The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-06-24
Paper from Cane Trash.

Thsfollo =ing remarks upon making paper from
cane Trash OF bsSasse were delivered before the
Louisiana SGgzr Planters Association by Nj.
Iskamius Ispznese gentleman.
lfr. Takahiins sid. The subisct TINT l an GO
ING to bring before yoc this evening Is the ufiii
saiion OF bacaSSe as q paper stuff.
II IS not IN such an elaborate manner as 70 be
called \ lecture. as stated IN some papers, but
simply remark on the subject; aud am anIious
20 knov from !0u what has bsea done on the sub
ject,
Tie idea that bagasse could be utilized as paper
stuhs occurred 70 me about three ycaEs ago, VIXEN
was doing sone experiments on my new method
Of bleaching paper pulp by electric current of
which vii Fsfer later On Slnoe then ! have
done only few qualitative experiments with Jap
aness cane, and as far sS tE1 experiment vent re-
suit vas satisfactory. bdr nothing more.
- Ny VISIT to this sugar country makes me feel IS
it ny old floating idrs had taken root. bat / am
rather surprised 10 sse that comparatively little
has been practically done on the subiect.
Z A Question naturally aross 10 ne Why Anlc-i-
cans, who are 50 highly noted fo- their snsrtness
and inventive Csnius, left this scblect practically
unto1chad- The answer / could think Of 10 the
qnstien Is, that everybody knows and has thought
Of making paper with bzsasSe long acu-bui thasu-
gar making business, Until lately. paid 50 hand
somsly that the planters did not care, as long as
they could get nd Of the bulky baclsse which hss
been done successfully by burning IL
Soch stage of process Is always tie case with
eysry branch of industry, VIXEN the waste prod
uets are not thought Of The time, however,
products, 50 that waste products become bye-prod-
ucts, and sometimes byeProd1cts even changed
into chief products- For instance. slkalI makers
in esriy Gays had Eics time, and could afford
to pay something to throw thslr waste away, but
now slkah makers are having = hard time, even
after recovering @per cent Of sulphur from the
waste t---...---
In the similar way. Il the time has not come al
ready, It VII cons Tgry s0ou, when the sugar
planters Eze forced 10 make uors economy IL their
manufacture and better utilization cf their waste
p-odzets-
II Is Interesting 10 observe Ghai three stages Of
process With regard 70 the utilization of bagasss
are TO Be seen, W In the first stage the bsgzsse
! thrown away, which requires more OF less labor
in doing 50. In the second Stage It Is used for
fuel, which Is the widest application. and II the
third stage It Is used as papsr, OF which have
sample here.
Thsref0Te my 81. eci is neither usE nor original.
IBIS occasion Is i1zt Washing day Of an old story,
and 20 try 20 do justice 70 the poor bsgsss, which
Is mostly ether burnsd away OF thrown into the
ryeT. doing very little work OF nothing If b
gssss could talk Il might say Please make bet
ter use of ne; you can make PspeE stuff out of
ne"
Before 60 to third stage Of utilization Of ba-
case Il may Be interesting 70 ind OF What
snouni Of works the bzg4sss gives 10 the planters
when applied as fusi. and then compare It sith
thai When used IS paper material
No-, the totsl productiol Of sugar IN this State
II IS2-SS has been estimated to b S3og00 0JQ lbs.
aud tie average yield OF sugar vss lis lbs. per ton
Of cane. Therefore. TIE total production Of cane
Is 1855 90 tons Bazssss Constitutes about 60
per cent Of cane therefore total weight Of bsgsse
L 80 n11 tons.
he barasse egutsins g par ceut- Of water and
81 per cent Of cellulose and Insnlublss. and tde
composition OF call1ios@-CIs. HSl, Ol5: &c have
the percentage o0uposltl0l-Eater So carbon
liS. hydrogen Is, oxygen l5lS.
From thess data and uthsrs the sT=oif5 oaIorie
e5ect csa be cslc1latsd
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