New-York tribune., 1900-05-06


From The New-OrIaaus Tlmcs-D.-,o....
1t is not improbable that In a fav -.
manufacture of paper from hacaysa +5est
hbrouS reSiduUm Of crushed SUGAR cs-- - -,
come an important industry I'm LoUfsi,.s@- ~
formation Of the paper AMI wood -
VIII doubtless hasten this Industry Tb-s 2
question Of the utility of this raruf,o,,,-
entIhc men have urged IL fo- some -
In the last few years il has l--r da-,-
practically. Nr Cunningham The -
sugar planter Of Southeast-ru T-xas -
mas Tor two years been man.tac-lIrir.
bptn news and wrapping, from The -
chlpS OF ms sugar house. There are aIsr--
fusion batteries in Louisiana and T@x,.
these combined viii furnish a c-,gs5
quantity OF the raw material f,r -
As matters now stand this diffusion mr.
alone available for paper mills the crrIsl1--
DaeaSse being used as fuel the planters
Ing that 10 be- the most profitable use Z, r.
II can he put. But with the coming h - :.
mus lhr whole situation Will change A.. !.
faper Trust may YET find serious ols..- =
skyward. "
one baSasse paper mill IS already IN "a.
uon and three more are i'm r.r,a-r-
Lewis :. Clark, one Of tho Ilrsas, -..lr r-a-s
state. has been Investigating the -ubta--
a We" ~ utilizing his now Troublesome han.
Ihe dIiiiruity and Cost ~ dI~p1-.r- " - (.
Has @ Del me stumbling block in thu way
dluuslon process In this State. for h
fusion uasa5se cannot Doe used FOR fu.L
make the tagaSse available and tHs a.
process, coufeSselly the more S. Mia
Prohtah.-. IN that 10 extracts more iuics
the cane. viii begin % come into r-n--l
But II can be demonstrated that even =
crushing mills the hasaSsc can te used
profitably as paper pulp than as fuel
figures are from no less an 1utho-itv thar
feSSor StubbS than whom no one il bar.- .
formed concerning the sugar industry. "a
advancement Of which he has devoted - +
the best efforts ~ his life.
Assuming the value Of bacasse as fla M
One-f0urth or One-tifth the value of Goa i
results arr apparent There ave aunus
tiVated in the sugar belt .tHtU,st acres ~
which produce twenty tons os the staIs
acre. These 6.O0ots-i tons uf cane. prois- j
per cent. or 1Jtp.ssD tons ~ bagassa
bagaSSe has Caloric energy Ur--dfth q i
coal, making the crop equal Oh ,'rc,0
coal ths cost OF which. on an avsrar =
SDo0D. This baEasse is worth as fue ,
about ~ cents ton. th-r-f. o..
The baSasse contains lV PR cent y :
lose, which would become paper pun
. 6.OpoOpO tons contains tfptsp tons OF 60 s
Even admitting that only - PER cent .
CelluloSe could be- converted into paper !.
there would be i20'sD tons 10 the PUN II
the price OF the pulp would only have q u
n ton 20 exceed the value of the bags r
fuel As a matter Of fact. The pup { ..
about so a ton.
These figures giving th- clIarlc a-l
value of bagasSe are by no means esf- =
Professor Stubbs has given the matter D. -
careful study. and his standing as a c.s Sc
leaves no doubt OF the value % his work
The present cultivation Of sugar car ~
nually deplrtes the soil of irs uitrosrn =
cannot be restored % DO. % not being ,se
TO return the nitrogeDous qualities 0f 2
gasse 10 the level of the cane soil as
utilized parts Of the cane would interfa
ously with the cultivation of the sur