Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-18
PAPER LI,MnER.
Initiating An Sorts OF Natural Wood In
Grain, Color and soiidity.

Initiating All Sorts OF Natural Wood h
Grain, Color and soildity.
New York SUM-
| "A tall, elderly man, with round
| pleasant face, took fiom the marbl,
mantel OF room overlooking Print.
ing House square, yesterday afternoon,
a section OF what Appeared to be wal.
nut board,
That Is paper lumber,n he said.
'Nou may not be aware that process
has been Invented for utilizing paper
pulp in the manufacture OF u substi-
tute for natural wood A mill has
been erected In Western town
Tor the purpose of manuiact-
uring artificial lumber, and number
OF capitalists have taken hold of the
matter. We are thoroughly convinced
OF the perfect practicahility of paper
lumber in the manufacture of all ar
licles at present made from wood. II
lsoniy question of n very snort time
when paper lumber will come into
general use. feel confident that
II viii prove much cheaper than wood,
equally as durable aud fully rs good
for fine work.
Attention was directed to several ar
ticles OF cabinetware made OF the ma
terial. Two of these were ordinary
parior tables, one ot which resembled
the peculiar notified appearance seen
IN some choice hard woods. The sur
ia Z of this table was highly polished.
The other table was finished In exact
imitation of rosewood a panel door
was also shown, the finish resembling
mahogany. A couple OF ladies' work
boxes, made after an elegant pattern
and highly finished, were also exhib-
tied.
"fhe paper board,n continued the
gentleman, "is susceptible of the
finest polish, and will take any tint or
color The lumber il made princi-
pally of the pulp of wheat, rye and oat
straw, and other vegetable flbcrs, COM
hined with chemical ingredients and
cemeuts. IL Is formed In layers about
one-quarter of an inch In thickness,
and these are pressed together by pow.
erful machinery, and thus rendered ~
rs hard as the hardest wood, besides
being much more dense. The boards
are also rendered waterproof in vary
Ing degrees, according TO the purpose
for which they are To bc used The
material IL IA durable ms time, and can
be sold at n good profit for almost half
less than ordinary pine lumber. Ii
will take any finish, and In this re-
spcct alone Is equal To the finest hard
wood. Moreover, IL can be marbleized
In imitation Of any kind of marble
both in respect toa high degree of
polish and an exact imitation OF grain.
IL will not warp, and can he rendered
perfectly waterproof II desired, thus
making IL suitable for the construc-
ton Of buria; Baskets. IL makes lust
as solid surface IA any wood, and
may se made of the hardness Of stone.
AS u substitute for wood In the con-
sIruction of buildings ii possesses
qualities of perfect adoption.
IL will make the finest material In the
world for roofing, not excepting slate
or iron, II can be sawed, split or
planned and boards made of IL are per
iectly smooth and Hat from end 10 end |
on both sides, without any knots,
cracks or blemishes OF any kind coui-
monty met with IN wood y
do you think that the supply OF
paper stock is sufficient TO permit the
general use Of paper lumber M u sub.
stitute for wood ?''
"Why not? The production OF straw
alone II sufficient. IL takes one hum
dred years 10 grow 20. 900 feet OF nntur-
al lumber on nm acre Of ground. This
IL according To official statistics On
the other hand, AN acre of ground will
produce every year straw enough Ia
make 1000 feet Of artificial lumber,
and hence In hundred years II VIII
produce 200, 600 feet--ten times M
much as the quantity OF natural lum-
ber.n