The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-02-28
Discovery OF a New Stoch for Paper.


! IF VIC are 70 credit the papers which reach
us by the last English mails, substance ha>
at last been discovered which will take the
place of cotton ard rags in the manufacture "f
paper. 1t is found in the Souther" pr0vinc, 8
OF Spain, and is koo"u as "e>ptrt" grass
The London It0U0n5t5t speaks ii tins dlSrov-
cry as follows:
The important position which the lately
discovered article oi petroleum has rapidly la
ken in commerce is very interesting in il>c.i,
as suggesting how quickly the discovery Of
any new principle Of motion would exercise
an important influence on the present STATE Ct
oHr industry. Another discovery has lately
been made, which though Of less Importance
than that Of petroleum, is still so interesting
in character, and so useful rs regards an i'm
portant artcl" Of manoiacturc, that we think
our readers ill be gIac to receive the follow
ing information on the subject.
We aIluhe to the di>co' cry lately made Of
the applicability Of the Atocha, or, as it i
called in Spain, "eSparto,' to the manufactnle
Of parc. Mr.. Lloyd, Of the Walthan$tow
Payer Mills is stated to have lad i great
share in the merit Of this discovery: and Mr.,
Mark, The British Consul at Malaga has drawn
!
which has lately been made public in the COM
mlrcial reports. This grass is the produce OF
waste lands--it requires no expense in culti-
vation and little in collecting. 1t is hest pro-
pagated from the roots aud not from seed 1t
IS perennial, ard propn2ates OF Itself, and I'M
proves by q regular yearly gathering, itlIuck-
cd with sufficient care. Mr.. Mark has devoted
great care IN his cndeavors to ascertain the
! climate and soil which are favorable to the de-
yclOpmcnt Of the plant and it appears that
the AtocEia requires decidedly hot and dry
climate; that it grows equally well in the
plains and in the mountains to moderate cl-
ovation, and that as regards soil it hOurisheS
beth in ca!carcous and argilaccous soils, Or
when these soils ere blended in the fOlln Of
mar
The greatest quantity is shipped from thc
provinces Of Almcria and Marcia; but it is
found, though in less abundance, in al the
Southern provinces Of Spair. 1t is also ssiI
to be plentiful in some parts Of the opposite
coast of Africa, and shipments are made from
Oran tc England. pri~r to the discovery Of
its being made available for the manufacture
of paper the e>par had been used in Spain
as uc, in the manufacture of ropes for min
NY ANU s. ., "'iU LO 1i"hl''0 ""HNtto az"
mating.
But tie discovery cf the valuable proper
ties of the grass has made Il comp!cl2 rcv''n-
ticu in tie districts where it grows For
tunes have been realized by individuals who
were the pTopr;ctarS Of the land which pro-
duccS t. The price has more than doubled,
and /, HOW estimated by Mr.. Mark at !G4 3
per English ton on board. The grca.rr part
Ct the exports have as yet, been directed IL
England, where, in the brief space Of three q
tnHr years, the article has bcc"mc u requisite
OF the highest Importance, 100000 tons ha7-
ing been, as t is said, impo: ted into England
in that period; and Mr. Mark estimates the
present rate Of annual export at $4,000 tons.
Mr.. Mark calmates that, even at its present
enhanced price, the Spanish grass will take 4
place with cotton. hemp and wool, as one Of
the staple and essential bases of manufacture
lug industry; and if this anticipation should
be realized, uadditlou fthe valuable resource
which it seems likely to prove to cur paper
manufacturers, it will form All important cle-
mynt in trade between this country ard
Spain.
This is matter Of peculiar Importance to
US iu tn country, IL view Of the enormous
price ofpaper. Why mag not this "eSparto
grass be natuIalizcd at The South, where the
climate ard soil correspond with that Of
Southern Spain? This is a matter worth il
reStigatiHg York Erfning Pest.