Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
NEW USES FOR CORN.
1t Helps to Make Smokeless Powder
Tweuty-nine Other Products.

aware of the fact, but it is, neverthe-
less, true that the manufacture of the
new smokeless powder promises to
benefit them extensively. The British
government closed a contract last fall
with the Standard Distilling company,
of Chicago, for the immediate delivery
of 124, 900 gallons of distilled spirits
at Montreal, with al intimation that it
would want 100000 gallons more in
short time. The spirits ordered were
for use in the manufacture of smoke
less powder. The japanese govern
ment has recently ordered 5000 bar
rels of spirits for the same purpose,
and has given notice of large future
requirements. Our own government
has recently ordered 10000 barrels,
and further orders will follow. Hence
forth smokeless powder will be exclu-
sively used in civilized warfare, and in
the manufacture of this powder dis
titled spirits play a prominent part,
thus opening up new and quite ex-
tensive market for American corn.
In the light of these facts, the pre-
parations of Great Britain and the
constant rumors of great European
war take on local and personal in
terest to every western corn grower.
An extensive war among the great Eu-
ropean nations would have a marked ef-
feet upon the market for spirits and for
corn, as the whole world is to a large
extent dependent upon America for this
ingredient of smokeless powder, and
this powder is a necessity in warfare.
This use for corn, coupled with the
foreign demand for cheap food artl-
Gle, which is increasing rapidly, prac-
tically assures the farmer a fair price
for his staple; but other new demands
of equal Importance should not be
overlooked. The number OF articles
of commerce that are now being made
from corn has reached 90, and every
particle of the grain is at present turn
ed into some useful product. The glu-
cose sugar refining companies alone
manufacture this number of products,
and the number of bushels OF corn
consumed by their factories in the
United States reaches we'll into the
millions.
The following is list of the pro-
ducts now being manufactured from
corn without the use of any other
component material:
Mixing glucose, of three kinds, used
by refiners of table syrups, brewers,
leather manufacturers, jelly makers,
fruit preservers and apotbecaries.
Crystal glucose, of four kinds, used
by manufacturing confectioners.
Grape sugar, of two kinds, used by
brewers principally, and also by tan
ners.
Anhydrous sugar, used by ale and
beer brewers and apothecaries.
Pearl starch, used by cotton and pa
per mills.
Powdered starch, used principally y
by baking powder manufacturers, and
also by cotton and paper mills.
Refined grits, used in the place OF
brewers grits; they are giving better
results.
Flourine, used by mixers of flour
without detriment except as to the
feeling that a corn product is taking
the place of wheat product.
Four kinds of dextrine, used by fine
fabric makers, paper box makers, mu-
cilage and glue makers, apothecarles
and many industries requiring strong
adhesive agent.
Corn oil, used by table oil mixers,
lubricating oil mixers, manufacturers
of fibre, shade cloth manufacturers,
paint manufacturers, and in many SIM
liar industries where vegetable oils are
employed.
Corn oil cake, gluten feed, chop
feed, and gluten meal, all cattle-teed.
ing stuffs of a very high grade and
capable of being scientifically fed with
superior advantages.
Rubber substitute, a substitute for
crude rubber and very extensively
used.
Corn germ, the material from which
the oil and cake are obtained.
British gum, starch which makes a
very adhesive medium, and is used by
textile mills for running their coiors,
as we'll as by manufacturers who re-
quire a very strong adhesive medium
that contains no trace of acid.
Granulated gum, which competes
with gum arabic, is used successfully in
it's place, and finds ready preference
by reason of the absence of any offen-
sive odor.
Probably the most important in the
above list of products is rubber substi-
tute, the substance which Chicago
chemists have recently brought to per-
fection. This new rubber, made from
the waste of ordinary yellow corn, will
cheaper the price of rubber goods 25
per cent. Corn rubber must be COM
bined with an equal quantity of Para
rubber TO give it general utility. Twen-
ty chemists have been employed at
the Chicago refinery for a year in
bringing this new rubber to perfection.