The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-17


A tall. elderly man, with round pleas
ant face took rom the marble mantle at a
room overlooking Printing House tquaie,
n section OF what appeared 10 hl walnut
board.
"rhnt Is paper lumber he said. You
may not be aware that . process nna been
invented for utilizing pager pulp N the
manufacture of "A substitute Tor NATURAL
wood. A mill has been erected ia a
Western town tor tho purpose OF manuiac.
turning artificial lumber, and a number OF
capitalists have taken mold OF the matter.
We are thoroughly convinced oi the per-
feet practcAbiity OF paper lumber ~ the
manufacture OF all the articles ~ present
made from wood. 10 Is only Hquestipn oi
very short time when paprr Lumber VIII
come inro general use. / ioel confident
that u will prove much cheaper than wood,
equally ~ durable and fully as good Tor
doe work"
Attention was directed to several articles
of cabinet ware made Of the maiorial. Two
Of these were ordinary parlor tables, ono OF
which presented the peculiar mo'Ned ap-
peArance seen ia some choice hard woods.
The surface OF the table WAS varnishrd and
highly polished Tine other table was I'm
ished IN exact imitation OF roiewood. A
panel door was also shown, the finish re-
sembling mahogany. A couple ot ladies'
sork-bnIes, made after an elegant pattern,
and highly finished, were also exhibited.
The paper board" continued the gem
tleman. lis susceptible OF the nnest polish,
and Will take any tint or color. Tne lum-
Der IS made principally OF the pulp Of
wheat, rye and oat straw, and other vegeta'
BILE iibers, combined with chemical ingre-
dents and cameuts. IL is formed IN lay
ers, about one quarter OF an inch m thick
moss. aud these are pressed together by
powerful machinery, and thus rendered rs
bard as the hardest wood, besides being
much more dense. The boards are also
rendered waterproof in varying
degrees, according to the pur'
pose for which they are to be
used. The material is ss desirable as time,
and can DO sold at q good profit for almost
mali less than ordinary pine lumber. 1t
will take any finish, ana in this respect
alone Is equal to the finest hard wood.
Moreover, IL can be mar0leized IN imita-
ton OF any kind OF marble, both In respect
10 high degree Of polish and an exact inn
italion OF grain. It will not warp and can
be rendered perfectly waterproof II desired,
thus making IL suitable for
The construction of burial caskets.
1t makes lst as solid surface
as any wood, aud may be made OF the hard
ness OF stone. As substitute for wood in
the constru ciion OF buildings, IL possesses
qualities OF perfect adaptation. 1t will make
the finest material in the world for roofing,
not excepting slate or iron. IL can be saw
ed, split or planed, and boards made of It
are perfectly smooth, and hat from end
to end on both sidss, without any knots,
cracks or blemishes OF any kind commonly
met with in wood"
"Do you think that the supply of paper
stock Is sufficient to permit the general use
OF paper lumb as substitute TO- wood2"
"Why not? The production of straw
alone is sufficient. 1t takes 100 years TO
grow 20, 600 feet of natural lumber on an
acre OF ground. This Is according to OIL
cisl statistics. On the other hand, an acre
Of ground will produce every year straw
enough to make 1000 feet OF artificial lum.
Der. and hence in a hundred years 1t will
produce 200 900 feet-ten times as m uch az
The quality of natural lumber.-TNew York
Sun. 80.