The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-29

move ana LnelE cllOIlo <iIS> DSlli5 eli-4tj71
constantly crowned by success. Thanks
to the ingenuity of Prof. Ernest Fahrig,
an eminent German chemist and VIII
liam T. Cutler, state chemist OF Con-
necticut, American woods now give
abundant promise of bringing from 3
to 10 cents a pound more money than
heretofore. The tariff cuts no figure
in this matter, for the gain will be due
to the wonderful advancement just
made in the securing art When 1t is
taken into consideration that 500 600 600
pounds OF wool have been consumed in
the United States during 1894, some
idea OF the great gain may be obtained.
Utah viii also feel the direct benefits
on her annual clip of ~ 100000 pounds.
] The next seasons crop should go al
the advanced figures
AS before stated. the variation in
! price will be due to simply one thing
good washing. American wool has been
as good, and in many cases better,
/ than foreign WOOL but Old World clean
( ing methods have been superior. with
the result that foreign wool has COM
manded better price from those man
ufacturers who require a superior
staple.
Now. however. there is much reason
turned. The Empire Wool Cleanins
company. a New Jersey corporation,
controlling the Cutter and Fahrig pat
ents and processes, is in a. position to
: turn out a better American wool than
the best foreign wool at no increased
cost. About 20 per cent of uncleaned
wool is wool oil. The F'ahrig and Cut
ter process saves all this oil, whereas
the old alkai process gets out nothing.
Thus a. gain to the national wealth may
be erected to the extent of 100000 600
pounds annually of pure animal oil.
valuable as base for ointments, soap
and other preparations, now being be-
ing sold for so cents a pound These
are stupendous figures. but they appear
TO be fully justified by the facts and
supported by competent and authorize
tive testimony.
The Empire Wool Cleaning company
mas Just secured the control Of the new
patent which promises to revoIutionize
wool prices, and the success attained ia
phenomenal. Intense interest is beines
taken in the invention by the wooi-
growers. commission men and manu-
iacturers Of the United States, and the
New York Tribune of Sunday last de.
votes q column and a quarter to Il.
Ine article contains the following.
among other things:
Yesterday the board of directors of t1ra
Empire Wool Cleaning company decided
20 take steps to construct another miami
on New York bay. in order to he in a
position to fill orders and facilitate the
shipping OF wool consigned to them.
Charles II. Briggs, general manager OF
the Empire Wool Cleaning compP ny, was
seen yesterday and confirmed the news
we intend to work the capacity of our
pIaa pan az Pomptoil lakes night and day"
SAID Mr.. BrggS, but We realize that a
new plant on the water front will soon
pe lmPerauyeiy necessary. As it may
take six months to build another plant.
we are putting ourselves in position to
meet the demand. do not care to say
anything about the value of our process.
I It must speak for itself. Il is already
fairly we'll known to those VINO are con-
nected with the wool industry. At some
later time l may be prepared to say
something upon this subject for publica-
Mr.. Allan Macnaughton, treasurer OF
the New York Wool Warehouse company
and president of the Macnaughton COM
tions in the United States, told the Tri-
bune man that he had been watching the
development of the new securing process
with the keeneSt interest.
81 want to say to the Tribune" said
Mr.. Macnaughton, "tnalt a vast econonn-
ic question is involved in this simple mat
ter of cleaning wool. 1 believe l do not
eXaggerate when l say that it bids fair
TO reVolutiOnfZe the whole wool industry.
To understand the problem involved you
must realize that the wool Of commerce
Is not wool only; Il is largely grease. Be-
fore it can be used by the looms it must
be cleaned. Now. here is just where
advantage. In this country the green
wool is cleaned by an alkaH or some Sc
cret process, which Injuries the fibre more
or less and leaves the product harsh and
brittle. In England and elsewhere abroad
the wool is stored in warehouses for two
Or three years, and turned over and over
until 1t is thoroughly Oxydfzed. OF, as the
phrase goes, seasoned. Then, and not
till then, 1t is cleaned and the Injury to
the wool is greatly less than by our moro
careless and hap-haZaTd method.
Now, there is no secret about the
Fahrig process. 1t employs a harmless
hydro-carbon. extracts all the wool-oil,
but all things equal, in a better condi-
ton than foreign wool. will show you
some of this new American wool, for it
Is In a sense new
Mr. Macnaughton here produced a tin
case of wool cleaned by the hydro-carbon
process, and another sample cleaned By
the old process.
see the difference at once. This new PRO-
cess fibre will give a softer and finer fab
ric than anything from the best English
mills. The old process fibre is compare
lively dark. harsh. and, wiry;
"When you realize that the new pro-
cess fibre will bring to the wool-groWer
from to 10 cents a pound more, .accord-
/ ing to the sort, the figures fairly take
ones breath away, for the consumption
! of American WOO, has reached nearly the
sWhat viii be the practical outcome
Of the new process?
''Why, just this" answered Mr. Mac
naughton; "the manufacturer will get a.
better wool within American territory
than he can ever expect to get abroad.
and the wool-grower will get a better
price" -,.-,,,
! "On the contrary" said Mr. M9cnaug
ton, with grim smile. sit is infinitely
less expensive. The Empire Wool Clean
ing company are charging a cent pounC
but. of course, they can afford TO DO It
for nothing
''For the simple reason that they, ex-
tract all the oil from the wool and nave
a product which is entirely free from any
Irritating substances and which sells on
the market for so cents a pound With
only the cost of refining and marketing
the product as a deduction
''The new wool exchange AFill open IN
the spring. and with proper sorting the
new process wool ought to quickly vim
dictate itself. L cannot see how the old
securing plants can compete, e1tner IN
quality or price"
Mr.. J. II. Benson. No. 101 Reade street.
has had twenty years experience In the
securing of wool. IT have had my wool
'It leaves the wool white and soft. and
In a better condition to take dyes. and it
works up softer and better In every way.
Even foreign wool contains quite a per-
new process removes all the grease"
Mr. George Folleibt, No. $50 Duanne
street SAYS: Although the alkaH pro-
cess IS still in general use, it cannot
no kind of wool which this hvdro-carbon
process will not scour comDletely and
fully. and after cleaning. the wool IS
equal, If not superior. to. the best wool
Mr. Brandt. of the Brandt Wool conf
many, No. $50 Fifteenth street, Jersey