Unit d States. The ram raj OF Il
is closely allied to t. aud Is cultivated for the
purposes. Both plans sboand In foe flexible d
which is not, but might be easily separated
afford . conscerabl sup, y. especially II the c
vstioD was exter ded in the neiehbor0o0d Of to
Paper is made from species Of hibiscus In Js
and Hibiscus sabdarifa Is cultivated in India Cd
count Of its jelly yielding cayxes. Nume
other species Of hibiscus, Of Ida, and Of o
ger era OF tins family, abound In warm china
several are cultivated in different countries
bibiscus csnnabtnius In India, and Ida tit Gfoi
China; n ore might be so. They gov quickly,
to large size and abound in fbrou material d
fine, colt, flexible quality, on which account q
might be cultivated with profit and the tow
useful to the paper maker.
The fiacee are Ikea ise remarkable for the ~
dance and fine quality Of fibre which many Of ii
| contain. Fila Europa produces the enormous ga
| titles of bass ex, orted from Russia. Corchorus
torius and oscborus capsulayis, the leaves Of b
| Of which are used as q vegetable, yield tho la
supply of ja.e imported into this country, IS well
| the gunny cloth and bass exported even to Am(
ca. Several species Of greivs yield edible fruit
| which account they are cultivated. Others ab0u
in The juDgles, and most would yield valuable flu
as seme Of them already do, FOR commercial p1
ses. Some paper Is made from gunny ba
| s. me Of the legumin0sa also abound In valual
fire. Crotalaria juncea yields the common sunni
L dis. sGbania cannibana yields the 'auchi
Bengal, while banlrnia racemesa is used for MAXI
| rope bridges IN the Himalayas. TIE fibre of Pa
kinsonis aculeata was sent to the Exhibition in l8
| expressly So being fitted for paper making; thou{
| ,oloress, 1t wants strength.
Several plants produce large quantities Of a stll
cotton like substance, not applied to any use, gu
as the silk-cotton tree, the mudar of India, and
veral species of saccharum, which might be collee
| well fitted for conversion into pulp for paper.
Among the nettle, the mulberry, and bread fru|
| tribes of plants there are many which seem vel
calculated to yield material for paper making. I'd
now Bronponetia papyrifera. Tuis, no doubt, prd
duces rome Of the Chinese paper, which is remark
| able for toughness / believe tuat the refuse cu1
tiDes Of the bush cultivation OF the mulberry Il
ba,ks of many singing (Urti,s), and Of Shingles
| (B ,chmeiia) nettles abound in flores remarkably
for strength; the tow Of these nj ght be CONVEX e
into paper stuff, il not required for mixing witt
WOOL
The weeds Of tropical countries which grow Il
such luxuriance, and lsm0Dg which are species 0
eida of greivia, of corcho u.s. of trumfelta. and O
many other genera. might all yield an abundance o
brous material il the refuse OF the above cultivate
plants was found not TO be sufficient. Some sinpl
machinery for separating the fibre would great
facilitate operations, while the expenses Of 1regh
might be diminished BY compression, o., as aug
the chespness of labor as Of everything else In man
of these countries, would enable material for pspe
making to be brought here in great abundance an
at sufficiently cheap rate, IT ordinary pains wer
taken by the consumers in Earope to encourage til
planter or colonists Of distant region.
have, &C., J. FORBES RoYLR.
! DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ARr,l
| Marlborough House. {
6IR-I have delayed replying TO the minute pape
of the Board Of Trade, dated the l4th Of February
| relating to the raw material for making paper,
order that might consult some OF the leading mar
ufacturers on the subject Of the inquiry. Havin
! done this through Mr.. De Ia Rue, have nov Il
honor to report as follows
]. It is unquestionably true that there is q grca
and increasing scarcity OF the raw material used 4
The cause 81 this scarcity in spite of an increases
demand, would appear to depend on the circum
stance that the raw material OF paper making Is i
reality the product Of the wear and tear of Q sut
stance Of very advanced manufacture, and depend
produce q greater or less activity in the lsttel
Hence tie stoppage or partial suspension Of costo
and linen manufactures ID sufficient to account 70
the paper mills have been influenced by the loci
outs Of Wigan and Preston, and the half time wogi
ing Of Belfast and the surrounding districts.
1t would appear, also, that aDart from occasions
tear Of which the raw material Of paper chief
| depends, the demands Of the paper makers hRv
been greater than can be supplied by the less IA
creased rate Of consumption Of the manufacture
r0tn Ma ID hMu A~~vx <1n
sumers Of the raw material have come into existenc
railroads and steamboats, now exhausting Q yer
large quantity Of cotton and Other waste for wipia
machinery. But the most important Of all no
competitors have been undoubtedly the American
who have purchased not only largely in our ON
markets, but also In those foreign parts which q
open for the sale of rags. 1t may be mentioned
aso that the rag trade is In the hands of only fe
capitalists, who buy from small collectors and In
port from abroad, and that this limitation Of th
trade enables them readily, for time, to infuene
the market. both as to supply and price, by WIT!
holding their stocks; but these Influences can onl
be Temporary, and cannot be persevered in for lon
periods.
The disadvantage Of the raw material OF pape
making being dependent upon manufactures havin
no immediate mn relation to It's supply and deman
ture u at q greater rate than the increase in u
manufactures Of cotton and fax, seem to furnia
adequate reasons why the supply Of rags does NJ
meet the Increased demand.
Many attempts have been made to furnish ne
raw materials for paper, but hitherto with only pa
tla success. The failure generally results from On
or more Of three causes. la.) Some abres reguil
80 much cost to bring. them to the state in whic
they are offered to paper makers, in the form
rsgs or cotton waste, that in point Of economy tn
cannot enter into competition with the latter. d
Certain fbres lose 30 much weight In bringing the
to this state, that they cease to be economical 70
Certain fbres, which are we'll adapted on accour
Of their texture for the paper trade present "a M
ny difficulties in bleaching them a. to render the
unfit for white paper. The Surat bass, in whie
cotton has Of late years been jMcorted into th
country, offers an example of this difficulty,
The price which Is mentioned in the Treasuf
letter OF 3D. to 2ad per h. for partially prepare
pulp, h generally considered by most makers 70 b
TOO high, and they thir k that m sterials, to be
benefit, should be looked for at the price Of Id.
lad. per ID. The latter price refers to roughly pm
pared pulp, but should the pulp b. offered II