Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-13

The Old process of,9sing rags Won't Do III tsStoo
slov, Notwithstanding ths aid that washing ma
ehiaes and steam laundhss give In the nanufse'
lute Of clothes intotags
Tie inventive skill Of The county Is now ac'
lively engaged In dettsihs means 10 supply this
want, The Canada Cudwssd has been made in
10 pspeb 50 has The BlsNoOl, OF Linn Ttse' and
The latest experiment is that Of converting cane
brake into Paper The 81, Louis Republican
says Of ~; '''.-'-'-'. ''-''.'
MesHs Lavender Lapton & Lowe, Of Wheel.
inc, Va, have forwarded small PARTICLES Of The
pTIp In The different slages Of preparations. The
tst Is ths cane merely splinteied and btulsedi the
second, substance resembling pine shaVlnEs'
colnnteSsed into IulDpSj the next has similar op'
neataacs, only with IiglIet linSei while the SSl,
net(ectIy rehnej, Is as white and pure as StaFch'-
'fbe sheet OF paper which accompa MES these sam
pIes nppeas 10 Gs Of excellent le1lutei Sd ~ Tue
abseuee OF practical lest, seems 10 posses The
necessary qualities fOf tue purpose Intended
II this experiment shall succeed, Louisiana and
Arkansas ssamps will become The source ifom
which may be drawn the raw muIsrial on which 10
spread the literature and learning Of the world
we Learn that on experiment is icing made in this
city 10 transform tie stalks Of FAX into yety su.
petiot quality Of paper, tha! will yety probably be
ctownel with success.
As 10 The manufactuie Of Paper from The Can
ada Cudwsel, we have befote Us a specimen sheet
the quality Of which IS excellent. It's texture Is
tim and strong, and it is quite pIiable and smooth
The bleach, however, Is got 50 good as 1t should
be. This doubtless will be improved, and when
Il Is made perfectly white, The PaPet will be quite
equal TO IL mol better than that now made ItoH
tsg' The sample Of papstto which We alIude
waieut US from MOplteal, wheFs il Ess manu-
iSeturtd, aud with II wssa sent an article taken
from blonlttal paper, potion Of which wepub'
lish. II says;
We ATE led 10 tetetto This subject, and 10 lefeI
briefly 10 lis Importance, lfou al inspection Of The
SAMPLES Of paper manufactured by Nj. 5. R. An
dies, OF ChombIy, from plant commonly known
as Cudwsed OF Lile.EYeflasling, "GnsptballuH
Polycenhalum." Ptom an inspection OF this plan
without experiment, we cen hardly doubt but that
Il will tIIfi ell tue conditions rsquited. II grows
10 this province in almost unlimited Quantities
and Is found in Tue Nofthetn States, As we'll sS In
Yatlous localities upon the continent Of Europe,
When Of full gtuwth Il Is ftom one 10 two 4. hsh
beating while aope t. The stalk, which has 6ut
little woody material, IS covered with white ftIer
similar 10 the finest cotton. The texture Is long
and yety strong. The interior Of the stalk Is also
Glle with the same tough fUer, and il Is dseoyel
ed even In The potsS Of The leaves and Throughout
tue whole Aowet. Il can be collected wild IN any
desittdquanlities TOT $40 pet ion, and thete would
seem 10 Ue no reason why Il should not be Talset
by cultivation and al The SirrG Tine improved il
quality. al cost not exceeding that Of hay.
The samples Of paper We have EXAMINED aFt
manufactured without particle Of sizing, and
Although not thooughly 6lesehed, are rery sttOng
aud present smVolh and glossy surface, teceiy.
Tue the Impression Of Tyne readily, and will receive
the ordinary whiting iRk without the slightest bIut
By neglect Of person employed for The special
nurpoSe, Nc. Andes filled ~ ptocute a supply o
The weed last summer In the proper season, en-
oil the experiments which have been made were
necessarily with small aHOunLs oil material, aud
an inferior quality, picked out Of lhe GdrnS aud
haystacks during the fall.
The manufactures who have hi 4 The expert
ments for Nj. Andres, speak in The highest teiln'
Of the capabillyof tile material, eve Tot the ffs
qualities Of pspEt, AMI OIn Written testimonials o.
| 10 its Valu-.
According 10 the statistics above stated, the fol-
lowing estimate is made as 10 the cost Of single
pound Of paper, VI rags, 60 mpated with tue cEst
VI papet ItOm tie GnOpthIIIunn
Cost Of 4 liz 0ftays, al Sc pet lb.........6 cts
Cost OF manufacture. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Taial fot ID Of reg papst..........'..9S.S
Cost Of Gnsp.haIium q lbs, 2c).........3 els
Cost Of labor. .,........,.......".li
Cost Of nlanuldetute. ......''''........l4 I"
Total cost fof Ii Gnaptholum psper"..6i "
This is placing the cost Of the weed al 2 cen!
cents pet ID, OF $40 per ton, aud the cost Of labo
at neatly the same as foI tags; when. it is quite
evident, that, II the material should " propeEl!
cultivated, no picking OF ossotting would be lie
Quirsh. Manufacturers estimate saving OF III
pet cent. in labor but OF even THESE prceS IL,
cost IS tut Ewo.thitds that Of rag p1p,t. Thi;
would make q saving OF GO, go, COO cy. oil The pa
per manufactured in tie United States alone, he
sides ctealinI value 10 lie amount Of OYet e.,
OO0, 900 cy. LOT what aIe now worthless, OF wOtse
than worthless, weeds. There is anothet eonsid
% ., s,TI. ,ss O ~ ,,s. "s Sus o s mo, vi,
ulsnt and fatal diseases known ate ergsudete'
within the foul bales as transported from cline L
cline, and the question Of health alone IS fat be
yonl that OF dollars and cenIN while waleE'powe
at convenient points canbe had lot the asking, al.
where unlimred supplies Of this material may bs
! found il would seem that ITO letter " more cet
tainly profitable investment could be offsted 70
capital than The manufacture Of this papsr.
II is difficult, II not impossible, 10 esIlmste The
advantages in a moral, POLITICAL and social view