The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-18
RAMIE Is ALL RIGHT !!
The Almost Raw Fibre to be
Bought in Honolulu.
A Large Demand from Ameri-
can Manufacturers.
Samples Of Beautiful Productions Of
Ramie Ma ufsctuse Ncw on Ex-
hibiticn at The Pacific Hard
ware Company's Store.

wears. He has gathered stacks Of
information on ramie, by scissoring
more eagerly than an editor every
thing he saw in print about it, and
what he did not see he asked for
from many correspondents abroad.
Mr.. Winter has been in constant cor
respondence, ever since the stir made
here some years ago over ramie de-
corticating machine, with specialists
in the United States who were earn
estly searching for economical meth
DDS of eliminating the gum from the
broken fibre.
Now Mr.. Winter has brought his
efforts to point where he Is pre-
pared to buy all the decorticated
fibre that can be produced on these
islands. 1t only remains to raise the
ramie and set up the machines at
convenient places for decorticating
it, or breaking up and getting rid of
the woody part of the plant. When
reduced to that condition without re-
leasing the gum, the fibre will be
taken off the producers hands at
five cents a pound. The Hawaiian
Ramie Machine has been proved
capable of effectively decorticating
the ramie, although it is hoped that a
less expensive machine will before
long be introduced or invented.
Mr.. Chas. Toppan of Massachu-
sets has discovered processes of de-
cumming and bleaching the fibre,
and Mr.. Winter has come to the re-
ward of his perseverance by securing
the absolute control of these pro-
cesses for the Hawaiian Islands. He
has received from the East beauti-
frl assortment of samples of pre-
pared ramie and articles of manu-
facture therefrom. These samples
are from the original lot prepared by
Mr.. Toppan for an exhibition in Bos-
ton last year. Mr.. Chas. r. Dodge,
Special Agent of the Fibre Investi-
CATION of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, has duplicates
of the samples. BY the way, Mr..
Dodge is one of Mr.. Winters cor
respondents. A list of the samples
is as follows:
|. The decortcated fibre, in the
raw condition in which it will be
bought in Honolulu.
2. The degummrd fibre.
3. The bleached fibre, ready for
manufacture, or he condition in
which 1t is to be exported from Ho-
nolulu. In this state the original
thread of The fibre is retained and it
is of glisteniDg white.
4. Fiber after passing through the
''opnner." 1t is shredded into the
condition of coarse wool.
5. Fiber after 'garneting."
6. Worsted stuff made by either a
wooden or cotton carder
Z. The stuff converted into troy
ing"
s. The ramie wool dyed various
colors IN a single-dip process. 1t is
now ready for the spinner.
8. Three samples of ramie yarn
made on wooden manufacturing ma
chnery, by Thos. Mabbilt & Co.,
Providence, r. |.
10. Worsted yarn made by the
Cranston " Dol Co.,, dyed fast jet
black, the first time ramie has ever
been dyed fast black.
II. Arctic lining in llnket ramie
face and cotton back, made by the
Peckham Co., Providence.
II. Fly net, made by L. L. Chase
& Co., Boston.
ID. Fish net, made by the Glou-
cester Net & Irvine Co
IA. Ingram carpet with fast colors,
made entirely of ramie yarns by
John II. Pray & Co., Boston. Moths
will not enter this fabric.
Is. Ladies' dress suitiDg, made by
Robert BIakey & Co., Hyde Park,
Mass, on wooden machinery.
lG. Draperies, made by the Burr
Brown Co., Plymouth, Mass. They
resemble silk and worsted mixed.
II. Blanket, made by the Chicko-
pee Co., Holyoke. 1t is moth-proof
and will not shrink in washing
IS. Mems suilings, made by Bo-
CART & Harris, W oonsocket, r. |.
10. No. 3 sail duck, made by the
Lawrence Duck Co.
20. Cordage, made by the Ply
mouth Cordage Go Plymouth, Mass.
2l. All ramie lush, resembling
silk plush, made by the Yonkers
Plush Co., n. Y.
The fabrics from ramie are re-
markable for evennrss of texture,
lightness and strength. Tailoring
goods in ramie are practically hides
tructible from ordinary wear and
tear
Mr.. Winter expects to get a sup
ply of Mr.. Toffan's patented COM
pound by the Australia next Tues
day, and he will lose no time in
putting up apparatus for its employ
ment He will then be prepared to
illustrate the process on such mater
ial as may be Immediately available.
So far as roots for planting are
concerned, anybody can get a few to
start. Information for the guidance
of those willing to 60 into the culti-
walton of ramie will he republished
in the BULLETIN from American