The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-05
USES OF PAPER.
wood ruip May Yet Furnish Armor for
war ships

War ships
Nothing Of recent years has given q
greater incoRlve TO the exercise Of
the forcsterS art than tho discovery
Of tho method OF making paper out Of
wood pulp. Wood pulp to-day sup
plies 10000 weekly and daily period
icals with paper. and each year the
number increases from ten 10 twenty
per cent. making the demand upon
the spruce forests 80 great as 10
threaten their extinction unless intel
ligcnt efforts are made 10 preserve
them. In Germany. where the manu-
iacturo Of wood pulp Is oven greater
than in this country, the forestor's art
Is exercised so that the forests stead
lily keep up the supply. IL l. 10 uni
tato this method Of using, but not
abusing, the natural spruce forests
here that paper makers are trying 10
buy up the largo areas Of woodland
covered by these trees.
In the arts and trades new uses arc
found for paper every year. 40 that
tho demand increases a. fast as the
production. The records at tho
patent office in Washington show an
astonishing number OF uses 20 which
paper Is put, and applications are
made for patents for other queer in
ventlons that never SOC the light Of
day.
Cigar boxes are made Of paper and
favored with cedar oil 10 give tho i'm
preston that they are manufactured
Of cedar. Medals arc pressed out Of
paper and then coated with a prcpara.
ton 20 make thom resemble either
silver or bronze. Similarly corniccs.
panels and friczes are nodded out OF
the paper pulp, and both interior and
exterior architectural effects are OBJ
tainod at a relatively low cost by this
method.
The manufacture OF car whcols out
Of paper Is an old story. II Il proba-
bly, the good results obtained with
them that suggested tho idea Of coat
ing iron-clad mon oi.war with paper.
Inventors arc now working on tho
/ problem OF finding preparation
either OF compressed paper or OF com
pressed ramio that will form a bullet
proof coating for war vessels. The
car wheels and steam pipes made OF
paper admit OF being nodded and
formed 10 suit any purpose. aud IL Is
suggested that by using paper for
coating armor plate the surface could
be- formed like fish scales with tiny
overlapping plates. The surface
could bc made rough or smooth. and
besides giving more strength to tho
steel armor tho paper coating would
protect tho metal from corroslon.
Another queer use 10 which paper
promises to DO put is in the manu-
facturc OF telegraph poles. Tho paper
poles arc hollow, and are made from
paper pulp. and then coated with
sillcato OF potash 20 preserve them
Electric conduits In successful use ar,
made out OF paper pulp. and also
steam and wator pipes OF grea'
strength and durability Paper roof
ing material IL so common that Il Il
unnecessary TO mention II, and alsC
paper pals, basins and pans.
Undertakcrs are using cheap coffin
pressed out OF paper pulp Wher
polished and stained such collins ar,
almost as handsome as those OF wood
They last longer In the ground thar
collins OF wood or metal, and thel
can be Theoretically sealed better thai
the heavy metal collins.
Paper boats are generally locke,
upon as playthings for very sinai
children, but largo, commodious
staunch boats are now manufacture,
out Of paper pulp They can resis
the water and are lighter than woodo
or metal boats. Lead pencils an
cigar holders made OF paper are Il
! daily use, and even carpets and mat
trcsses are manufactured In limitc
way out OF paper The mattrcsso
are made OF paper pup and ordinar
, sponge, with springs imbeddcd In IN
. composition, Artificial straws "a
\ drinking iced beverages, which nj
9 superior 10 tho natural straw. are b,
Ing placed on the market. and 80 Is
pccullar cloth paper for printing ban