The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-30


A few DAYS since, when in the Office Of the
Secretary OF the Agricultural College, in the Cap
| tol, we were gratifed with the examination of
several specimens Of fax cotton, and one common
cotton mixed, the latter having added twenty per
cent. of WOOL The raw material has the appear
ance and feel Oftls common cotton Of the South
and without the closest examination cannot be
distinguished from it. 1t 90 closely represents it
in appearance that q cotton broker in New Or
anslatcly offered to bet large sum Of money
that it was their own ordinary cotton; vet this
same fbriiia, as it is termed, (ssys Mr.. Stephen
N. Allen, of Boston, the manufacturer was
made from fax raised in Canada, and although
freighted east in the straw at considerable extra
expense, can be afforded at the price of ordinary
cotton. The calico Ia pronounced much finer
and better than that of all other cotton and the
fbrilia mixes readily with either cotton, wool, or
silk, and will add to the strength Of either with
out additional cost. They finish with brighter
color than those printed upon pure cotton cloth,
and the colOrs arc more durable. Stockings are
also made Of 2s per cent ibrilia, and 75 per cent
Of fine wool, which are pronounced by the best
judges to be finer, softer and better for durahil-
ity than though it were all wool.
Although it was known more than hundred
years ago that fax could be cottonzed, and at
tempts had been made from time to time, in the
old world, manufactured at price that would
successfully compete with cotton, It has not been
until within the last year two that this desira-
BILE -esult has been attained; and the honor be-
longs to Mr.. Stephen n. Allen, Of Boston, with
the cooperation Of some euterprising and wealthy
merchants of that CITY. The arst experiments
made on the machinery which had been erected,
were perfectly satisfactory, and the machinery is
now in process Of construction for these mills in
different parts of New England and the Vest
Tins iS yivnu tn tho wor)d throuuh tho n,1orc,,
liberality and perseverance of American enter
prise alone, new article Of manufacture, much
desired and needed at the present time the fibre
of which can be grown on any soil or in any eli
mate-offerng the agriculturist sufficient profit
to induce him to cultivate It extensively, while
the manufacturer and consumer will gain by its
| adoption.
Mr.. Allen, in his address before the Massachu-
I sets Legislature, says-"When the fax is nearly
ripe in the field, it may be cut with an ordinary
scythe or moving machine, and be cured like
hay. The seed may be threshed by an ordinary
threshing machine, as It does not injurc the fibre
for our purpose by becoming tangled. 1t should
then be broken and scutched by Randalrs
machines and the lint thus saved which has
been reduced to a uniform staple, may be baled
and sent to the factory. A brake and scutcher
may be turned with much less power than an Or
binary threshing machine, aud one Of each
should be owned in every neighborhood where
usA c = 'a's $3.50. " ""y eAnS su Wis " mn
nse run :" sweny Dus.s's Por act .n e
go oo~ y'.us' uo' S".o's' ' c 'o'
s. pHanus pca ac'e, anu - xor'h ,or ma-
a $50 c. -. so.' "oa p''p'''!
.srsu ,o ~" IT, |" 'Uul v.us' ~ poJn
raise any for The seed alone, feeding the straw
to the cattle or throwing it away. If the pro-
duction Of the seed will pay the sgricuturist for
!. ono oc tho nos. roi;s,ie oro,s =; .ho "nnm.n
when ths str.., 1. hroLe, n IL ,,,snnsr hosaya
described the shoxa ~ voo,iv :. - ran, sn;no
hacomos . vsIrsh,o Goa e.. a., s.oai- M"
seed viii az course he sold n tho iii mile hut
tho nil coLa sborA 10 ro,.;nod Co. oorsn,o,.;o,,
| On tho f.rmn
Cotton viii no king M ,onoer ;f tho farmers
of our country prodnce the 6hr;i,;a IN Quantity
for tho m.nuf. ctnr;nv dsm.rd. ana &c hon,,
low. will no enabled soor IN declare har ;nda'
peudencc Of the south for the sunnlv of cotton.
"a well as molasses 4 little mole Inflammation
with some necess.rv encrrx Io low can can, he made
an exnortinp instead Of A imnort;nr State in
two OF the greatest elements of life.
The State Of Iowa is able and can well afford
to divert suf7ici.nt quantity Of her lands now
under cultivation and occupied With compara.
lively unproductiye crops. to produce more
pounds of Rbrilia than 10 used Of cotton at the
present time. in snv State Of the Confederation.
The world is now suffering for clething, and it
would require e5. 600 600 bales Of cotton per
annum to supply the natural demand. ii all could
share equally in it's distribution. This demand
has TO he supplied With iess than &. 900 600 bales
at the present time.
Iowa can produce, with this new and cheap
nccesssrv for evcrv c,t;,oD l., e. Ia ,r.nuc.ct.r.
oresS ~. S'.s" ~ =. :" 'rAnulsc.ul .
ssefs sa'.e'y " elosn nov maee o. WOOL COT,
'cn anu max, required ny nc, snnab'tants, ana
ehe mas the means also within ner own borders,