, 1862-11-23
Tlse Paper Famine.


The present prices Of printing paper aru
such as materially stItct the condition OF the
Amesican press. II they continue, shc rew=-
;arrr: s,,rst either sai5e their prices or $50?
altogether. To EhoT how it works, We mat
cay that such Of the 1aorning rsre7s Of this
city lie have circulation caily Of 50 o51 copies
lose, By the recent rise, not less than St5O. .[l)
lser Jsar. II 3 New York daily has 9 ctrc11ta-
ZION OF 1C0,C copies its loss, IL paper cna-
tirueE Ut present prices, Womb be Ut tue End
OF Tie year not less than :ss310. 900. or course
this Hon.d be rn!nous to ans business enter
prise. No doubt tho morning Journals dis.
like to ra;te tteic price. hu. ihey mus: do 50,
unlees some ch:Lgc takes pllce to bring paper
back tu its CID Price. The speedy opening Of
TIE Mists=5iI'vi river would prnbkhly he1p IT,
10 cotton, in considerable quantities, but this
staple would be appropriated =. 1ucc for
c!oihs, and would effect hut little Tic t..ice oi
raper for soEle tine to come. We in5k r1ors
TO enterprises by which other and COW ur-
USED materials may be brought 10 the serYiee
OF The paper makes.
There Is just now an excellent opportunity
for some shre~d Yankee to make fortune.
faItr IS neco1aiag high priced. For many
leAis past Ingenious u.tu have end,savnred to
n,sht it ont ct o1her materials than rays, but
cotton and fax have held their ground LrreLo.
FORE. as the materials from which it CouEt h.
,nos1 easily nd ehcapi5 snaar, thu iof.s aeia;r,
used IN the iorm Of rays. Asid. from the
present EeaFcit:, the s'ra!s question: has been
Tor some years attcntiYeiy iiscnssed ia E1t-
rope- Formerly White paper was made ulto.
EsthtT from rssssi but cotton Easle, heupeo
!:;3. ropes and baggiEg have aiace beru en-.
1!s'yed fof the purpose in this country. Old
SunnT and tutc are used to mike hr5wn "a.
s'er: Perhaps these could also Tt rurued ,uto
wli;s1
strkw ,sss been used il England to mix With
tags IN tie manufacture OF priatipG nsnes.
straw paper Las Elso been used il this couatr7
strtaa years ago a philadelphia iouynat was
printed on paper O: this description; and We
notice that some Of our exchanges are once
more giving it a trial. It t1as gfe;ish yei!o y
tint, and Is still and easily torn. II will not
bear toidiEg we'll, breaking III the creases
kasswoed and henllock have bean used 10:
mtkfpg Paper, and there il In the Srnitb.
soaian Institute eopy Of work by .1sku.]
Christian sc5atler, On experiences in nrkine
paper: which IL printed on more than sixtv
varieties vt l'aper, made from ss man5 diler.
to tome extent, but which should be more
generally utilized, 1t exists in the Erseatest
abundance md has I;thcrt0 merely cumberef
the earth We mean the cane, or rced OF the
Southern etates. We have seen beautiful "a.
per Eance from this substance: We have seen
even samples Of excellent calico maize Of it.
IT could he easily and ehcaply obtained i,a,
menss quantities, aad By the novel "ezplo.
slvsn process, which was explained last yea,
in she Its1'"g ibst, Its fibre can be quickly,
and, we believe, cheaplr srparated
from the silica which envelopes It ID
tte reed as 1t grows. Tue canes, In this
proees, arc Etut into Al iron cylinder, Of fgr6at
strength, 7Afch Is nlade steam tight md then
filed With steam ut a considerable pressure.
The steam penetrates the caue, dissolTes the
eillca, aut-when the canes are suddenly shot
ont Of c}Ijuder into the cold air-Its expIo.
sIse power tears the cane to pieces and Leaves
the ibEoIs parts cleared af fl.t othar;, Tit
white tibse, after slight cleaning; has H.
feetir. and appearance Of tine cotton, AID car
be used Tor all manufacturing purposes. "
hare been assured, for which cot,on.is used
Two years ago q paper mM was going u1
at Wilmington, North Carolina, in wnicL hi:
procest, WAS to &c applied for shc disintegra
1icn Of cane- There is no reason whT i;
should not be generally introduced; and th.
parts Ct the Southern States nov in orr hand;
wooM sssad abundant supplies Of tnecaue K
work with.