Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-04-25

The above calculations win amply demon
drale the Importance OF no remuneatlye a
cultivation OF this plant,
SPINNING ANn MANUFACTURING on NAair
cLoln.
The first spinning mill oi Importance was
started in Xit,au, Saxony. several yea. ago,
10y +, l., Seitirl * Co. Nh, Seidcl. who was
retired merchant OF large means, operated a
number Of years with chemical and mechanical
assistance 10 obtain practical results Frequent
necessary changes OF the machines required
additional financial assistance, hut ai last he
succeeded, and at pstsen, is mnning his mill
overtime to I'LL the numerous orders from
Europe and America. American hosiery
manufacturers arc using 'amie yarns to' imila'
ting hosiery which was imported as silk mix
,are. In Europe tamie is employed fol
making saddless' aud shoe'mskers' twists, ior
fancy sewing silks, being lus,rous like silk and
having twice the strength OF the hes, silk OF
linen thread. Fine mmic yarns are used in
silk manufacturing as filling the noils arc
bough, by wooden manufacturers tot so.callcd
silk mixed goods.
or late fine eaipare laees and lace curtains
were manufactured hy Seidcl and Richter, at
ziltau the same yaras and articles are also
made in France by large company who
bough, the patents tot France from +, +,
Scidel * Co. This company Is also notable
fos It's enormous demand for yarn. The a,es,
product from ramie is sealskin plush, which is
equal TO ,ilk-scal plush, and is sold in large
New York dry goods stores at from STA 10
SIS per yard, being the mcs,l perfect imitation
Of seal.
Al the industrial Eshihilion a, Rouen, in
| 1854. the ramie industry was represented by q
new decor,icaiins machine 81 the system
Berihe,, and collection oi samples Of ramie
in the various dcgtecs OF the process OF manu-
featuring, and its application, as decorlica,ed,
ss:s.s:.s.. ss....'s,.', -is'., ,s,, 49,. woven
these samples have been sent partly from
Algeria. by NJ. feray d'Essonnes, by NJ.
WALTON. 6nisher, and by caron and Miay,
dyers. In the south OF France and in Algeria
-four crops can DC obtained per year. For this
decortica,ing machine. which works olheI
6bres As well as ramie. a gold medal has beer
awarded to NJ. Barche,, and the results oh
tanned by !, fully correspond with figures aboy,
mentioned. NJ Barehc,, who is director o.
spinning ard weaving, has been in Louisiana
to organize a cotton spiruing and weaving
mill. While sojourning there and in Mexico
he conceived the idea Of his deeoriieating
machine, which has given such satisfactory re
suits.
English manufacturers arc using ramie io
alpacas. by mixing wool and ramie, which give
a superior article to cotton and wool.
Introducing the ramie culture in ,hc uni,ec
States is principally due to the efforts Of thu
Dry Goods Bulletin, ~hieh fos yeass acted Al
the pioneer Of ihh Industry, by pabiishins
leading articles on the merits and advantages
Of this culture. Il has received samples o
khses. yarns. and fabrics from Us foIeign cor
respondents, and has called the attention Of i,
seadefs 70 the nixtare u silk goods viii
ramie. Beautiful laces and lace curtains ar
being made from ramie, Amples Of which All
opea fos inspecsioa. OF late the majority O
sh< american and foreign teAsils papen has,
saksa w tbs subjeci Of ranie culture. Their
sa4 no podi as yet rsde in this cosn,sy b
lpl.nsiag ss.nse. a nass u the eatasissa nessll