Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-15
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Manufacture of cloth npd Yarn From.
the Fiber.

Tile October advance sherta Of the
consular reports. published by the State
department, contain something Of great
interest Ia Southern readers. Many OK.
pVrlmcnts hive been made IN the maiiu-
fncttrr Of cloth or yarn from the rhca or
flmc SAINT These experiments have u-'
Wl'v proven unsuccessful benusn no
mode NJ docorilcnti0n aud drgumminr had
been until very recently Invented. Com
Al Claude Alrrkcs AT Bradford England.
writes under dutc Of August y, lSOA.
that this mode has at lust been nscrr-
tnlurd, aud tests, which have apparently
hrou succrssfu have becn made. The
mixing Of rnmic sails instead of cotton
aiils for some celebrated American yachts
has stimulated inquiries on the nnrt Of
American manufacturers "a 70 machinery.
methods of spinning ntc. lie says the
ppinuing NJ rnmip Inns been carried on In
the Bradford district at dlifrrcnl times.
IL every case II has been Abandoned for
the reason that there was not sufficient
demand for the yarn TO make u a proiit'
able product The consul then states
that the sole reason for this is because the
ilbor Il produced from raw material
Tint IL immature. cOnrse and unht Tor
such use Mr.. Felix Max Rnabe, hc
says, gentleman who has given the
thoughtful study % lifetime to such
iihcrs ns flax. hemp aud rpnIc, assured
lin that the only renson that the rnlnie
nroducf has hern n failure. financially,
b because II n harvested when the stalks
nfc green. full Of Juice aud tender, In
stead 81 when they nre mature, and fher
has attained rs full strength, softncss
and hnrnoss. He stntes that the reason
That The immense stalks have been used
Hitherto, Is because the bark mud wood
ccouii be removed by hand. and with
the mature stnlk II could not. lie hoe
Of machinery that VIII remove nll u"
bark and waste from the plant In Its ma
tnre state. md ienvc u staple from one 70
three or four feet long In perfect conni-
tion. By the now nrncess ~" nv" ~
he produced and turned Into yarn ready
for commerce. and ueed for all Inc bNI-
poses Of nax and hemp, AT 0 cost ppsn
less than either OF tiicsc articles. Ihe
consul adds, 81 have also seen vooIen
cloth Of very respectable. CHARACTER IN
which the ramie was mixed. ana It's pres
cncc could not be determined N.Y. ~ nv
yeuilon and bis Judgment on me me,ior
have been indorscd In writing by stanton
IIill. the noted London expert on 'hese
ibers. u
Consul James u. Taney,. at heIfast,
writes under date Of May ), isen that
he has observed a number Of textile lac
tories In that vicinity have been wonvlnE
rnmie yarn into cloth. II Is claimed LOT
the cloth made Of q mixture or linen my
ramic TINT II is equally a. good en-
10 IL mr. cent The textile manufactur.
era are skepiicnl. but some q them are
giving the subject trial, The. cloth =
saii 10 take dyes Of NIL colqrF admirably
sections 10 the white cloth which the
friends OF raine expect to see. removed
one N these " that In the bleaching.
which occurs In conjunction win mo
decortlcatIng process, al tho eoiofins
matter Il not removed a more ss,ions
ma balr OF fngz upon Il witch y nc
Eliminated By the teeth Of the reed In the
process, and breaks the yarn; II dcss
XII oecnr 10 such nm extent IN the ,ccarssr
NJ In the Hn.r Gberg II IL hopcn 70 ".
a., II Ia cloln,ed that IN its nresrnt
condition Il il well adapted ~ a warp TOT
use with silk or linen. f'g