The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
NEW USES FOR CORN.
mANAFAc1U OF smoKELEss POW
DER WILL BENEFIT FARMERS.
Distilled Spirits en- Important Ele-
ment in Its Production and This
Powder Is a Necessity In Civilized
Warfare,

Farmers in the corn belt may not be
aware Of the fact, bat Il is, neverthe-
less. true that the manufacture OF the
new smokeless powder promises TO
benefit them extensively. The British
Government closed 4 contract last fall
with the Standard Distilling Company
OF Chicago for the Immediate delivery
OF $4,000 gallons of distilled spirits at
Montreal, with an intimation that it
would want $50, 900 gallons more in a
snort time. The spirits ordered were
for use in the manufacture Of smoke
less powder. The japanese Govern
ment has recently ordered 5000 barrels
OF spirits for the same purpose. and has
given notice of large future re-
has recently ordered 1000 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 d!stil-
led spirits play prominent part. thus
opening up new and quite extensive
market for American corn.
In The light Of these facts, the prepa-
rations OF Great Britain and the con-
slant rumOrs Of a great European war
take on local ami personal interest
to every Western corn grower. An ex-
tensiye war among the great European
nations would have a marked effect
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 necessity in warfare.
This use for corn. coupled with the
foreign demand for cheap food arti-
Gle, which is increasing rapidly, prac-
Ideally 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 twenty-nine.
and every particle Of the grain is at
present turned into some useful pro-
duct The glucose sugar refining COM
panies alone manufacture this number
Of products and the number OF bushels
Of corn consumed by their factories in
the United States reaches well into the
millions.
The following is list OF the products
now being manufactured from corn
without the use OF any other compon-
ent material:
Mixing glucose, Of three kinds, used
by refners Of table syrups, brewers,
leather manufacturers, jelly makers,
fruit preservers and apOthecaries.
Crystal glucose. OF four kinds, used
by manufacturing confectiOners.
Grape sugar Of two kinds, used by
brewers principally, and also by tan
ners.
Aphvdrouc cuoar uoad h,- a1a ar5
beer brewers and apothecaries.
Pearl starch, used by cotton and pa
per mills.
Powdered starch used principally 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 acorn product is taking the
place Of a wheat product.
Four kinds of dextrine, used by fine
fabric makers paper box makers. nue.
llage and glue makers, apothecaries
and many industries requiring a strong
adhesive agent.
Corn oil. used by table oil mixers, lu-
bricating oil mixers. manufacturers of
fibre, shade cloth manufacturers paint
manufacturers, and in many similar in
dustries where vegetable oils are en-
ployed.
Corn oil, cake, gluten food. chop feed.
and gluten meal, all cattle-feeding
stuf1s of very high grade and capable
81 being scientifically fed with superior
adva ges.
Rubber substitute, a substitute for
crude rub. er and very extensively
Used.
Corn germ, the material from which
he oil ana cake are obtained
British gum. starch which makes
very adhesive medium. and is used
by textile mills for running their colors
as well as by manufacturers who re-
1uire a very strong adhesive medium
that contains no trace of acid
GRADUATED gum, which completes
with gum arabic, is used successfully
N its place. and finds a ready prefer
ence by reason of the absence of any
offensive odor.
Probably the most important in the
above list Of products is rubber substi-
ute, the substance which Chicago
,Aemists have recently brought to per-
lection. This new rubber, made from
waste of ordinary yellow corn. will
cheaper the price of ruuper goods 25
per cent. Corn rubber must be COM
)ined with an equal quantity of Para
'uDber TO give it general utility. TWEEN
y chemists have been employed at the
chicago refinery for a year in bringing
his new rubber to perfection.
One Way of Making Living.
There are many and various ways Of
making living in this big city, says
the New York Times, au1 between
chasing eighths" in Wall Street and
chasing potato-bugs in jamaica, the
ways OF gathering dollars are of wide
range. One Of those seldom seen by
any except the people directly il ter
ested is the outgrowth OF recen. extern
sive waterfront Improvements in the
Navy Yard. Stringers, timbers. and
planking Of yellow pine and spiling Of
spruce have been used by the scow-
load, and around the corner of the
yard, in Little-st., some enterprising
young men have started woodward
Ends of spiles, rejected planks, any,
thing OF wood that is found floating in
the Wallabout Channel is taken in
out of the wet" dried. split and
peddled around the neighborhood at
prices which the kindling-wood peo-
pie cannot touch, but which, low as
they are. represent good wages for the