The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-02

paper stock per ton recovered in poor
condition by the usual method.
This alone constitutes a net gain Of
from SO TO SIS for a ton of seed over tie
present practice OF treating cotton seed
up TO the point of cooking TO extract the
oil Taking the latter figures as q basis
on last years product Of cotton seed
alone. if treated 10y the new process. the
scttcn growers of the South could have
effected a saving of S3SCoo00o.
Extracting OIL More Quickly
Another feature Of the new discovery is
a process for extracting the oil from cot
ton seed. the seed treated by the chemical
solution of the first process being carried
on two steps further. three steps only
reinE necessary for the extraction of the
oil, as compared with ten steps under the
most approved methods heretofore known
10 the art The oil extracted from the
kernels is in addition impregnated with
the chemical used for denudiug the seed,
and this lmpregnation serves as a factor
i'm the first step of refining the oil in the
, process OF extra citing the oil the oil cake
Z is freed from the chemical and becomes
adapted for use as food product for cat
tie or as a fertilizer.
Under the usual method il is possible
TO extract only about 40 per cent Of oil
from the seed. while the new process
makes possible the extraction OF prac-
tically 100 per cent. The cost Of pro-
ducing crude oil by the new method is
reduced 30 per cent. The oil refined by
. the secret process is. in addition. il is
claimed by chemists who have made care
ful analyses. equal to any imported olive
oil sold on the American market, while
+. the cost OF refining is no greater than
the present cost Of refining crude cotton
seed oil
Kernels ns n Food Product.
In addition. the cotton-seed kernels. as
delinted and denuded Of hulls by the Sc
cret process, are adapted for use as a
/ food product to be put up in sacks or
| packages and sold by retail dealers as
| other edibles are sold It is proposed 10
/ roast the seed as peanuts are roasted
/ and place them on the market in the same
| manner as the COOLERS are now sold. both
! sailed and roasted. and il is believed by
the promoters that they VIII in time ac-
/ quire similar popularity 1t is also con
| templated 10 grind the seed into meal
for food product As a substitute for the
/ cereals.
Invention Tested In This city.
The practicabHity OF these inventions
has been fully demonstrated in a plant
/ OF five tons capacity. which has been
! erected IN Washington and the product
| has been submitted TO a number Of the
/ leading cotton growers. cotton-seed oil
/ men and chemists. who have pronounced
/ the discovery the greatest step in the cot
/ ION industry since its incipiency and Of
/ immense benefit 70 the South as an ar
J ticle which twenty years ago was consid-
/ cred OF no value whatever. is now rem
/ dered worth millions TO the cotton grow
/ ers OF that section.
/ The inventions are considered by au-
f. thOTiJies on the subject 20 have solved
/ problem which has long engaged the at
] tention Of some OF the leading chemists
[ Of the country but whose efforts failed
1 ia reaching q successful termination
Southern Capitalists Here
! A number o. capitalists and cotton men
/ from Georgia, South Carolina. Tennessee.
and other Southern States. have come 20
/ Washington recently and are registered
1 at the various hotels. and while they are
reticent as to the object OF their visit
! TO Washington, they are undoubtedly in
/ the city 10 witness the demonstration
I OF the Invention that is expected 10 rcvO-
/ luticniZe the treatment OF cotton seed. and
/ 10 acquire patent rights Of the invention
/ for their territory.
John McFarIanc. one OF the discoveries
/ of the new process has already achieve
1 some fame through his invention of the
. suction mud pump for dredging. which is
I now in general use BY the United States
and the Russian Governments. McFurlane
was member Of the FIRST Greedy expedi-
tion. and nearly lost his life ia that
( famous and futile attempt TO reach the
North Pole David c. ReinohI the other
1 inventor is a well-known patent attorney
OF this city