Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
OLD ROPES MAOG OVER
into Light Grade Wrapping Paper and
Grocers' Paper Bags.

into Light Grade Wrapping Paper and
Grocer.' Paper B.gs-
lPittsburs Com,nercial-Gazette.l
Everything which come from an oil well
has use," was at one time the boas.ful re.
mark OF a petroleum producer. Ths only
mistake he ma 10 was that b. did not inciuis
everything used abou. an oil we'll Ons of
tue most useful, when it seems useless, is the
MANILA rops use in the boring Of the we'll
This is generally cable three inches in di
imetsr It's strength Is great but on &C
count II the Immense weight OF the bits.
bars, and Jars used, the cable is soon worn
out and laid aside. II is always full Of
water, and by lying long exposed it is COM
pleteiy worthless At this period Pitt
burg dealer in old rope puts in an appear
ance. Although the cable Il worthless to
the driller it has a value OF from to *
cents per pound 70 Ihs junk dealer. This
dealer i. either an agent for some firm
which has it, headquarters in Pittsburg or
one OF the oil towns, or i in business Tor
himself
The rope /. hauled away, baled, and then
become, an article Of commerce Its u-e is
now to form the basis Of the pulp from
which j. made thu heavy MANILA paper ussi
in making flour sacks, or the heavier grades
Of wrapping paper. For the g uses the cable
must be what the paper men call clean.
which means that the rope must bs clear OF
oil Ths part Of the rope which il down
nearest the kit is always more or less satu-
rated. and when tho oil Ills the hols the rope
always become, greasy. A Ter the recep-
ton of the balcd cable at the paper the
first part Of the Transforming process l. to
clean, rs much a. possible. the oil away
f~or, thu r,v-. This L. Aopa nv AL
though the rope cleaned Is never Of such .
good quality as that which has never besn
in the oil As it has not the strength neces-
sary the pulp is mixed with wood. AMI the
PAPER made from II is used for lighter
grades of wrapping paper and the small
bags used by grocers The method OF manu-
fact.re is the same as that used in making
~" tho straw or wood. The stock is first
softenei by means Of steam AMI linn. II Is
| then taken to the grinders and from them TO
the paper machine. The clean manila cable
| is an article much sought for, an! has even
become an article 10 expert
| No. or1ly is the oil well driliers' refuse
! lines usei. bit trade u carried N IN the
maniIl, rop, ussi bv rivermsn The haa l.
! quarter, of the trade ara in New York.
| from which p,ac, the bslei goods are di :
tribut,l oil over the world. we'll known
| d-slsr ives intercepted concerning TIE six'
! of the trade @You can get soms ids, q
| the si,s o. the business from the fact that
two tons Of che css11 rnp, will make on
tor q. heavy paper In our mill when
RAINING full. vs uss six tors o, stock per
| day Ordinarily c!raa rope j. quotsi a -
Per 100 Vow. however. in sy-p,taT
with everything else IL /, down 70 e 81
| Tie greas- rrps is worth but aboui on :
hal: as much IS the clean. rs IL Is srnpo<siols
! 20 ever make as goo. paner, even vner
| nlixei with hisker-uriced stock TIE pm
| ciral suprly co,nss from the dees:ei d
| towns of northwestern Psrn>ylvansa Ibs
! usefulness of the cable - passed. and 10 /.
! bJaght cheap by tie deaisrs. who tAls II
I and ship IL N tons
And thus it Is that tsousanis a yards o'
iir:y. gray rope fha; smell 50 loudly a
tie peuol-um derrick Of UPPER Penny
wanna. and which have unSoo<soed the grys
ers Of oil for the - rtds illumination are
q. IsSs transformet iasc the Dea; lite %
per bag IN which saSas. tea, c1Ree AID foG'
are hruagh: 20 the hreaksa ttshis, q
wrspped about III. rackasss * dry good
carried from every ssors N P.t:ssz-x